Muhammad Ayaz Ahmad received his B.E. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar in 2002, securing 3rd position in the department. He holds an M.S. degree in aerospace engineering (fluid dynamics) from Air University, Islamabad. He has six years industrial experience in the field of aviation MRO and ten years teaching and research experience. Currently, he is undergoing a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering at the Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan. As a Ph.D. scholar, he is working on novel design methodology, optimization and development of composite landing gear struts for a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle UAV. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, modeling and computational analysis of composite materials, finite element analysis and experimental mechanics.