Firas obtained his PhD in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (Telecommunications Engineering) in 2016 from University Technology Petronas (UTP) and is an IEEE member since 2012. He obtained his MSc degree in Computer and Telecommunications Engineering from the American University of Technology (AUT), Lebanon, with the highest overall degree. He is a member of the IEEE 5G and beyond roadmap working groups. He authored and co-authored ~ 20 research papers in the field of wireless communications. He has served as a member of the technical program committee (TPC) of many conferences and workshops. He is the reviewer of the major international conferences in networking and wireless communications. He is also a member of the syndicate of engineers since 2001.