Dr. Michael Sheng is a Distinguished Professor and Head of School of Computing at Macquarie University. Before moving to Macquarie, Michael spent 10 years at School of Computer Science, the University of Adelaide (UoA), serving in a number of senior leadership roles including interim Head and Deputy Head of School of Computer Science. Michael holds a PhD degree in computer science from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Prof Sheng is ranked by Microsoft Academic as one of the Most Impactful Authors in Services Computing (ranked Top 5 All Time) and in Web of Things (ranked Top 20 All Time). He is the recipient of the AMiner Most Influential Scholar Award on IoT (2007-2017), ARC Future Fellowship (2014), Chris Wallace Award for Outstanding Research Contribution (2012), and Microsoft Research Fellowship (2003). Prof Michael Sheng is Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the IEEE Technical Community on Services Computing (IEEE TCSVC), the Associate Director (Smart Technologies) of Macquarie's Smart Green Cities Research Centre, and a member of the ACS (Australian Computer Society) Technical Advisory Board on IoT.