Kim Mallalieu has a BS from MIT, MS from University of Rochester (Institute of Optics) and Ph.D. from University College London. She is senior lecturer and leader of the Communication Systems Group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of the West Indies where she is a past Head of Department, and developer of the Master's in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, MRP (Telecommunications), having coordinated its delivery to participants from over thirty developing countries around the world.
As founding member of Diálogo Regional sobre Sociedad de la Información (DIRSI) and Principal Investigator of the Caribbean ICT Research Programme (CIRP), Dr Mallalieu is engaged in multidisciplinary action research on context appropriate strategies for the purposeful application of information and communications technologies (ICT) for human good; with an emphasis on building the resilience of underserved populations. She is a regular speaker, chair and multichannel contributor to international fora on topics relating to development-focused technology, policy and regulation. As a keen advocate for gender equality for development, her works include the ITU/ETC report on
Women, ICT and emergency telecommunications: opportunities and constraints which has been translated into French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Chinese. In her different capacities she has led national, regional and international initiatives variously designed to build capacity in ICT policy, regulation, development, application and use.
Dr Mallalieu is a Fulbright Fellow and the recipient of local, regional and international teaching and research awards, and other awards of distinction. She has a rich service portfolio, having sat on several commissions, committees and panels at regional, national and institutional levels in operational as well as advisory roles. She was a member of the inaugural Board of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), where she remains as Deputy Chairman. She is a licensed amateur radio operator and a member of Radio Emergency Associated Communication Teams (REACT).