ABBAS F. M. ALKARKHI, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (Unikl), Malaysia. Abbas F. M. Alkarkhi received his Ph.D. in applied statistics from the University of Science, Malaysia and his BSc and MSc in statistics from the University of Baghdad in 1985 and 1992, respectively. Dr. Alkarkhi spent 14 years as a faculty member in the School of Industrial Technology at the University of Science, Malaysia (2002-2016), then moved to the University of Kuala Lumpur (MICET campus).
Before undertaking his Ph.D. study, he worked as a lecturer in Iraq for two years and in Libya for five years. Dr. Alkarkhi has published more than 90 papers in international journals and more than 40 in conferences. He is the author of two books on applied statistics, including Easy Statistics for Food Science with R (Elsevier 2018). WASIN A. A. ALQARAGHULI, Consultant, Malaysia. Wasin A. A. Alqaraghuli received her BSc and MSc in statistics from Al-Mustansirya University.
She worked at a specialized institute for engineering industries in Iraq, and during this time, she conducted training in statistical methods. She also worked at the university level in Iraq, Jordan and then Libya after receiving her MSc in statistics. In 2014, Dr. Alqaraghuli received her Ph.D. from the School of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Science, Malaysia. Her research is focused on the application of experimental design, modeling, and multivariate statistics.
Dr. Alqaraghuli is currently self-employed with Skill Education Center, conducts workshops for non-statisticians, and collaborates with other researchers to carry out research. She has been published in numerous international journals and is the co-author of Easy Statistics for Food Science with R (Elsevier 2018).