With over six years of professional academic experience, Dr Murni Sianturi has built a strong track record in leading high-impact research and securing competitive grants. Her academic career spans the University of New South Wales, Australia; National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan; and Musamus University, Indonesia. Currently, she leads a competitively funded Australia–Indonesia international research project with Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), funded by the Indonesian Government and co-funded by Excelsia University College.
She completed her PhD at the University of New South Wales under the prestigious Scientia PhD Scholarship, with a thesis by publication. Expertise in Indigenous education and educational technology has been shared through invited talks, keynotes, plenary sessions, and international conference presentations. Her publications include two books and 21 peer-reviewed articles, seven of which appear in top-tier journals such as Pedagogy, Culture & Society and Education and Information Technologies, contributing to scholarship that influences both research and practice.