Dr Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar is an Associate Professor and currently serves as the Head of the Earth Observation Centre, Institute of Climate Change, National University of Malaysia. She received a Fulbright Visiting Scholar award in 2024/2025, which led to her appointment as a Visiting Assistant Research Professor at the University of Maryland, USA. Dr Wan Shafrina is also a professional member of the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT) and the Expert Panel Technical Working Group on Integrated Land Resource Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, Malaysia. She is a recipient/co-recipient of numerous national and international awards. She earned her PhD degree in Environmental Remote Sensing from the University of Edinburgh, UK.