Vision

Dr. Arif Sadri is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil Engineering & Environmental Sciences at the University of Oklahoma. Previously, he held faculty positions at the Florida International University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the Valparaiso University. Dr. Sadri received his doctoral training from the Purdue University with a solid background in Civil Engineering (Transportation), Network Science, and Social Science. Dr. Sadri's research focuses on how transportation systems critically depend on social and other physical systems in the context of natural and man-made hazards. Dr. Sadri develops data-driven and network-based solutions to enhance bottom-up resilience in complex, interdependent systems. Dr. Sadri's research is funded by National Science Foundation, United States Department of Transportation , Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, and United States Agency for International Development among others. 

Background

• Doctor of Philosophy (December, 2016), Purdue University.

• Master of Science in Civil Engineering (December, 2012), Purdue University.

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (February, 2011), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

Honors

• NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (2024)

• Excellence in Research Grants, Vice President for Research & Partnerships, University of Oklahoma (2024)

• Early Career Awardee, Vice President for Research & Partnerships, University of Oklahoma (2024)

• Research Fellow, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International University (2019)

• United States Permanent Residency, Individual with Exceptional Ability in the National Interest (2017)

• Eldon J. Yoder Memorial Award, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN-47907. (2016)

• Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN-47907. (2016)

• Ross Fellowship, Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN-47907. (2015)

Areas of Interests

• Risk-Sharing Commons

• Interdependent Networks

• Infrastructure & Information Equity

• Social-Physical Coupling

• Network Interventions

• Social Influence Modeling

• Social & Informal Learning