Mohammed El-Diasty obtained a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt, in 1997. He earned an M.Sc. degree in civil engineering (with a major in geomatics engineering) from Ryerson university in Canada in 2003, and a Ph.D. in geomatics engineering from York University, Canada, in 2010. Dr. El-Diasty served as an assistant, associate, and full professor at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, from 2012 to 2021. He is currently an associate professor of Geomatics Engineering in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Dr. El-Diasty’s research interests include positioning and navigation, mobile mapping, GNSS/INS integration, hydrography, UAV-based mapping, digital twin, urban modeling and digital heritage documentation.