Vikas Batra is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana. He is handling the responsibility of Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, & Chairperson of the Department of Economics. He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana). He has successfully guided two Ph.D. scholars and five M.Phil Scholars. His teaching and research interests lie in Development Economics, Labour Economics, Poverty and Development Policies, Agricultural and Rural Economics, Banking and microfinance, and Technology and economy. He has published more than forty research papers in journals of national and international repute and as chapters in edited books. He has presented over sixty papers at national and international conferences and seminars. He has also served as a
member of the Academic Council of Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, UG/PG Board of Studies, Departmental Research Advisory Committee, Chairperson of the Department of Economics and Department of History at Indira Gandhi University, etc. He is a member of various professional bodies such as the Indian Economic Association, Indian Society of Labour Economics, Indian Commerce Association, and Vice-President of the Haryana Economic Association.

Reena Hooda is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur (Rewari). She earned her master's Degrees in MCA, MBA from MDU Rohtak, and a Doctorate in Computer Science & Application from M.D. University, Rohtak. She has also completed the Data Science programs at Harvard University (USA) and IBM's Machine Learning & Data Analysis programs. She has been teaching for 14 Years and served many reputed Institutes. Her areas of interest focused on Machine Learning, Data Science, and Data Warehousing & Mining. She has successfully supervised over 50 Major Projects of MCA and is guiding four Ph. D. scholars at IGU Meerpur. Dr. Reena has published over thirty papers in national and international journals and fourteen chapters in an edited book. She has actively participated in seminars and conferences and delivered expert lectures at different Institutes. Dr. Reena Hooda was an active member of the Executive Council and, currently, the Academic Council of IGU Meerpur. Previously, she was also a member of the University Court. She is also contributing to the growthof the Department as an active member of important bodies like the Departmental Research Advisory Committee, the Board of Post-Graduate Studies and Research, and the Board of Under-Graduate Studies