Dr. Deepak Khazanchi is the Mutual of Omaha Distinguished Chair of Information Science & Technology (IS&T) and Professor in the College of Information Science & Technology (IS&T) at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO). Between 2002 and 2021, he served the College of IS&T as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Community Engagement & Internationalization Officer, and Chair of the Department of ISQA. He has affiliate appointments in UNO’s International Studies & Programs & the Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights. Deepak has served as an invited scholar at the University of Agder (Norway), UIBE (China), Mahindra University (India), Chiba University of Commerce (Japan), and Management Center Innsbruck (Austria). Deepak is a Fulbright alum having received a core grant for Austria (2022) and specialist grants for Norway (2014) & Japan (2023). His recent research publications include areas such as applied AI/ML for Structural Health Monitoring, ethics & perceived fairness of AI/ML systems, Metaverse Technology Capabilities, Decent work in IT, & B2B Assurance. He has been engaged in the Omaha community for two decades in a variety of ways including as a part of several nonprofit boards and with community passion projects such as CodeCrush and iSTEM after school.