Dr. Riaz Ahmad Graduated with a Ph.D. in Demography from Zhejiang University, China. His main research interests include social sciences, social and entrepreneurial work, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises, digital economy, knowledge economy, CPEC, OBOR etc. 

He has participated in the several international conferences, (like International Conference on Ageing Research and Geriatrics, London, UK, 3rd Annual Academic Conference of Sri Lanka Association of Geriatrics, etc). He is currently serving as a reviewer for several SSCI, ESCI and core renowned international journals. He has published several scientific papers in SSCI and ESCI.