Dr. Vijay Tripathi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Engineering at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. His research primarily focuses on the abundance, diversity, and dissemination of microbial pathogens and antibiotic resistance in agroecosystems, with an emphasis on sustainable strategies to mitigate emerging environmental and public health challenges. Dr. Pooja Tripathi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics at Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences (SHUATS), Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Her research interests include metagenomics, bioinformatics, and next-generation sequencing data analysis, with a focus on exploring microbial diversity and developing computational approaches for biological data interpretation. Prof. Pradeep Kumar Sharma is Professor and Dean (Projects) in the Department of Environmental Science at Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

His primary research interests include wastewater treatment via nature-based technologies, constructed wetland technology, bioremediation, environmental impact assessment (EIA), and environmental monitoring.