I am an experienced researcher and qualified marine engineer of combined professional and academic experience in marine engineering, human factors, and risk management. Holding a Chief Engineer's Certificate of Competency (CoC), I have gained extensive practical experience aboard VLCCs and product tankers.

Since 2021, I have been a Research Associate at the University of Strathclyde, focusing on integrating human factors into maritime system design and safety management. I have led key activities in several EU-funded projects, including SAFEMODE and GATERS, contributing to the development of the SHIELD and HURID frameworks and leading the life cycle cost (LCC) analysis for Gate Rudder retrofits. Additionally, I have contributed to global initiatives such as the IAMU Global Maritime Professional Book of Knowledge and G+ Offshore Wind safety data reporting and analysis.

My current research aims to extract and structure human factors data from safety reports to support comprehensive risk modelling for both operational risk management and system design. I am also investigating the automation of HF classification and analysis using large language models (LLMs) and data-driven techniques to scale safety learning across the maritime sector.

PhD (ongoing), Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
University of Strathclyde, UK (2021–present)
Research focus: Human Factors in Maritime Systems.

MSc Maritime Energy Management
World Maritime University (WMU), Sweden (2017)
Graduated with distinction (first in class); Chancellor’s Medal of Honour; Sasakawa Scholarship.

BSc Marine Engineering
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt (2002)
Graduated first in class.

Chief Engineer’s Certificate of Competency (STCW III/2)
Issued in 2013 after ranking first in all three CoC exams (Third, Second, and Chief Engineer levels).