Textile Engineer from NED UET; Masters from HochschuleNiederrhein, Germany; PhD in Textile Science & Technology with focus on Smart/Medical Textiles from The University of Manchester, UK. 20 years of Teaching including 12+ Years of Research Experience; currently working as Professor at Textile Engineering Department, NEDUET since Jan 2022;

Harvard certified Higher Education Teacher; Leading the Smart Manufacturing and Response Textiles Research Group;

Teaching undergraduate, MS and PhD level classes;

Active Researcher in the domain of Smart Textiles, Textile Sensors, Soft Robotics and Industry 4.0; have authored 25 Journal articles/ Conference communications; Associate Editor of JCR listed Journal AATCC Journal of Research.

Secured various projects Funding of over USD135,000 as Principal Investigator and USD95,000 as Part of GCF Project Team Member;

Conceptualized, Designed and Developed the SMART Lab (First departmental research Lab) and the Knitting Facility (within Fabric Manufacturing Lab).

Fluent in English and Urdu with little knowledge of German; Experienced in developing course curricula as well as executing field trips, laboratory exercises, and other activities beyond traditional lectures.