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Prof. Mouloud Gamouh

PictureProf. Mouloud Gamouh

SQU-QAO-C4-021

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Prof. Mouloud Gamouh

University of Constantine

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Dean of the Faculty of Law and a Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Constantine 1, Algeria, as well as an accredited lawyer before the Supreme Court and the Council of State. He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Law, specializing in Business Law, and a Bachelor’s degree in Law. He also completed professional legal training and obtained a Certificate of Legal Practice.

Dr. Naeem Ali Al Otoum

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SQU-QAO-C4-022

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Dr. Naeem Ali Al Otoum

Yarmouk University

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holds a PhD in Private Law from François-Rabelais University, France (2013), a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Jordan (2001), and a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Sharia from Qatar University (1998). He has served as Assistant Professor of Civil Law at Yarmouk University from 2014 to 2019, Associate Professor of Civil Law from 2019 to 2024, and has been a Professor of Civil Law since May 2024.

Dr. Mohammad Abdallah

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Dr. Mohammad Abdallah

University of Sharjah, UAE

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Dr. Mohammad Abdallah is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Sharjah, where he also serves as Program Coordinator for Environmental Science & Engineering. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and has served as a technical expert for Canada's Federal Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Ottawa, an MSc in Environmental Engineering from Ain Shams University, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Ain Shams University. His research interests include solid waste management, waste-to-energy, wastewater treatment, sustainability, climate change, life cycle assessment, and smart cities. His scholarly output includes 53 journal papers, 20 conference papers, four book chapters, and one USPTO patent, with research funding totaling approximately USD 1.8 million. He has extensive academic, research, consulting, and engineering experience in the UAE and Canada, including roles with the University of Sharjah, University of Ottawa, AECOM Middle East, and environmental engineering firms. He has also participated in academic accreditation activities for MSc, PhD, and BSc engineering programs, including ABET accreditation for the BSc Civil Engineering program. His professional contributions include research supervision, technical committees, sustainability initiatives, journal reviewing, teaching, and international professional affiliations.

Prof. Shakhawat Chowdhury

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	Prof. Shakhawat Chowdhury	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Review Record: Prof. Shakhawat Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from Queen's University, Canada, an MEng in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. His research interests include water and wastewater treatment, emerging pollutants, disinfection byproducts, heavy-metal removal, human exposure and risk analysis, multicriteria decision-making, treated wastewater reuse, and the effects of climate change. He served as Coordinator of the Water Research Group at KFUPM and has extensive experience in academic research, teaching, graduate supervision, consulting, and engineering practice. His CV highlights 101 peer-reviewed publications, including 65 refereed journal papers, and two patents, together with substantial involvement in university-, national-, and client-funded research projects. He has significant academic quality and accreditation experience, including serving as Chairman of the Program Assessment Committee for ABET/NCAAA and previously as a member of the Program Assessment Committee for ABET. His professional background also includes postdoctoral research at Université Laval and the University of Toronto, research and teaching appointments at Canadian universities, environmental consulting in Canada, and engineering practice in Bangladesh. He is a member of Professional Engineers Ontario and The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, and has served as a reviewer for numerous international journals in environmental engineering, water research, risk assessment, and related fields.

Dr. Tarek Merabtene

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	Dr. Tarek Merabtene
Review Record: Dr. Tarek Merabtene is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Sharjah and has also served as Director of International Affairs at the University. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering, specializing in water resources and hydraulics engineering, from Kyushu University, Japan, as well as a master’s degree and State Engineer qualification in Civil Engineering from Ecole Nationale Polytechnique (ENP), Algeria. His academic and professional career includes extensive experience in the UAE, Japan, and Algeria. He previously served as Chief Scientist and Project Manager at the UNESCO International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (UNESCO-ICHARM), Principal Engineer at the Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources in Japan, and Senior Engineer at Construction Technique Institute (CTI) Engineering. His research and scholarly activities cover water resources and hydraulics, drought and flood risk management, rainfall-runoff modelling, water supply systems, climate-related water challenges, and decision-support systems. His publication record includes books and book chapters, technical reports, journal papers, and numerous international conference papers. He has also contributed to international expert groups, seminars, and workshops concerned with water governance, disaster risk reduction, flood management, and sustainable water resources management.

Prof. Issam Saleh Jalham

SQU-QAO-C4-026

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Prof. Issam Saleh Jalham

The University of Jordan

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Prof. Issam Saleh Jalham is a Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at The University of Jordan, where he has served as a faculty member in several academic ranks since 1996. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Metallurgy and Engineering Materials, from the University of Strathclyde, UK (1996), an MSc in Industrial Engineering/Management from the University of Jordan (1993), and an MSc in Production Engineering and Design from Voroshilovgrad Machine Building Institute in the former USSR (1986). His academic and professional experience includes senior leadership roles in higher education quality assurance and accreditation. He served as Vice President of Jordan's Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) from 2012 to 2016 and as Assistant President for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. At the University of Jordan, he served as Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies for Medical and Scientific Faculties and as Head of the Industrial Engineering Department. His professional expertise includes quality management, industrial engineering, manufacturing systems, robotics, computer-aided manufacturing, engineering materials, and corrosion control. He has led national committees concerned with competency-based qualifying examinations, institutional and program quality assurance guides, higher education standards, and academic evaluation. His scholarly work includes publications in industrial engineering, quality and productivity improvement, manufacturing processes, engineering materials, and national qualification frameworks.

Prof. Vian Ahmed

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Prof. Vian Ahmed

American University of Sharjah

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Professor Vian Ahmed is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, at the American University of Sharjah, where she has served since August 2018. She has more than 23 years of academic and industrial experience in the United Kingdom and overseas. She holds a PhD in Construction Management and Engineering Education and a master’s degree in construction from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Hatfield Polytechnic. She is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building. Her teaching areas include engineering management, research methodology, capstone projects, and performance management. Her research interests include construction management and information technology, sustainability, Building Information Modelling (BIM), PPP/PFI, engineering education, disaster and resilience management, engineering management, and performance management. She has supervised more than 33 successfully completed PhD students and has an extensive record of research supervision, publications, research funding, and professional engagement. Her recent research also addresses smart campuses, generative artificial intelligence in education, blockchain applications, sustainability, renewable energy, and engineering education. In 2024, she was recognized as a Certified Reviewer by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) after completing the required workshops and assessment requirements.

Dr. Adolf Acquaye

SQU-QAO-C4-028

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Dr. Adolf Acquaye

Khalifa University

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Dr. Adolf Acquaye is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He holds a PhD in Sustainable Engineering Systems Management from Technological University Dublin, a master’s degree in engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge, and a First-Class BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering from KNUST, Ghana. He has approximately 15 years of teaching experience in industrial engineering and sustainability across the UK, Ghana, and the UAE at undergraduate, MSc, MBA, and PhD levels. His international professional contributions include serving as a Lead Author for the Industry Chapter of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) during both the Fifth and Sixth Assessment Report cycles, as well as appointment to the United Nations Global Environment Outlook GEO-7 assessment. His expertise covers sustainable engineering, energy economics and policy, system dynamics modelling, sustainable supply chains, circular economy, environmental impact assessment, climate change mitigation, and sustainability decision-support systems. He previously served at Rochester Institute of Technology-Dubai, the University of Kent, the University of Sheffield, and the Stockholm Environment Institute. His academic leadership experience includes programme directorship, curriculum committee leadership, research ethics, and contributions to ABET and UAE Ministry of Education accreditation self-assessment activities. He is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and has served as an external examiner, international research grant reviewer, journal editorial board member, and founding director of the Asia-Africa Sustainability Research Centre. His research record includes substantial externally funded projects and numerous high-impact publications in sustainability, supply chain management, energy, climate change, and environmental systems.

Prof. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan

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Prof. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan

University of Sharjah

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Professor Ramakrishnan Ramanathan is a Professor in the Department of Management, College of Business Administration, at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 30 years of academic experience across the UAE, the United Kingdom, Finland, the Netherlands, Oman, and India. He holds a PhD and a Master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from Madurai Kamaraj University. His teaching and research expertise includes operations management, supply chain management, management science, optimization, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), business statistics, simulation, energy and environmental economics, Big Data, Internet of Things, Blockchain, sustainability, and performance analysis. Before joining the University of Sharjah, he held senior academic positions at the University of Essex, the University of Bedfordshire, Nottingham University Business School, Sultan Qaboos University, and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, in addition to visiting appointments in several international universities. He has successfully completed more than 48 research projects with total funding exceeding £8 million, supervised 20 PhD students to completion, and served as an external examiner for taught programmes and research degrees. His scholarly output includes more than 160 journal publications, several books and monographs, and over 200 conference and invited presentations. His research focuses particularly on operations and supply chain management, digital technologies for productivity and sustainability, environmental and policy analysis, and quantitative decision-making methods. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Operational Research Society of India, and he contributes to international journal editorial boards, research funding reviews, and professional and academic committees.

Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abd El Haq Badran

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Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abd El Haq Badran

Qatar University

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Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abd El Haq Badran is an Associate Professor of Public Policy in the Department of International Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, at Qatar University. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in public policy and public administration and has served as Department Head and Department Coordinator at Qatar University. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Exeter, UK, an MRes in Public Administration from Cairo University, and a BSc in Political Science with a minor in Public Administration from Cairo University. Prior to joining Qatar University, he held academic and research positions at Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, the University of Exeter, Aston University, and Cairo University. His teaching experience spans postgraduate, undergraduate, and executive education in public policy analysis, public administration, strategic management, leadership, total quality management, performance management, research methods, energy and global security, and public-sector management. His research interests include energy transition policies in the GCC, regulatory governance, the politics of regulation in liberalized public utilities, telecommunications, water and energy regulation, smart governments and smart cities, and innovations in public service delivery. A growing focus of his research is Artificial Intelligence governance and regulation, including the ethical, legal, and policy dimensions of AI. He has led a Qatar National Research Fund project on modelling and assessing the transition to a low-carbon and smart economy in Gulf countries. His academic leadership and service include curriculum development, programme coordination, academic committees, research collaboration, conference organization, and executive education. He is also a member of professional associations including the Political Studies Association, the European Consortium for Political Research, the American Society for Public Administration, and NASPAA.