Prof. Ehab Elhegawy

• Professor of Security Sciences & Head, Department of Security Crisis Management
• Dubai Police Academy, UAE

Prof. Ehab Elhegawy is Professor of Security Sciences and Head of the Department of Security Crisis Management at Dubai Police Academy, United Arab Emirates. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in policing and security services, in addition to extensive academic and consulting experience in crisis management, disaster resilience, risk governance, and emergency preparedness.
Prof. Elhegawy holds two doctoral degrees in Crisis and Disaster Management and Security Institution Management. Throughout his academic career, he has supervised and examined hundreds of master’s and doctoral theses and has published numerous scientific papers and books in the fields of security studies, crisis management, resilience, risk governance, and emergency preparedness.
He has served as a visiting professor and trainer at several regional and international institutions, including police academies, universities, and specialized security organizations. His current research focuses on urban resilience, climate adaptation, critical infrastructure protection, security risk governance, and the application of artificial intelligence in crisis and emergency management.
His work aims to bridge academic research and operational practice to support adaptive governance and resilient communities in an increasingly complex risk environment.