Eng. Mohamad Al-Khiami

Civil Engineering

Senior Instructor

Qualification: M.Sc. in Design & Construction Project Management, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Research

  • Industrial Exoskeletons and Human Augmentation in Construction
  • Occupational Health, Safety, and Ergonomics
  • Industry 4.0 and Digitalization of the Construction Sector
  • Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision
  • Construction Productivity and Performance Optimization
  • Innovations in Engineering Education and Pedagogy

Publications

  • Farhat, M. H., Mehdizadeh, A., Sedaghat, A., Badawy, M. E., Djedi, B., AlKhiami, M. I., Mostafaeipour, A., & Nazififard, M. (2025). Origami-inspired urban wind turbines: Scalable bladeless designs for decentralized renewable energy. Green Technologies and Sustainability, 100253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.grets.2025.100253
  • Al-Khiami, M. I., Lindhard, S. M., & Wandahl, S. (2025). Paradox in Practice: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevalence and Reporting among Construction Workers in Kuwait and Denmark. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(7), 04025078. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-15899
  • Sedaghat, A., Djedi, B., Farhat, M. H., Al-khiami, M. I., & Badawy, M. E. (2025.). A novel origami inspired single rotor horizontal axis wind turbine. Journal of Energy Systems, 9(3), 271–291. https://doi.org/10.30521/jes.1723925
  • Al-Khiami, M. I., Lindhard, S. M., & Wandahl, S. (2025). Prevalence of workrelated musculoskeletal disorders and associated sociocultural reporting behaviors in Kuwait’s construction industry. WORK, 81(3), 2937–2951. https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815251325780
  • Al-Khiami, M. I., Lindhard, S. M., & Wandahl, S. (2024). Integrating exoskeletons in the construction sector: A systematic review of empirical evaluation tools and future directions. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-05-2024-0563
  • Sedaghat, A., Soleimani, S. M., Al-Khiami, M. I., Sabati, M., Hussam, W. K., Salem, H. J., … Mehdizadeh, A. (2024). Case studies on energy performance of walling materials in various regions. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 21(12), 7941–7968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05518-7
  • Sedaghat, A., Kalbasi, R., Narayanan, R., Mehdizadeh, A., Soleimani, S. M., Ashtian Malayer, M., … Masud K. Khan, M. (2024). Integrating solar PV systems for energy efficiency in portable cabins: A case study in Kuwait. Solar Energy, 277, 112715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2024.112715
  • Sedaghat, A., Mahdizadeh, A., Narayanan, R., Salem, H., Hussam, W. K., Al-Khiami, M. I., Malayer, M. A., Soleimani, S. M., Sabati, M., Rasul, M., & Kamal Khan, M. M. (2023). Implementing Cool Roof and Bio-PCM in Portable Cabins to Create Low-Energy Buildings Suitable for Different Climates. Sustainability, 15(20), 14700. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152014700
  • Al‐Khiami, M. I., Jaeger, M., Soleimani, S. M., & Kazem, A. (2023). Enhancing concrete structures education: Impact of virtual reality on motivation, performance and usability for undergraduate engineering students. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, jcal.12881. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12881
  • Al-Khiami, M.I. and Jaeger, M. (2023) ‘Safer working at heights: Exploring the usability of virtual reality for construction safety training among blue-collar workers in Kuwait’, Safety, 9(3), p. 63. doi:10.3390/safety9030063.
  • Al-Khiami, M. I., Jaeger, M., & Soleimani, S. M. (2023). The integration of digital techniques in engineering education: A case study to evaluate student’s motivation and performance. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 13(5), 844–848. doi:10.18178/ijiet.2023.13.5.1877
  • Sedaghat, A., Salem, H., Hussam, W. K., Mahdizadeh, A., Al-Khiami, M. I., Malayer, M. A., … Khan, M. M. (2023). Exploring energy-efficient building solutions in hot regions: A study on bio-phase change materials and cool roof coatings. Journal of Building Engineering, 76, 107258. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107258
  • Sedaghat, A., Soleimani, S. M., Al-Khiami, M. I., Sabati, M., Rasul, M., Narayanan, R., & Khan, M. M. (2023). Development of a novel low-energy building: Effects of room orientation and wall materials. Key Engineering Materials, 945, 101–108. doi:10.4028/p-26jy0u
  • Al-Khiami, M. I., & Jaeger, M. (2023). Leveraging Chatgpt in Android App Development: A Case Study on Supporting Novice Developers in Creating Successful Apps. doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0660.v1
  • Al-Khiami, M. I., & Zangana, A. (2017). The Impact of BIM on Design Phase Productivity The West Link Case Study (thesis). Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg.

Teaching

  • Civil Engineering Instructor – Australian University, Kuwait, 2021- to date.
  • Teaching Assistant – Chalmers University of Technology, 2015-2017