Chareen is a lecturer in the School of Computing, principal researcher in the InterNetWorks Research Lab, and a research fellow with the UUM Institute for Advanced and Smart Digital Opportunities. Chareen also spearheads socioeconomic empowerment initiatives for the poeple of Pulau Tuba. He conducts knowledge-transfer sessions and social-entrepreneurial programmes, empowering the community to generate income sustainably within their existing envrionment. Chareen graduated from the University of Queensland and is currently pursuing his doctoral degree.