Yuda is a research assistant for the Faculty of Social and Political Science at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Universitas Gadjah Mada in 2015.

His proposed study is in the field of Cultural Anthropology, which focuses on the problem of cultural politics and power-relations within the practices of community development programs for indigenous peoples in Indonesia.

Upon completion of the program, he intends to return to Universitas Gadjah Mada, where he will contribute to various research and community development programs of the university.

For his Master’s degree program, Yuda is placed at Northern Illinois University to study Anthropology.