Dr. Khew Choy Yuen is an Assistant Director at the Malaysian Pepper Board, specializing in crop improvement, plant biotechnology, and digital agriculture. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Swinburne University of Technology. Her research focuses on molecular breeding, disease resistance, and AI-driven agricultural solutions, including the award-winning mobile app LadaGo for pepper disease diagnosis. Dr. Khew has published over 20 SCI-indexed papers in journals like Scientia Horticulturae and Journal of Plant Research and holds multiple patents, including innovations in pepper nutraceuticals and flowering enhancers.