Dr. Shiamala Devi Ramaiya is from Malaysia and works as a senior lecturer at the Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Malaysia. Her field of expertise is pomology (fruits). She obtained her Ph.D. in the field of Agronomy (graduated on 23rd October 2016) from the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. Her Ph.D. research was on passion fruit plants and Passiflora species, and her fields of specialization are Agronomy and Plant Biology. She has good knowledge of these subjects and also has great practical knowledge of the cultivation and production of tropical and indigenous fruit crops. At the same time, molecular and plant nutrition fields are her strength. She has published more than 30 journals and obtained 3 grants as a principal investigator. She has 5 years of working experience as a senior lecturer and 5 years as a research assistant, and is involved in numerous projects/grants. She possesses a range of experience conducting experiments, supervising students, and also presenting papers at several international and national conferences. In addition, she is actively involved in reviewing manuscripts (as a peer reviewer) from various international journals.