Abbas F. M. Alkarkhi received his Ph.D. in applied statistics from the University of Science, Malaysia (2002). He received his BSc and MSc in statistics from University of Baghdad in 1985 and 1992 respectively. Dr. Alkarkhi spent 14 years as a faculty member in the School of Industrial Technology at University of Science Malaysia (2002-2016), then moved to Kuala Lumpur University (2016-current). Before joining a Ph.D. study, he worked in Iraq for two years and in Libya for five years as a lecturer. He has published more than 90 papers in international journals and more than 40 in conferences, and is the author of three books.Dr. 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. Dr. Alqaraghuli's research is focused on the application of experimental design, modeling, and multivariate. She is currently self-employed and conducts workshops for non-statisticians while also conducting research.