S. H. Shah Newaz received his B.Sc. degree in Information and Communication Engineering from East West University (EWU), Dhaka Bangladesh. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 2010 and 2013, respectively. While he was a Ph.D. student at KAIST, he served as a collaborating researcher at Institut Telecom, Telecom SudParis, France. He served as a postdoctoral researcher at KAIST from August 2013 to July 2016. Currently, Dr. Newaz is working as a Lecturer at the School of Computing and Informatics (SCI) at Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB), Brunei Darussalam. He also holds an adjunct professor position at KAIST, South Korea. Dr. Newaz has written and co-authored more than 70 prestigious international journals and conferences. His research interests include energy-efficient passive optical networks, network function virtualization, software defined networks, mobility and energy efficiency issues in wireless networks, local cloud/fog computing, smart grid and content delivery networks, all with a specific focus, mainly on protocol design and performance aspects. Dr. Newaz is a member of ACS and a Senior Member of IEEE.