Dr Muhammad Shafique
Lecturer

Summary

Dr. Muhammad Shafique is currently a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University London, Since May 2022. Prior to this, he was a Postdoc fellow in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong. He received his Ph.D. degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong and M.S in Smart City and Construction Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, South Korea.

Dr. Shafique’s research uses life cycle assessment, circular economy, and scenario modeling to identify the environmental problems of emerging products and systems. Historically, our society has taken a reactionary approach to the environment. By proactively understanding the environmental issues of technologies that are still under development, we can identify a greater number of optimal options and innovative solutions to avoid or reduce negative consequences. Shafique works on interdisciplinary topics including sustainable construction and transportation systems, green buildings, building information modeling (BIM), carbon-neutrality, sustainable design of energy systems, advanced fuels, sustainable and smart materials, machine learning, energy, environment & economics nexus, and climate change adaptation.

One of his core areas of work includes developing an integrated modeling approach based on life cycle assessment and circular economy for sustainable construction and urban mobility. Looking forward, Dr. Shafique is determined to fight against climate change and reduce the carbon footprint of the civil and transportation industry as the key considerations while enabling a high level of sustainability and well-being for users.

Shafique is always looking for talented and motivated Ph.D. students as well as new collaborators for research projects.

To date, Dr. Shafique has published more than 60 papers in high-impact journals. In addition, Dr. Shafique is a peer reviewer for over 50 high-impact factor journals. Dr. Shafique is the Associate Editor of IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems; Frontiers in Sustainability,  Urbanization, Sustainability and Society (Emerald) and an Editorial Board Member of the Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (IF: 14.3),  Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (IF:14), Sustainable Horizons (IF:7.8), Societal Impacts, Manufacturing Science for Sustainability, Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship, Clean Energy and Sustainability, Carbon Footprint, AIMS Environmental Science, Journal of Building Design and Environment.

Shafique is in the top 2% of most highly cited scientists in the last three years according to the Elsevier/Stanford list.

Qualifications

Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brunel University London (UK) May 2022 – Present

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong (2021 - 2022)

Ph.D. degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering from the City University of Hong Kong (2021)

M.S, in Smart City and Construction Engineering from the University of Science and Technology, Korea (2018)

Responsibility

• MSc Civil Engineering Course Director (2024-Present)
• CEE Brunel University Open Research Champion (2025-Present)
• MSc Dissertation Coordinator (2025-Present)
• Welcome week (MSc) champion (2025-Present)
• College Research Ethics Committee Representative (2024-Present)
• Department Research Ethics Assessor (2024-Present)
• Departmental Representative for Marketing, Webpages and Social Media (2023-Present)