Usman received B. Sc. Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2006. He obtained M. Sc. Electronic Engineering from GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Swabi-Topi, Pakistan, in 2008. He completed his Ph. D. in “Sensorial and Learning Systems Engineering” from University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy, in May 2014. During doctoral studies, he visited Nanoelectronic Science and Engineering Laboratory (NESEL) of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea, for six months. After completing Ph. D., he pursued post-doc research at initially Tor Vergata (1 year) and then at NESEL (2 years). In December 2017, he became a Research Professor at SKKU which he pursued for one year. In December, 2018, he joined School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan, as an Assistant Professor. Since February, 2021, he is an Assosiate Professor at SEECS. He has so far published 22 articles in top-tier Journals and had delivered eight conference talks. Since 2015, he has also been a reviewer for Nanoenergy and Sensors MDPI. His research interests include micro-nano systems, nanoelectronics and electronic interfaces for micro systems.