He is a docent in the area of technology of education. He is currently working as a research
fellow with the faculty of e-learning, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona Spain, and
the department of teacher education, University of Helsinki, Finland. Zaheer is a guest
editor in special issues on emerging digital technologies and design thinking in three JCR Q1
listed journals. He has published 37 research papers and 47 conference presentations. He
has also supervised 5 Ph.D. dissertations and 43 master’s theses in educational sciences.