Mohammad Zaher Serdar

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Mohammad Zaher Serdar

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PhD Student, Sustainable Environment – HBKU (Aug 2019 - Dec 2022)

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Biography

Mohammad Zaher Serdar is a researcher specializing in infrastructure resilience and sustainability. He earned his PhD in Sustainability Studies from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (2019-2022), focusing on climate resilience in urban systems. He also holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (2016-2018) and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Jami't Al-Ba'ath (2015). His research examines the vulnerability of transportation networks and buildings to climate-induced disasters such as floods and earthquakes. Mohammad is dedicated to developing strategies for enhancing the resilience of urban infrastructure, with a particular emphasis on cities like Doha.

Research Interests

Mohammad Zaher Serdar's research focuses on assessing and improving the resilience of transportation networks and buildings to climate-related events such as flooding and earthquakes. He investigates infrastructure resilience strategies, with particular attention to urban environments like Doha's highways and built infrastructure.

Selected Publications

Mohammad Zaher Serdar, & Al-Ghamdi, S. G. (2023). Resilience Assessment of Transportation Networks to Climate Change Induced Flooding: The Case of Doha Highways Network. Environmental Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4101-8_21
Mohammad Zaher Serdar, & Al‐Ghamdi, S. G. (2023). Enhancing Buildings Resilience: A Comprehensive Perspective on Earthquake Resilient Design. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394201532.ch8
‌Mohammad Zaher Serdar, & Al‐Ghamdi, S. G. (2023). Assessing Infrastructure Resilience: Approaches and Considerations. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394201532.ch7

Education

PhD - Sustainability Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, 2019 - 2022
MSc - Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 2016 - 2018
BSc - Civil Engineering, Jami't Al-Ba'ath, 2015

Research Interests Keywords

Climate Change Resilience Weather and climate extremes Stormwater Management Urban Climate Building Design

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