Journal Publications:

[11] Erfani, A., Cui, Q., Baecher, G., & Kwak, Y., (2023). Data-driven approach to risk identification in major transportation projects: a common risk breakdown structure, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.

[10] Erfani, A., Hickey, P. J., & Cui, Q. "Likeability versus Competence Dilemma: Text Mining Approach Using LinkedIn Data." Journal of Management in Engineering (2023) 

[9] Erfani, A., Ma, Z., Cui, Q., & Baecher, G. B.  "Ex Post Project Risk Assessment: Method and Empirical Study." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (2023)

[8] Hickey, P. J., Erfani, A., & Cui, Q."Use of LinkedIn Data and Machine Learning to Analyze Gender Differences in Construction Career Paths." Journal of Management in Engineering  (2022)

[7] Zhang, K., Erfani, A., Beydoun, O., & Cui, Q. "Procurement Benchmarks for Major Transportation Projects". Transportation Research Record (2022)

[6] Erfani, A., & Cui, Q. "Predictive risk modeling for major transportation projects using historical data." Automation in Construction (2022)

[5] Erfani, A., Zhang, K., & Cui, Q "TAB bid irregularity: Data-driven model and its application." Journal of Management in Engineering (2021)

[4] Erfani, A., Cui, Q., & Cavanaugh, I. "An empirical analysis of risk similarity among major transportation projects using natural language processing." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (2021)

[3] Li, L., Erfani, A., Wang, Y., & Cui, Q. "Anatomy into the battle of supporting or opposing reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter: A temporal and spatial analysis." Plos one (2021)

[2] Erfani, A., Tavakolan, M., Mashhadi, A. H., & Mohammadi, P. "Heterogeneous or homogeneous? A modified decision-making approach in renewable energy investment projects."  AIMS Energy (2021)

[1] Erfani, A., & Tavakolan, M. "Risk evaluation model of wind energy investment projects using modified fuzzy group decision-making and monte carlo simulation."   Journal of Economic Theory and Practice (2020)

Conference Proceedings:

[10] Erfani, A., Mahmoudi, J. & Cui, Q. "Measuring Social Equity in Pavement Conditions Using Big Data." Construction Research Congress (2024) 

[9] Erfani, A., Zhang, K. & Cui, Q. "A Stakeholder-Centered Approach to Measure the Market Resiliency in Infrastructure Projects using Social Network Analysis" Construction Research Congress (2024)

[8] Erfani, A., & Cui, Q. "Application of LinkedIn data and Image processing to analyze construction career paths: Does race matter?"  Computing in Civil Engineering (2023)

[7] Erfani, A., Ma, Z., Cui, Q., & Baecher, G. "Data-driven evaluation of project risk registers: theory, method, and case studies." Proceedings Geo-risk (2023)

[6] Erfani, A., Villeda, V. H., & Cui, Q. "Artificial Intelligence Application for Risk Template Generation in Major Transportation Projects." Construction Research Congress (2022) 

[5] Mohammadi, P., Ramezanianpour, A. M., & Erfani, A. "Identifying and Prioritizing Criteria for Selecting Sustainable Façade Materials of High-Rise Buildings." Construction Research Congress (2022) 

[4] Hickey, P. J., Hercules, V., Johnson, A., Erfani, A., & Cui, Q. "A Gender Analysis of Construction Executive Career Path Progression Using LinkedIn Data." Construction Research Congress (2022)

[3] Erfani, A., & Cui, Q. "Natural Language Processing Application in Construction Domain: An Integrative Review and Algorithms Comparison." Computing in Civil Engineering (2021)

[2] Cui, Q., & Erfani, A.  "Automatic detection of construction risks." Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Product & Process Modelling ECPPM (2021) 

[1] Erfani, A., Tavakolan, M., "Challenges in renewable energy investment projects: identification of the main criteria and risks." Proceeding of 3rd international conference on applied researchers in Structural Engineering and construction management (2019)