Research Assistant @ Build America Center

The Build America Center (BAC) will mobilize the use of innovative finance, funding, and project delivery solutions to foster new approaches to transportation infrastructure development projects. In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation, the BAC will lead cutting-edge research, deliver innovative training, and provide customized technical assistance in support of the Implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

List of Publications:

• • • Zhang, K., Shaheen, Q. H., Cui, Q. (submitted). "Understanding Structured Project Finance for U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: What Maximizes Financing Capacity?". Jour. of Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 2025

    • Shaheen, Q. H., Zhou, H., & Cui, Q. (submitted). "Augmented cost estimation in highway projects: A proof-of-concept for State DOTs". CRC 2026.

    • Zhou, H., Duan, N., Shaheen, Q. H., & Cui, Q. (submitted). "Data-driven assessment of long-term bidding behavior in construction firms". CRC 2026.

    • Shaheen, Q. H., Erfani, A., Mohammed, M. Y., Zhen, D., & Cui, Q. (submitted). "ChatGPT as a training coach: Pattern-specific outcomes in Build America Buy America Act training". Jour. of Management in Engineering.

    • Zhang, K., Shaheen, Q. H., Halimi, Z., & Cui, Q.  (submitted). "Distributional patterns and comparative insights from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act “Color of IIJA”". Jour. of Transport Review.

    • Qadri H. Shaheen, Suleiman A. Ashur, Huthaifah I. Ashqar (2025) “Exploring the Use of Machine Learning in Enhancing Bidding Decisions for Construction Projects”, DFBI Conferences: Vol. XXXX Article XXX. 

    • Shaheen, Qadri H.; Abu-Eisheh, Sameer; Shaheen, Hafez; and Berghorn, George (2025) "Addressing Urban Blight for Cities Under Uncertain Conditions, Analysis within UN SDG 11,"CIB Conferences: Vol. 1 Article 401.DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/3067-4883.1093

    • H. I. Ashqar, Q. H. Q. Shaheen, S. A. Ashur and H. A. Rakha, "Impact of risk factors on work zone crashes using logistic models and Random Forest," 2021 IEEE International Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), Indianapolis, IN, USA, 2021, pp. 1815-1820, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC48978.2021.9564405

    • Q.H. Shaheen, S.A. Ashur, Impact of Michigan's Highway Construction Work on Traffic Crashes Rates. The 2019 Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) Conference, November 6-8, 2018 at the Sheraton Charlotte in Charlotte, NC, USA. ATMAE Conference Proceedings

    • Q.H. Shaheen, "Impact of Highway Work Zones on Traffic Crashes: A Case Study in Michigan" (2018). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 950. https://commons.emich.edu/theses/950