Aleem pursued his Ph.D. studies in Architectural Engineering (Structures) under the supervision of Dr. Roohi (August 2023 - December 2024) and graduated with a Master's Degree in May 2025. He was also a Teaching Assistant for the Engineering Mechanics class instructed by Dr. Roohi, where he was responsible for recitation classes. His research focused on flood resilience modeling. Prior to joining UNL, Aleem worked as a Structural Engineer/Design Coordinator in a construction firm in Qatar.

Education

• M.Sc., Structural Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (2016)
  • M.Sc. Thesis: "Collapse Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Structures"
• B.Sc., Civil Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan (2012)

Awards:

• Accepted into the C-GCA Pilot Program, a partnership between Kardia Group and NSF’s CMMI division, focused on innovation, panel discussions, and cognitive bias in engineering.
• Accepted to the 2024 NHERI Computational Academy with $1,500 NSF travel support. He will participate in Project 3 on ‘Equitable Emergency Response and Recovery during Flooding’ at UT Austin.