Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud is currently working as a professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. Dr. Mahmoud’s research areas include carbonate and sandstone stimulation, formation damage, and rock Petrophysics and Geomechanics. He authored/co-authored several journal and conference papers in addition to more than 80 US patents. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Suez Canal University, Egypt, and a Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.