Humaira Khan is currently pursuing her PhD in Technologies for Resilient Living Environments at the University of Campania, Italy, with a research focus on plant-extract-functionalized nanomaterials. She recently completed a visiting research fellowship at the University of Massachusetts, USA, where she explored polymeric nanomaterials for antimicrobial applications. Her interdisciplinary background in chemistry and nanotechnology spans Pakistan, Turkey, Italy, and the United States, and she has received multiple government-funded scholarships and awards for academic excellence and international research collaboration.