Dr Mtsweni is a Head of Information and Cyber Security Centre at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Research Fellow at University of South Africa, and Technical Leader of the National Policy Data Observatory supporting NATJOINTS, NCCC and Inter-Ministerial Committee on Vaccination. Dr Mtsweni has been involved in leading, supporting, and implementing large and complex ICT and ICT4D projects, in large state-owned enterprises (in South Africa and Africa), Government Departments and Private Sector. His research interests and technical expertise are in digital security, digital transformation, data science, cybersecurity, and cybercrimes. He regularly speaks at various local and international conferences on various technology issues. He has over 18 years academic and industry experience working with different local, regional and international industries and partners. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed conference and journal articles with a number of collaborators