Daniel Blesson Deo Silitonga holds a degree in Geodesy Engineering (Diponegoro University) and M.Eng in Civil Engineering in Natural Disaster Engineering at Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. During his studies, he focused on Mitigation of natural disasters, especially Landslides due to Rain and Seismicity. He works for the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing in the field of Water Resources in BWS Sumatera V, Padang , West Sumatra Province, Indonesia. Currently responsible for planning work, design concepts and studies of flood control, surface water use, technical irrigation, and lake conservation (water resources in the central authority river area in Western Sumatra).