Prof. Datuk Dr. Khairuddin Bin Ab. Hamid is an accomplished academic and administrator with over four decades of experience in higher education and research. He currently serves as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Technology Sarawak (UTS). He has previously held vice-chancellorships at UNIMAS, and was a visiting professor at Waseda University, Japan. With a PhD from the University of Essex and honorary doctorates from Limkokwing and Essex, he has significantly contributed to electronic systems engineering, rural ICT development (notably through the award-winning e-Bario project), and national ICT policies. His expertise makes him a distinguished keynote speaker in engineering and technology.