Sameh Kantoush is a Professor at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) at Kyoto University. He is collaboratively leading water and sediment-related disasters. Prof. Kantoush is actively involved in projects related to flash flood management in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Prof. Kantoush's expertise also covers reservoir sedimentation, hydropower, dam management, dam impacts, and environmental restoration issues in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Japan. Professor Kantoush’s industrial expertise is predominantly pertinent to Wadi flash floods, integrated flood and sediment management, dam upgrading projects, reservoir sedimentations and sediment management techniques, and river projects.