Associate Professor Dr Shireen Banu Panchoo is an academic and researcher at the University of Technology, Mauritius, with over 27 years of experience in higher education. Her research interests include Technology-Enabled Learning, Artificial Intelligence in Education, educational technology, and digital transformation. She has held several academic leadership roles and actively contributes to institutional and national initiatives aimed at advancing technology-enhanced education. She is involved in research, doctoral supervision, and capacity-building initiatives and is particularly interested in interdisciplinary and international research collaborations that leverage emerging technologies to transform education in Africa.