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General Dr Eng.Ashraf Elaraby

Head of the Consulting Office of the Engineering Authority

Prof. Omar M. Elhosseiny - Chair

Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University He holds his Ph.D from IUP (Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris, France, 1992). He is the President of the House of expertise in consulting engineering, BECT, which has executed many national & major projects in Egypt & Middle East. He occupied several executive positions during his career in Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. He was initially the head of Urban design & Planning Department, from 2009-2015, then the director of the credit hours/International Programs from 2015-2018, and finally vice-dean for environmental affairs & Community services from 2018-2021 before he was appointed as the Dean of the faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Prof. Dr. Omar El Hosseiny is a renowned expert in the fields of Urban Design & Planning in Egypt & abroad.

Prof. Amr A. Shaat - Conference General Secretary

Vice Dean for Post Graduate and Research at the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Dr. Shaat served as the deputy minister of Transport (2017 – 2019). The research of Dr. Shaat focuses on the steel structures and bridges, where he published more than 45 research articles in international journals and conferences. Dr. Shaat is the Editor-in-chief for Ain Shams Engineering Journal (ASEJ). Dr. Shaat was invited to give more than 20 Keynote Lectures. Dr. Shaat is serving in the committee of the Egyptian Code of Practices for Steel Structures. Dr. Shaat has also a wide structural consulting experience, where he participated in the design of many mega projects such as the Haramain High Speed Railway (KSA), Dakar Airport (Senegal), World Trade Center in Dubai (UAE)…etc. Dr. Shaat has been awarded Ahmed Moharam Award in Structural Engineering from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (2019).

Prof. Amr A. Abdelrahman

PhD, Fellow of Egyptian Society of Engineers, Professor of Concrete Structures and former-Chairman of the Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He is a member in the following Egyptian Codes Design and Construction of Concrete Structures; Design and application of Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction (Vice Chair); Planning, Design and Construction of Bridges and Highways; and Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Structures. He is also a member in the Arab Code for Design of Bridges, Supreme committee for Engineering Consultants and General Secretary of the Egyptian Society of Engineers/Civil. He has more than 35 journal publications and 75 conference papers; he supervised 23 PhD students and 42 MSc students. He is also a consultant engineer, CEO of “AACE Consulting Bureau”, and participated in the design of several projects in the Middle East and Canada. He has more than 30 years of experience working in the field of design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and structural strengthening with fiber reinforced polymers.

Prof. Diaa A. Khalil

Diaa Khalil has over 37 years of experience in micro photonic systems. He obtained his PhD from INPG France in 1993. He is Professor of photonics since 2004 in ASU where he was also the Chairman of the ECE Dept., The Vice dean of research and the Acting dean. He supervised more than 80 MSc and PhD. From 2007 to 2020, he was the CTO of the Optical MEMS Division in Si-Ware Systems. He is inventor of about 25 patents and patent applications, author and co-author of more than 370 publications, 4 book chapters and 1 ebook. He is a senior member in IEEE, OSA, SPIE, URSI, a member in the editorial board of the journal, Light: Science and Applications, produced by the Nature PG and associate editor of the journal IEEE-PTL. He is a holder of the State incentive prize in 1998 and state appreciation prize in 2022.

Prof. Marwa A. Khalifa

Prof. Khalifa has obtained her B.Sc. (1995) & M.Sc. (2000), 'Urban Planning' specializationfrom Ain Shams University (ASU), Egypt whileher PhD (2007) was a joint supervisión between ASU and the University of Sheffield, UK. She has been affiliated to the Department of Urban Design & Planning since 1996, and promoted to a full Professor in 2017. Currently, Prof. Dr. Khalifa acts as a Director of the Graduate Engineering School for Research (GESR) and a coordinator for 2 programs: B.Sc. “Environmental Architecture & Urbanism” (ENVR) and the Interdisciplinary Master on “Resource Efficient Cities” (IMaREC). Prof. Dr. Khalifa has major interest in informal settlements upgrading, participatory planning approaches, environmental assessment & risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and resource efficient cities. She combines the advantitleTages of having both the theoretical grounds and practical experience. Additionally, she has active international links and cooperation projects with partner universities in EU, Latin America, South Asia, Africa, and the MENA Region.

Prof. Mostafa R. Ismail

Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering- Director of International Relation Office at Ain Shams University, Professor of Architecture. He holds his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool 2003, where he worked as a lecturer from 1998- 2006. Partnered in EPSRC funded projects in partnership with Arup & Partners, in the UK, and worldwide. In 2009, he became responsible for the Technical Affairs, NUCA, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, EGYPT. During that time he developed curricula for the Architecture Engineering at the British University in Egypt, with the University of Loughborough where he acted as programme director until 2014. He is the founder of the Environmental Architecture and Urbanism ENVR programme at Ain Shams university, and started the Dual Degree tracks for the Credit Hour programmes with the University of East London in 2018. He was granted funds for research projects with partners from UK, France, Italy, and Germany. And a Visiting Scholar, University of Liverpool.

General Dr Eng.Ashraf Elaraby

Head of the Consulting Office of the Engineering Authority

Prof. Omar M. Elhosseiny - Chair

Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University He holds his Ph.D from IUP (Institut d'Urbanisme de Paris, France, 1992). He is the President of the House of expertise in consulting engineering, BECT, which has executed many national & major projects in Egypt & Middle East. He occupied several executive positions during his career in Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. He was initially the head of Urban design & Planning Department, from 2009-2015, then the director of the credit hours/International Programs from 2015-2018, and finally vice-dean for environmental affairs & Community services from 2018-2021 before he was appointed as the Dean of the faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Prof. Dr. Omar El Hosseiny is a renowned expert in the fields of Urban Design & Planning in Egypt & abroad.

Prof. Amr A. Shaat - Conference General Secretary

Vice Dean for Post Graduate and Research at the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Dr. Shaat served as the deputy minister of Transport (2017 – 2019). The research of Dr. Shaat focuses on the steel structures and bridges, where he published more than 45 research articles in international journals and conferences. Dr. Shaat is the Editor-in-chief for Ain Shams Engineering Journal (ASEJ). Dr. Shaat was invited to give more than 20 Keynote Lectures. Dr. Shaat is serving in the committee of the Egyptian Code of Practices for Steel Structures. Dr. Shaat has also a wide structural consulting experience, where he participated in the design of many mega projects such as the Haramain High Speed Railway (KSA), Dakar Airport (Senegal), World Trade Center in Dubai (UAE)…etc. Dr. Shaat has been awarded Ahmed Moharam Award in Structural Engineering from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (2019).

Prof. Amr A. Abdelrahman

PhD, Fellow of Egyptian Society of Engineers, Professor of Concrete Structures and former-Chairman of the Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He is a member in the following Egyptian Codes Design and Construction of Concrete Structures; Design and application of Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction (Vice Chair); Planning, Design and Construction of Bridges and Highways; and Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Structures. He is also a member in the Arab Code for Design of Bridges, Supreme committee for Engineering Consultants and General Secretary of the Egyptian Society of Engineers/Civil. He has more than 35 journal publications and 75 conference papers; he supervised 23 PhD students and 42 MSc students. He is also a consultant engineer, CEO of “AACE Consulting Bureau”, and participated in the design of several projects in the Middle East and Canada. He has more than 30 years of experience working in the field of design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures and structural strengthening with fiber reinforced polymers.

Prof. Diaa A. Khalil

Diaa Khalil has over 37 years of experience in micro photonic systems. He obtained his PhD from INPG France in 1993. He is Professor of photonics since 2004 in ASU where he was also the Chairman of the ECE Dept., The Vice dean of research and the Acting dean. He supervised more than 80 MSc and PhD. From 2007 to 2020, he was the CTO of the Optical MEMS Division in Si-Ware Systems. He is inventor of about 25 patents and patent applications, author and co-author of more than 370 publications, 4 book chapters and 1 ebook. He is a senior member in IEEE, OSA, SPIE, URSI, a member in the editorial board of the journal, Light: Science and Applications, produced by the Nature PG and associate editor of the journal IEEE-PTL. He is a holder of the State incentive prize in 1998 and state appreciation prize in 2022.

Prof. Marwa A. Khalifa

Prof. Khalifa has obtained her B.Sc. (1995) & M.Sc. (2000), 'Urban Planning' specializationfrom Ain Shams University (ASU), Egypt whileher PhD (2007) was a joint supervisión between ASU and the University of Sheffield, UK. She has been affiliated to the Department of Urban Design & Planning since 1996, and promoted to a full Professor in 2017. Currently, Prof. Dr. Khalifa acts as a Director of the Graduate Engineering School for Research (GESR) and a coordinator for 2 programs: B.Sc. “Environmental Architecture & Urbanism” (ENVR) and the Interdisciplinary Master on “Resource Efficient Cities” (IMaREC). Prof. Dr. Khalifa has major interest in informal settlements upgrading, participatory planning approaches, environmental assessment & risk reduction, climate change adaptation, and resource efficient cities. She combines the advantitleTages of having both the theoretical grounds and practical experience. Additionally, she has active international links and cooperation projects with partner universities in EU, Latin America, South Asia, Africa, and the MENA Region.

Prof. Mostafa R. Ismail

Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Faculty of Engineering- Director of International Relation Office at Ain Shams University, Professor of Architecture. He holds his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool 2003, where he worked as a lecturer from 1998- 2006. Partnered in EPSRC funded projects in partnership with Arup & Partners, in the UK, and worldwide. In 2009, he became responsible for the Technical Affairs, NUCA, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, EGYPT. During that time he developed curricula for the Architecture Engineering at the British University in Egypt, with the University of Loughborough where he acted as programme director until 2014. He is the founder of the Environmental Architecture and Urbanism ENVR programme at Ain Shams university, and started the Dual Degree tracks for the Credit Hour programmes with the University of East London in 2018. He was granted funds for research projects with partners from UK, France, Italy, and Germany. And a Visiting Scholar, University of Liverpool.

General Dr Eng.Ashraf Elaraby

Head of the Consulting Office of the Engineering Authority

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