Shahnawaz Khan received his PhD in Computer Science from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), India. Currently, he is serving as Secretary General of Scientific Research Council and Assistant Professor in Department of Information Technology, University College of Bahrain, Bahrain. Prior to this, he has co-founded 2 IT companies and served as chief technical officer (CTO) and has been associated with multiple national and international universities as lecturer, course coordinator and program coordinator. He has always emphasized on bridging the gap between academics and industry keeping in mind the growing IT industry in terms of futuristic technologies. Under his leadership many modernized laboratories came into existence. He has been a key player during the accreditation process of the universities. He has more than 18 years of experience including 7+ years of industrial and 11+ years of teaching and research. He has delivered several invited/keynote talks at workshops/seminars in India & abroad. He has published 2 patents and more than 30 peer reviewed research articles. His areas of specialization are Machine learning, NLP, Blockchain and FinTech.