**Amir Tabakovic**

Dr. Amir Tabakovic is a Marie Skłowoska-Curie Fellow at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO—Netherlands), a visiting research fellow at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft—Netherlands) and a visiting assistant professor at the UCD School of Civil Engineering (Ireland). Amir is also a founding member and director of a start-up company called Revolution Road Ltd., which focuses on the development and promotion of innovative sustainable technologies for asphalt pavement design, construction, and maintenance. Amir holds a BEng, an MPhil in Mechanical Engineering from Technological University Dublin (Ireland), and a PhD in Civil/Mechanical Engineering from University College Dublin (UCD - Ireland). Amir has over 18 years of experience in asphalt pavement research. His research focuses on the development of bio-inspired systems for asphalt pavements, bio-binders, and self-healing systems for asphalt pavements. He has published widely on this subject and he also works with the International RILEM committee to develop international standards for evaluating self-healing asphalt. His career goal is to introduce bio-inspired technology into asphalt pavement design and maintenance processes, with a focus on sustainability and the circular economy.
