Vicki Chen is an Australian engineer, a former Executive Dean for the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology at the University of Queensland,[1] and current Provost and Senior Vice-President of the University of Technology Sydney.

[6] This has facilitated a number of industry collaborations with partners including BASF, Dairy Innovation Australia, Australian Low Emission Coal R&D, Bluescope Steel, Coal Innovation NSW, Beijing OriginWater Technology, Printed Energy, and Sydney Water.

[7] Chen spent nearly 30 years at UNSW in Sydney, Australia, going on to hold a number of senior administrative positions in research and higher education.

Between August 2018 and November 2022, Chen was the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology at the University of Queensland,[1] where she claimed to foster "a culture and ecosystem where our researchers and academics can flourish and contribute to the global thought leadership of their disciplines as well as translating the outcomes of their work to the wider community.

[8][9] In November 2022 Professor Chen commenced her position as the Provost and Senior Vice-President of the University of Technology Sydney.