Dr Irawan is assistant professor in hydrogeology at the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology at the Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. His research focus is on translating hydrochemical data to understand underlying hydrogeological systems. He is also an active participant in promotion of the open science movement and the importance of effective science communication to Indonesia’s research ecosystem. In 2017 he created INArxiv, with colleagues, as the first preprint server of Indonesia with the support of the Center for Open Science. Then, in a collaboration with Indonesia Science Institute and Indonesia Open Science Team, he also led the initiation of RINarxiv. He serves as a member of the advisory board for ON-MERRIT and is a team member of AsapBio.