Vice Rector
Vice Rector Zhou Wanlei
Professor Zhou Wanlei is the Vice Rector of the University, having assumed office on October 12, 2020. He oversees academic affairs.
Professor Zhou obtained his bachelor’s degree in 1982 and a master’s degree in 1984, both in Computer Science, from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. He received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from The Australian National University in 1991 and a DSc degree (a higher Doctorate degree) from Deakin University in 2002. He held the position of Alfred Deakin Professor from 2013.
Professor Zhou was the Head of the School of Computer Science at the University of Technology Sydney and held positions such as Chair Professor of Information Technology, and Associate Dean (International Research Engagement) of Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University. He was the Head of the School of Information Technology twice. Professor Zhou also taught at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Monash University (Australia), and the National University of Singapore. In addition, he was a visiting Professor at City University of Hong Kong, University of Aizu (Japan), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and National University of Singapore. He also worked at Hewlett-Packard Company (USA).
Professor Zhou specializes in research on CyberSecurity and Privacy Preserving, Computer Networks, and Distributed Systems. He has managed and completed 13 Australian Research Council (ARC) projects and has successfully supervised many Ph.D. students as well as postdoctoral fellows. Professor Zhou has so far published more than 500 academic papers in various international journals and international conference proceedings, with over 300 of these papers in top venues. Professor Zhou also published a number of academic monographs and chaired many international conferences. Professor Zhou is an IEEE Fellow and has been included in the “Career-long Impact” list of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” list for a number of consecutive years.
