Razia Sultana is currently working at Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) as a core Senior Research Fellow. Razia has recently accomplished her PhD under the School of Geography and Sustainable Communities at the University of Wollongong, Australia. Razia’s PhD research interest is on issues of urban green infrastructure (UGI) technologies titled ‘Greening the Slums: Urban Green Infrastructure in Dhaka, Bangladesh’. Razia’s academic background is also anchored in International Relations and Population Sciences with a solid theoretical and empirical understanding of the disciplines. Further attainment to her academic achievement is added with the securing of an Advanced Master’s degree in ‘Development Practices’ from the University of Queensland, Australia. Razia unfalteringly exhibited her utmost sincerity and a keen interest in research works of multi-fold nature. In her capacity as a Senior Research Fellow at BIISS, Razia looks into the non-traditional security issues in world affairs especially in South Asia. In addition, in many of her research works, she has amply demonstrated her research skill and tact that make her keen to undertake research in various sub-fields such as environment, migration, urbanization, urban greening, and ecosystem that is of interest to her. Razia, has participated in various development projects both individual and collaborative and presented scholarly research in many national and international conferences. She has quite a good number of publications to her credit in academic journals both at home and abroad.

Abdullah Aydın is an Professor of Science/Chemistry Education at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Turkey. He received his Master's in Analytical Chemistry from Uludağ University in 1995. He received his Ph.D. in science / chemistry education from Gazi University in 2004. He is a member of the editorial team of 74 international journals (disciplinary and interdisciplinary). He has 11 excellence awards [Excellence in reviewing]. He has outstanding contribution award [Journal of Cleaner Prudiction - ELSEVIER]. He has committee memberships (SciTech Nanosciences 2019 & Nanotech-2021 & GECAET-22 & Material Science 2024 & Functional Materials 2024). He has national [Ahi Evran University, "Academic Performance Award", The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, “Broadcast award”], and international [VDGOOD Technology Factory, “Lifetime Achievement Award”] awards. He has scientific memberships ESERA, IJDS, ACSE, Turkish Chemical Society, VDGOOD Technology Factory. The focus of his research is the Analytical Chemistry, trace element analysis, materials and processes, disciplinary and interdisciplinary.