Ahmad El Hajjar is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher within the ROBOCONE project at the University of Bristol, UK. The ROBOCONE is an innovative robotic site investigation tool for intelligent ground characterization, capable of applying complex load histories to support the whole-life design of offshore piled foundations. His research interests include offshore engineering, unsaturated soil mechanics, soil desiccation cracking, soft clays, BioGeotechnics (MICP process), fiber-reinforced soil.