Professor Lau Hieng Ho has over two decades of experience in teaching, research, and leadership in higher education, and has served as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Swinburne Sarawak since 2021. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering and a PhD from Oxford Brookes University, UK, a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching from Curtin University, and a Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching from Swinburne University of Technology. He is a Professional Engineer with a Practising Certificate registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM), and a Chartered Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia (EA). Before his current appointment, he served as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the Sarawak campus (2019–2021), during which he led Swinburne Sarawak’s academic team through the rapid transition to online teaching and learning at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also broadened the range of courses offered at the Sarawak campus, reshaping its academic profile in teaching and learning, and establishing industry immersion pathways to better prepare graduates for a changing world of work. Prior to joining Swinburne, Professor Lau spent over 15 years at Curtin University Malaysia, where he held progressively senior academic and leadership roles, culminating in his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Science. His contributions included developing new research areas, modernising curricula, establishing teaching facilities, and implementing staff mentoring initiatives.