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Architecture

Murtada Ali

Dr Murtada Ali

Faculty Member

Certifications

  1. Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering – Homs University, 1993.
  2. Master’s Degree in Mechanisms of Use and Development of Water Resources Investment – Armenia, 1998.
  3. PhD in Developing Hydraulic Calculation Methods for Water Structures Using Computer Assistance – Armenia / Yerevan, 2000.

Language

  1. Arabic language.
  2. English.
  3. Russian language.

Courses

  1. GIS Applications in Water Network Systems.
  2. Groundwater Modeling.
  3. Integrated Water Resources Management.
  4. Integrated River Basin Management – UNESCO‑IHE.
  5. Sewer Network Monitoring Devices (Germany – 2007).
  6. Measurement and Data Transmission Systems (Germany – 2007).
  7. Information Technology Management – UNHCR, 2017.

Skills

  1. Faculty Member in the College of Architectural Engineering – Arab Private University for Science and Technology.
  2. Deputy Dean of the College of Architectural Engineering and Lecturer at Qasioun Private University for Science and Technology.
  3. Senior Assistant in the Shelter Department at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) – Hama/Homs Office, from 2016 to 2019. Main Responsibilities
    • Assessing structural safety of facilities and infrastructure, calculating damages, and preparing bills of quantities.
    • Studying and supervising the rehabilitation of collective shelters (schools and residential buildings).
    • Supervising maintenance of infrastructure facilities.
    • Supervising other facilities and evaluating their economic feasibility (bakeries, vocational workshops, livelihood projects).
    • Preparing follow-up reports, final reports, and impact assessments.
  4. Head of the Emergency Preparedness Office at the Directorate of Water Resources in Homs from 2011 to 2016.
  5. Head of the Training and Qualification Department at the General Administration of the Orontes Basin / Hama from 2002 to 2009.
  6. Lecturer at Homs University, College of Civil Engineering (Undergraduate + Graduate Studies), 2002.
  7. Director of the Al-Jumhuriya ICDL Center (an accredited examination and training center for the International Computer Driving License).
  8. Lecturer in qualification courses for graduates of Civil and Architectural Engineering in Site Engineer and Finishing & Construction Supervision programs, in coordination with the Engineers Syndicate – Homs Branch and Homs University.
Courses Taught:
In the College of Architectural Engineering / Qasioun Private University:
  • Building Construction I.
  • Building Construction II.
  • Specifications and Quantity Estimation.
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
  • Surveying.
  • Construction and Implementation Technology.
  • Engineering Workshops.
  • Computer Skills.
In the College of Civil Engineering / Homs University:
  1. Advanced Mathematics and Computer-Aided Design.
  2. Information Technology.
  3. Programming and Information Processing.
  4. Computer-Aided Design.
  5. Water Structures.
  6. Hydraulics III.
  7. Water Intake Structures.
  8. Pumping Stations.
Academic and Scientific Contributions:
  1. Co-supervision of a PhD dissertation at Cairo University – Faculty of Civil Engineering – Department of Irrigation and Hydraulics, 2004.
  2. Co-supervision of Master’s and PhD theses at Homs University – Faculty of Civil Engineering (with an attached experience certificate from Homs University).
  3. Co-supervision of Master’s theses at Latakia University – Faculty of Civil Engineering.
  4. Supervision of graduation projects for Civil Engineering students.
Research, Workshops, and Scientific Conferences:
  1. Database and reporting models for monitoring and operating dams – First Scientific Symposium on Dams, Latakia University, 2003.
  2. Key principles and criteria for selecting audit elements in water structure projects – Engineering Management Workshop (Design Phase), Latakia University, 2004.
  3. Major negative phenomena in earth dams based on field observations – Workshop on Operation and Maintenance of Water Structures, Homs University, 2005.
  4. Monitoring displacements in earth dams – Syrian-German Symposium on Dam Evaluation and Operation, Ministry of Irrigation, 2007.
  5. Developing dam safety management using expert systems – Engineering Structures Safety Symposium, Ministry of Higher Education, Homs University, 2008.
  6. Emergency plan for managing the disaster of an earth dam failure (Case Study: Al-Rastan Dam).
Key Participation in Workshops and Scientific Conferences:
  1. Integrated Water Resources Management – Egypt, 2004.
  2. Management of water quality properties using GIS.
  3. Principles of hydrological modeling using GIS.
Training and Capacity Building:
  1. Lecturer in engineering qualification courses with the FAO.
  2. Lecturer in qualification courses for engineers and technicians commissioned by the Ministry of Irrigation – General Authority for Water Resources (Topics: dam monitoring principles, dam emergency plans, displacement monitoring in operating earth dams, causes of dam failures).
  3. Preparing follow-up and evaluation reports for trainees in specialized qualification programs at the General Authority for Water Resources.
  4. Supervisor of Informatics at the General Administration of the Orontes Basin.
  5. Supervisor of the Information Literacy Center – Hama, from 2002 to 2003.
  6. Project auditing in dam safety evaluation – auditing dam study projects in the Studies Department.
  7. Member of the Dam Safety Committee and Water Structures Committee of the Orontes Basin.
  8. Member of the Committee for Preparing Dam Emergency Plans at the General Authority for Water Resources in Damascus.

Other Information

Vocational training coordinator in Homs for the Syrian Arab Red Crescent 2014-2015.