Masoud had been an invited visiting scholar from Semnan University of Iran (2017 to 2019), hosted at the Centre for Infrastructure Engineering (CIE), WSU. He is a professional civil/structural engineer with an international reputation, specializing in digital infrastructure transformation for asset management. He also has extensive experience in structural design, civil product development, and the design of structural laboratory tests. In 2019, he was granted a prestigious full scholarship by Western Sydney University (WSU) with the support of Transport for NSW (TfNSW) to pursue his PhD under the main supervision of Dr. Maria Rashidi. Masoud successfully completed his PhD in July 2023, gaining recognition as an authority in implementing digital technologies to an innovative asset management platform that revolutionizes infrastructure monitoring and management. Masoud has in excess of 32 publications (including 1 book chapter, 22 international journals, and 9 conference papers), which have garnered over 1100 citations as of January 2025. Moreover, he actively contributes to the academic community as an associate editor for two special issues of the Remote Sensing journal (IF:5), reviewing approximately 100 articles, as well as serving as a chief investigator for an innovative connection governmental grant. He also received the "Award for Excellence in HDR Publication" from Western Sydney University in 2022, the "NSW Best PhD Thesis Award" in 2023.