Dr Saenong is
a lecturer at the Faculty of Islamic
Studies, Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII). He pursued
obtained his PhD from the Australian
National University, and MA from the University of Manchester and Leiden
University. He worked as a lecturer and researcher at the Binus International
University International, Victoria University of
Wellington, University of Waikato, and the University of New South Wales in
Canberra. His research interests include, but are
not limited to, Islamic studies, anthropology of
Muslim society, deradicalisation studies, and text critiques. He
has written book chapters and journal articles on these areas.