Professor Dr Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim, Chair of Institute for Life Ready Graduate, University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.

Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim received the Diploma in Computer Science (1997), B.Sc.of Computer Science majoring in Computer Graphics (1999), and MSc. Of Computer Science (2004) from the University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia and his PhD of Spatial Modelling (2008) from University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia. He is presently the  Professor of Image Processing at the School of Computing, Faculty of Engineering,  University Technology Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. He also serves as Research Fellow of Media and Game Innovation of Excellence (MaGICX), Institute of Human-Centred Engineering (iHuMeN), University Technology Malaysia and leading Image Processing and Application Research Initiatives. His passion is to explore new invention on processing various type images in the emerging application based on the revolution of technology for prospering lives. His research interests include image enhancement, feature extraction, segmentation, recognition, detection and classification; deep learning, computer graphics, computer vision and digital media. His research is funded by University, Malaysia Government, Industries and International such as HORIZON 2020 – EU Research and Innovation Programme. Besides, he also founded the Institute for Life Ready Graduate (iLeaGue), University Technology Malaysia (2020) with the responsibility to ensure graduates are ready for their lives and gainfully employed.