Research & innovation
Reservoir simulation and optimization, hydrology, climate adaptation, AI/ML, GIS, remote sensing, desalination, multicriteria analysis and decision support.
Research portfolio →Water resources systems · climate resilience · artificial intelligence
Prof. Mohamed Rami Mahmoud
Research Professor Emeritus at Egypt's National Water Research Center, effective 27 July 2025. An active, non-administrative academic appointment continuing research, scientific evaluation, grant development, publishing, teaching and international collaboration.
Nearly four decades of research and leadershipWater resources · climate · AI · global practice
2006Research Professor since
27 Jul 2025Emeritus appointment
15Journal articles
10Conference papers
40Technical reports
Professional profile
Science, technology and public leadership
A career combining research, mathematical-model development, government leadership, international consulting, academic service and capacity building.
Leadership & service
Former Assistant Minister for Research & Technology (2013–2016), former ECRI Director (2019–2024), and continuing senior academic service at NWRC.
Career record →International practice
Consulting and development assignments with UNDP, USAID/IRG, World Bank, CIDA/SNC-Lavalin, CEDARE, EU/EMWIS, Scott Wilson Group and other partners.
International experience →Career & recognition
Four decades, clearly organized
Detailed information is divided into focused pages so employers, collaborators and students can reach the relevant part quickly.
Current academic role
Active research and scholarly service
Research Professor Emeritus is the current appointment from 27 July 2025; the role is active and excludes administrative management duties.
Research & grants
Water-resources systems, reservoir operations, hydrology, climate resilience, AI/machine learning, GIS and remote sensing; development and submission of research proposals.
Scientific evaluation & publishing
Evaluation of research proposals and academic-promotion files, peer review for international journals, and Associate Editor service for Water Science.
Teaching & collaboration
Lectures, training, mentoring and capacity building in advanced water-resources analysis and digital/AI-enabled methods, with national and international collaboration.
Research portfolio
From algorithms to operational water systems
Ten major models/DSS contributions and four listed funded projects totaling US$400,000 + EUR 465,557.
NB-Sim · HAD-Opt · HAD-Sim
Nile Basin and High Aswan Dam simulation and optimization for operating-rule, flood and drought analysis.
Models & DSS →HDDP · MCEWR · OSSDF
Dynamic programming, multicriteria analysis and GIS-enabled desalination siting/sizing for complex water decisions.
Technical contributions →Funded projects
Smart water monitoring, remote sensing for salinity/ET and water quality, and national water-information infrastructure.
Funded research →Featured research
Recent and foundational publications
Scientific Reports · 2026
Environmental coherence framework for multi-sensor remote sensing
Long-term water-hyacinth monitoring in Lake Tana using Landsat, Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2.
Publisher page ↗Scientific Reports · 2024
Climate change and Northern Sea Route navigation
Assessment of future Arctic navigability under SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 scenarios.
Publisher page ↗J. Flood Risk Management · 2022
Potential impacts of GERD failure on downstream countries
Dam-break and misguided-operation scenarios across the Nile system.
Publisher page ↗Teaching library
16 interactive lectures and courses
Water resources, hydrology, climate, monitoring, telemetry, UAVs, GIS, AI, Python and reservoir operations.
“My work connects rigorous modelling with the practical decisions that shape water security, climate resilience and sustainable development.”Prof. Mohamed Rami Mahmoud
Professional collaboration
Research, advisory and capacity-building work
Available for research collaboration, grant partnerships, consulting and senior advisory assignments, peer review and editorial work, training, invited lectures and international water-resources initiatives.