Alaa othman joined the faculty of Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport - College of International Transport and Logistics as a full time in September 2012. Alaa holds a BSc degree from the arab academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport and MSc in Supply Chain Management from the Arab Institute for Trade and Commodities Exchange. Alaa holds Ph.D. certificate from the University of Maribor College of logistics in 2023 In the academic field, Alaa’s current research focuses on Transportation management and supply chain performance.