Hossam Salah Youssef Abdelwahab (C719-5B11-4B48)

Curriculum Vitae

Hossam Salah Youssef Abdelwahab

Dedicated Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering professional with over a decade of experience in academia and research. Hossam Abdelwahab completed his Bachelor's and Master of Science degrees in naval architecture and marine engineering from the Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering. He obtained recognition for his degree from the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, in Portugal in 2019. Holds 6 years of work experience as an assistant lecturer at the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, at Alexandria University, Egypt. Currently, Hossam is a research assistant at the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC) as part of the group of marine dynamics and hydrodynamics and PhD candidate at Instituto Superior Técnico IST, University of Lisbon, Portugal, funded by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT) under contract 2020.06969.BD. Works in the area of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Environmental Engineering, Marine Engineering, Sea Vessels, Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Possesses a combination of theoretical knowledge and eagerness to apply and develop technical and non-technical skills to promote engineering excellence at the same time advance in career. Hossam has experience in experimental and numerical modelling of hydrodynamics for floating platforms, ships moored in waves and passing ship interaction effects on moored ships in restricted waterways. In his professional activities interacted with multiple collaborators to publish 8 scientific articles in journals and 9 book chapters. Hossam has received 10 awards and honours. Participated in an Integration into Research Grant Fellow in 2 projects, an Invited Scientist Fellow in 1 project and 1 PhD Student Fellow.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Hossam Salah Youssef Abdelwahab

Citation names

H.S. Abdelwahab
Hossam Abdelwahab
S. Hossam
Hossam S. Abdelwahab
H.S. Abdel Wahab
Abdelwahab, H.S.
Abdelwahab, Hossam S.
Hossam Salah Abdelwahab

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: C719-5B11-4B48
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5426-3987
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=7lpTEdQAAAAJ

Email addresses

hossam.abdelwahab@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
hossam.abdelwahab@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
hossam.salah1@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

935041631 (Personal)

Addresses

Avenida Rovisco Pais , 1049-001, lisboa, lisboa, Portugal (Professional)
Rua Almirante Barroso N52 dto, 1000-013, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

http://www.centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/en/centec/personnel.aspx?id=2 (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Marine Engineering, Sea Vessels
Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Ocean Engineering
Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)
Arab	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019 - 2025/09/30 Ongoing	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Doutoramento) Major in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceanica, Portugal
2019 Concluded	Specific Recognition for Foreign Degree (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	16
2011/04/11 - 2015/12/29 Concluded	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Master) Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt "A linear three-dimensional frequency-domain numerical model for the prediction of ship motions in irregular seaways" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	B+ (3.5/4.0 B)
2006 - 2010/06 Concluded	Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Bachelor) Major in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt "Preliminary Design for Nile Container Barge and Application to Damietta Branch" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	very good with honor degree - 82.20 %
2005/09 - 2006/06 Concluded	Preparatory year at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menofia University in Egypt (Bachelor) Major in Engineering Menoufia University, Egypt

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/11/01 - Current	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
	Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceanica, Portugal
2019/06/15 - 2019/10/15	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Wuhan University of Technology National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety, China
	Wuhan University of Technology National Engineering Research Center for Water Transport Safety, China
2018/03/01 - 2019/04/30	Visiting Researcher (Research)	Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
	Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Hidráulica e Ambiente, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2015/10/01 - 2016/10/31	Lecturer (University Teacher)	Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt
	Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt
2011/04/11 - 2015/09/01	Assistant (University Teacher)	Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt
	Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt
2010/09/01 - 2011/04/11	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt
	Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2021/03/01 - 2025/04/05	Hydrodynamic interactions between ships and waves in restricted waterways 2020.06969.BD PhD Student Fellow Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceanica, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018/03/01 - 2019/04/30	Manoeuvering & Moored Ships in Ports PTDC/EMS-TRA/5628/2014 PTDC/EMSTRA/5628/2014 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceanica, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/12/01 - 2020/05/30	Elastic mooring systems for wave energy converters OCEANERA/0006/2016 (OCEANERA/0006/2016) Integration into Research Grant Fellow Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceanica, Portugal Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2019/06/12 - 2019/10/10	REliability and Safety Engineering and Technology for large maritime engineering systems — RESET 730888 Invited Scientist Fellow Wuhan University of Technology School of Transportation, China	Centro de Engenharia e Tecnologia Naval e Oceanica

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Abdelwahab, H.S.; Soares, C. Guedes. "Multivariable operability and downtime assessment of a tanker moored at an upgraded oil terminal in Leixões port". In Advances in Maritime Technology and Engineering, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; T.A. Santos, 89-101. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. Published • 10.1201/9781003508779-10 Abdelwahab, H.S.; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Validation and hydrodynamic performance assessment of the CENTEC-TLP supporting a 10 MW turbine under wave loads". In Innovations in Renewable Energies Offshore, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; Wang, Shan, 609-620. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2024. Published • 10.1201/9781003558859-67 Abdelwahab, H.S.; Wang, Shan; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Uncertainty assessment of wave-induced motions and loads on a container ship with a forward speed". In Trends in Maritime Technology and Engineering Volume 1, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; Santos, T.A., 269-281. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. Published • 10.1201/9781003320272-30 E. Zavvar; H.S. Abdelwahab; E. Uzunoglu; B.Q. Chen; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Numerical study of the wave induced motions and loads on the CENTEC-TLP floating wind turbine". edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; T.A. Santos, 567-573. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. Published • 10.1201/9781003360773-65 Islam, H.; Ventura, M.; Guedes Soares, Carlos; Tadros, M.; H.S. Abdel Wahab. "Comparison between empirical and CFD based methods for ship resistance and power prediction". In Trends in Maritime Technology and Engineering Volume 1, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; Santos, T.A., 347-357. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. Published • 10.1201/9781003320272-38 Abdelwahab, H.S.; Guedes Soares, Carlos; Pinheiro, L.V.; Fortes, C.J.E.M.; Santos, J.A.. "Experimental and numerical study of wave-induced ship motions and mooring loads of a tanker moored in Leixões port". In Developments in Maritime Technology and Engineering, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; T.A. Santos, 341-350. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. Published • 10.1201/9781003216599-36 Abdelwahab, H.S.; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Motions and mooring loads of a tanker moored at open jetty in long crested irregular waves including second order effects". In Progress in Maritime Technology and Engineering, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; T.A. Santos, 557-567. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. Published • 10.1201/9780429505294-63 Welaya, Y; Ahmed, T.M.; Abdelwahab, H.S.. "A linear three-dimensional frequency-domain numerical model for the prediction of ship motions in regular/irregular seaways". In Towards Green Marine Technology and Transport, edited by Guedes Soares, Carlos; Roko Dejhalla; Dusko Pavletic, 167-174. London, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. Published • 10.1201/b18855-23
Conference paper	Pinheiro, L.V.; Pedro, F.G.L.; H.S. Abdelwahab; Fortes, Conceição Juana E.M.; Santos, João Alfredo; CAPITÃO, R.. "Extensão do molhe norte do porto de Leixões: modelação física de um navio amarrado no posto A". Paper presented in TESTE2019 - 2nd Conference on Testing and Experimentations in Civil Engineering - Proceedings, Porto, 2019. Published João A. Santos; Liliana V. Pinheiro; H.S. Abdelwahab; F.G.L. Pedro; Conceição J.E.M. Fortes; Rui P. Capitão; M.A. Hinostroza; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Physical modelling of motions and forces on a moored ship at the Leixões port". Paper presented in VIII SEMENGO - Seminário e Workshop em Engenharia Oceânica, Rio, 2018. Published L. Pinheiro; F.G.L. Pedro; H.S. Abdelwahab; M. Hinostroza; J.A. Santos; C.J.E.M. Fortes. "Experimental measurments of movements and mooring forces of a ship under wave action". Paper presented in 11th National Congress on Experimental Mechanics., porto, 2018. Published
Journal article	H.S. Abdelwahab; L. Pinheiro; J.A. Santos; C.J.E.M. Fortes; C. Guedes Soares. "Experimental investigation of wave severity and mooring pretension on the operability of a moored tanker in a port terminal". Ocean Engineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116243. Published • 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116243 Hossam S. Abdelwahab; Shan Wang; Josko Parunov; C. Guedes Soares. "A New Model Uncertainty Measure of Wave-Induced Motions and Loads on a Container Ship with Forward Speed". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11051042. Published • 10.3390/jmse11051042 Esmaeil Zavvar; Abdelwahab, Hossam S. ; Emre Uzunoglu; Bai-Qiao Chen; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Stress Distribution on the Preliminary Structural Design of the CENTEC-TLP under Still Water and Wave-Induced Loads". Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11050951. Published • 10.3390/jmse11050951 H.S. Abdelwahab; C. Guedes Soares. "Experimental uncertainty of a physical model of a tanker moored to a terminal in a port". Marine Structures (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2022.103331. Published • 10.1016/j.marstruc.2022.103331 Joško Parunov ; Guedes Soares, Carlos; Spyros Hirdaris; Kazuhiro Iijima; Xueliang Wang; Stefano Brizzolara; Wei Qiu; et al. "Benchmark study of global linear wave loads on a container ship with forward speed". Marine Structures (2022): In press Lilan Zhou; H.S. Abdelwahab; C. Guedes Soares. "Experimental and CFD investigation of the effects of a high-speed passing ship on a moored container ship". Ocean Engineering 228 (2021): 108914-108914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.108914. Published • 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.108914 Pinheiro, Liliana; Abdelwahab, Hossam S. ; Santos, Joao A.; Fortes, Conceicao; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Scale-model tests of a moored tanker at Leixoes port with breakwater’s extension". Coastal Engineering Proceedings 36v (2020): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.structures.37. Published • 10.9753/icce.v36v.structures.37 Santos, João Alfredo; Pinheiro, Liliana V.; Hossam S. Abdelwahab; Pedro, Francisco G. L.; Fortes, Conceição; Capitão, Rui P.; Hinostroza, Miguel A.; Guedes Soares, Carlos. "Physical modelling of motions and forces on a moored ship at the Leixões port". Defect and Diffusion Forum 396 (2019): 60-69. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/11077. Published • https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.396.60

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/05/14	Multivariable operability and downtime assessment of a tanker moored at an upgraded oil terminal in Leixões port	MARTECH 2024 - The 7th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal)
2024	Validation and hydrodynamic performance assessment of the CENTECTLP supporting a 10 MW turbine under wave loads	RENEW - The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022/05/24	Uncertainty assessment of wave-induced motions and loads on a container ship with a forward speed	MARTECH 2022 - The 6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022	Comparison between empirical and CFD based methods for ship resistance and power prediction	MARTECH 2022 - The 6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2022	Numerical study of the wave-induced motions and loads on the CENTEC-TLP floating wind turbine	MARTECH 2022 - The 6th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/11/18	Experimental and numerical study of wave-induced ship motions and mooring loads of a tanker moored in Leixões port	MARTECH 2020 - The 5th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/07/04	Safety of Moored Ships with Respect to Passing Ships	wuhan university (Wuhan, China)
2018/11/22	Physical modelling of motions and forces on a moored ship at the Leixões Port	8º MCSul / VIII SEMENGO Seminário e Workshop em Engenharia Oceânica Universidade Federal do Rio Grande FURG (Rio Grande, Brazil)
2018	Motions and mooring loads of a tanker moored at open jetty in long crested irregular waves including second order effects	MARTECH 2018 - The 4th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015/09	A linear three-dimensional frequency-domain numerical model for the prediction of ship motions in irregular seaways	IMAM - The 16th international congress of the maritime association of the Mediterranean University of Zagreb (Zagreb, Croatia)
2010	Inland Waterborne Transportation and Application to Damietta Branch. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt. (2010)	(Egypt)
2010	Preliminary Design for Nile Container Barge and Application to Damietta Branch. The Fellows Association of the British Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMAREST) in Egypt. (2010).	(Egypt)

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2010/09 - 2016/10	Participated as an assistant lecturer for multiple undergarduate courses as following: - Ship Structural Design course. - Ship Structural Analysis course. - Naval Architecture course. - Ship Hydrodynamics course. - Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Machines Course. - Marine Power Plant course. - Auxiliary machinery course. - Ship Construction course. - Computer programming course. - Ship and Machinery Drawing course. - Machine Design course. - Engineering Economics course. - Total Quality Management course. - Feasibility Study course.	Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture (Bachelor)	Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt
2012 - 2015	Instructor for ship design Maxsurf package program (Maxsurf, Hydromax, Hullspeed, prefit and Workshop) used for initial ship design in the faculty of engineering Alexandria University computer lap- summer.

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019/06/15 - 2019/10/15	I completed an internship at Wuhan University of Technology, School of Transportation, as part of the RESET project (REliability and Safety Engineering and Technology for Large Maritime Engineering Systems). During this internship, I had the opportunity to access experimental data and study the effects of high-speed passing ships on moored ships.	Wuhan University of Technology School of Transportation, China
2018/03/01 - 2019/04/30	Participated in several experimental studies related to the maneuvering and moored ships as part of the M&M Ships project, a research initiative between the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC) and the Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), funded by FCT. In this project, I designed the experimental setup and developed the test plans to study the motions and forces acting on a moored ship at Leixões Port in Portugal, under various sea states with irregular waves. Additionally, I designed and planned experiments to	Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Hidráulica e Ambiente, Portugal
2008/07/01 - 2008/08/31	I completed internship programs at the Arab Pipelines Company “SUMED” – Sidi Krir, and the training program included : - Lifting and maintenance of service tugs. - Welding of materials. - Piping systems functions, maintenance and repair of pipes. - Maintenance of the hose pipes that transfer oil between tankers and turrets. - Construction and maintenance of oil tanks.

Distinctions

Award

2010	Best Graduation Project The Fellows Association of the British Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (IMAREST), Egypt
2010	Professor " Okeil " Award for Highest Cumulative Grades during the undergraduate studies at the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department Alexandria University Department of Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, Egypt
2010	Professor " Okeil " Award for Highest Grade in Ship Design Course
2010	Placing First in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department Cumulative Grade (2010). The Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Egypt
2008	Best Student Research Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt

Title

2015	Assistant lecturer Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt
2011	Teaching assistant Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt
2010	Class valedictorian Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering, Egypt