Category: 2022 Delegate

Dr. Wipawee Usaha currently serves as the Director of the Center for International Affairs at Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Thailand. She is also the co-founder and R&D Advisor of an innovative health tech startup—a university research spin-off that developed wireless sensor insoles for fall prediction in the elderly. This is among SUT’s innovation which has been selected for display at the Thailand Pavilion during World Expo Osaka 2025.

Her work is dedicated to advancing affordable healthcare and wellness technologies for vulnerable populations, with a particular focus on the elderly and individuals with chronic health conditions.

Dr. Usaha’s research interests include wearable sensor technology, wireless sensor networks, signal processing, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the Artificial Internet of Things (AIoT), and resource allocation in communication networks. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Communications and Signal Processing Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, U.K.

Suneerat Fukuda is the lecturer in Energy Division and the Head of Advanced Fuel Processing Laboratory at the Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. She received the PhD and MSc in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, UK, and BSc in Chemical Technology from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

Since joining JGSEE in 2004, Dr. Fukuda has been working extensively in the field of energy technology and management. Her major expertise is solid fuel utilization for energy production and renewable energy systems. Dr. Fukuda is the leader of research projects on biomass/waste supported by government agencies and industries and has published a number of papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as book chapters. She has also been involved in a number of projects supported by international organizations as well as projects at regional level. At the management level, Dr. Fukuda served as the Director of JGSEE during 2017-2020. Currently, she is also leading the working group of “KMUTT’s Race to Carbon Neutrality by 2040”.

Professor Jhy-Chern (JC) Liu is the Vice president and professor of Taiwan Tech, Taiwan. Prior to this he was Dean of College of Engineering and Chairman of Department of Chemical Engineering. Prof Liu received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Delaware, USA.

Prof Liu’s research interests consist of recycling of rare earth elements (REEs) from e-waste, and treatment and reuse of industrial wastewater. He has published over 100 papers in international journals. He also serves as the Director of SDGs and Institutional Research Center of Taiwan Tech.

Punitha is a Senior Assistant Registrar and Manager of Corporate and Student Services of UTM International, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She manages the office administration, strategic management and international student and scholar services. She has served as a university administrator managing the academic and research for the past 28 years.

Dr. R.W. Alexander Jesudasan is now the Pro Vice – Chancellor in Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai and formerly the Principal & Secretary, Madras Christian College from June 2009 – May 2020.

Academic specialization : Zoology, Applied Entomology.

D. Sc. (Zoology – Entomology), Madras Christian College (Autonomous), University of Madras, September 2010.
Ph. D. (Zoology – Entomology), Fredrick Institute of Plant Protection and Toxicology, University of Madras, 1988.
Ph. D. (Public Policy)(Honorary) – Hanshin University, South Korea,18th February 2022.
M. Sc. (Zoology), Madras Christian College (Autonomous), University of Madras, 1983, Outstanding Grade, 77 %.

Dr. Jesudasan held notable positions at the National and International levels. He has to his credited 180 publications, in Journals/Conference Proceedings of high repute; one book;, one German Patent; guided 10 Ph.D. Scholars and handled both National and International funded research projects; offered Consultancy services; recipient of several accolades and awards; and Fellow/Member of several academic bodies and visited more than 20 Countries for academic engagement. He has served/serving as the Chairman/Member Coordinator of NAAC peer team assessed/assessing 35 Colleges all over India.

Professor PB Anand is Professor of Public Policy and Sustainable Development and (since February 2019) also the Head of the Department of Peace Studies and International Development celebrating its Golden Jubilee year at the University of Bradford. Professor Anand has published many papers in international refereed journals on the capability approach, human right to water, on the pathways to sustainable development in extractive economies, on river water disputes, and most recently on smart and sustainable cities. With Dr Flavio Comim and Dr Shailaja Fennell he has been a co-convenor of the Cambridge Capability Conferences from which two books on advancing capability approach (2018 and 2024) are published by Cambridge University Press. Prof Anand has been the lead editor of the 1107-page volume titled Handbook of BRICS and Emerging Economies published by the Oxford University Press (2021). Anand has completed many assignments for the UNDP most notably as the Principal Author of the Mongolia National Human Development Report. At Bradford he has been a member of the Senate (presently fourth term) and previously served as a member of the University Council (2014-18). He is presently on the council of the British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS). Anand is a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association and the Institute of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. Anand has won many awards for his teaching excellence and outstanding support for students.

Professor Muralidhar Miryala is Board of Councilor and former Deputy President at Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT) and Professor at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering / College of Engineering.

Prof Miryala’s main task is to transform SIT into a high rank university. To accomplish this goal, he has been working and further designed several innovative programs to enhance global initiatives for SIT. For instance, global project based learning (gPBL), advanced project based learning (aPBL), Ph.D innovative program, publication based internship program, high school internship program as these programs are crucial towards global ranking projects.

On the other hand, interested in applications and technology of bulk single-grain superconductors; thus, Prof Miryala had developed a new class of mixed LRE-123 system which can be used up to 15 T at 77 K and high temperatures up to 90.2 K. He developed a novel technology to produce a RE-123 type silver sheathed wire on the basis of solid state / liquid phase reaction. Prof Miryala has developed bulk MgB2 with enhanced superconducting properties, paving the way to affordable superconducting magnets for medical and transportation applications. Successful in his intellectual mindset enabled him to produce a small type superconducting bulk magnet which is useful to magnetize both high-Tc superconducting materials and magnetic materials in a variety of industrial applications. Prof Miryala also contributed to develop technology for the development of DC Superconducting Cable for Railway system applications. Prof Miryala has authored and co-authored more than 500 research items including patents, books, review-articles, articles, press release etc., and delivered over 150 oral presentations including plenary and invited ones.

Prof Miryala holds several Japanese national and international patents. Awards: Young Scientist Project Award, DST-Govt. of India (1995), Director’s Award, SRL-ISTEC (1998 and 2003), 1999 PASREG Award of Excellence (1999), Best Presentation Award at the IWCC11 (2003), Best Researcher Award, ISTEC-SRL (2007 and 2008), Best Researcher Award, Railway Technical Research Institute (2012), the Amity Global Academic Excellence Award (2017), Engineering Education Award for Contribution in Higher Education (2018), SIT Excellent Education Award (2019) by President. IAAM Fellow (2020), Vebleo Fellow (2021), Best Faculty Award (2021), Pravasi Bharatiya Summan Award by President, Govt. of India (2021). SIT Chairman’s Award (2021), Incredible Academician of World Award (2022). He is an Editor-in-Chief and Editorial board member of several international journals. Currently I am adjunct professor, visiting professor and international advisor for several universities in worldwide.

Dr. Mullika Sungsanit is the Head of the Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship. With extensive experience in entrepreneurship development and innovation management, Dr. Mullika has led key initiatives to support students and researchers. She founded the Student Entrepreneurship Development Academy (SEDA) to instill an entrepreneurial mindset through practical training and mentorship. Her work is dedicated to connecting academic research with community needs, fostering sustainable business models, and promoting economic growth with a positive social and environmental impact.

Holding a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mullika’s expertise is recognized internationally through her roles as the National Coordinator for ASEA-UNINET in Thailand and past operational chair for the World Technology Universities Network (WTUN). She has also served as a consultant for World Bank programs, focusing on capacity-building for women entrepreneurs. Dr. Mullika is a committed advocate for cross-regional collaboration and sustainable development, actively building partnerships with European institutions to advance shared goals in areas like the blue economy.

Michael Yap is the Regional Managing Director for Coventry University Singapore Hub and is the most senior university representative based in the Asian region. He was invited to join the University in April 2017 to set up their first overseas hub. Prior to this, Michael was the Executive Vice Dean in a Sino-Singapore Joint Venture college in Shanghai, China.

In Coventry University Singapore Hub, Michael has successfully developed many new partnerships with higher education institutes, research centres, and commercial companies in the region. He raised the branding awareness of the University. He built closer relationships with senior government stakeholders from the UK and local governments. Through his efforts, Coventry University is highly regarded for its entrepreneurial and forward-thinking initiatives.

Apart from his position, he is also the inaugural Chair of the newly established UK-Singapore Universities Alliance of Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UKSAEI), an alliance of 17 universities (5 from Singapore and 12 from the UK ) to facilitate engagement and collaboration between the UK and Singapore universities on entrepreneurship and innovation.

In addition, he is a member of the British Chamber of Commerce Singapore Leadership, Talent, Professional Development Committee. He actively shares his leadership knowledge with the British Community in Singapore and organises events for members. He recently held a podcast on Global Intercultural Leadership entitled One size does not fit all.

He also sits on the Advisory Board for Coventry University Research Center for Global Learning: Education and Attainment.

He is completing his doctorate as a Doctoral Researcher in Business Administration at Coventry University.