Dr. El-Abbasy is an established professor of Construction Engineering and Management and Infrastructure Asset Management, holding the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. With over 20 years of dedicated teaching and research experience, he has authored more than 30 scientific journal and conference publications.

Dr. El-Abbasy has contributed to infrastructure condition assessments and maintenance optimization studies for oil, gas, water, and sewer pipeline systems in Canada and Qatar. He has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate courses across several universities internationally, including Concordia University and Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University) in Canada, Qatar University, the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Egypt, American University in Dubai, and the American University of the Middle East in Kuwait.