Prof. Dr. Firman Noor, MA (Hons) is a senior researcher at Research Center for Politics, National Research and Innovation Agency. He was also Director of Research Center for Politics, Indonesia Institute of Sciences (P2P LIPI) (2017-2021) and the Chairman of the Association of Indonesia Political Sciences (AIPI) (2017-2022). His studies focus on political parties, election, democracy, and political representation. He is member and researcher in several NGOs and research institutions that concerned Indonesian politics. He is also a lecturer at the Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia (FISIP UI). He graduated from Department of Political Sciences, FISIP UI for his BA. He then continued his study for master degree at Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University. He gained PhD in 2012 at School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Exeter and joined Research Fellow program in University of Exeter (2016-2017) and Lund University (2023-2024). He has published four books Fragmentation and Cohesion of Islamic Parties in Indonesia: A Case Study of PKB and PKS in the First Decade of Reform Era, Transformasi Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Transformation of Prosperous Justice Party), Demokrasi dan Oligarki (Democracy and Oligarchy) and Quo Vadis Demokrasi kita?
Dr. Sri Nuryanti was a senior researcher at the Center for Political Studies, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). She is a former Election Commissioner of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU RI) 2007-2012 whom which successfully conducting the Parliamentary election and Presidential Election 2009, as well as local elections 2007-2012. Currently, she is the Director of Regional Research and Innovation Policy, the Indonesian Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). She is actively participating in various academic activities at national level as well as in international level. She used to be part of international observer to many elections such as in Sri Lanka, Australia, India, USA, South Korea, Sudan, Taiwan, Rusia and Japan. She is majoring at any political issues such as election’s studies, democracy, gender, minority issues, conflict and comparative politics. She used to receive scholarship/fellowship/grant of AUSAID, API (Asian Public Intellectual), JSPS (Japan Society for Promotions of Sciences), BABA (Building A Better Asia), Jenesys Program of Japan, API Salzburg Seminar, ISTIC grant, APPRA grant, IPRA grant and Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program. She currently serves as Secretary General of APPRA (Asia Pacific Peace Research Association) and executive council member of IPRA (International Peace Research Association).