Laras Cempaka was born in 1988 at Bandung, West Java. She received her Bachelor degree (Microbiology) in 2010 and Master degree (Chemical Engineering) in 2012 from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

She worked as Lecture Assistant for a subject "Introduction to Biology" during her master study. Her research field was food fermentation. She also get involved in several students organizations, research competitions, and entrepreneurship seminars and trainings. She started her career as a lecturer in Universitas Bakrie since June 2013.

She has joined as a member of Indonesian Association of Food Technologists and Sustainable Agriculture, Food & Energy (SAFE) Network, and Indonesian Association of Food Technologists.