Professor Ghassan Al-Kindi Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Professor Ghassan Al Kindi is Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation at Sohar University, Oman. Before joining Sohar University, Professor Ghassan served as visiting professor and honorary research associate at Monash University and the University of Queensland (both Australia). He is a winner of the prestigious Joseph Whitworth Prize, awarded by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (UK), and has accrued over thirty nine years’ experience in the design and application of industrial processes, specializing in automation and manufacturing. He is currently an editorial board member of 3 international journals, has been widely published research articles. Professor Ghassan’s considerable contribution to the University can be counted in the wealth of research and consultancy projects he has won, He has also supervised more than 40 post-graduate Masters’ and PhD students.