Tamer Zakiis a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). He received his Ph.D. (2005) in Flow Physics and Computational Engineering from Stanford University. In 2006 he joined Imperial College London where he was an Assistant and subsequently Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has been at Johns Hopkins since 2013. Zaki’s research applies high-fidelity simulations for the prediction of transitional and turbulent shear flows, in both Newtonian and complex fluids. He has developed state-of-the-art data assimilation techniques for the interpretation of scarce flow measurements, and effective optimization strategies for sensor placement in uncertain environments. Zaki has garnered several recognitions including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award and the William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching Award. He is a member of the JHU Center for Environmental & Applied Fluid Mechanics, the Institute for Data Intensive Engineering & Science, and the American Physical Society. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Flow, Turbulence and Combustion and the Editorial Board of Physical Review Fluids.