Prof. (Dr.) N. C. Talukdar is the present Vice Chancellor of Assam down town University. A graduate in agriculture from Assam Agricultural University and a Post Graduate in Soil Chemistry from Punjab Agricultural University, he obtained PhD degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada as Canadian Commonwealth Fellowship. He completed his first post-doctoral studies as a FAO fellow in The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment under Hebrew University of Jerusalem and second post-doctoral as DBT, GOI Overseas Associate in rhizosphere community dynamics researchfrom the University of Warwick, UK. He has worked in a number of academic and research institutions of the countryin various teaching, research and extension positions. He has made notable contributions in relevant areas of higher education, as visiting professor, resource person, expert member, chairperson in various regional and national organisations. His major research contribution has been in the area of rhizosphere microbiology, sustainable agriculture and ecosystem research and scientific validation of medicinal herbs of NE India. He supervised 20 M.Sc. students’ thesis research; 30 research scholars completed Ph. D. and 15 Ph. D. degree holders successfully completed post-doctoral research under his supervision. He has more than 150 research publications in national and international journals of high reputation and 3 granted Indian patents, 10 published Indianand one International patents. He holds various positions of Chairs and members of different Task Force under DBT, DST, ICAR, NIPER, Tea Board of India and of Academic, Research and Governing Councils of different state, central universities and R&D organizations of North East India. He held the position of Director, IBSD, Imphal during the period 2011 – 14 and before joining Assam down town University, he served as Director of Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, DST, GOI from 2013 -2020. Under his leadership, these two national institutes in the region developed several unique facilities and R&D infrastructures and witnessed significant visibility nationally. 

Professor Dr. Osman Ghazali is a distinguished academic and researcher currently serving as a Professor at the School of Computing, College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). He holds a PhD in Information Technology with a specialization in Computer Networks, awarded by UUM in 2008. His academic journey also includes a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Information Technology, both from UUM.

Dr. Osman has an impressive career spanning over three decades, during which he has held numerous academic and managerial positions. He began his career as a lecturer at UUM in 1996, became a Senior Lecturer in 2008, progressed to Associate Professor in 2012, and was promoted to full Professor in 2022. His leadership roles include serving as the Assistant Vice Chancellor of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Dean of the School of Computing at UUM in 2023. Additionally, he has significantly contributed as Deputy Dean and Head of the Computer Science Department at the School of Computing for about 10 years.

His expertise lies in Blockchain, Computer Networks, Information Security, and Cloud Computing, fields in which he has conducted extensive research and published numerous scholarly articles. Dr. Osman’s research has been instrumental in advancing knowledge and practical applications in areas such as the security and privacy of blockchain-based academic certificates, wireless sensor networks, cybersecurity, and cloud computing. He has led and participated in various research projects, including those funded by national and international agencies. Notable projects include the development of a security and privacy blockchain framework for academic certificates and an e-participation success model for improving Malaysian e-government services.

Dr. Osman is also a respected academic quality evaluator and has served on several academic planning and quality assurance committees at UUM and other institutions. His involvement includes being a program evaluator for several universities in Malaysia. Throughout his career, Dr. Osman has been dedicated to teaching and mentoring students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has supervised numerous PhD and MSc students to successful completions. His teaching portfolio covers a wide range of courses in information security, computer networks, distributed systems, information technology, and more.

Professor Dr. Osman Ghazali's contributions to academia and research have earned him recognition and respect in his field. His ongoing commitment to education and research continues to inspire and shape the future of computer science and information technology.

Asst.Prof.Dr.Arm Unartngam is currently Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.  

His research interests and expertise are floating weeds management and biological control using natural products especially for water hyacinth.  He received numerous outstanding awards, eg.  WIPA Special Award and Gold Medal from 2022 Shanghai International Convention and Innovation Exhibition in the title of KPS: Selective bioherbicide to control water hyacinth in Thailand. The efficiency of of selective bioherbicide (Paramyrothecium strain TBRC10637) to control the proliferation and outbreak of water hyacinth has been applied in several natural water resources in Thailand. It could be applied with others method, and could sustainability reduce the water hyacinth biomass in water resource.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Prasan Pankaew received his Bachelor's and master’s in physics from Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand in 2002 and 2005 respectively. In 2013, He received his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. 

 His research background began in 2003 with solar radiation networks installation in Thailand, Laos People's Democratic Republic, and Cambodia. His research involved solar radiation mapping in various wavelength bands over Thailand and neighboring countries. His doctoral project included mapping solar irradiance variations in Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) wavelength bands over the entire UK. His works also involve renewable and sustainable energy such as solar radiation, heat sources from biomass burning, photovoltaic, and greenhouse drying in Thailand. He joined more than 20 projects, supported by the Thai government, mainly from the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency. He experienced working on projects with the Royal Thai Embassy in Africa such as Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Morocco. Most of the project proposals were to instruct using the greenhouse solar dryer for preserving agricultural products and advancing sustainable local business operations with the sufficiency economy philosophy. During his 20-year career, he published a book (in Thai) and around 30 papers.      

Currently, he is working as a lecturer with the academic position of Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.