Prof. Dr. Ahmed has 33 years of extensive experience in research, consultancy services, construction supervision management, and leadership in the field of Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering. His expertise has been significantly enhanced through his involvement in research at various prestigious institutions, including:
1. Hydraulics Research Institute (HRI), National Water Research Center, Egypt
2. UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
3. The University of Tokyo, Japan
4. Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI), Japan
Additionally, Prof. Dr. Ahmed has provided consultancy services and leadership at Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners), Cairo Office, Egypt. He firmly believes that consultancy services should be strongly supported by research work. Due to his extensive experience, he serves as a reviewer for renowned international journals.
Prof. Dr. Ahmed is a Board Certified Coastal Engineer (BC.CE) from the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE), an independent certification organization that validates the competence of engineers in their specialized fields. This certification is held by a small percentage of coastal engineers in the United States.
Since September 2019, Prof. Dr. Ahmed has been registered as a Chartered Engineer with the UK Council (registration no. 667404) and is a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects (membership no. 00239005), and Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineers since June 2024. In October 2022, he was selected as an international trustee on the ACOPNE board of trustees for the 2022-2025 period, and recently president-elect of ACOPNE from 2024 to 2025.
For more details, Prof. Dr. Ahmed has extensive experience in the following research, consultancy services, and leadership-related themes:
- Coastal Engineering (Coastal Processes, Morphology, and Structures
- River Dynamics and Hydraulic Structures
- Port Engineering (Ports and Marinas)
His experience encompasses field measurements, laboratory measurements, physical and numerical modeling, consultancy services (from inception, planning, and feasibility studies, concept, schematic/preliminary, and detailed design to the issuance of tender documents and issue for construction documents), and construction supervision management.