Meet Dr. Mohammad Nasir Abdullah, a senior lecturer in the Department of Statistics at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Tapah Campus. With a first degree in statistics from UiTM under his belt, Dr. Nasir ventured into the professional world as a data analyst and a business analyst for both multinational and local companies. Fuelled by a passion for numbers, Dr. Nasir continued his academic pursuit, earning his second degree from USM and a certification as a data science specialist. In 2011, Dr. Nasir took the leap and became a lecturer, imparting his knowledge on mathematical statistics, probability and statistics, operation research, research methodology, statistical software, and statistical programming to eager students at diploma and degree levels. In 2022, Dr. Nasir was awarded his PhD in Statistics from UiTM, cementing his place as a respected and knowledgeable authority in the field. Dr. Nasir's current research interest lies in machine learning classifiers in data classification, with a particular focus on regularisation techniques.