Embedded Files
RESEARCH PORTFOLIO
$1.6M+ external funding
6 PI projects | 4 Co-PI projects
ACTIVE RESEARCH
INFRASTRUCTURE LIFECYCLE INTELLIGENCE
Superstructure Life-Cycle Cost Determination: Best Practices and Guidelines
MDOT | PI | Jan 2026 - Sep 2027
A data-informed framework for bridge superstructure selection using deterioration, maintenance history, and cost analytics.
INFRASTRUCTURE LIFECYCLE INTELLIGENCE
High Load Hit Prevention
MDOT | Co-PI | Jan 2026 - Sep 2028
Risk mitigation strategies and technologies to prevent bridge damage from over-height vehicle impacts and vessel allision.
AI-ENABLED CONSTRUCTION & EDUCATION
Cognitive and Generative AI-Driven Cyberinfrastructure for Construction Education
NSF | WMU PI | Sep 2024 - Aug 2027
Combining generative AI, BIM, and cognitive learning theory to support adaptive and scalable construction education.
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & DECISION INTELLIGENCE
Enhancing Roadside Safety through Targeted Enforcement, Technology, and Education
OHSP / NHTSA | PI | Oct 2025 - Sep 2026
Evaluating high-risk roadside crash environments, enforcement effectiveness, and digital alert technologies to improve Move Over law compliance.
SELECTED COMPLETED PROJECTS
SELECTED COMPLETED PROJECTS
TRANSPORTATION SAFETY & DECISION INTELLIGENCE
Advancing EMS Efficiency and Safety through a Systems-Based Model
OHSP / NHTSA | Co-PI | Oct 2025 - Sep 2026
A systems model to identify operational inefficiencies and improve emergency response coordination and resource allocation.
CONSTRUCTION MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Work Zone User Delay Time and Cost Estimation
MDOT | Co-PI | May 2023 - Aug 2026
Improving methods and tools for estimating work-zone delay and cost impacts for transportation planning and agency decisions.
CONSTRUCTION MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Ohio Statewide Highway Construction Cost Index
ODOT | PI | Aug 2022 - May 2024
Evaluated alternative methods for developing a statewide highway construction cost index.
CONSTRUCTION MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Improving Cost Estimation and Budget Planning with MHCCI
MDOT | PI | Jun 2023 - Dec 2024
Developed pay-item and economic-indicator analytics to improve cost estimation and budget planning.
CONSTRUCTION MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Competitive Bidding in Construction Contracting
MDOT | PI | Jan 2021 - Sep 2022
Analyzed bidding behavior and developed tools for competition evaluation and cost estimation.
CONSTRUCTION MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Michigan Highway Construction Price Index (MHCCI)
MDOT | PI | Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
Established a state-level index for funding projections, cost estimation, and market trend analysis.
ADDITIONAL SPONSORED RESEARCH
The complete funded-project history is available in the lab director's CV.
Google Sites
Report abuse