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Dr. Osama Mohamed Elsaid Omar

Associate Professor

Architecture and Interior Design - Architecture Program
S17-131
oomar@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Nanoarchitecture, Zero Energy Buildings, Intelligent Buildings, Smart Building, Climate Change, Digital Twin

Education

PhD in Architecture Engineering

Biography

Dr Osama Omar is an architect, Finished his PHD Degree from Architectural Department - Faculty of Engineering - Alexandria University ”Nanoarchitecture and Global Warming“. His Master degree was about “Advanced daylighting technologies for sustainable Architecture”.

He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has more than 40 papers in Journals, Conferences, Books and Book chapters, which are focused on Arch. Education, Environmental Arch.

Achievements

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Affiliations

Associate Professor of Architecture

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Staff Mobility for Teaching, JAMIES Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility 2019 Project with University of Minho, Portugal.
  • Staff Mobility for Teaching, Erasmus+ Project 2019 with Lublin University of Technology, Poland.
  • Hold Community Service Award 2015 from Jordan Housing Developers Association in Amman, Jordan.
  • Win Grant from Green Building Council Spain, World Sustainable Building 2014 Conference, which was in Barcelona, Spain.

Publications & Presentations

  1. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J., Omar, O., & Kenawy, I. (2025). Synergistic integration of digital twins and zero energy buildings for climate change mitigation in sustainable smart cities: A systematic review and novel framework. Energy and Buildings, 115484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115484 .
  2. Mestarehi, M., & Omar, O. (2025). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate. Energies, 18(2), 367. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18020367 .
  3. Bibri, S.E., Huang, J., & , Omar, O., (2025). Leveraging Digital Twins for Zero-Energy Building Ratings in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review and Novel Framework. In SE, Bibri, SE, T Yigitcanlar, J Huang (Eds.), Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Planning and Climate Resilience (Smart Cities Book Series), Elsevier, UK. ISBN: 9780443333330, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-33333-0.00013-2
  4. Omar, O. (2025). Navigating Nearly Zero-Energy Strategies for Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. In: He, B., Wang, Y., Cheshmehzangi, A. (eds) Urban Climate and Urban Design. Urban Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1521-6_6
  5. Obaid, Maryam; Omar, Osama. (2025). AI-Enhanced Innovation: Blending Contemporary Aesthetics with Islamic Heritage. 8th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA-2025) 8-9 May 2025.

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Dr. Osama Mohamed Elsaid Omar

Associate Professor

Architecture and Interior Design - Architecture Program
S17-131
oomar@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Nanoarchitecture, Zero Energy Buildings, Intelligent Buildings, Smart Building, Climate Change, Digital Twin

Education

PhD in Architecture Engineering

Biography

Dr Osama Omar is an architect, Finished his PHD Degree from Architectural Department - Faculty of Engineering - Alexandria University ”Nanoarchitecture and Global Warming“. His Master degree was about “Advanced daylighting technologies for sustainable Architecture”.

He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands. He has more than 40 papers in Journals, Conferences, Books and Book chapters, which are focused on Arch. Education, Environmental Arch.

Achievements

-

Affiliations

Associate Professor of Architecture

Grants & Contracts Awarded

  • Staff Mobility for Teaching, JAMIES Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility 2019 Project with University of Minho, Portugal.
  • Staff Mobility for Teaching, Erasmus+ Project 2019 with Lublin University of Technology, Poland.
  • Hold Community Service Award 2015 from Jordan Housing Developers Association in Amman, Jordan.
  • Win Grant from Green Building Council Spain, World Sustainable Building 2014 Conference, which was in Barcelona, Spain.

Publications & Presentations

  1. Bibri, S. E., Huang, J., Omar, O., & Kenawy, I. (2025). Synergistic integration of digital twins and zero energy buildings for climate change mitigation in sustainable smart cities: A systematic review and novel framework. Energy and Buildings, 115484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115484 .
  2. Mestarehi, M., & Omar, O. (2025). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate. Energies, 18(2), 367. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18020367 .
  3. Bibri, S.E., Huang, J., & , Omar, O., (2025). Leveraging Digital Twins for Zero-Energy Building Ratings in Sustainable Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review and Novel Framework. In SE, Bibri, SE, T Yigitcanlar, J Huang (Eds.), Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Planning and Climate Resilience (Smart Cities Book Series), Elsevier, UK. ISBN: 9780443333330, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-33333-0.00013-2
  4. Omar, O. (2025). Navigating Nearly Zero-Energy Strategies for Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. In: He, B., Wang, Y., Cheshmehzangi, A. (eds) Urban Climate and Urban Design. Urban Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-1521-6_6
  5. Obaid, Maryam; Omar, Osama. (2025). AI-Enhanced Innovation: Blending Contemporary Aesthetics with Islamic Heritage. 8th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA-2025) 8-9 May 2025.

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