Hazlina is a Fellow of the Energy Institute, UK, Chartered Energy and Petroleum Engineer and a Professional Engineer of the Board of Engineers Malaysia. She received her PhD degree from The University of Western Australia (UWA). Currently, she holds a position as Programme Leader for Petroleum Engineering Department, Head of Production Technologist Cluster and Head of Flow Assurance Centre, at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. She is recognised academically for her continuous contributions when she was appointed as Guest Editor for Journal of Processes, Switzerland, Section Editor for UTP journal and Technical Reviewer for many local and international journals. Her expertise in energy is well-known locally and internationally as she conducted various energy-related consultancy projects for more than 20 years and is now preparing IEM Position Paper for Hydrogen as a New Energy Source. She plays an active role in several Think-Tank roundtables such as Frequent Water Disruptions Faced by Government, Disaster Risk Reduction Advisory Board, Green/Alternative Energy Technologies Task Force, PETRONAS SKG10 skill group and National OGSE Industry Blueprint 2021-2030 (Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation). Her credibility makes her a certified interviewer for Engineering Council UK, a panel evaluator for Engineering Accreditation Council and an elected general member for The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Chemical Engineering Technical Division).