Prof. Prasad Kaparaju has 24 years of research experience in Environmental Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering and Waste Management and Circular bioeconomy. His current research areas include biomass to biofuels conversion technology, anaerobic digestion, biomass pretreatment, biogas upgrading to bioCNG, biogas and biohydrogen production, biofertilizer and biochemical production in a circular bioeconomy. Prof. Kaparaju is the leading Australian researcher in anaerobic digestion and biogas/biohydrogen technology. Previously, Prof. Kaparaju has worked as an academic and researcher in Finland, Denmark, and as visiting researcher in France and Arizona State University, USA. Prof. Kaparaju has published more than 157 research papers and supervised several undergraduate and graduate students. Prof. Kaparaju is an active member of Bioenergy Australia and Member of Taskforce on Waste Management and Biogas in Australia and IEA H2 Task Force. He has conducted several training programs for Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Government of Australia in Renewable Energy Systems and Waste to Energy in Indonesia and Mongolia.