Eslam Nofal is an assistant professor at the Department of Architectural Engineering at the University of Sharjah (UAE). He is also affiliated to Assiut University (Egypt) and worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Digital Heritage at Maastricht University (Netherlands). His main research interests are related to digital heritage, human–computer interaction, and emerging technologies (such as tangible interaction and augmented and virtual realities). He focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating interactive systems that help users gain insights and knowledge, in particular about communicating heritage information and enhancing visitors’ engagement in museums and heritage environments. Dr. Nofal holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Engineering from Assiut University, a joint Master's Degree in the Management of Cultural Landscapes (Université Jean Monnet, Università Federico II, Universität Stuttgart), and a PhD Degree from KU Leuven (Belgium) in Architecture and Digital Heritage. In his PhD, he developed the approach of “Phygital Heritage”, which entails how heritage information can be disclosed via simultaneous and integrated physical and digital means.