Category: Delegate

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chawin Chantharasenawong

Chawin Chantharasenawong is now currently holds a position of Vice President for Internationalization of King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thnoburi. He is an experienced researcher and academician with over a decade of experience in the field of engineering. He holds a PhD in Aeronautics from the Imperial College London and has since contributed in the field of wind energy, Formula Student racecar and, most recently, remote education technology.

Together with his co-researchers, his team has published over 20 research articles in leading engineering journals and presented his work at numerous international conferences. Chawin has held several administration positions, including Associate Dean for International Affairs at Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi. He is currently the Board of Trustees Chairman at Concordian International School and Deputy Manager for International Affairs for the Princess Maha Chakri Award Foundation. Chawin’s areas of expertise include nonlinear dynamical systems, multiphysics simulations, and optimization techniques.

Apart from his technical skills, Chawin is known for his excellent communication and leadership abilities. He has mentored several graduate students and, through his professional experience, networked with many high-level government organisations in the education sector.

As of the 01 August 2025, Dr Chantharasenawong is the WTUN Operational Board Chair.

Dr Sionade Robinson

Dr Sionade Robinson, an alumna of City University, joined Bayes (formerly Cass) Business School in 2010 as Course Director for the Full Time MBA Programme. Prior to her academic role, she excelled as a management consultant, specialising in enhancing financial performance by understanding client value, demonstrating it through behaviours, and measuring progress. Starting with The Forum Corporation, she contributed to strategy implementation for clients like British Airways and BBC. After working with Celerant and founding her own firm, she advised top companies on service excellence and customer relations strategy. Her book “Customer Loyalty: A Guide for Time Travellers” was published in 2005. Over a decade at Bayes, Sionade became Associate Dean, leading the MBA Programme, introducing innovations, and creating the MBA London Symposium.

Her sabbatical research delved into exploration, new value creation, and an Explorer’s Mindset. She actively practices this mindset, embarking on expeditions with students and colleagues. Affiliated with the Centre for Innovation and Disruption and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, she now serves as Vice-President overseeing Enterprise, Engagement and Employability at City, University of London.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Harff

Prof. Dr. Christoph Harff has been Professor of International Economics and Behavioral Economics at HSHL since 2017. He studied economics at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg and master’s degree in economics at the State University of New York at Albany. He received his PhD in monetary theory and monetary policy from the Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. Prof. Harff started his professional career at Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt, London and Hamburg.

A further step in his career was a senior position in wealth management at the renowned Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie. At HSHL, Prof. Harff teaches and conducts research on, among other things, applied behavioral economics, such as how behavioral interventions (“nudges”) can help people make better decisions in areas of health, nutrition or finance. Prof. Harff is co-author of the book “Corporate Nudging – Changing Behavior Patterns in Organizations through Intelligent Nudges” (www.corporatenudging.com).

Professor Judith M. Pütter

Professor Judith M. Pütter is Full Professor of Business Administration especially in the field of strategic and sustainability management at University of Applied Sciences in Hamm-Lippstadt, Germany. She received her doctoral degree on “Sustainability Reporting in Central and Eastern European Countries” at Stuttgart University (Germany) Her research interests include sustainability reporting, sustainability management and circular economy. She gained experience in leading several international research projects.

Professor Pütter has published articles in several international conference proceedings, book chapters, and journals. Also as an independent consultant, she helps communities and businesses realize new perspectives through implementing sustainable strategies and processes. She passes this knowledge to her students, to raise their awareness for sustainability solutions.

Dr Orla Flynn

Dr Orla Flynn was appointed inaugural President of Atlantic Technological University in April 2022, having served two years as President of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. Prior to this Dr Flynn was Vice President for External Affairs at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) for six years, and previous academic leadership roles in CIT included Head of CIT Crawford College of Art & Design and Head of School of Humanities.

Dr Flynn commenced her academic career as a Lecturer in Computer Science, holding undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Mathematical Physics and Computer Science from University College Cork, an MA in Management in Education from Waterford Institute of Technology, and a PhD from the Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick. She is a current Director on the Board of HEANet and has previously held Director positions on both Cork and Galway Chambers of Commerce.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Pantke

For many years, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Pantke has been working at the interface between materials, design and production.

Born in Wickede an der Ruhr, Klaus Pantke first studied “Logistics” with a focus on production logistics and parallel to this “Industrial Engineering” at the Technical University of Dortmund (TU Dortmund). In his undergraduate studies, he focused on materials engineering, design and production. After completing both study programs, he remained at the TU Dortmund and worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Machining Technology (ISF). There, he dealt with the development of tools and processes as well as the influence of the manufacturing process on materials. In the course of numerous projects and research work with industry, he was able to combine his research activities with a wide range of practical experience. In addition, he supervised numerous student research projects and diploma theses and was at the same time coordinator of the study program “Industrial Engineering”.

After completing his doctoral thesis, in which Klaus Pantke developed a new type of sensor coating for temperature measurement in tools (German title: Entwicklung und Einsatz eines temperatursensorischen Beschichtungssystems für Zerpsanwerkzeuge), he was able to gain further experience in research and teaching as a senior engineer in the field of Materials Testing Technology, also at the TU Dortmund. In particular, he was responsible for acquiring research and industrial projects, while also serving as deputy head of the department. Here, too, the influence of manufacturing processes and operational stress on the properties of components and materials formed a major focus of his research work Prof. Pantke also gained extensive teaching experience by participating in the establishment of an international master’s program.

Before taking over the professorship ” Design and Production Engineering ” at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences on 1 April 2018, Prof. Pantke was a group leader at thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde GmbH in the area of research and development. The development, manufacture and testing of large rolling bearings with diameters of several meters as well as their components were the focus of his industrial activities there. The main focus was on the service life of corresponding products while optimizing manufacturing and design conditions. Since 1 March 2022, he has been Vice President for Research and Transfer at Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences.

Professor Pantke is the author of numerous scientific publications and lectures at international conferences.

Dr Khwanchit Suwannoppharat

Dr. Khwanchit Suwannoppharat is the Assistant President for International Affairs, Thaksin University, Thailand. She has 16-year teaching experience in tertiary level. She finished her Ph.D. in English as an International Language (EIL) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand in 2015 and Master of Education in TESOL from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2008. Her areas of expertise include curriculum design, English as a foreign language learning and teaching, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), and language assessment and evaluation. Her current interests are on community-based learning and CLIL and social development for sustainable development.

Professor Nurul Widiastuti

Dr. Nurul Widiastuti is a Professor at The Department of Chemistry, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia. Currently, she also works at Institut Teknologi Kalimantan (ITK) as a Vice Rector for Academic Affairs and Research. She received her PhD from Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia in 2008 at the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute; her master degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia in 1998 and her undergraduate degree from Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia in 1994.

Her research interest is focused on the development of membrane materials and adsorbent materials in the application of energy and environment. She is currently working in the laboratory of The Chemistry of Materials and Energy, Department of Chemistry. Much of her work has been on improving the preparation / synthesis and performance of membrane materials such as mixed matrix membrane (MMM), carbon membrane and polymeric membrane, mainly through the application of fuel cell, gas separation, wastewater and water treatment, and food processing. In the development of adsorption material, she has conducted research on zeolite, carbon and composite based adsorbents from industrial solid waste and biomass for the application of gas adsorption, CO2 capture, hydrogen storage and wastewater treatment.

She was awarded John Brodie Medal from Australia Engineers Association for the best paper presented in CHEMECA 2007, Melbourne, Australia and Best Presentation Award in Tokyo International Conference 2017, 6th International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Materials (ICEIM 2017), Tokyo, Japan. She used to be a member of Australia Water Association (AWA) in 2006- 2007. Also, currently, she is a member of Indonesia Chemistry Association since 2008, a member of Indonesia Zeolite Association since 2009 and a member of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) from UK since 2014.

Dr Muhammad Ramlee Kamarudin

MUHAMMAD RAMLEE KAMARUDIN (M’08 – SM’13) received the degree (Hons.) majoring in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in 2003, and the MSc degree in Communication Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, Birmingham, U.K., in 2004 and 2007, respectively, under the supervision of Emeritus Professor Peter Hall.

He has been an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia since May 2019. Prior to this appointment, he was a Senior Lecturer with the Centre for Electronic Warfare, Information and Cyber, Cranfield Defense and Security, Cranfield University, U.K., and an Associate Professor with the Wireless Communication Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

He holds a Web of Science (WoS) H-Index of 23 and WoS Citations of more than 1,800. Whilst for SCOPUS, he earns H-Index and Citations of 31 and over 3,000, respectively. He has authored a book chapter of a book entitled Antennas and Propagation for Body-Centric Wireless Communications and has published over 280 technical papers in leading journals and international proceedings including the IEEE Transaction on Antennas and Propagation, the IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letter, the IEEE Antenna Magazine, the IEEE Access, the International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Progress in Electromagnetic Research, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, and Electronics Letters.

His research interests include antenna design for 5G/6G, MIMO antennas, Array antenna for beam-forming and beam steering, wireless on-body communications, in-body communications (implantable antenna), RF and microwave communication systems, and antenna diversity. He is a Member of IET, an Executive Member of Antenna and Propagation, Malaysia Chapter, and a Member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, the IEEE Communication Society, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, an Associate Editor for Electronics Letters and IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, and an Academic Editor for the International Journal of Antennas and Propagation.

He is currently serving as a Director of International Office of UTHM. In 2020, he received a recognition as one of Top Research Scientists Malaysia from Academy of Sciences Malaysia due to his achievement and contributions in this field.

Wang, Shin-Yang (Sunny)

Wang, Shin-Yang is an undergraduate student in the department of Applied Foreign Language at NTUST. Before attending NTUST, she used to work as a media research intern at NielsenIQ Taiwan Ltd and as an SEO intern at iwant-in.net Incorporation. She was a member of the 2019 CUC (Chiba University of Commerce) Summer Program and was the 2^nd-runner-up of the 2019 Shanghai ETC (English Talent Cup) held at Fudan University.