De Wet Swanepoel, Ph.D., is Professor of Audiology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and an adjunct professor in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine. His research capitalizes on digital health technologies to explore, develop and evaluate innovative hearing services for greater access and affordability. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, books and book chapters and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Audiology and co-founder of a digital health company, hearX Group.