Dr. Abdallah is the Experimental R&D manager in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) who is also leading the ADNOC Research and Innovation Center (ADRIC).

Before being named the leader of ADRIC in 2023, Dr. Abdallah was responsible for a diverse portfolio of Technology projects addressing different challenges in the Upstream & Downstream operations. Thus, designed diverse R&D and technology strategies to achieve optimum operational efficiency and minimum emissions.

His primary area of expertise is assets integrity and non-metallics and is recognized as an active member in international communities on these subjects.

Dr. Abdallah graduated from the Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE, in Mechanical Engineering and received his MSc and PhD in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, USA.