Dr. Elfarra has completed his PhD from Middle East Technical University, Turkiye. He previously he was the head of the Flight Training department and the head of the training at the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association and its Flight Training Organization. After that, he worked associate professor at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University in Turkiye. Currently he is working as an associate professor at the department of Aircraft Maintenance Technology at Abu Dhabi Polytechnic, Al Ain Campus.

During his academic work, he also served as a consultant for many national and international industrial engineering projects.

Dr. Elfarra has more than 15 years of experience in aerospace engineering, civil aviation and renewable energy. His main research areas are aerodynamics, turbomachinery, CFD and wind energy assessment.

He supervised around 20 master of science and PhD theses. He has around 40 peer reviewed publications. He has also been active in academic accreditation, curriculum development and academic program improvement.