Muhammad Shafiq completed the Ph.D. degree (2012) in Meteorology at the Institute of Meteorology of Leopold-Francis University of Innsbruck, Austria. Furthermore, he attained the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees both in Spatial Science from the Department of Space Science, University of the Punjab, Pakistan, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He is employed at Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) since 2003. Presently, he is head of glacier hydrology and hazards group. His research interests include Climate and Cryosphere, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Space Meteorology and Glacial Hazards. Dr. Shafiq is a member of IEEE-Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, Pakistan Society of Geographical Information Systems, and Space Generation Advisory Council. He has been a fellow of Higher Education Commission (HEC-Pak) from 2007 to 2011.