Projects and Awards

 

Projects at UNLV

  1. Enhancing Critical Transitions in Undergraduate Civil Engineering (Co-PI) , National Science Foundation, 10/01/2019 – 9/30/2024
  2. Developing Acoustic Technology to Detect Transverse Defects in Rail at high Speed (PI), USDOT Railroad University Transportation Center, 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2021
  3. Galena Creek Bridge Health Monitoring Instrumentation (PI) , Nevada Department of Transportation, 2/13/2019 – 2/12/2021
  4. Embedded safety communication system for robust hazard perception of individuals in work zones (PI), the Center for Construction Research and Training, CPWR through NIOSH, 7/1/2018 – 6/30/2019
  5. Sensory addition for construction workers (PI), UNLV’s NSF local I-corps program, 11/1/2017 – 12/31/2018

Past Projects at Georgia Tech

I worked on the following projects during my Ph.D. studies at Georgia Tech.

  • Improving Work Zone Safety Utilizing a New Mobile Proximity Sensing Technology (CPWR)
  • A Low-Cost Mobile Proximity Warning System in Highway Work Zone Safety (NCHRP IDEA)
  • Building Information Model-Driven Real-Time Mobile Asset Tracking System for Construction Safety (NSF ICorps)
  • BIM-integrated Wireless Localization Technology for Construction Management and Communication (DBL)
  • Active Work Zone Safety Using Emerging Technologies (GDOT)
  • Effectiveness study of UNL’s pneumatic crack/joint preparation device (NDOR)

Recognition/Awards

  • Paper Awards
    1. 2018 Best Paper Award in the 35th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction
    2. Outstanding Paper in the 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (2016)
  • Reviewer Recognition
    1. 2016 Outstanding Reviewer in the Journal of Management in Engineering
    2. 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Revising from Advanced Engineering Informatics
    3. 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Revising from Automation in Construction