Mohamed Darwish is an assistant professor at the Department of Construction Engineering at the American University in Cairo (AUC). Since starting his graduate studies in 2004, Darwish has accumulated research experience in structural engineering through his work in his master’s at AUC and his PhD in the University of Western Ontario, industrial experience, research and teaching in several universities. This included numerical modeling and testing of wood, RC, masonry and steel structures under static and dynamic loads. The current research activity of Darwish focuses on structural design of sustainable structures and the implementation of AI in higher education. Darwish is participating in several externally and internally funded research projects at AUC in collaboration with several colleagues. He has also co-supervised undergraduate senior project students and graduate students. The result of that work was granted patents, journal papers, books and international conference papers.