Salah Ali

Salah H. R. Ali is professor and head of the Engineering and Surface Metrology Department, National Institute for Standards, Egypt. A prominent automotive metrology researcher, he obtained his BSc and MSc in automotive engineering from Helwan University and his PhD in mechanical design and production engineering from Cairo University in 2003. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate (PhD, MSc, and MEng) students and is an academic advisor for several MSc and PhD students at various universities. Prof. Ali has published more than 75 research papers in national and international journals/conference presentations, 2 book chapters, and 2 patents—2 more being under registration. He reviews drafts for Egyptian standards and research papers for several international journals, is on the editorial board of many others, and is a member of the scientific communities of international conferences. He has been invited to and has participated as keynote speaker and session chair in numerous conferences. Prof. Ali has been elected a secretary in the Egyptian National Committee for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He is also a fellow and member in scientific societies of mechanical engineers. His current research interests include precision engineering, advanced coordinate and surface metrology, auto metrology, tribology, and nanomaterial technology.