M. Shahwaiz Afaqui is a Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK. He received the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering (Wireless Systems) from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, in 2009, and the PhD degree in Network Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain, in 2017. Prior to joining Teesside University, he was a Senior Researcher at the Internet Research Centre (i2CAT), Barcelona, Spain, and held postdoctoral research positions at Maynooth University, Ireland (2016–2018), and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain (2018–2021). His research focuses on the design, optimisation, and performance evaluation of efficient, scalable, and sustainable wireless communication systems, with particular interests in radio resource management, energy-efficient and green communications, AI/ML-assisted network management, IoT and NB-IoT technologies, and non-terrestrial networks for next-generation 5G and 6G systems. He has contributed to several European research projects and IEEE 802.11 standardisation activities and has authored numerous publications in leading international journals and conferences. He serves as a Review Editor for Frontiers in Communications and Networks and has also served as a Guest Editor for a Special Issue of MDPI Electronics.