(World of Engineering) Magazine interviews President of the Digital Engineering
Chapter
Based on its belief in the necessity
to SOE. Dr. Saeed Khalfan Al Dha-
of future foresight and keeping pace
heri, an academic researcher and
with the rapid spurt of the engineer-
expert in innovation and information
ing sector in its various disciplines,
and communication technologies,
especially those related to Artificial
was appointed as the president of the
Intelligence (AI), Society of Engi-
Chapter.
neers (SOE) recently announced the
"World of Engineering" interviewed
formation of a new engineering as-
Dr. Saeed Al Dhaheri through the
sociation under the name of "Digital
following space to discuss the Chap-
Engineering Chapter" to be affiliated
ter's goals and future projects
Our goal is to establish a sustainable digitalized construction industry within the UAE
and the Arab World
In the beginning, why you chose to study en-
pline, known as Interdisciplinary" and "Transdis-
gineering?
ciplinary" engineering, which combine more than
Since my childhood, I had an interest and passion
one engineering discipline, as today's world re-
for electronics, computers and how they work, but
quires the knowledge of more than one discipline.
at that time, scientific clubs did not exist, thus; I
An overview of the concept of digital engi-
began self-reading and self-learning and I set my
neering and its applications
goal to be a computer engineer.
Digital engineering is concerned with applying the
After I graduated from high school, I decided to
technologies of Industrial Revolution 4.0 in various
join the Electrical Engineering Department at the
disciplines of engineering to reach sustainable
College of Engineering, the United Arab Emir-
solutions in all aspects: economic, environmental
ates University, to fulfill this goal, and thank God,
and social. The technologies we are talking about
I have fulfilled my goal. Then, I decided to con-
include AI, Internet of Artificial Things, 3D and 4D
tinue my postgraduate studies in applying what
printing, cloud computing and predictive analyt-
I learned in electrical and computer engineering
ics, drones, Virtual and Augmented Reality, nano-
through studying medical engineering, in which
technology, materials science and engineering,
I have seen the best application of engineering
Digital Twin, and other emerging technologies.
science on the human body by designing medical
What are the areas of digital engineering?
devices, through which we can diagnose diseas-
Digital engineering composes of different disci-
es and read the physiological signals that ema-
plines such as computer science, computer en-
nate from the human body. Thus, I was tend to
gineering, and information technologies, and to
apply the engineering science that I have learned
harnesses these sciences and technologies in
to our practical life. For this, today we witness a
the various engineering disciplines. For example,
great keenness on studying more than one disci-
many of these technologies can be used in civil
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