Shahed Khan practiced as an Architect and Urban Planner before joining academia, teaching architecture and urban planning courses in universities in Asia and Australia. At Curtin University, Australia, Shahed served as Head of Department of Planning and Geography and later as Director International (School of Design and the Built Environment). Currently, Shahed serves as an adjunct faculty member at Curtin University (Australia) and Centurion University (India). Shahed’s teaching and research promote the pursuit of livable communities and equitable cities through participatory urban planning and design in the Global North as well as the Global South.