Joseph Lo Bianco is a Professor of language and literacy education at the University of Melbourne, Australia and a former President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He is a specialist in language education, bilingualism, multiculturalism, and the integration of minority children into mainstream schools as well as in language policy. His work combines practical intervention to write and implement language policies as well as academic analysis of complex language problems in multilingual settings. He has conducted research and directed problem solving projects in language policy in many countries across the world, especially in Southeast Asia. Over many years he has been commissioned by national governments and international bodies, especially UNESCO and UNICEF, to lead collaborative projects on language education planning, problem solving in complex multi-ethnic settings, as well as advising on multicultural innovation. He has also devised a methodology for conflict mitigation and collaborative policy writing in multi-ethnic settings. He has an extensive publications record and is a book series editor for Springer publications.