About
Architectural engineer turned built-environment researcher, with 16 years across academia, applied R&D, and entrepreneurship. My work uses AI — graph neural networks, GeoAI, and street-view imaging — to make cities and buildings more responsive to the people inside them.
Currently CEO and co-founder of 4dt.io, an AI-powered digital-twin platform spanning the built environment, process manufacturing, and specialty agritech — built on a horizontal foundation customisable to any domain. Previously a postdoctoral fellow at the NUS Urban Analytics Lab (2023–2025), with work appearing in Nature Cities, Building and Environment, and Computers, Environment and Urban Systems.
Education
| 2022 | PhD, Built Environment — National University of Singapore |
| 2017 | MSc, Architectural Engineering — Mansoura University, Egypt |
| 2009 | BSc, Architectural Engineering — Mansoura University, Egypt |
Experience
| Mar 2021 – present | CEO & Co-Founder — 4dt.io |
| Nov 2023 – Jul 2025 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow — NUS Urban Analytics Lab |
| Mar 2022 – Aug 2023 | Product Manager — Saltmine |
| Mar 2021 – Mar 2022 | Research Scientist — Saltmine |
| Aug 2018 – 2022 | Research Associate / Assistant — BUDS & IDEAS Labs, NUS |
| 2011 – 2018 | Teaching Assistant / Assistant Lecturer — Kafrelsheikh, AUC |
| 2009 – 2011 | Teaching Faculty — Misr Higher Institute (MET), Mansoura |