Akbar Karimi

Hydraulic & Water Systems Engineer | Sewerage, Stormwater, Wastewater Treatment | Digital Water Infrastructure & AI Decision Systems

Masqaţ, Oman

About

Hydraulic & Water Systems Engineer with 20+ years of international experience across Oman, GCC, Iran, Iraq, and Australia-focused research. Specialist in sewerage and stormwater network design, water distribution, wastewater treatment, and reservoir optimisation. Hands-on wastewater treatment exposure includes site visits to Seeb, Darsait, and Kish STPs, teaching Water & Wastewater Treatment and Advanced Wastewater Treatment, and authoring a decentralized wastewater treatment package proposal for Nama Water Services (2024). Principal Investigator on TRC-funded wastewater membrane research and pumped-storage optimisation projects. Proven record leading large-scale infrastructure programs, including calibration of 1,000+ storage tanks for Shell Oman, AlMaha, and OmanOil, and Wadi Dayqah Dam optimisation studies. Recipient of the TRC / Sultan Qaboos Research & Innovation Award in Water Sciences (2019). Innovator in digital engineering, having developed AI-assisted decision-support tools such as AquaCal for wastewater technology selection, and cloud-deployed hydraulic modelling applications. Engineers Australia accredited, relocation-ready, and committed to delivering sustainable water infrastructure solutions globally.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor at National University of Science and Technology
    Sep 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 10 mos

    Taught Water & Wastewater Treatment, Advanced Wastewater Treatment, Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Water Resources Engineering. Supervised 40+ capstone projects on sewerage, water distribution, and water quality using SWMM, SewerCAD, EPANET, WaterGEMS. Principal Investigator on TRC grants: Fouling‑Resistant Membrane for Wastewater Treatment (2020–21) and Wadi Dayqah Dam Pumped‑Storage Optimisation (2021–22). Delivered professional training to DIAM Water Quality Dept and Royal Navy of Oman. Recipient of TRC / Sultan Qaboos Research & Innovation Award in Water Sciences (2019).

  • Lecturer at Caledonian College of Engineering
    Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Postdoctoral Researcher at Sultan Qaboos University
    Jun 2013 - Sep 2014 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Modeling of a seawater intrusion control problem at AlBatinahCoastal Region in Oman Developed SEAWAT‑GAMS optimisation model for seawater intrusion control. Published findings in Arabian Journal of Geosciences and presented at IEEE SMC 2014 (San Diego).

  • Water Resources Specialist at Shaloodehkhak Consulting Engineers
    Jan 2008 - Jun 2014 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Water Resources Basic Studies Design of Water Storage Small Dams, Design of Diversion Dams Design of Hydraulic Structures

  • Assistant Professor at Sharif University of Technology
    Jan 2011 - Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Taught Water Supply & Sewerage Systems, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering. Integrated applied hydrology and wastewater treatment into teaching modules.