Professor Chris Kellett has previously been the Director of the School of Engineering at the Australian National University and the Associate Dean for Research for the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle. Chris has held an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship and a Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany). With over 20 years’ experience working in universities both in Australia and internationally, he has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and two books on the theory and application of mathematical systems theory. Chris is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Engineers Australia, and the Australian Mathematical Society.