Sami Wafic Tabsh is a Professor of Civil Engineering and former Head of the Department at the American University of Sharjah, UAE. Before that, he was a faculty member at the University of Houston, Texas, and a project engineer for complex structures with Gannett Fleming, Inc., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Dr. Tabsh's research interests are in reliability-based code development, bridge structures, construction materials and experimental testing of steel and concrete structures. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Pennsylvania, USA.