Ashraf Ashour is a Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Bradford, received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University, was the Head of the Civil Engineering Department between 2007-2012, and the Director of Research at the School of Engineering between 2014-2018. He has worked on many research projects sponsored by national and international research organizations, including the British Council, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Newton Fund, and EU Horizon 2020. He has extensive research experience in the development of new construction materials and their use in sustainable infrastructure as well as in techniques to extend the life of concrete structures. Prof. Ashour is ranked amongst the top 2% of scientists in Civil Engineering in accordance with the Global Database produced by Stanford University (2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022) and was awarded the Newton Prize in 2020. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Structures and Buildings Journal (ICE) and is currently a member of many other journal and conference editorial boards and professional committees. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers (FIStructE) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).