Sami G. Al-Ghamdi is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Partnerships in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division at KAUST. His multidisciplinary research focuses on mitigating climate change and optimizing resource consumption in the built environment. Focusing on five key pillars: Transportation, Water, Energy, Materials, and Indoor Environment, he quantitatively evaluates urban systems to promote sustainability, resilience, and decarbonization. He develops computational models to assess environmental impacts, including contributions to climate change. His work also enhances infrastructure resilience and strengthens communities’ capacity to withstand, survive, thrive in, and adapt to natural and climate change stresses and shocks.