Yasmeen Ahmed Sherif Aly Essawy

Associate Professor at Structural Engineering

Career Information

Academic Information

Brief

With more than 50 internationally published research papers, and several best conference papers awards, Dr. Yasmeen A.S. Essawy is professionally involved in Risk Management, BIM, AI, Construction Simulation, Design Automation, Parametric Design and Project Management. Yasmeen provides consultancy services for Mega Projects through Collaborations with International Consultants and Project Management firms.
Academically, Yasmeen is an Assistant Professor at Ain Shams University and The American University in Cairo (AUC).

CERTIFICATIONS OR PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
· Registered Engineer, Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers
· Registered Engineer, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
· Trainer of PMP, RMP, and Simulation, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
· Member, International Association for Bridges and Structural Eng. (IABSE), Switzerland
· Member, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), Canada
· Member, American Society for Civil Engineering (ASCE), US
· Nominated Member, ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC)

Awards

· Nominated Member, ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC) | July 2025
· Best Paper Award, 16th ICSGE Conference, Cairo, Egypt | December 2023
· Best Construction Paper Award, COBRA 2018 Conference, RICS Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, England | April 2018
· Certificate of Outstanding Academic Achievement, SSE Honors Assembly, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt | April 2018, May 2017, May 2015, and April 2012
· Best Presentation Award, 19th ICCECM International Conference on Civil Engineering and Construction Management, Dubai, UAE | April 2017
· On the Dean’s honors list, School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt | January 2019 – January 2012
· KAUST PhD Scholarship, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt | September 2010 – January 2013
· University Scholarship Award (Fellowship), School of Sciences and Engineering, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt | January 2007, June 2006, and January 2006
· Highest Honors certificate for outstanding academic achievement from the Civil Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | June 2005
· On the Dean’s honors list, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | June 2005 – September 2000
· Education Minister’s Exceptional Award for Academic Excellence, Kuwait University, Kuwait | September 2000

Publications

1. Ahmed K. Samy, Emad S. Bakhoum, Yasmeen A. S. Essawy & Khaled A. Hamdy, " Integrating sustainability and least cost path analysis with a relative sustainability scoring index for optimal road planning ", Scientific Reports, 2025

Research Projects

"Integrated Desert Building Technologies" funded by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)