Dr. Khawaja is currently serving as Associate Professor in Department of Automation and Process Engineering and Research Group Leader of IR, Spectroscopy, and Numerical Modelling Research Group at UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Professional Engineer (PE), and holds the posts of Vice President of the International Society of Multiphysics (ISoM), Honorary Secretary of the Association of Aerospace Universities (AAU), and Director & Chair at the Global Listening Centre (GLC). He is also Chairman of the Board and Founding Member of the start-up, ‘Windtech AS’. He received distinguished prizes such as the W F Reddaway Prize, Commonwealth Scholarship, and President Gold Medal. He has collaborated with scientists/researchers worldwide.