Dr. S.M. Shahid Alam is a Civil Engineer with professional career of morethan 35 years. Dr. Alam obtained his Doctorate degree in the vibration andvibration control of Large Civil Engineering Structures from Nagoya University,Japan. Having experience in research, teaching, design and supervisionof Civil engineering projects, he has published several technical papers ininternational journals of repute. His publications include papers in ASCE (cited23 times), JSCE, Computers and Structures, England (cited 15 times) andAdaptive Structures, Holland etc.He founded Exponent Engineering (Pvt.) Limited in 2002 which is one of theleading consulting engineering firms in the country. He is one of the foundingmembers of Pakistan Academy of Engineers (PAE) and has served as aVice Chairman for the first two terms and is also the Chairman of OutreachCommittee of PAE.Dr. Alam has specialized in the structural design of buildings, industrialprojects, bridges, telecommunication, marine structures and otherinfrastructure projects including JICA funded Mass Transit Projects. He hasbeen involved in the design of several concrete and steel structure projectsin Pakistan, Singapore, Dubai, Doha, Malaysia, Philippines, Kyrgystan andKazakhastan etc.Dr. Alam's association with NEDUET, Karachi includes offering courses onSolid Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Bridge Engineering and Finite ElementAnalysis to post graduate students, serving as an Academic Council Member(13 years) and also serving as a member of Professor Selection Board etc. Heis also a member of Board of Studies of SUFFA University, D.H.A., Karachi.He has also served as the Executive Member of Association of ConsultingEngineers of Pakistan for two terms.PEC Engineers' Excellence Awards committee awarded him "LifetimeAchievement Award" in recognition of his outstanding contribution towardsengineering profession by the President of Pakistan, at Aiwan-e-Sadr,Islamabad, in October 2022.