Professor Shafiul has more than 20 years of professional experience in teaching, learning and development. He has achieved academic and professional degree in Technology and Business Administration. A commonwealth scholar, Professor Shafiul has received numerous scholarships for his academic excellence throughout his career. He worked with different organizations home and abroad [GSMA London; NTT Neomeit, Japan; GIZ Bangladesh]. He collaborated with Government of Bangladesh and International Development Agency [World Bank, Swisscontact, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)]. He is actively doing research on cyber security and technologies relevant to the 4IR. He has published over 50 research articles in recognized journals and conferences.