Abdul Raheem is an early-career, motivated researcher with an academic background in engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Design and Manufacturing Engineering. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Advanced Systems Engineering (ASE) at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. His research focuses on the development of Digital Twin prototype for integrated Factory and Production Planning (FPP) aspects. His doctoral activities are being funded by the PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza), European Union-Next Generation EU, Mission 4 Component 1.