Arnold (Neville) Pears (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D. degrees from La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, in 1986 and 1994, respectively. He is currently Foundation Professor and Chair of the Department of Learning in Engineering Sciences, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Professor Pears leads KTH participation in several projects funded by the European Union and NordPlus, and coordinates KTH participation in two Swedish Research Council funded graduate schools. He has published over 40 journal articles and more than 150 refereed conference papers in highly ranked international conferences and journals. His research interests include engineering education, computing education, and computer networks and architecture. His IEEE profile includes serving on the Computer Society and Education Society Boards of Governors. He is IEEE Education Society President Elect, and will serve as 2025-2026 IEEE Education Society President.
