*Full Professor, Ghent University, Belgium, *Honorary Professor, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan
*High Level Foreign Talent in China 2023, *Top 2% among the World's Scientists - AD Scientific Index 2023, *Leader Award 2023 and National Ranking 3 in 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, * Medal of honour 2015 national (Belgium) orders award
*BSc in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, *MSc in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, *PhD, Doctor in Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium, *DSc, Doctor of Science, University of Surrey, UK