Brief CV
Dr. HASAN ALI KAMAL
Member of Municipal Council – Kuwait
Chairman of the Capital Governorate Committee
Dr. Hasan Kamal is currently a Member of the Municipal Council of Kuwait, since September 2013 election, the Chairman for the Capital Governorate committee. He is a member and rapporteur of several committees, including Hawalli Governorate Committee, Environment Committee, Master Plan Committee, Technical Committee, and Engineering Profession Committee.
Dr. Kamal received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from Kuwait University in 1990 and 1996, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. degree in civil engineering at the University of Maryland at College Park, USA, in 2001. Before joining KISR in 1993, Dr. Kamal had worked for the Ministry of Public Works from 1990 to 1993.
Dr. Kamal is a Research Scientist and was Program Manager for the Infrastructure Risk and Reliability research program in the Energy and Building Research Center at Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). His research interests include reliability analysis and assessment, structural analysis, simulation methods, cement grouting techniques of underground cavities, structural health monitoring of infrastructure systems.
Dr. Kamal has several scientific publications in international journals and conferences, and technical reports. Dr. Kamal is a reviewer for several international journals, served as technical committee member for international conferences. He is a member in professional societies such as the Kuwait Society of Engineers, ASCE and ACI and a past president for ACI-Kuwait Chapter.