"My name is Ahmed Ba Tis, and I am a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. My research centers on urban planning challenges in contexts of crisis and displacement, including post-war reconstruction, the upgrading of informal settlements, and — most recently — temporary housing solutions for displaced populations. I am driven by a commitment to designing environments that restore dignity and stability for commu

"I am Zeyad Mahmood, a Civil Engineering master’s student at the University of Manitoba. After completing my undergraduate degree in Construction Engineering, I am specializing in construction materials by conducting research on Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs). As a Mitacs Accelerate Program Intern, my goal is to develop and evaluate agricultural waste utilization to produce low-carbon concrete. My research studies the utilization of oat husk ash as agricultural

"My name is Ayman Saeed, and I am a Master of Science (MSc) student in Civil Engineering at the University of Alberta and a passionate debater. I completed my Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Construction Engineering at the American University in Cairo (AUC) a year ago and began my MSc, specializing in Transportation Engineering, at the University of Alberta in early 2026. Working directly with the City of Edmonton (CoE), I aim to develop fully automated solutions to emer