Dr. Rajneesh Prajapat is an accomplished academician and researcher in Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. He earned his M.Sc. in Biotechnology from the University of Rajasthan (2005) and completed his Ph.D. in 2014 from Mody University of Science and Technology, focusing on molecular and in silico characterization of begomoviruses under the supervision of Dr. R. K. Gaur. He has published 52 international and 11 national research papers, contributed 45 nucleotide sequences to NCBI, and authored seven academic books. Dr. Prajapat has qualified NET qualified (ASRB - CSIR-UGC) in Agriculture Biotechnology and R-SET examination conducted by RPSC, Rajasthan.

Dr. S. M. Kumawat is an eminent agronomist and academic leader, currently serving as Dean, College of Agriculture, Chandgothi (Churu) under Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner. He earlier worked as Founder Dean of the College of Agriculture, Mandawa (2021–2024). A gold medalist in Agronomy and ICAR-JRF awardee, he holds a Ph.D. from Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur. With 29 years of university service, he has led major research and extension initiatives, guided postgraduate and Ph.D. scholars, published extensively, and contributed significantly to climate-resilient agriculture and farmer-oriented technologies.