Dr Mustafa Batikha has a PhD in Structural Engineering from Edinburgh University, UK. Dr Batikha was a full-time academic staff member at Damascus University from 1994 until 2015. At Heriot-Watt University (Dubai), Dr Batikha has been an Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering in the Civil Engineering programme since 2015. He has also been the Associate Director of Research for the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure, and Society from 2016 until 2024. Moreover, he is the Founding Editor of the Centre of Excellence in Smart and Sustainable Construction (CES2C) Research Bulletin from 2019 until 2023. Dr Batikha is also a consultant engineer at the Syrian Engineer’s Syndicate of Damascus, a chartered member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), a member of the International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC), a member of the national training team at the Syrian Engineers Syndicate and the Teachers’ Syndicate of Damascus. In research, Dr Batikha has guided innovative work individually and through the supervision of research students in different structural engineering fields. Today, he has over 40 research publications in structural engineering, tall buildings, sustainable concrete and 3D concrete printing. Besides, he is a reviewer in highly impact journals.
