経歴（Kantoush Sameh）

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, 2008.
• Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, Saga University, Japan, 2003.
• B.Sc. (magna cum laude) Civil Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Fall/2014 – Present, Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
• Fall/2011 – Fall/2014, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Material Science, The German University in Cairo (GUC), Egypt
• Spring/2010 – Fall/2011, Senior Researcher, Water Resources Research Center, Kyoto University, Japan
• Spring/2009 – Spring/2010, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Research Fellow, Kyoto University, Japan
• 1/2008 – 12/2008, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne, Switzerland
• 11/2003 – 12/2007, Research Assistant, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne, Switzerland
• 10/1998 – 7/2001, Instructor, Alexandria University and Arab Academy for Science &Technology, Alexandria, Egypt.
• 10/1997 – 10/2000, Hydraulic structures engineer, EKR Kurish-Abido-Abdelrahman, Alexandria, Egypt  

Professional Activity 

• 2022 - present, Associated editor, International Journal of Sediment Research, WASER
• 2020 – present, Guest Editor, Water Journal, Sediment Transport and River Morphology.
• 2018 – 2020, Guest Editor, Urban Water Journal, Urban and Wadi Flooding in the MENA region: Advances in Flood Risk Management.

Honors and AWARDS

• Outstanding Reviewer for journal Advances in Flow Measurement and Instrumentation - Journal – Elsevier, 2020.
• Egypt Government Award from the Ministry of State for emigration and Egyptian expatriates’ affairs, 2018.
• Outstanding Poster Award (TWAS-ARO), 7th conference on Water, Nuclear and Renewable Energy: Challenges Versus Opportunities, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, 2011.
• Young Researcher Fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Fellowship No PBELP2-122870, 3/2008- 2/2009.
• Best Student Award, Laboratory of Hydraulic Constructions (LCH), EPFL, 2007.
• Outstanding Paper Award (Asahi Ryunetsu Award), 5^th International Symposium on Ultrasonic Doppler Methods for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Engineering, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2006.
• Doctoral School Scholarship, EPFL, 11/2003– 10/2004, (competition rate: 1/14).
• Excellent Presentation Award, Annual Japan Society of Civil Engineering conference for West Coast section (SEBISHIBU), Saga, Japan, 2002.
• Japanese Government Scholarship (MONBU-KAGAKU-SHO) for Master Study in Civil Engineering, 1/10/2001- 30/9/2003.
• Best Student in Hydraulics Award (Prof. KANSOH Award), Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, 1995.
• Egyptian Government Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Studies in the Faculty of Engineering, 10/1/1992- 7/1/1993 and 10/1/1995- 7/1/1997.

List of Projects

• Binh, D. V., Kantoush, S.A., Sumi, T., Balderama, O., Yim, M. “Nature-based solutions for food security under climate change effects for sustainable development in the Mekong Delta” APN Asian Pacific Network for Global Change Research, 20.0 Million JPY, 10/2023– 9/2026
• Saber, M., Kantoush, S.A., Sumi, T. “Development a global Model for Flood susceptibility Mapping Using Machine Learning Approaches”, JSPS/ Challenging Research, 4/2023-3/2025.
• Kantoush, S.A., Sumi, T., Takemi, T., Balderama, O., Thai, N. “Integrated flood and sediment management in river basins for sustainable development” APN Asian Pacific Network for Global Change Research, 20.0 Million JPY, 10/2020 – 3/2023
• Kantoush, S.A., Muto, Y., Takemon, Y., Koshiba, T., Sumi, T. “Development of advanced evaluation and sustainable sediment replenishment method below dams” JSPS/ Kakenhi, Kiban-B, 8.50 Million JPY, 4/2021 – 3/2024
• Hasegawa, T., Fujita, M., M., Kantoush, S.A, Sumi, T., “Research Unit for Realization of Sustainable Society” Kyoto University, 4/2021 – 3/2025
• Edward Park, Kantoush, S.A., “Impacts of Environmental Pressures on Livelihood Transformations in the Mekong Delta”, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 10/2021-9/2023.
• Sumi, T., Kantoush, A., AlMaktoumi, A., Saber, M., Al-Mamarri, M., Koshiba, T. “develop a monitoring and forecasting system for Wadi flash flood in Oman by using new advanced technology” JSPS/ Kakenhi, International project, 20.0 Million JPY, 4/2021 – 3/2025.
• Kantoush, S.A., Loudi, D., Elmoustafa, A., Al-Maktoumi, A., Alhasanat, H., Abdelbaki, C., Salem, S., Hitoshi, T., Eri, M., Kashiwagi, K., Miyamoto, M., Sumi, T., Koshiba, T. “Establishing Network focusing on Flash Flood Disaster: Comparison between MENA and Asia” JSPS/ Core-to-Core Program/ B. Asia-Africa Science Platforms, 18.0 Million JPY, 4/2022 – 3/2025
• Shigeta, M., Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A “Innovative Africa: Educational Networking Programs for Human Resource Development in Africa's SDGs” MEXT, 500 MJPY, 10/2020 – 3/2025
• Kono, Y., Takara, K., Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A “The impacts of Upstream Hydropower Dams to the Downstream of Mekong River” JASTIP Project, (WP4), 4/2021 – 3/2025.
• Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A, Al-Maktoumi, A., Saber, M. “Wadi Flash Flood Risk Analysis and Early Warning System Considering Climate Change” JSPS (International project B), 20.0 Million JPY, 10/2020 – 3/2024.
• Kantoush, S.A., Sumi, T., Takemon, Y., Boes, R., Schleiss, A. “Networking of Reservoir Sediment Management Groups for Sustainable Water Resources Management {SDMNet}” MEXT’s Program, 8.70 Million JPY, 4/2016 – 3/2018
• Sumi, T., Attia, K., Kantoush, S.A., Saber, M. “Flash Floods Integrated Management Considering Climate Change for Secured Development in Wadi Basins” SATREPS, JICA-JST, 4/2017 – 3/2018.
• Kantoush, S.A., Sumi, T., Koteb, G. “Disaster Risk Reduction and Water Harvesting of Flash” DPRI collaborative research fund, 1.5 Million JPY, 10/2015 – 9/2016
• Kantoush, S.A., Hinkelmann, R. “Water Resources Management, Utilization, Treatment Technologies and Quality in Egypt” DAAD BMBF AA, 5000 Euros, 1/2014 – 8/2014
• Saavedra, O., Nadaoka, K., Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A., Awad, H. “Development of a feasible strategy to understand the long term potential socio-economic effects in both mega delta areas” JSPS Core-to-core, 24.0 Million JPY, 4/2013 – 3/2016
• Kantoush, S.A., Wieprecht, S., Boros, V., Youssef, T. “Innovative Methodologies And Technologies For Sustainable Communities t” DAAD BMBF AA, 10000 Euros, 1/2012 – 8/2013
• Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A., Nohara, D., Sakurai, T. “Development of Sediment Monitoring Method for Integrated Operation of Sediment Bypass System in Miwa Dam” Mibu River Office, MLIT, Japan, 4.50 Million JPY, 4/2009 – 3/2012
• Komatsu, T., Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A. “Hydraulic Study on Improvement of Flood Mitigation Dams” Mibu River Office, MLIT, Japan, 19.89 Million JPY, 4/2010 – 3/2012
• Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A., Murasaki, T. “Development of Field Monitoring Method of Sediment Transport during Floods by LSPIV, Laser Scanner and RF-Tag technologies” Yodo River Office, MLIT, 5.0 Million JPY, 4/2009 – 3/2011
• ElShinnawy, E., Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A., Saber, M. “JE-HYDRONET: Modern Methodologies” STDF and JSPS, 3.0 Million JPY, 4/2011 – 3/2012
• Sumi, T., Kantoush, S.A., Saber, M. “Integrated Water Resources in Nile Delta” GCOE-ARS, Kyoto University, Japan, 5.0 Million JPY, 4/2009 – 3/2011
• Schleiss, A., Bollaert, E., Kantoush, S. “Rhone-Thur - sustainable use of rivers” Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology FOWG (now Federal Office for the Environment FOEN) in the framework of the project, 2003-2008.

Research interests

Dam engineering, fluvial hydraulics; river engineering; hydraulic infrastructures; reservoir sediment management, sediment management techniques, monitoring techniques, eco-hydraulics, environmental fluid mechanics, flash flood in wadi system flood risk, mitigation measures against flood and sediment disasters, hydrodynamic and sediment transport, integrated river basin management, disaster risk reduction in the MENA region, climate change, urbanized wadi resilience, urban flood management.