Assoc. Prof. Ahmad Safuan Bin A Rashid

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Biography:

Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Safuan A Rashid obtained his PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from The University of Sheffield in 2011 with a Malaysia Higher Education Scholarship. Now, he is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean of Research, Innovation, and Development for the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He was the Head of the Geotechnical Research Group and is currently the Fellow of Centre of Tropical Geoengineering provides research and consultation work on geological and geotechnical engineering for tropical areas. The major research areas of Associate Professor Ahmad Safuan are soil Mechanics, ground improvement, soil stabilization and slope engineering. He has published 190 refereed journal papers. He has successfully supervised 8 PhD to their completion and currently supervises 12 PhD students.