Obie Farobie received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Science and Engineering from Hiroshima University, Japan, in 2015. He is currently an Assistant Professor at IPB University and also serves as the Deputy Director of Research and Innovation at the same institution. His research focuses primarily on biomass conversion technologies, including biodiesel, biogas, pyrolysis, hydrothermal processing, supercritical water gasification, as well as the utilization of macroalgae and microalgae.