He is an Associate Professor with the School of Computer Sciences, and Deputy Director for the National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAV6), Universiti Sains Malaysia, with 20 years of teaching and research experience.

He was formerly with Motorola Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. as a Senior R&D Engineer in Software Development for two-way radios. His current research interests include efficient protocols for Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, Satellite Communications, Quality of Service, and Real Time Systems. This research is conducted in affiliation with the National Advanced IPv6 Centre (NAV6) in USM.