Professor of Hydraulics, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University 

Dr. Aly works at the Irrigation and Hydraulics department, graduated and got his MSc. from Ain Shams University and his PhD from McMaster University Canada in 1985. He held many managerial positions and is the consultant for the Ministries of Irrigation and Water Resources, Higher Education and Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities.  He executed many national and international projects during his academic life with organizations from Egypt, Canada, USA, Germany, Sweden, the World Bank, the Nile Basin and the EU. He is currently project manager for several projects in the Nile Basin. He has a vast teaching and training experience in the areas of water resources, hydro politics, computer modelling, soft skills and intercultural communication. He published two books and many scientific papers in the areas of hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management, education, participation in water management, etc. He is member of several committees inside and outside Egypt as reviewer of scientific papers, promotion documents, project proposals, etc. During his long career he visited more than 35 countries around the world for academic assignments.