Dr. Risan received his PhD from Al-Nahrain University (Iraq) in 2013 and has been an Assistant Professor at the same institution since 2015. He teaches several courses for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the fields of structural engineering, design of civil engineering experiments, and construction project management. He actively participates as a reviewer for many scientific journals and his research activity focuses on structural analysis, structural dynamics, structural stability, finite element modeling, and various civil engineering technologies.