Dr Hannah Cao is a distinguished academic currently serving as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She holds a PhD from the National University of Singapore, and both an MEng and BEng from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She has previously worked as a Principal Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire and Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore. She was also an Assistant Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.