Tarmizi Abbas is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the ANU School of Culture, History & Language, within the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. His doctoral research investigates the complex intersections of indigeneity, indigenous religious traditions, and Islam, with a particular focus on non-human relationality and decolonial theory. Tarmizi holds an M.A. from the Center for Religious and Cross-cultural Studies (CRCS), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, and a B.A. in Islamic Studies from IAIN Sultan Amai Gorontalo. Prior to joining ANU, he served as a Collaborative Researcher at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) in Kyoto, Japan (2022–2023) and as a Researcher with Indonesian Maritime Ecology (EKOMARIN) (2023–2024). Most recently, he held the position of Research Director at the Institute for Humanity and Ecological Studies (Inhides) from 2023 to 2025.