Renato Racelis Maaliw III is a Professor and the former Dean of the College of Engineering in Southern Luzon State University, Lucban, Quezon, Philippines. He has a doctorate degree in Information Technology with specialization in Machine Learning, a Master's degree in Information Technology, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering. His interests are artificial intelligence, computer engineering, web technologies, software engineering, data analytics, and data engineering. He has published original research, is a multiple-time best paper awardee for various IEEE sanctioned conferences, served on the technical program committees for world-class conferences, and is author, editor, and peer reviewer for reputable high-impact research journals.