Dr. Osama Dawoud
BSc, MSc, PhD (Cambridge), PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-CPMAI
Lecturer, Project Management
School of Engineering and Technology
- o.dawoud@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0002-3138-0793
- (03) 9616 0403
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Melbourne
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About Me
Dr. Osama Dawoud is a Lecturer in Project Management in the School of Engineering and Technology at CQUniversity Australia. He completed his PhD in Engineering at University of Cambridge in 2015. He holds internationally recognised professional certifications from the Project Management Institute, including Project Management Professional (PMP®), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®), and Certified Professional in Management of AI Projects (PMI-CPMAI®). With more than 15 years of combined academic, professional, and international experience, he has developed a multidisciplinary career spanning project management, engineering, infrastructure delivery, higher education, and humanitarian development. Prior to joining CQU in November 2023, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Istinye University, Turkey. He held several academic leadership roles, including five years as Head of the Civil Engineering Department and Vice Dean of the College of Engineering. He also led accreditation teams responsible for aligning programs with ABET standards and European higher education quality assurance requirements associated with the Bologna Process.
His research interests focus on artificial intelligence applications in project management, management of AI projects through CPMAI, agile change management, data science and exploratory analytics, sustainable project management, flood risk assessment and mitigation, and geographic information systems (GIS) for decision support. He is also active in research related to smart cities, resilient infrastructure, and digital twins. His work seeks to integrate intelligent technologies, analytics, and management systems to enhance green, resilient, and sustainable project performance. He has published in leading Q1 journals, including Clean Production (IF 10) ; Desalination (IF 9.8); and Environmental Impact Assessment Review (IF 11.2).
Before joining academia, Dr. Dawoud held leadership and technical roles across the private sector, government organisations, and international NGOs. He managed and contributed to projects in environmental management, water resources, renewable energy, transportation, construction, and community development. He has directly managed projects with budgets of up to USD 1 million and led technical teams in national programs exceeding USD 400 million. His international humanitarian experience includes project leadership roles with UNICEF and Action Against Hunger.
Dr. Dawoud’s achievements have been recognised through several distinguished awards and scholarships. These include the Best Paper Award in the Environment Theme at the AINAC 2012 Conference, as well as the Atkin’s Prize from the GRO Group at University of Cambridge for the best research performance among second-year PhD students in 2012. His academic excellence has also been acknowledged through the prestigious DAAD and Islamic Development Bank merit scholarships.
General
Universities Studied At
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE, UK
PhD. In Geo-environmental Engineering 2011-2015
JORDAN UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, IRBID, JORDAN
MSc. In Water Resources and Environmental Engineering 2005-2007
Universities Worked At
ISINYE UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL, TURKEY (2019 - 2023)
Assistant Professor at Civil Engineering Department
Awards
- Atkin’s Prize – 2rd Year Research – Cambridge University. 2012
- Best paper reward, Al-Ain Conference – UAE. 2012
- Merit and Excellence Scholarship, Islamic University of Gaza (8 Semesters) 1999-2004
- DAAD Third country Scholarship. 2005-2007
- Fulbright Scholarship 2008
- Merit Scholarship – Islamic Development Bank 2011-2015
Professional Memberships
- Project Management Institute - Member
- IsDB Alumni & Science Development Network (IsDB-ASDN)
Responsibilities
Lecturer - Project Management, Built Environment, Asset & Maintenance Management, School of Engineering and Technology,
Professional Interests
Computer Software
MS Power Platform (Power BI, Apps, Automate, ...)
ArcGIS and QGIS
COMSOL for Physical Modelling
Consultancy Work
- Action Against Hunger - Spain / Project Manager
2017 – 2019 - UNICEF / WASH Cluster Coordinator
2018 – 2019 - Lotti Ingegneria SpA / Team Leader
2015 – 2017
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4005 Civil Engineering
- 4011 Environmental Engineering
- 4013 Geomatic Engineering
- 3704 Geoinformatics
- 3707 Hydrology
- 4101 Climate change impacts and adaptation
- 4104 Environmental management
- 4605 Data management and data science
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Research Interests
Other Engineering - Other engineering not elsewhere classified
Project Management -Strategic and Operational Project Management - Artificial Intelligence in Project Management - AI-Driven Decision Support - Predictive Project Analytics - Portfolio and Program Management - Agile and Hybrid Project Delivery - Project Governance - Digital Transformation in Projects - Green Project Management
Environmental management - Environmental management not elsewhere classified
Flood Risk Assessment - Flood Mitigation Strategies - Hydrological Modelling - Stormwater Management - Catchment Analysis - Climate Adaptation Planning - Urban Drainage Systems - Water Resources Planning - Resilience Engineering - Hazard Mapping - Sediment and Water Quality Modelling - Environmental Impact Assessment - Sustainable Infrastructure Planning - Disaster Risk Reduction - Nature-Based Solutions
Artificial intelligence - Modelling and simulation
Data Science Applications - Exploratory Data Analysis - Machine Learning for Management - Predictive Modelling - Business Intelligence - Decision Support Systems - Data Integration - Process Automation - Real-Time Analytics - AI Governance Frameworks - Operational Analytics
Other Information and Computing Sciences - Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified
GIS Modelling - Spatial Decision Support Systems - Remote Sensing Applications - Spatial Data Analytics - Geospatial Risk Mapping - Multi-Criteria Spatial Analysis - Land Use Analysis - Environmental Mapping - Infrastructure Spatial Planning - Smart Cities Spatial Systems - Terrain Analysis - Spatial Optimisation - Digital Twin Mapping - Location Intelligence
