Dr. Ehab is a Postdoc Research Associate in Digital Creativity at Loughborough University, specialising in Virtual Reality applications for Architecture and Urban Design. His PhD from the University of Nottingham focused on 'Resilient Design for London's Elevated Social Spaces,' employing interactive VR co-design approaches for public participation. Dr. Ehab graduated with Distinction in Master's in Architecture Design from Nottingham and received a First Class Honours in Architectural Engineering from Loughborough University. His career has progressed at the University of Derby, where he has been instrumental in applying VR Technology to visualise and model sustainable urban development initiatives.
Dr. Ehab's academic journey encompasses several key teaching positions: as an Hourly Paid Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, focusing on design communication; as a Studio Tutor at the University of Nottingham, where he mentored postgraduate students in urban design; and as an Assistant Lecturer at The British University in Egypt, teaching undergraduate architecture courses.
Areas of expertise
- Virtual Reality: Extensive experience in using VR for urban design and architecture, focusing on immersive co-design, stakeholder engagement, and the development of digital twins. Specialised in comparative analysis of virtual and real-world interactions to improve mental health and create immersive digital environments.
- Digital Creativity: Developed innovative VR content and interactive designs. Expertise in integrating text-to-image models in VR-mediated co-design workflows and enhancing user experience through advanced VR approaches.
- Qualitative Research in User Experience Design: Specialised in enhancing public engagement through virtual reality and gamification techniques, specifically in architectural design.
- Sustainable Vertical Urbanism: Advocated for sustainable design approaches in hyper-density cities, emphasising sustainable vertical urbanism.
- Community Participation in Design: Explored the role of community participation in shaping new societal structures.
• Ehab, A., Burnett, G., & Heath, T. (2023). Enhancing Public Engagement in Architectural Design: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Virtual Reality Approaches in Building Information Modeling and Gamification Techniques. Buildings, 13(5), 1262. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051262
• Ehab, A., & Heath, T. (2023). Exploring Immersive Co-Design: Comparing Human Interaction in Real and Virtual Elevated Urban Spaces in London. Sustainability, 15(12), 9184. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15129184
• Ehab, A., Heath, T., & Burnett, G. (2023). Virtual reality and the interactive design of elevated public spaces: Cognitive experience vs VR experience. In C. Stephanidis, M. Antona, S. Ntoa & G. Salvendy (Eds.), HCI International 2023 Posters. HCII 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science (Vol. 1836). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36004-6_24
• Bussell, C., Ehab, A., Hartle-Ryan, D., & Kapsalis, T. (2023). Generative AI for immersive experiences: Integrating text-to-image models in VR-mediated co-design workflows. In C. Stephanidis, M. Antona, S. Ntoa & G. Salvendy (Eds.), HCI International 2023 Posters. HCII 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science (Vol. 1836). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36004-6_52
• Abdelsalam, A. E. (2018). Sustainable Vertical Urbanism as a Design Approach to Change the Future of Hyper Density Cities. Journal of Advance Research in Mechanical & Civil Engineering, 5(7), 2208-379.
• Kenawy, I., & Ehab, A. (2015). Community participation as a gate to new Egyptian society. In PLEA 2015 Conference Proceedings. PLEA 2015.
• Awarded the Faculty of Engineering Research Excellence Scholarship 2019 for international students from the University of Nottingham (PhD Scholarship for three years).
• Awarded Certificate of Academic Excellence for the Academic year 2014/2015 from the British University in Egypt. The prize was for outstanding academic achievement during the studies of BSC in Architecture Engineering.
• Awarded "Best Teaching Assistant of the Year" in the Architecture Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering, The British University of Egypt.
• Won first place in The Human Factors Research Group Showcase 2021 Poster Competition at the University of Nottingham.
• Won Third place in the design competition: Wilford Street Embankment, Nottingham. The competition aims to create an accessible and attractive park that the public will wish to visit, sit and stay a while near the canal and enjoy its peaceful surroundings.