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James W. Maina, Professor and Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies

Professor and Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Prof James Maina is a full-time Professor and Deputy Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology (EBIT) at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a registered professional engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and a fellow member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) and the South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE). Additionally, he is a member of the Academy of Sciences of South Africa (ASSAf). Prof. Maina is a developer of a suite of software packages for highway and airport pavement design and analysis. His research output includes over 150 technical reports and scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He serves, amongst others, as an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Road Engineering (JRE), indexed with Scopus, a Board Member of the Southern African Transport Conference, and a member of the Steering Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)’s International Conference on Transportation & Development 2025, Task Force member on Verification and Validation (V&V) of Pavement Models. Prof. Maina played a crucial role in Qatar’s Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) program for road transport and infrastructure network leading up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup Finals, serving as a technical director and leading pavement expert supporting Qatar’s Public Works Authority (PWA).

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