Fazel Naghdy is an educator and a researcher.  His passion for education has been a dominant force in his life both as a Bahá’í and an academic.  He has been working with Bahá’í youth and junior youth for more than 30 years, helping to unfold their inner intellectual and spiritual capacities.  He has also been teaching at the tertiary education level for over three decades.  He has published widely on innovation in teaching and learning as well as on his research discipline:  robotics and intelligent systems.  He is currently a professor at the School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, University of Wollongong.  He lives with his wife Golshah in Wollongong, Australia.