Currently, Farid is the Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Sampoerna University, Indonesia. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, in 2005, then Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan, in 2009 and 2012, respectively. After earning the doctoral degree, he moved to Osaka and worked for 3.5 years in a Japanese heavy industry company as a research engineer. In 2015, he joined back Tokyo Tech as a full-time lecturer (Specially-appointed Associate Professor). Since April 2018 till present, he serves Tokyo Tech as a Visiting Associate Professor. His fields of interest are Mechanics of Materials, Damage Mechanics, Mechanical Product Design, and Engineering Education.