Dr. Lalit Garg's educational journey includes notable positions at prestigious institutions. He is currently an associate professor of computer information systems at the University of Malta, Malta, and holds an honorary lecturer position at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. Garg's professional experience encompasses research roles at renowned institutions such as Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Ulster University, UK. With a prolific academic record, he has supervised over 200 Master's dissertations, 2 DBA, and 5 PhD theses, and has an extensive publication portfolio comprising 150+ high-impact works in refereed journals, conferences, and books, alongside 17 edited books and 22 patents. Beyond academia, Dr. Garg has made significant contributions to the field through keynote speeches, international conference organization/chairing, and consulting for various public and private organizations on information systems implementation and management. His research interests span diverse areas including business intelligence, machine learning, data science, deep learning, cloud computing, mobile computing, IoT, and management science, with applications primarily in healthcare and medical domains. Actively engaged in EU and locally funded projects, Dr. Garg's notable achievements include receiving the University of Malta's 2021-22 Research Excellence Award for his pioneering work in Novel Intelligent Computing Methods for healthcare requirements forecasting, allocation, and management (NICE-Healthcare).