Ph.D. (Structural Engineering – Seismic Rehabilitation) Dept. of Civil Eng., McMaster University, Canada, 2002.
M.Sc. (Structural Engineering – Reinforced Concrete Bridges) Dept. of Civil Eng., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1998.
B.Sc. (with Honors – Structural Division) Dept. of Civil Eng., Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1993.

Scholarly activities and memberships

Voting Member of the technical committee on masonry design of CSA S304 standard “Design of Masonry Structures”.
Member of the technical committee of CSA N287.3 standard “Design Requirements for Concrete Containment Structures for CANDU Nuclear Power Plants”.
Associate Member of the ACI Committee 440 “Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement”.
Member of the: Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering (CAEE), Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, and Project Management Institute (PMI).

Professional activities and memberships

Licensed Professional Engineer in Quebec (ing.) and Ontario (P.Eng.).
Provided specialized engineering consultation and professional training courses to several companies in Canada in mining projects including the design of foundations of heavy vibrating machines, crushers, sag mills, thickeners, large domes, tunnels, conveyor bents, and others.
Conducted load proof field testing and evaluation for several bridges and buildings.
Analysis and design of several specialized structures.