Dr. Mona Abdelkader Salem is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment, Beirut Arab University, and a postdoctoral researcher at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany. With over 15 years of academic and professional experience, she specializes in sustainable architecture, architectural heritage conservation, urban sustainability, and building performance. She coordinates the Environmental and Geographic Studies Lab and the Scientific Research and Cultural Affairs Committee at the Faculty and contributes to international interdisciplinary research collaborations.

Architectural heritage conservation and sustainable retrofitting of historic buildings; building physics, AI-driven building performance prediction, and digital twins; GIS and spatial analysis, sustainable urban development, and environmental design

Postdoctoral Researcher (2025–present): Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany; Building Physics Professorship and International Heritage Centre. Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering (2018): Alexandria University, Egypt. Thesis: Ecological Cities: Alexandria Case Study. M.Sc. in Architectural Engineering (2013): Alexandria University, Egypt. Thesis: Eco2 Cities: A New Approach for Urban Planning Development. B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering (2010): Alexandria University, Egypt. Graduated with Very Good+; graduation project awarded Excellent, First Place, Project: Egyptian Space City.

Architectural design and advanced design studios; sustainable architecture and environmental design; architectural heritage conservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse; advanced conservation of historic buildings and urban heritage; building construction and technology; urban planning and design; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); environmental psychology; computer-aided drafting and design (CAD), digital modeling, and architectural visualization.

2026: DNSC Competition – Shortlisted and Special Mention (Team Mentor). 2025: TWAS–DFG Postdoctoral Award, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany. 2023: DAAD Ta’ziz Partnership – Adaptive reuse of historic urban patterns – Funded research project, Project Coordinator. 2023: DAAD Ta’ziz Scientific Cooperation – Urban Acupuncture Project 2022: IOP Publishing Outstanding Reviewer Award. 2019: ISUH Full Scholarship, Xiamen, China. 2011: Samsung Real Dreams Award. 2010: Young Innovators Award