Editorial Team
Editor in Chief
Prof. Sayed Hemeda- Egypt
Professor Sayed Hemeda obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, specializing in Architectural and Structural Conservation of Built Heritage. He was the first Head of the Architectural Conservation Department at the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, Egypt. Previously, he served as Manager of the Heritage Science Program and Centre (LACC) at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) and as Vice Manager of the Conservation Center of Historic Buildings and Artifacts at Cairo University.
A highly ranked scholar, Professor Hemeda has been placed in the top 0.02% of researchers worldwide by ScholarGPS and is ranked #6 in archaeology globally.
Sayed Hemeda is an Editorial Board Member of npj Heritage Science (nature).
He has received numerous awards from Cairo University, including the Scientific Excellence Prize (2017), the Encouragement Award (2014), and the Best PhD Thesis Award (2009–2010). In 2019, he was also honored with the General Union of Arab Archaeologists Prize for Academic Excellence.
His research output includes 103 articles, 45 articles in Q1 journals indexed in Scopus and Clarivate, 37 international books published by Springer, Bentham, and IntechOpen, and 430 citations. He has delivered 58 invited lectures across 16 countries.
Professor Hemeda’s primary research interests lie in geotechnical and structural engineering applications for architectural heritage preservation and engineering data analysis, particularly in pattern recognition for analytical data from culturally significant objects.
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Stardom University:
Stardom Scientific Journal of Natural and Engineering Sciences. https://engineering.stardomuniversityscientificjournals.edu.eu/
He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Research.
He serves on the editorial boards of several publications, including Springer Nature, IntechOpen, Bentham Books, the Open Journal of Geology, Progress of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Geoscience Journal, and Alexandria Engineering Journals.
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Editorial Board Manager
Associ. Prof. Dr. Redwan Mohammed Saad – Yemen
Associ. Prof. Dr. Redwan is a
· Senior lecture at Electoral Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ibb University, Yemen.
· Head of Cybersecurity and Network Department, Al-Qalam University, Ibb, Yemen
· Completed Two years postdoctoral research fellow at Computer Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
· Ph.D. in Internet Infrastructure security, University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.
· The research interests include Cybersecurity, Internet of Things security, Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and IPv6 security.
Editorial board member
Professor, Chongqing- China
Professor, Chongqing- China is a Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Safety and Resilience of Civil Engineering in Mountain Area
Email: cheungwg@126.com/zhangwg@cqu.edu.cn
Homepage Google Scholar Career Highlights
- Honors & Awards: – Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Scholar (2021–2024) – Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Researcher (2023, 2024) – World’s Top 0.05% Scholar in 2024 by ScholarGPS (Civil Engineering field) – National Young Talent Program awardee – First Prize of Provincial/Ministerial Science and Technology Award (3 times; ranks 1st, 3rd, 5th) – First Prize in Science and Technology Award of National-Level Association/Society (2 times; ranks 1st, 4th) – Young Teacher Award founded by Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation – Computers and Geotechnics Sloan Outstanding Paper Award (2019) – Underground Space Best Paper Award (2021) – Georisk Mostly Cited Paper Award (2021, 2023)
- Editorial Leadership: – Associate Editor of Geoscience Frontiers – Founding Associate Editor of Machine Learning and Data Science in Geotechnics – Associate Editor of Earth Systems, Resources, and Sustainability – Editorial Board Member of Computers and Geotechnics, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (JRMGE), Georisk, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (BOEG), Natural Hazards Research, and the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories
- Publications and Citation: – Published over 100 research papers in top geotechnical engineering journals – 23 ESI Highly Cited Papers (first/corresponding author; 3 Hot Papers) – 1 “Top 100 Most Influential International Academic Paper in China” – 2 “Leading 5000 Top Academic Papers in Chinese Science and Technology Journals” – 1 “Top 100 Excellent Papers of the Decade” by KeAi Publishing – Authored 5 English-language academic monographs (2 two of which were supported by the National Science and Technology Academic Publication Fund) – Google Scholar: 17,200+ citations; h-index 65; i10-index 260 – Scopus: 12,800+ citations; h-index 58 Professional Experience
- Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Safety and Resilience of Civil Engineering in Mountain Area, Chongqing University (Jul. 2025–Present).
- Associate Chair, School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University (Nov. 2018–Jul. 2025).
- Professor, Chongqing University (2016–Present).
- Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University (2014–2016).
- Research Assistant, Nanyang Technological University (2009–2010). Education • Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Aug. 2010–Feb. 2014 Page 1 of 2
- M.E., Hohai University, China, Sep. 2006–Apr. 2009
- B.E., Hohai University, China, Sep. 2002–Jun. 2006 Research Interests
- Deep braced excavation
- Slope stability and Geohazards
- Rock cultural relics reservation
- Big data and machine learning in geotechnics and geoengineering Selected Publications 315, 110781. 5. Shuo The overall stability of a partially unstable reservoir bank slope to water fluctuation and rainfall based on Bayesian theory. Landslides, 21, 2021–2032. 10. Zhang, W., Lu, W., Wang, L*. et al (2024). Landslide-induced tsunami simulation based on progressive landslide-shallow water equation coupling model: 1946 Aleutian tsunami case. Landslides, 21, 1719–1733. Selected Books & Monograph
Editorial board member
Professor Antonio Zanutta– Italy
Professor Antonio Zanutta is in Geodetic and Topographic Science, DISTART (Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Strutture,dei Trasporti, delle Acque, del Rilevamento, de Territorio), Engineering Faculty, University of Bologna, Italy. In 2001 he was Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Starting from 2001 until 2010 he was Researcher at the Engineering Faculty, University of Bologna, Italy, within the Ministerial Scientific Sector ICAR/06. From 2011, Associate Professor in the Macro Sector 08/A – Engineering for Infrastructure and Planning, Sector 08/A4 – Geomatics, SSD ICAR/06 – Topografia e Cartografia. Suitability to the role of Full Professor earned in July 2012. Member of the Department of
Civil, Chemistry, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM). Actually, he is Professor of Photogrammetry for the Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Topography, Numerical Cartography and GIS for Degree course in Civil Engineering,
Building Engineering and Environmental Engineering. He is member of the Research Unit of Geodesy of the National Program of Researches in Antarctica (PNRA) and he joined in nine Antarctic Scientific Expeditions from 2002/03. From 2018 to 2022 he is Director of First Cycle Degree of Building Engineering, University of Bologna. His research was mainly devoted to GPS surveying and data processing for crustal deformation control. Moreover, he is involved within analytical and digita photogrammetry applied to Cultural Heritage documentation, landslides monitoring and land deformation detection.
Editorial board member
Associate Professor
Amin Beiranvand Pour- Malysia
Associate Professor Amin Beiranvand Pour is a leading scientist and internationally established researcher in the field of geological remote sensing and mineral exploration. He was listed among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for the years 2019-2024. He is Co-Founder and Team Lead in ScanMiner Solutions. He is one of the highly cited researchers in the field of geological remote sensing in the world (ranked 2 in Google Scholar). He has ranked 1 among Top Scientists for years 2023 and 2024 in Earth Science in Malaysia. He has a full academic background in applied geology, economic geology, remote sensing and mineral exploration. He was project Leader of numerous mineral exploration research projects using multispectral and hyperspectral sensors for geological mapping and mineral exploration in arid and semi-arid regions, Antarctica, Arctic and tropical areas. His experience ranges widely, from geological mapping to environmental issues such as lithological and structural mapping, mineral exploration, environmental monitoring and modelling, geo-hazard, geothermal mapping, geomorphic and coastal geology investigations. He has published more than 200 research papers and 5 edited books in the field of geological remote sensing, mineral exploration and geohazard modeling.
Editorial board member
Full Professor
Prof. Maria Stefanidou- Greece
Scopus ID: 23487136500
Professor Maria has diploma in Geology (1993), Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies (2011) in Physics Department and PhD in Traditional materials (2000) in School of Civil Engineering from Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. She is the director of Laboratory of Building Materials in School of Civil Engineering AUTH since 2015. She is a member of research group in 94 national and European projects and scientific responsible in 22. She has organized conferences, training schools and seminars to disseminate new technologies in building materials. She serves as a reviewer for 14 high-IF scientific journals and she is an associate editor in Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier). She is a member of RILEM TCs and RILEM European Regional Convener in Europe. Her research interest involves upgrading both traditional and cement –based materials using by-products and new technologies such as nanoparticles, bio-fibres and industrial by-products. She has published 82 articles in international journals and more than 200 in conferences. Her work has received a high number of citations and an h-index of 30(SCOPUS)
Head of Consultency Committee
Dr. Taha A. Elwi- Iraq
Dr. Taha A. Elwi is a senior researcher, educator, and consultant with over 20 years of academic, industrial, and advisory experience in wireless communications, applied electromagnetics, and artificial intelligence. He earned his BSc and MSc in Electrical and Laser/Optoelectronics Engineering from Al-Nahrain University, Iraq, before completing his PhD in systems engineering and science at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2011. His career spans roles with Huawei Technologies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, New York University, and as head of the Communications Engineering Department at Al-Mammon University College. Currently, he directs the International Applied and Theoretical Research Center (IATRC) in Baghdad and advises Iraq’s higher education institutions.
Dr. Elwi ranked among the world’s top 2% of scientists by Stanford University (2022). He has published over 150 papers, holds 10 patents, and advances research in smart antennas, RIS, metamaterials, biomedical sensors, and AI-driven wireless systems. He is deeply committed to mentoring and fostering global academic collaboration.
