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. He 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 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. His primary research interests lie in geotechnical and structural engineering applications for architectural heritage preservation and engineering data analysis.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of Stardom Scientific Journal of Natural and Engineering Sciences and of the Journal of Advances in Geological and Geotechnical Research, and 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.

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35745991300
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0308-9285

Editorial Board Manager

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Redwan Mohammed Saad — Yemen

Senior lecturer at the Electrical Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ibb University, Yemen.
Head of Cybersecurity and Network Department, Al-Qalam University, Ibb, Yemen.
Completed a two-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Computer Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
PhD in Internet Infrastructure Security, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia.
Research interests: Cybersecurity, Internet of Things security, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS), and IPv6 security.

Editorial Board Members

Professor, Chongqing University — China

Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Safety and Resilience of Civil Engineering in Mountain Area, Chongqing University. Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Scholar (2021–2024), Clarivate Analytics Global Highly Cited Researcher (2023, 2024), and World's Top 0.05% Scholar in 2024 by ScholarGPS (Civil Engineering). Associate Editor of Geoscience Frontiers and Founding Associate Editor of Machine Learning and Data Science in Geotechnics. Has published over 100 research papers in top geotechnical engineering journals with 23 ESI Highly Cited Papers; Google Scholar: 17,200+ citations, h-index 65. PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Research interests: deep braced excavation, slope stability and geohazards, rock cultural relics preservation, and big data and machine learning in geotechnics. Email: cheungwg@126.com / zhangwg@cqu.edu.cn

Professor Antonio Zanutta — Italy

Professor in Geodetic and Topographic Science, DISTART, Engineering Faculty, University of Bologna, Italy. Associate Professor since 2011 in Geomatics (ICAR/06); suitability for the role of Full Professor earned in July 2012. Member of the Department of Civil, Chemistry, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM). Professor of Photogrammetry for the MSc in Civil Engineering and of Topography, Numerical Cartography and GIS. Member of the Research Unit of Geodesy of the National Program of Researches in Antarctica (PNRA), having joined nine Antarctic scientific expeditions since 2002/03. From 2018 to 2022, Director of the First Cycle Degree of Building Engineering, University of Bologna. His research focuses on GPS surveying and data processing for crustal deformation control, and photogrammetry applied to cultural heritage documentation, landslide monitoring, and land deformation detection.

Assoc. Prof. Amin Beiranvand Pour — Malaysia

A leading scientist and internationally established researcher in geological remote sensing and mineral exploration. Listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for 2019–2024. Co-Founder and Team Lead at ScanMiner Solutions. One of the most highly cited researchers in geological remote sensing worldwide (ranked 2 in Google Scholar) and ranked 1 among Top Scientists in Earth Science in Malaysia for 2023 and 2024. Project leader of numerous mineral exploration research projects using multispectral and hyperspectral sensors in arid, semi-arid, Antarctic, Arctic and tropical regions. Has published more than 200 research papers and 5 edited books.

Prof. Maria Stefanidou — Greece

Diploma in Geology (1993), Master in Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies (2011), and PhD in Traditional Materials (2000) from the School of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Director of the Laboratory of Building Materials, School of Civil Engineering, AUTH, since 2015. Member of research groups in 94 national and European projects and scientific lead in 22. Associate Editor of the Journal of Building Engineering (Elsevier), reviewer for 14 high-impact journals, RILEM TC member and RILEM European Regional Convener. Research interests: upgrading traditional and cement-based materials using by-products, nanoparticles and bio-fibres. She has published 82 journal articles and more than 200 conference papers (h-index 30, Scopus). Scopus ID: 23487136500

Dr. Ahmed Mohsen Hassan Metwally — Egypt

PhD in Geophysics, Faculty of Science, Cairo University. Lecturer in the Geophysics Department since 2010. Experienced in fieldwork in applied geophysics and petroleum geosciences, with a strong background in programming and computer applications in geophysics. Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57207753675

Alaa Ibrahem Mohamed Ali — Egypt

A dedicated physicist with a strong academic background in theoretical nuclear physics and experimental radiation protection materials. BSc in Physics with honors from the Faculty of Science, Cairo University, MSc in Theoretical Nuclear Physics and PhD in Experimental Physics. His doctoral research focused on the development of radiation-shielding rubber materials enhanced with lead and borax. He has published three international research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has extensive university teaching experience.

Head of Consultancy Committee

Dr. Taha A. Elwi — Iraq

A senior researcher, educator, and consultant with over 20 years of academic, industrial, and advisory experience in wireless communications, applied electromagnetics, and artificial intelligence. BSc and MSc in Electrical and Laser/Optoelectronics Engineering from Al-Nahrain University, Iraq; PhD in Systems Engineering and Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2011). His career spans roles with Huawei Technologies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, New York University, and as Head of the Communications Engineering Department at Al-Mamoun University College. He currently directs the International Applied and Theoretical Research Center (IATRC) in Baghdad and advises Iraq's higher education institutions. Ranked among the world's top 2% of scientists by Stanford University (2022); has published over 150 papers and holds 10 patents in smart antennas, RIS, metamaterials, biomedical sensors, and AI-driven wireless systems.