Dr. Wassim Raphael is a Professor of Civil Engineering and the current Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture – ESIB, at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut. He graduated as a civil engineer from ESIB and got his PhD from Ecole Centrale Paris, France. His research and teaching activities concentrate on design and behavior of concrete structural systems, structural integrity, materials, reliability approaches, dynamic programming, road safety, etc.

Prof. RAHAEL has numerous research publications in prestigious international journals and conference proceedings and has accumulated an outstanding record of outreach activities and services in government and non-government organizations.