Hussain is professor in the electrical engineering department at Kuwait University in Safat, Kuwait. He has done significant work in advancing the emerging technology, utrawide band impulse radar and radio communications, through basic design principles, and array beam forming and self-steering array antenna systems. In addition, he has also provided solutions to modified Maxwell equations for signals. He is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award and the Kuwait Prize for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Samira Omar Asem is an environmental science specialist who earned her PhD from UC Berkeley in 1990. She holds the distinction of being the first Kuwaiti woman to serve as Director General of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), where she oversaw and managed scientific research centers specializing in petroleum, energy, water, environment and life sciences, as well as techno-economics. Dr. Omar’s association with the institute began in the 1970s, during which time she led and contributed to numerous research projects related environment and agriculturea. She is a Research Fellow at both the American Academy of Art & Science (AAAS) and the Third World Academy of Science (TWAS). Dr. Omar is the author of 41 refereed journal articles and 26 books. In 2024, she was awarded a certificate for her innovative design “Vertical Tubers Planter and Harvester” (Serial No: 18/241,049) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Over her distinguished career, Dr. Omar has received 22 local and international awards and recognitions from esteemed scientific institutions, underscoring her extensive contributions to research and innovation.