Dr Sayan Kumar Ray is the Head of School of Computer Science and full Professor at Taylor’s University, Malaysia. He completed a Ph.D degree in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand with full scholarship. Prior to that he completed the Master of Technology and Bachelor of Engineering degrees both in Computer Science and Engineering from India. While in New Zealand, Sayan worked in the School of Digital Technologies at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) in Auckland where he held positions like Associate Dean, Head of School, Academic Leader of Research and Curriculum Development, and Network Leader. He also won multiple awards, including, Research Excellence Award, Overall Outstanding Performance Award, and Teaching Excellence Award. Prior to MIT, Auckland, Sayan used to work as Design Engineer at Tait Communications, New Zealand, where he researched on Evolved Packet Core backbone network of LTE-Advanced technologies. Sayan research on topics related to Cybersecurity, IoT Applications, Autonomous Transportation System, 5G/6G networks, and Applications of AI and Machine Learning. His work regularly features in top-tier journals and conferences and till date has more than hundred publications, including in top journals like IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE JSAC, IEEE Access, Elsevier JNCA, Computer Networks, Sensors and in premier conferences like IEEE LCN, IEEE WCNC, IEEE APCC, ACIS, PACIS, etc. He is a New Zealand PBRF ranked researcher. Sayan’s coauthored papers have won 5 Best Paper Awards and 1 best commendation award in international conferences of repute. He has given multiple keynotes and invited talks at conferences and other events. Sayan has supervised multiple Ph.D and Masters research work to successful completion and has been a regular examiner for Ph.D and Research Masters thesis. He also has two published UK Design patents.

Dr Trivedi has served in Professor and Head of department positions at prestigious institutions throughout India and the US. His award-winning research in complex, frontier disciplines such as machine learning applications in health informatics, IoT systems and data analytics is documented in more than 35 publications. In 2023, during his time as Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University, Seattle, Dr Trivedi developed a course on Data Mining for the institute’s popular Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering on Coursera – adapting theory to evolving technological landscape and industry needs. Promising a global education experience in India, Dr Trivedi is excited to welcome prospective students to UOW's India campus. "With a curriculum mirroring UOW Australia's high standards, students can look forward to an internationally recognised education that prepares them for the global job market.