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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.
Peer Reviwed Articles:
Cui, Qingbin, John Johnson, Abubakr Hamid, Qadri H. Shaheen, Kunqi Zhang, Theodoxea Kwapong, and Ousama Beydoun. 2026. "Development and Formative Validation of an Agile Project Development and Delivery Decision-Support Tool for Transportation Infrastructure." submitted to the Transportation Research Board 106th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Shaheen, Qadri H., Kunqi Zhang, Ousama Beydoun, and Qingbin Cui. 2026. "Unlocking Opportunity Zones for Transportation Infrastructure." submitted to the Transportation Research Board 106th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Shaheen, Q. H., Yueming, Q., & Cui, Q. (Under review). “The Power (and Limits) of Design in State Infrastructure Banks: Evidence from Legal Structure, Institutional Capacity, and Configurational Analysis”. Jour. of Transportation Research Record.
Shaheen, Q. H., Zhang, K., & Cui, Q. (Under review). “Value for money by design: Evidence from the I-66 Express Lanes Project”. Journal of Construction Engineering & Management.
Zhang, K., Shaheen, Q. H., Halimi, Z., & Cui, Q. (Under review). Distributional patterns and comparative insights from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Jour. of Transport Policy.
Zhang, K.,Shaheen, Q. H., & Cui, Q. "Understanding Structured Project Finance for U.S. Transportation Public-Private Partnerships: What Maximizes Financing Capacity?", Special Issue on Public Private Partnership (PPP) - Lessons Learned and Ways Forward in Meeting Emerging Needs. Jour. of Built Environment Project and Asset Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-07-2025-0217
Shaheen, Q. H., Erfani, A., Mohammed, M. Y., Zhen, D., & Cui, Q. (2026). ChatGPT as a Training Coach: Pattern-Specific Outcomes in Build America Buy America Act Training. Journal of Management in Engineering, 42(4), 04026012. https://doi.org/10.1061/JMENEA.MEENG-7190
ASCE Proceedings: Shaheen, Q. H., Jiang, N., & Cui, Q. Decision-Support Agent for SIB Legislation and Rule-making. American Society of Civil Engineers (2026). https://doi-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/10.1061/9780784487020.089
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