Wipawee Usaha is the Director of the Center for International Affairs at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. She is active in climate action collaborations, working with partners to promote climate-neutral sustainable tourism, protect wildlife and forests, and reduce carbon footprints at a world heritage site. Dr. Usaha is also the co-founder and R&D advisor for two innovative health-tech startups, spun off from university research, focusing on affordable healthcare and wellness solutions for vulnerable groups, including the elderly, chronic disease patients, caregivers, and healthcare personnel.
Her research interests span wireless sensors, signal processing, machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and resource allocation in communication networks. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Communications and Signal Processing Group, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, UK.