Alaa Ashmawy, Dean of Engineering (AUD, UAE) and President-Elect of IFEES Dr. Alaa holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in US and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Alexandria University (Distinction with Honors) in Egypt. Dr. Alaa Ashmawy joined AUD in 2006 as Dean of Engineering. Prior to his appointment at AUD, he had been a tenured Associate Professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. His expertise is in geotechnical Engineering, with interests in numerical modeling of foundations and earth structures, environmental geotechnics, and soil dynamics & earthquake Engineering. Dr. Ashmawy's experience includes Engineering consulting for a number of companies in the US, and a visiting professorship at the Universidád de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Florida (USA) and an ABET Program Evaluator.

Dr. Hany El Kadi is the Dean of the College of Technological Innovation at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining Zayed University in 2018, he has been at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) in the United Arab Emirates for twenty years. He has served as Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department for 5 years, Associate Dean of the College of Engineering for 11 years and Interim Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Affairs & Instruction for 2 years. Dr. El Kadi received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta in Canada and received his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alexandria in Egypt. He has also served as a faculty member at Winona State University, MN, USA and at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in AZ, USA. Dr. El Kadi’s research is in the area of fatigue and fracture of composite materials, artificial neural networks and engineering education.

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering Prof. Hassan Barada has been the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies of the College of Engineering at Khalifa University since September 2010. He has over 27 years of experience in the field of engineering in an academic setting. Professor Barada received Bachelor, Master, and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University, USA in 1984, 1986, and 1989, respectively. Before he joined the founding team of Khalifa University in 2008, he held academic posts at Lehigh University (USA) from 1989 to 1995, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KSA) from 1995 to 1999, and Etisalat University College (UAE) from 1999 to 2008. As Khalifa University’s Associate Dean, Prof. Barada is responsible for overseeing the College of Engineering’s academic programs and initiatives that support and enhance academic success and the learning experience of students. He also leads the effort in securing national (CAA) and international accreditation (ABET) for all undergraduate engineering programs. Prof. Barada’s research interests are in distributed systems with a focus on algorithm design for services and applications. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of the IEEE Computer Society, the IEEE Education Society, and the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). He was the Chairman of IEEE Computer Society, Lehigh Valley Section, USA from 1992 to 1995.

Dr. Khawaja holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University in Computer and Electrical Engineering. His consulting and research activity is in the area of software development and enterprise systems architecture and technologies. Before joining RIT-Dubai, Dr. Khawaja was the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at the American University in Dubai. In his eight years tenure at AUD, he spearheaded the CIT program's ABET-CAC accreditation and Ministry of Education – Higher Education Affairs (MOE-HEA) reaccreditations. He also led the creation and accreditation of a new Computer Science program and the creation and accreditation of an IT graduate program. His effort has focused on creating a premier education environment recognizing various human dimensions and utilizing state-of-the-art assessment processes that use Java technologies to assess learning outcomes accomplishment at various levels. This is then used to drive improvement efforts. He is also a senior architecture and systems consultant at Harf Information Technology, a leading provider of training and e-learning solutions in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Khawaja is the co-founder and inventor of www.myfacecut.com and www.itimepro.com systems as well as LinksSaver and TrafficAbacus Android applications. His experience also includes his time as VP of Product Development at Digilore, Solutions architect and project manager at InfiniteTiers Advanced Software Technologies, Senior Integration Engineer at EDS-PLM Integration Services, Senior Software Engineer for SDRC, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati in the Information Technology Department. Dr. Khawaja delivered many projects to fortune 500 companies. He also delivered over 50 professional training courses.

Dr. Maged F. Hanna, PhD, PfMP, PMP,PMI-RMP, SSGB, SMS, Mediator, Expert , CBP Master Executive, CRMA, ACIArb, CTP, AMBCS, ILMAT, NSCAT Managing Director - SELEM Dr. Maged Hanna, holds 20 years of Senior Experience in :- Leading and managing organizations, Managing projects, programs, risk and portfolio locally and internationally, Train individuals & organizations in different topics especially in leadership and Management. Keynote speaker in international conferences & Symposium. He is currently the Managing Director of SELEM, which stands for Smart Engineering Leadership & Excellence in Management. A Pioneer Firm Providing Project & Risk Management Consultancy Services, Training Courses, Testing, and Conference Organization. Dr. Hanna, Passion is writing contents & Developing Methodologies to transform organization to be more effective and Successful, He performed several evaluations of Projects Department Performance & maturing as Per the OPM3 ( Organization Project Maturity Model) for Projects, Programs and Portfolio, enhance the Projects Department effectiveness through road map of change and implementation of Best practices. Dr. Hanna, Managed Several projects, programs and portfolio in the Construction industry and IT, also Develop codes , and documents for the government for the Engineering Practice. Also has managed several Risk Assessment and Safety audits in the construction industry. Prior to assuming this leadership opportunity, Dr. Maged served as the General Manager of the Society of Engineers – UAE where he conducted pioneering work to develop and expand Society membership, professional activities, conferences, training and professional testing. With responsibility for the strategic development of the Society, to achieve and exceed ambitious professional goals. Under his management and leadership, the Society grew to membership in excess of 37,000 members internationally. His numerous managerial accomplishments while in leadership at the UAE Society of Engineers include establishment of ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications, Accreditation Internationally and Locally, Awards and appreciation Certificates, Scientific Magazine to create more awareness and encourage Experts for reading. He has more than 100 initiatives towards enhancing organizational effectiveness in the Society as well as raising performance of organization and overall results. His educational achievements also complement his professional success. Dr.. Maged is currently a:- Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership effectiveness. Organization Transformation, and has received numerous awards and honors throughout his prominent career. This includes recognition & accreditation from a large number of diverse organizations, such as, PfMP – Portfolio Management Professional – PMI – United States of America – one of 600 Across the globe PMP – Project Management Professional – PMI – United States of America PMI-RMP – Risk Management Professional - PMI – United States of America IIA-CRMA – Certified Risk Management Assurance – Institute of Internal Auditors - United States of America SMS – Safety Management Specialist – BCSP ( Board of Certified Safety Professionals ) - United States of America - The only one through the Middle East ACIArb – Associate Charted Institute of Arbitrators – United Kingdom MABCS – Associate member of the Charted Institute of IT – United Kingdom ILMAT – Accredited Trainer from Institute of Leadership & Management – United Kingdom IASSYB, IASSGB, Six Sigma Green Belt - United States of America ACE, ACI – Adobe certified EXPERT - United States of America CTP – Certified Training Professional – Europe NSCAT – National Safety Council Accredited Trainer - United States of America IOSH – Institute of Occupational Safety & Health – United Kingdom CBP Master Executive – Certified Business Master Executive - United States of America Counselling Diploma – Egypt Federation of Arab Engineers – Honorary Arbitrator – MENA Region Dr. Hanna not only focuses on personal development and education but is also committed to professional development within the community through Training Coaching & Mentoring. He is a renowned and effective dynamic lecturer delivering short-courses in Leadership, Management different aspects, health & safety, Risk, Soft-Skills. also serves the engineering community through consulting, providing mediation and negotiation services, and participating on organizational and development committees and boards to enhance the engineering profession. Has contributed in Developing Methodologies, Framework, Documents in the engineering sector for the Government. His extensive experience and educational qualifications has led him to be member of the:- Editorial Board of “World of Engineering” Magazine. He has contributed numerous articles. He has been a Jury member for competitions sponsored by international organizations and has participated in associated review of journals, contracts, decrees and other publications. He chair international technical conferences as CPR, IAEE, ISGH. He is also an active and advisor member of several steering committees including serving as Impartial committee member for Bureau VERITAS and previous Executive Council member in the international Tunnelling Association (ITA), a member of different accreditation committee for Safety & Quality standards in Construction, Continues Reviewer for PMI Standards, Also PMI & ILA ( International Leadership Association) Proceedings, He held various seminars, exhibitions and conferences dedicated to all engineers working in the UAE and internationally for their professional growth and development like ITA, EDUCON Congress. Received numerous awards and appreciations internationally and locally.

Professor ?irin Tekinay joined American University of Sharjah as Dean of Engineering in February 2020. Professor Tekinay has held posts of academic administration as Dean of Engineering, Vice President, and Rector at universi-ties in Turkey. Prior to that, she was Program Director at the US National Science Foundation, tenured faculty at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and Director of NJ Center for Wireless Telecommunications. She is the current elected Chair of the Global Engineering Deans Council and a Board Member of the Europe-an Society for Engineering Education. Dean Teki-nay holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engi-neering from George Mason University, and MS and BS degrees from Bogazici University, Istanbul.