Mythili Menon works as Project Officer at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in the domain of standardization for new and emerging technologies. She has also worked as Standardization Lead at Mandat International for various EU Horizon 2020 projects. Mythili possesses a strong background in environmental science, standardization and the policy frameworks underlying sustainable development issues. Between 2015-2017, she also worked for the ITU-T Study Group 20 on 'Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities' and ITU-T Study Group 5 on ‘Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy’. She holds a Masters in 'Standardization, Social Regulation and Sustainable Development' from the University of Geneva. She did her Bachelors in 'Environmental Science and Chemistry' from University College Utrecht in the Netherlands. The areas relating to the sustainable development goals, artificial intelligence, data management, smart cities, and IoT are of enduring interest to her and she has co-authored several publications on these subjects.