Said KENAI is currently a distinguished professor of concrete technology and building materials at the civil engineering department, University Saâd Dahleb-Blida1, Algeria. He earned his PhD from the University of Leeds (UK) in 1988 and his engineer degree from the Ecole Nationale Polytechnique of Algiers in 1982. A member of ACI and a founding member of the African Materials Research Society (MRS-Africa). He chairs RILEM-TC on agro-waste in cementitious materials (2018-2024) and serves as the convenor of the Middle East and North Africa region since January 2024. He has collaborated on joint research projects with south-Africa, Brazil, France, USA and Belgium. He has participated in elaborating normative documents on concrete and seismic code in Algeria and is currently the chairman of the Algerian Concrete Society (ALCOS). Professor Kenai has supervised 34 PhD theses and is ranked in the top 2% worldwide scientists in building and construction. His research focuses on sustainable construction, concrete durability, waste reuse, self-compacting concrete, local and earth construction and structural repair and strengthening. He has published over 150 papers, co-authored six book chapters and is member of the editorial board of many reputable journals such as Journal of advances in concrete construction, Techno Press; Materials and structures, RILEM; Chemistry Africa, SPRINGER; The open civil engineering journal and others.
