Supriyanto Pawiro was born in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Diponegoro University and his master’s degree in Medical Physics from Universitas Indonesia.
He subsequently completed clinical training in radiotherapy physics at the Department of Radiotherapy, National Cancer Centre Singapore, supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
He earned his Ph.D. in Medical Physics at the Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, in collaboration with the university’s Department of Radiotherapy and Radiobiology at Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien, AKH).
Before returning to Indonesia, he undertook an internship in the Medical Radiation Physics Section of the IAEA’s Division of Human Health.