Prof. Dr. Parvathy Rajendran has been an academic in the School of Aerospace Engineering at Universiti Sains Malaysia since 2013. She completed her PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Cranfield University, United Kingdom, in October 2012. Her research includes UAV design, development and flight testing, and UAV systems development and testing. Prof. Rajendran has produced many high-impact publications and has served as an editor-in-chief, guest editor, international advisor, and reviewer. She has been the chairman and member of the technical conference committee of various international conferences.