Kerstin Tomiak is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. She holds a PhD from Cardiff University in Wales, United Kingdom, and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. Prior to her academic career, Kerstin worked as a media expert for several nongovernmental organisations in South Sudan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in Afghanistan.
Ruairidh J. Brown is an Assistant Professor at Forward College, currently based at the institute's campus in Lisbon, Portugal. Prior to this, he taught International Studies in mainland China. Ruairidh holds a PhD from St Andrews University, Scotland, United Kingdom.