Hussaen is an Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at the Department of Architectural Engineering at University of Technology in Iraq. He has 10+ years of experience in higher education and research. Furthermore, he is currently the Director of the University of Technology’s Career Development Centre (UoT-CDC). And a research fellow at the International University & Colleges in Malaysia. He was the Managing Editor for the Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning (2017-2021), at which he is currently the editor of Urban Planning section.

Hussaen has a B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering from University of Technology, Iraq. A Postgraduate Diploma In Project Management from Northumbria University, the UK. And an M.Sc. in International Planning and Development from Cardiff University, the UK. Moreover, he finished over 65 short courses and MOOCS from respected organizations including MIT, Harvard, UCL, ETH Zurich, Yale, Autodesk, Elsevier, and more. Hussaen’s current research is around Future Old Cities. He held a PhD offer from the University of Cambridge for three consecutive years 2018-2020 and was one of the 10 finalists to be awarded the Iraqi Top-Ten Scholarship to doing a PhD in one of the world’s top five universities according to Shanghai Ranking. However, due to the financial issues in Iraq following the ISIS conflict and the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, all scholarship programs by Iraqi government were postponed and ultimately cancelled in 2020.

Hussaen was one of five Iraqi scholars accepted in the Fulbright Visiting Scholars 2018 program – Engineering Cohort, to University of Delaware, US where he gave lectures and participated in research. He also worked as teacher assistant and researcher assistant at Cardiff University, UK in 2011/2012. Finally, he lectured in over 90 seminars, workshops, and professional conferences at many organisations in Iraq and outside. He was awarded over 25 times by many bodies including, the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq, the Iraq parliament, the Prime Minister of Iraq, the Iraqi Ministry of Sports and Youth, the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, The President of the United States of America, The US embassy in Baghdad, and more.

Hussaen’s current work is around Future Old Cities. His previous work also includes housing affordability, informal urban development, and alternative urban systems of the future. Hussaen worked on various interrelated subjects including Development Planning, City Planning, Spatial Planning, Urban Development, Urbanization, Project Management, Engineering, Geographic Information System (GIS), Building Information Modelling (BIM), and Building Simulation.

Ali, M.A., Kahachi, H. A., Al-Hinkawi, W.S., and Shok, M.I., 2023, The impact of Islamic thought on sustainable development of the Arab Islamic city: Baghdad city as a case study. in: AIP Conf Proc, AIP Publishing.

Kahachi, H. A., Ali, M.A., and Al-Hinkawi, W.S., 2022, Urban Change in Cities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An analysis of the nexus of factors from around the world. in: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: New Metropolitan Perspectives, Springer International Publishing Cham, pp. 1048–1058.

Kahachi, H. A., 2020, Spatial planning contribution to addressing large scale multi-national urban problems and challenges in practice. Journal of Green Engineering, 10 (10), pp.7693–7708.

Kahachi, H. A., 2020, The practice of sustainable spatial planning between an essentialist and relational conceptions. Journal of Green Engineering, 10 (9),.

Kahachi, H. A., 2022, Future Cities and Reality: Analytical Preview of the Different Theories from Information Cities, Smart Cities, to Liveable Cities. in: Geotechnical Engineering and Sustainable Construction, Springer, Singapore, pp. 805–816.

Kahachi, H. A., 2017, Low-income housing provision: Between Governmental Interventions and Informal Settlements. in: Reconstruction in Liberated Regions Conference, Al-Nahrain University, .

Kahachi, H. A., 2019, Analyzing public transportation plans to addressing traffic congestion in developing countries. IRAQI Journal of Architecture & Planning, 15 (1), pp.44–57.

Jalil,W.D.A. and Kahachi, H. A. , 2018, The impact of nano-concrete in contemporary architecture. Wasit Journal of Engineering Science, 5 (2), pp.89–98.

Jalil,W.D.A. and Kahachi, H. A. , 2019, The implementation of nano-biomimicry for sustainability in architecture. Journal of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 23 (3), pp.25–41.

Kahachi, H. A. and Dhyaa,W. , 2017, Housing Contribution to Urban Regeneration - A case study of the Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS) and the Can Do Toolkit in UK Wales. Iraqi Journal of Architectural Engineering, 13 (3), pp.55–68.

Kahachi, H. A., 2017, Sustainability and Project Management – The Drivers and Benefits. Wasit Journal of Engineering Science, 5 (1), pp.87–103.

Kahachi, H. A., 2017, The impact of the 2008 world financial crisis on homelessness in developed countries: The case study of New York city. Dirasat Human and Social Sciences, 44 (3), pp.269–280.

Kahachi, H. A., 2015, The Impact of using BIM-based building performance analysis for housing projects in Iraq. in: 2nd International Conference on Buildings, Construction and Environmental Engineering, .

Kahachi, H. A. and Jafar,A. , 2015, Urban sprawl on agricultural land in Iraq –  The factors and impacts: A study of Karkh area in the city of Baghdad. in: 7th Geomatics of Middle East and North Africa, .

Kahachi, H. A., 2015, Affordable Housing Policies in Iraq and Jordan. Journal of Planner and Development, (32), pp.58–77.

Kahachi, H. A., 2013, The Dynamic Reticular Annular housing system: a new system for involving the public in housing planning and construction, 2013 Conference "The Beginning Begins", TEDx Baghdad.

Future Cities, Urban Conservation, Sustainable Development, Affordable Housing, Urban Design