Alhassani A. H received the bachelor’s degree from the University of Basra, Basrah, Iraq, the master’s degree from the University of Bradford, Bradford, U.K., and the Ph.D. degree from Loughborough University, Loughborough, U.K.,He is currently the General Director of the Basra Centre for Strategic Studies and also the Chancellor of the Iraq University College Basrah, Basrah. His research interests include environmental monitoring and applications in construction and disaster prevention.