Academic profile
Water-resources scientist, modeller and research leader with more than three decades of experience connecting rigorous analysis with practical water-management decisions.
A career at the intersection of water, technology and policy
Prof. Mohamed Rami Mahmoud earned his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Cairo University, followed by postgraduate study in computer science in the United Kingdom and advanced degrees in Water Resources Planning and Management from Colorado State University, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1995.
His work integrates operations research, simulation, optimization, geographic information systems, remote sensing and information technology. He has developed decision-support and mathematical modelling applications for reservoir systems, desalination planning, irrigation management, flood-risk assessment and environmental monitoring.
Across senior roles in the National Water Research Center and Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation, he contributed to modernizing water-sector information systems and served as Assistant Minister for Research & Technology. From 2019 to 2024, he directed the Environment & Climate Change Research Institute, leading multidisciplinary programmes on climate impacts and adaptation.
Career timeline
Research Professor Emeritus
National Water Research Center - active research, scientific committees, teaching, peer review and editorial work.
Director, Environment & Climate Change Research Institute
Led climate-impact and adaptation research across water resources, agriculture and the environment.
Assistant Minister for Research & Technology
Advanced research, modelling, remote sensing and information systems within the Ministry of Water Resources & Irrigation.
Regional Water Resources Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
CEDARE programme covering water monitoring and evaluation across North Africa.
Water Resources Management Consultant
UNDP Integrated Water Resources Management Project, Saudi Arabia.
Ph.D., Water Resources Planning and Management
Colorado State University, United States.
Selected leadership and service
- Associate Editor and editorial contributor in water-science publishing.
- Member of senior scientific and promotion committees at NWRC.
- Former member of national and regional water, climate, cybersecurity and transboundary-water committees.
- Certified consultant in environmental impact assessment, remote sensing and GIS, and irrigation and drainage network design.