A Canadian Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University (Oman, since 2021), specializing in sustainable concrete development, recycled/industrial by-product materials, and high-performance concrete. Holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Sherbrooke University (Canada), a DEA from INSA Rennes (France), and MSc/BSc degrees in civil/construction materials from Algerian universities. Previously worked as an Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University (2013-2021), Research Associate at Kingston University London (UK), and Postdoctoral Fellow at Hiroshima University (Japan, JSPS-funded). With 2,768 Scopus citations (h-index 21) and 3,780 Google Scholar citations (h-index 22), he is consistently ranked among the world’s top 2% scientists (Stanford University) and won Oman’s National Research Award (2023).