Dr. Eng. Hany Farouk Shehata; 

Dr. Shehata is the founder and CEO of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE). He is also a partner and vice-president of EHE-Consulting Group in the Middle East. He worked in the field of Civil Engineering early, while studying, with Bechtel Egypt Contracting & PM Company, LLC. His professional experience includes working in culverts, small tunnels, pipe installation, earth reinforcement, soil stabilization, and small bridges. Dr. Shehata has been also involved in teaching, research, and consulting. His areas of specialization include static and dynamic soil-structure interactions involving buildings, roads, water structures, retaining walls, earth reinforcement, and bridges, as well as, different disciplines of project management and contract administration. He is the author of an Arabic practical book titled “Practical Solutions for Different Geotechnical Works: The Practical Engineers’ Guidelines.” He is currently working on a new book titled “Soil-Foundation-Superstructure Interaction: Structural Integration” to be published by Springer. He is the contributor of more than 50 publications in national and international conferences and journals. Dr. Shehata served as a co-chair of the GeoChina-2016 International Conference in Shandong, China. He is currently serving as a co-chair and secretary general of the GeoMEast 2017 International Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which is supported by Springer. Dr. Shehata is the Editor-in-Chief of the Springer Book Series: Sustainable Civil Infrastructures.