Isam Shahrour

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Isam Shahrour (born 22 April 1956) is a Palestinian academic whose work focused on sustainable systems, including urban and civil engineering infrastructure^[1] and systems and services.^[2] He is emeritus Professor in Civil and Smart Systems at Lille University in France.^[3]

He served as vice president for Research and Innovation at Lille 1 University. He founded and chaired the Civil and Geo-environmental Research Laboratory in the North of France.^[4]

Shahrour was born in Tulkarm, Palestine on 22 April 1956. He studied civil engineering at the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Ponts et Chaussées) in Paris, earning a master's degree in 1982, followed by a Master's in Applied Mechanics from the University of Paris VI.^[5] He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Ponts et Chaussées in 1984 and obtained his Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HdR) from Lille University in 1988.^[6]

Academic career

Shahrour joined the University of Lille in 1984 as an assistant professor, then served as a research engineer at the French Institute of Petroleum in 1988.^[7] He later became a professor at the École Centrale de Lille from 1989 to 1997 and returned to the University of Lille in 1997, where he remained until becoming emeritus Professor in 2023.^[5]

From 2007 to 2012, he served as vice-president for Research and Innovation at Lille 1 University.^[4]

Shahrour founded and chaired the Civil and Geo-Environmental Engineering Research Laboratory (LGCgE) for a decade.^[6]

Research and works

Shahrour's research spans civil engineering, geotechnics, environmental engineering, sustainable development, and smart urban systems.^[8] His early scholarly work centered on numerical and physical modelling in geotechnical engineering,^[9] soil–structure interaction,^[10] underground infrastructure safety, and environmental geomechanics.^[11]

From the 2000s onward, he became a contributor to the development of smart and sustainable city research, implementing the integration of information technologies, sensor networks, and digital platforms into urban infrastructure management.^[2] His work includes the early development of smart water networks and leakage detection systems,^[3] the modelling and optimization of urban energy^[12] and environmental performance, the creation of frameworks for data-driven urban governance, resilience planning for municipal infrastructure networks, and sustainability strategies for natural resource management.^[5]^[1]

Since 2011, he has coordinated SunRise, a laboratory for smart urban systems at the University of Lille.^[13] The project integrates smart water networks, energy systems, mobility solutions, and environmental monitoring, in partnership with local governments, infrastructure providers, and technology companies.^[14]

Shahrour coordinated the French partners in the European SmartWater4Europe, which aimed to demonstrate large-scale smart water technologies for quality monitoring, leak management, and system optimization.^[1]

He served as President of Lille Métropole Technopole (TLM), where he oversaw technology parks including Euratechnologies, Haute-Borne, and La Plaine Images.^[4]

He also served as President of the Centre for Innovation in Contactless Technology (CITC).^[7]

References

1 2 3 Jian, Yang (2025-09-25). "Shanghai expands underground network to boost safety, growth". City News Service (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2026-03-11.
1 2 "Use of GIS in smart city projects". www.gim-international.com. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
1 2 "Isam Shahrour by the "3rd regional industrial revolution initiative" | W-SMART". Retrieved 2026-03-11.
1 2 3 Al-Qadi, Ra’ed. "Professor Isam Shahrour, Vice President at the University of Science and Technology of Lille, Lectures at An-Najah". www.najah.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
1 2 3 "Shahrour Isam". The Conversation. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
1 2 "Partner of the month interview: University of Lille Isam Shahrour, distinguished professor in Civil Engineering & Smart Cities, represents the university and answers our questions". polder2cs.eu. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
1 2 "The Yusif A. Sayigh Deveolpemet Lecturer Prof. Shahrour will be speaking on" (PDF). Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS).
↑ Quek, ST. "Could the Smart City improve the resilience and sustainability of urban systems? – Professor Isam SHAHROUR". National University of Singapore. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
↑ Shahrour, Isam; Sadek, Marwan; Ousta, Rami (2001). "Seismic Behavior of Micropiles: Used as Foundation Support Elements: Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1772 (1): 84–90. doi:10.3141/1772-10. ISSN 0361-1981.
↑ Khalil, Louay; Sadek, Marwan; Shahrour, Isam (2007). "Influence of the soil–structure interaction on the fundamental period of buildings". Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics. 36 (15): 2445–2453. doi:10.1002/eqe.738. ISSN 0098-8847.
↑ Lafhaj, Zoubeir; Shahrour, Isam (2007). "Use of water borehole tests for the determination of the permeability of anisotropic soils". Computers and Geotechnics. 34 (1): 57–59. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2006.09.007.
↑ Dbouk, Talib; Visez, Nicolas; Ali, Samer; Shahrour, Isam; Drikakis, Dimitris (2022-12-06). "Risk assessment of pollen allergy in urban environments". Scientific Reports. 12 (1): 21076. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-24819-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9727162.
↑ edewitte (2016). "Témoin inspirant #2 : Isam Shahrour". rev3 - l'économie durable et connectée en Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-11.
↑ "Smart City: A living laboratory". Researchgate.

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