Dr Farid Khan is a Professor at the University of Eng and Tech, Peshawar. He has served in academia for the last 27 years. Currently, he is the head of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research. For research contributions, he was named in the prestigious World’s Top 2% Scientists list, published by Elsevier, (2023 and 2024), which is a testimony to his high-quality, cutting-edge research. He is the founding director of the Sensor and Energy Harvesting Systems Research lab. An eminent academic expert and administrator, his field of expertise is energy, energy harvesting, mechatronics and machine health monitoring. He is the pioneer of the career development center, UET, to bridge the link between academia and industry, and served as director from 2016 to 2020. He completed his BSc and MSc degrees in Mechanical Eng at the University of Eng and Tech. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Eng at the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 2011. During his studies, he was the top student and recipient of the university's Gold Medal. He was the recipient of the Just Desserts Award in 2009 and GSS Appreciation Award (2011) due to his services for the betterment of graduate students in UBC, Canada. For the innovation in Kaplan and cross-flow turbines in Pakistan, he was awarded the Technology Innovation Award (2016 and 2017). He has also been awarded the Quaid e Azam Gold Medal (2023) for meritorious services in the field of education, research and development.