Meet our Engineering Academics

Dr. Adel Abdel-Wahab, Associate Professor and Head of Quality Assurance at Dubai Campus, earned his PhD from Loughborough University. His research on advanced materials, including biomaterials, has led to 30+ publications. He is a Fellow of IMechE, CEng, and SFHEA.

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Archibong is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Academic Lead for Engineering Laboratories and Workshops at the Dubai Campus.

His research is in the broad themes of single and multiphase flow of fluids & solids with a focus on wide areas of applications including (low carbon) energy systems, chemical & process systems, environmental systems, biomedical and healthcare ...

Dr Seyed Ghaffar is the Head of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, Dubai, and an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (CEng, FICE).

Farrukh is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is Programme Director for Mechanical Engineering at University of Birmingham’s Dubai campus and led the establishment of the programme in Dubai.

He is an enthusiastic academic with a diverse skill set consisting of experimental, analytical, and computational techniques. This skill set complements his interest in mechanics, ...

Dr Majid Malboubi is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering.

Inspired by the workings of nature, Dr Malboubi applies the principles of mechanics and design micro-tools to unravel the physics underlying cellular processes and to understand how cells interact with their surroundings. Dr Malboubi completed his PhD at the University of Birmingham and worked on the interaction of ...

Dr Imran Qureshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He possesses academic as well as significant industrial experience in his field. Prior to joining University of Birmingham, he worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Sharjah, UAE.

Dr Qureshi earned his PhD in Engineering Sciences from the ...

Melody Khadem Sameni is associate professor of Railway Transportation Engineering and also the program director of MSc Railway Systems Engineering and Integration at the University of Birmingham- Dubai Campus. She previously held the position of Assistant Professor and head of Railway Transportation Group at the School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology. She is an ...

Dr Shehzad is the Program director of BSc Computer Engineering at the University of Birmingham Dubai campus and an Assistant Professor in the school of Engineering. He has more than 10 years of work experience in the field of higher education.

Dr Mohamad Zalzale is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering.

Mohamad is an interdisciplinary scientist. He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and an MSc in Computational Physics from the Montpellier University in France.

Mohamad teaches a variety of courses in the Mechanical Engineering ...