Director of the Higher Center for Research
Prof. Walid Hleihel
Tel.: +961 9 600 935

Secretariat
Lara Hovsepian, Administrative Officer
Tel.: +961 9 600 944 | Email: csr@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 01 (RU 01): Health Sciences and Technologies
Prof. Sandy Rihana
Tel.: +961 9 600 948 | Email: sandyrihana@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 02 (RU 02): Heritage and memory: Identity, diversity, and ethics
Dr. Christelle Stephan-Hayek                          
Tel.: +961 9 600 610 | Email: christellestephan@usek.edu.lb

Research Unit 03 (RU 03) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT) and dynamic data analysis. Advancement of information and communication technologies
Dr. Adib Akl 
Tel.: +961 9 600 915 | Email: adibakl@usek.edu.lb     
            
Research Unit 04 (RU 04) : Sustainable development

Research Unit 05 (RU 05): Architecture, urban planning, and design
Prof. Paul Zgheib     
Tel.: +961 9 600 707 | Email: paulzgheib@usek.edu.lb
   
Research Unit 06 (RU 06): Law, policies, and security
Dr. Bechara Karam
Tel.: +961 9 600 659 | Email: becharakaram@usek.edu.lb