Lan Nguyen is a Senior Software Developer at Perle Systems, with prior experience as a Software Developer at HD Telecom Inc. and Cisco Systems. Additionally, Lan has held research positions at both the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the WIDE Project. Academically, Lan holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Information Systems from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and a Master's Degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Hanoi University of Science and Technology.