Hamid Maljaee is an Associate Researcher at Aveiro Institute of Materials (CICECO), University of Aveiro. Hamid graduated from the University of Minho, Portugal, in 2017 with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. His Master's degree in Civil Engineering was awarded from the University of Teesside, UK. He has been working for more than nine years in different research and development environments. He is an expert in many fields, including composite materials, durability, cementitious materials, biomass, and biochar. His research interests include waste valorization, polymeric materials, material characterization, and structural analysis.