Professor Widya Setiabudi Sumadinata serves as Vice-Rector for Resources and Management at Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia, and is a Professor of Global Security. He earned his Doctoral degree in Government Studies from Universitas Padjadjaran and holds a Master’s degree in Defense Strategy from the Indonesia Defense University (Unhan) and a Master of Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). He also holds bachelor’s degrees in Physics from ITB and International Relations from Universitas Padjadjaran, reflecting his multidisciplinary academic background in global security, defense strategy, and formal modeling.
Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Widya has held several key leadership positions, including serving two consecutive terms as Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) at Universitas Padjadjaran from 2016 to 2024 and as Head of the ASEAN Studies Center. His expertise extends to Indonesia’s defense, military, police, and intelligence education institutions, where he has served as a lecturer and expert. He has also participated in executive programs at leading international institutions, including the National Defense University in the United States and the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands. His scholarly interests span global security, civil-military relations, conflict resolution, defense strategy, and decision-making modeling.