M. L. Dennis Wong received his BEng(Hons) in Electronics and Communication Engineering and his PhD from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, U.K. in 1999 and 2004 respectively. Since September 2023, Professor Wong is currently the Regional Provost and Group CEO (ASEAN) for Newcastle University UK.

Prior to his current appointment, Professor Wong was the inaugural Deputy Vice-Principal (Deputy Provost) at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia from 2016 to August 2023. Before that, he was the Dean at the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), Malaysia.

His research interests include statistical signal processing and pattern classification, machine condition monitoring, and VLSI Design for digital signal processing.

Professor Wong is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia (IEAust), a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Fellow of the IET, a Chartered Professional Engineers with IEAust and a Chartered Engineer with ECUK. He was the inaugural Chair for IEEE Sarawak Subsection and a past Vice Chair for IEEE CIS Malaysia Chapter. In 2024, he was elected as the President of Engineers Australia Malaysia Chapter.