Afaq Hyder Chohan is a skilled professional currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates. He was awarded a Bachelor of Architecture degree (B. Arch) from Mehran University in 1997, a Master’s degree (MSc. Building) from University Malaya in 2007, and a Doctoral degree (PhD. Architecture) from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in February 2011. He is a versatile academician with 22 years of professional university teaching experience (undergraduate and postgraduate) at national and international universities. He also possesses 20 years of field experience as a professionally licensed architect and manages his professional role as a designer, specifier, project manager, and architect of record. His architectural practice expertise includes designing and constructing boutique hotels, recreation clubs, and low and mid-rise residential buildings, and completing remodeling, renovation, and adaptation projects. In addition, he conducts research on contemporary issues of housing urban design and smart cities. His published research work is oriented towards urban issues, housing design and its quality, sustainable housing, the use of mobile technology in housing quality, design/housing satisfaction survey, housing quality profiles, quality framework development, and design defects.
