Reza Malekian is a Full Professor of Computer Science at Malmö University, Sweden and an Extraordinary Professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, where he previously led the Advanced Sensor Networks research group and received the Vice-Chancellor and Principal's Exceptional Young Researcher's award.

He is a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council of UK, a senior member of the IEEE, and a member of the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS). His research focuses on the Internet of Things, connectivity and sensor systems in intelligent transportation systems.

Prof. Malekian is an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Internet of Things Journal (2016-2020), and IEEE Sensors Journal.