Dr. Javid A Parray holds a Master's Degree in Environmental Science and has completed his Research Programme (M.Phil. and Ph.D.) from the University of Kashmir after qualifying at state-level prestigious JKSLET examination. He has also done his Post Doctorate Research from the University of Kashmir. Dr. Parray was also awarded a Fast Track Young Scientist Project by SERB-DST, GoI, New Delhi. He currently teaches at the Department of Environmental Science, GDC Eidgah Srinagar affiliated to Cluster University Srinagar. He has attended many courses and conferences on environmental issues and other biotechnological aspects within and outside the country like Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. His fundamental research interests include ecological and agricultural microbiology, climate change and microbial biotechnology, environmental microbiome, etc. Dr. Parray is on the editorial board and permanent reviewers of many journals and has been an invited speaker at various scientific meetings/conferences within India and abroad.

Dr. Nowsheen Shameem presently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Science Cluster University Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India-190001. Nowsheen Shameem worked as a project associate in DBT-Sanctioned project entitled " spawn production for the entrepreneurs of Kashmir Valley" at CORD, University of Kashmir. Nowsheen Shameem finished Doctorate through the University of Kashmir on the topic entitled "Phytochemical analysis and nutraceutical value of some wild mushrooms growing in Kashmir valley" in 2017. Nowsheen Shameem is interested in studying mushroom biology, bioactivity and medicinal chemistry. Moreover, in the university, Nowsheen Shameem also dealt with the bioactivities of some endemic/threatened medicinal plants of Kashmir valley and other applied microbiology aspects. Nowsheen Shameem has published many research articles in reputable, international and national journals. In addition, Nowsheen Shameem has presented research papers at an international/national conference.

A. K. Haghi, Ph.D., is a retired professor with over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings with over 4100 citations and h-index of 34, according to the Google Scholar database. He is currently a senior material engineering consultant in the UK. Professor Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a persistent reviewer of leading international journals. He is a founder and former editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal. Professor Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.