Research Professor · National Water Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
Prof. Mohamed Rami is a leading expert in mathematical modeling for environmental, hydrologic, and agricultural systems. He integrates operations research, GIS, remote sensing, and IT into water resources management. He served as IT Director at Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) for over twelve years and as Assistant Minister for Research & Technology (2013–2016).
From 2019 to 2024, he directed the Environmental & Climate Changes Research Institute at NWRC, leading research on climate change impacts on the Nile Basin. He has published 25 research articles in Nature, ASCE, and other top journals, along with 40 scientific reports, and serves as Associate Editor for the Water Science journal.
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
National Computing Centre & British Computer Society, United Kingdom
Colorado State University, USA. Thesis: "Decision Support System for Optimal Sizing and Siting of Desalination Facilities"
Colorado State University, USA. Dissertation: "Multi-criteria Location and Sizing of Water Resources Projects by GIS and Dynamic Programming"
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (1996) and Brussels University, Belgium (1998)
Applications of ML, deep learning, and big data in water resources problems, including artificial neural networks.
Mathematical programming, simulation modeling, multi-criteria evaluation, and optimization techniques.
Simulation and optimization of reservoir systems, including the Nile Basin and Aswan High Dam.
Assessing climate change impacts on water resources and developing adaptation strategies for the Nile Basin.
Applying geospatial technologies for water resources monitoring, irrigation management, and environmental assessment.
Early career: System Engineer at NWRC, Graduate Research at Colorado State University
Assistant & Associate Research Professor at NWRC; General Supervisor of MWRI Main Information Center
Research Professor, Head of Central Directorate for Water Resources; UNDP Consultant in Saudi Arabia
Assistant Minister for Research & Technology, MWRI, Cairo, Egypt
Research Professor at NWRC; CEDARE Regional Water Specialist
Director, Environmental & Climate Changes Research Institute (2019–2024); Research Professor, NWRC (2024–present)
As Assistant Minister at MWRI, Prof. Rami led the development of simulation and optimization models for Nile reservoirs, advanced remote sensing-based mathematical models, and pioneered desalination technology to address water supply-demand gaps in remote areas.
He directed cross-functional teams to modernize water resource management practices and collaborated with international bodies to align Egypt's water rights negotiation strategies with global standards.
Oversaw ECRI's research on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for water resources, agriculture, and the environment.
Led planning and implementation of the annual research budget and managed all technical, financial, and administrative operations.
Facilitated partnerships with domestic and international organizations in water resources, economics, agronomy, and environmental sciences.
Strategized and oversaw capacity building for research staff through external and internal training programs to enhance skills and knowledge.
Member of the highest-ranking scientific committee at NWRC, evaluating tenure-track faculty and promoting candidates to Associate and Full Professor.
Associate Editor for Water Science, published by Taylor & Francis.
Over three decades, Prof. Rami developed a suite of mathematical models used nationally and internationally for water resources management.
Nile Basin Simulation model for reservoirs including the High Aswan Dam (HAD) and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Optimization and simulation models for the High Aswan Dam, tested with 49 years of historical inflow data (1968–2017).
Multi-Criteria Evaluation for Water Resources tool using ELECTRE, AHP, PROMETHEE, and other methods. Used in California and Egypt.
High Dimensional Dynamic Programming model solving problems with up to 12 decision and 12 state variables over 30 years.
DSS for optimal desalination facility siting and an expert system generating water supply/demand scenarios for Egypt using 100+ rules.
Water Resource Management Consultant for the Integrated Water Resource Management Project, reviewing studies and building national staff capacity.
Assessed dam operations across Saudi Arabia; built optimization models for Byash, King Fahd, and Al-Aqiq watershed reservoirs.
Senior Information Specialist for Integrated Water Management Districts; established GIS and IT systems for MWRI.
IT/Database Expert developing a web-based PPP water portal and database framework for Arab Water Council member countries.
Built deterministic and stochastic optimization models for the Dez and Karun reservoir system (7 connected reservoirs).
USD 200,000 · NTRA, Egypt (2014–2017). Designed a water resources information system integrated with a locally developed data logger and DSS for smart management.
USD 200,000 · U.S.-Egypt Joint Board (2011–2013). Used remote sensing to estimate soil salinity and evapotranspiration in the Nile Delta to improve irrigation efficiency.
EURO 200,000 · Italian-Egyptian Program (2009–2011). Explored remote sensing and hyperspectral imaging to improve water quality monitoring along Nile Delta waterways.
EURO 265,557 · Italian Embassy / EU (2006–2009). Established Egypt's national focal point for the Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System with capacity building and a data web-server.
Prof. Rami has published 25 research articles in leading journals including Nature Scientific Reports, ASCE, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley. He serves as Associate Editor for Water Science (Springer Nature) since 2023.
Multi-sensor remote sensing for water hyacinth assessment in Lake Tana. Scientific Reports, Nature, Vol. 16.
Potential benefits of climate change on Arctic navigation by 2050. Scientific Reports, Nature, Vol. 14.
Potential impact of failure of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on downstream countries. Journal of Flood Risk Management, Wiley, Vol. 15.
Multicriteria siting and sizing of desalination facilities with GIS. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, Vol. 128.
Comparison of different multi-criteria evaluation methods for the Red Bluff Diversion Dam. Environmental Modeling and Software, Elsevier, Vol. 15.
National Water Research Center, Egypt, 2022.
International short course, Egyptian Agency of Partnership for Development, Cairo, 2016–2019.
International short course, Nile Basin Initiative, Cairo, January 2010.
Regular graduate course, Cairo University, Egypt, 2001–2009.
Regular graduate course, Cairo University, Egypt, 2003–2009.
International short course, AWC/NASA, Istanbul, Turkey, March 2009.
Certified Consultant, Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Civil Engineering Branch, August 2003.
Certified Consultant, Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Civil Engineering Branch, March 2005.
Certified Consultant, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, November 2019.
Python, C++, C, R-Language, VB.Net, FORTRAN, HTML, Pascal, PROLOG
ArcGIS, ERDAS, ENVI, TerrSet
MySQL, Oracle (SQL/PL, Developer), ACCESS
MS-Windows, Linux, UNIX; Microsoft Networking, CISCO, NOVELL
MATLAB, GAMS, Mathematica, WMS, HEC-ResSim, WEAP, MODSIM, LINDO/LINGO, SPSS, Alyuda NeuroIntelligence, FlowMaster, Cropwat, and more
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Golden Software Grapher, PHP-Runner, Serif Applications
Sponsored by MWRI Egypt; Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Sponsored by Belgian Administration for Development Cooperation and UNESCO; Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Two-part program sponsored by SIDA, conducted in Sweden and Jordan.
Focused on adoptable technologies for wastewater re-use, aquifer recharge, and desalination.
Research Professor · National Water Research Center, Cairo, Egypt · Advancing water resources science for a sustainable future.
Prof. Mohamed Rami Mahmoud