Projects and Awards
Projects at UNLV
Ongoing Projects
- Enhancing Critical Transitions in Undergraduate Civil Engineering (Co-PI) , National Science Foundation, 10/01/2019 – 9/30/2024
- Developing Acoustic Technology to Detect Transverse Defects in Rail at high Speed (PI), USDOT Railroad University Transportation Center, 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2021
- Galena Creek Bridge Health Monitoring Instrumentation (PI) , Nevada Department of Transportation, 2/13/2019 – 3/31/2022
Completed Projects
- 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, completed
- Sensory addition for construction workers (PI), UNLV’s NSF local I-corps program, 11/1/2017 – 12/31/2018, completed
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
- 2018 Best Paper Award in the 35th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction
- Outstanding Paper in the 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (2016)
- Reviewer Recognition
- 2016 Outstanding Reviewer in the Journal of Management in Engineering
- 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Revising from Advanced Engineering Informatics
- 2018 Outstanding Contribution in Revising from Automation in Construction