Prof. Akhlaque Haque is a Professor of Public Administration in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he directed the Master of Public Administration (MPA) program for over 18 years. He also serves as the President of the South Asia Network for Public Administration (SANPA) and is the Editor for Springer Nature's South Asian Public Administration book series. A former Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Haque’s research focuses on the intersection of information technology, data science, public policy, and social justice. He is widely published in major public administration, urban affairs, and public health journals, and is the author of Surveillance, Transparency, and Democracy: Public Administration in the Information Age. Throughout his career, he has held key national leadership roles within the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)-receiving the prestigious Donald C. Stone Service Award and the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).