Shahida works as a Research Associate and head coordinator of UpWaste Project (EU Horizon 2020 funded project) and is working on another EU Horizon 2020 funded project ,namely 'Powerful' - being drafted and worked upon to develop tools to encourage better management systems throughout the sustainable supply chain at DIL, while pursuing her PhD at TUM in consumer cognitive behavioral science and psychology on consumer buying behavioral attributes in light of big data analysis in macroeconomics.