Azmi Hassanis currently Director, Office of the Science Advisor, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. He received the B.Eng (Hons). degree in Manufacturing System Engineering from Leeds Metropoliton University, U.K. in 1991, and the Ph.D from University of Wales Cardiff, U.K. in 1997. His research interests include intelligent optimizations, artificial intelligence and manufacturing systems. He is also an Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Malaysia. (E-mail: azmi@mosti.gov.my)