Research Interests
  • Water distribution networks control and monitoring through integrated hydraulics and quality dynamics
  • Stormwater management and flood control systems
  • Sustainable water resources management in the context of climate change
  • Cyber-physical systems, urban infrastructure development, and optimization of dynamic systems
Education
  • Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt University
    Ph.D. Candidate,
    Department of Civil and Environmental Department
    August 2021 - Present
  • Cairo University
    Cairo University
    M.Sc. in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
    Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering
    2017 - 2020
  • Cairo University
    Cairo University
    B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
    2011 - 2016
Honors & Awards
  • AWWA-CWP Student Scholarship
    2024
  • Second Place, Student Poster Competition at Water Smart Innovations Conference
    2023
  • J. Waldo Smith Hydraulic Fellowship, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
    2023
  • Rengao Song Scholarship for Water Science and Technology, Louisville Water Company & AWWA
    2023
  • Freeman Fellowship, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
    2022
Teaching Experience
  • Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University
    Teaching Assistant at Vanderbilt University
    2021 - Present
    Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
    • CE2200: Statics
    • CE3300: Risk, Reliability, and Resilience Engineering
    • CE4240, CE5240: Infrastructure Systems Engineering
  • Assistant Lecturer at Cairo University
    Assistant Lecturer at Cairo University
    2017 - 2021
    Irrigation and Hydraulics Department
    • IHDG211: Fluid Mechanics
    • IHDG212: Hydraulics of Pipelines and Pumps
    • IHDG312: Design of Irrigation Works
    • IHDN403: Field Measurements and Water Quality Aspects