Dr. Srithar Rajoo is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), with over 22 years of experience, specializing in low-carbon transport and energy technologies. He leads global collaborations, including a formal UTM-Imperial College London partnership since 2014, expanding research ties with institutions in Singapore, Japan, Germany, and Finland. He is the director of Institute for Sustainable Transport (IST) at UTM. In January 2025, IST has been recognized as the national level institute for transport and mobility research, focusing on the niche of hydrogen internal combustion engine technologies for Net Zero solutions. Professor Rajoo holds a PhD from Imperial College London and has been a visiting academic at the college for the past 17 years.