Miftahuddin completed his undergraduate studies at Hasanuddin University, South Sulawesi; his master’s degree at Bandung Institute of Technology, West Java; and his doctoral degree at University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom. He is currently working as a lecturer, researcher, and entrepreneur in the Statistics Study Program, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh. His areas of expertise include Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Science, Biometrics, Time Series and Regression Analysis, Semiparametric Models, Stochastic Processes, Actuarial Science & Financial Analysis, and Geostatistics (Spatio-Temporal). His supervisor is Berthold Lausen (Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex, UK).