Prior to joining the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan (Canada), Dr. Nahiduzzaman held faculty positions at the Department of City and Regional Planning in KFUPM (Saudi Arabia), and the Department of Urban Planning and the Environment in the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden). His core research interests are resilient planning, digital twins, planning for urban transformation, and climate risks and vulnerability assessment. He is a recognized researcher in the fields. He is heavily engaged on collaborative research projects with the key governments and industrial partners, and (indigenous) communities across British Columbia and Canada. Hs has secured reputed research grants worth more than $5.5 million.