Emad Elwakil
Emad Elwakil, PhD , PE, CCP , PMP
Associate Professor
eelwakil@purdue.edu
(765) 494-6752
(765) 496-2246Knoy 433
Knoy Hall, 401 N. Grant Street
M W– 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, and
Anytime I am in my office and not engaged in a meeting or a phone call.
Biography
Dr. Elwakil has made numerous contributions to discovery, student learning, leadership development, and industry engagement. Dr. Elwakil is a certified Professional Engineer (P.Eng) in Ontario, Certified Cost Professional (CCP), and certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Dr. Elwakil has exhibited scholarship through a consistent commitment to Construction Engineering and Management and Infrastructure Management research and education employing a systematic program of inquiry and compilation of a body of knowledge concerning modeling and simulation of construction organizations and infrastructure. At Purdue University, Dr. Elwakil has been awarded the Purdue University Seed of Success Award which is given in recognition of the accomplishments for efforts in obtaining a $1 million dollar or more external sponsored award. Dr. Elwakil has been awarded the "Purdue Polytechnic Institute Exceptional Early Career Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching "and "The School of Construction Management Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award" by students' vote. Dr. Elwakil has been awarded "The School of Construction Management Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award" and "The School of Construction Management Outstanding Faculty in Learning" by faculty's vote. The results of Dr. Elwakil research on Simulation, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Data Mining, Data Modeling and Analysis, and Sustainability aspects in the context of infrastructure, organization performance, disaster management, and interdisciplinary research have been documented in 26 journal articles, one book, 35 conference papers, 6 posters, and 33 technical reports for funded projects. He has chaired seven PhD’s and sixteen MSc students and has served as a committee member for 13 graduate students.
Dr. Elwakil has been awarded and successfully finished more than $600 K in external grants and he is currently one of the nine Principal Investigators in the $13.5 million UNSA”Universidad Nacional de San Agustin" & Purdue University Partnership (NEXUS), which is global initiatives in discovery and Purdue's growing international impact. In addition to $375 K active grant on sustainable infrastructure modeling. A notable component of Dr. Elwakil's teaching and learning activities has been in the development of the Modeling and Simulation area of specialization for the graduate program through developing a graduate simulation and modeling construction processes course. Dr. Elwakil has extensive industrial experience involving Construction, Contracting, Scheduling, and Project Control of Infrastructure Projects with Infrastructure Canada, Caltrans, and USAID.
Education:
Ph.D. Construction Engineering and Management./Building Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
M.Sc. Construction Engineering and Management/ Civil Engineering
B.Sc. Civil Engineering
Certifications:
Professional Engineer of Ontario (PE) Since 2011
Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) Since 2011
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Since 2009
2019 Purdue University Seed of Success Award*
2018 Purdue University ProSTAR’s Featured Faculty Member
2018 Purdue Polytechnic Institute Exceptional Early Career for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
2018 The School of Construction Management Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award
2018 The School of Construction Management Outstanding Faculty in Learning Award
2017 The School of Construction Management Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award
2014 The School of Construction Management Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award
2013 The Outstanding Engineering Achievement Merit Research Award
2011 Doctorate Honor & Accelerated Award, Concordia University
2010 AACE-Concordia University Section Scholarship Award, The First Place
2008 Concordia University International Tuition Fee Remission Award
* given in recognition of the accomplishments for efforts in obtaining a $1 million dollar or more external sponsored award.
Recent Refereed Journal Articles:
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Afkhamiaghda, M., Elwakil, E. (2020) “Preliminary Modeling of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Spread in Construction Industry. “ Journal of Emergency Management. (In Press)
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Hajare, A., Elwakil, E. (2020) “Integration of Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Energy Simulation for Building Energy-Efficient Strategies Assessment “sustainable cities and society Journal - Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102293
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Hasan, S., Elwakil, E. (2020) “National bridge Inventory Data-based Stochastic Modeling for Deck Condition Rating of Prestressed Concrete Bridges ", Practice Periodical Structural Design and Construction Journal, ASCE. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) 19 SC.1943-5576.0000505.
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Elwakil, Emad, and Mohamed Hegab (2020) "Investment possibility based models for public–private partnerships in water projects." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 47, no. 4, 461-469.
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Baker, C. A., Rapp, R. R., Elwakil, E., & Zhang, J. (2020). Infrastructure assessment post-disaster: remotely sensing bridge structural damage by unmanned aerial vehicle in low-light conditions. Journal of emergency management, 18(1), 27-41.
- Yamany, M. S., & Elwakil, E. (2019). "Modelling of cast-in-place concrete tunnel liners condition". Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 1-14.
- Amarkhil, Q., & Elwakil, E. (2019) "Construction organization success strategy in post-conflict environment". International Journal of Construction Management, 1-10.
- Hasan, S., Elwakil, E. (2019) “Stochastic Regression Deterioration Models for Superstructure of Prestressed Concrete Bridges in California ", Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance. 4(2), 97-108.
- Dawood T., Elwakil, E., Novoa H., Delgado J. (2019) "Water Pipe Failure Prediction and Risk Models: State-of-the-Art Review" Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2019-0481
- Elwakil, E. (2018) “Functional Expert-based Performance Assessment Models at Organizational Level” Engineering Project Organization Journal, 8, 123-140.
- Elwakil, E. and Zayed, T. (2018) “Construction Productivity Fuzzy Knowledge Base Management System” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 45(5), 329-338. (Nominated for the best paper award)
- Elwakil, E. (2017) "Integrating Analytical Hierarchy Process and Regression for Assessing Construction Organizations' Performance" International Journal of Construction Management, Taylor & Francis Group. Vol 17(1), 76-88.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E., Hegab, M. (2017) “Risk Level Problems Affecting Microtunneling Projects Installation” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 44(12), 1014-1021.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (2017) "Fuzzy-Based Model for Electric Lighting Evaluation in Institutional Buildings "International Journal of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Vol 6, No 2, 12-28.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (2016)” Daylighting-Based Assessment of Occupant Performance in Educational Buildings “Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice ASCE. Vol 143, Issue 1. pp. 01-09.
- Elwakil, E. (2016) "Integrating AHP-Fuzzy Model for Assessing Construction Organizations' Performance" International Journal of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Vol 5, No 1, 01-12.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (2016) “Toward a Sustainable World Institutional Buildings” International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Vol 5, No 2. pp. 61-71.
- Radwan, A., Elwakil, E.* (2016) "Functional Units based Model for Construction Organizations Performance" International Journal of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Vol 5, No 3, 128-137.
- Elwakil, E., and Zayed, T. (2014) " Construction Knowledge Discovery System Using Fuzzy Approach” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 42(1), 22-32. (Nominated for the best paper award)
- Elwakil, E., Eweda, A., and Zayed, T. (2014) "Modeling the Effect of Various Factors on the Condition of Pavement Marking” Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 10(1), 93-105.
- Elssinoucy, A., El-Abbasy, M.; Elwakil, E; Abdrabou, B; Zayed, T (2014) “A model for Predicting Failure of Oil Pipelines” Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 10(3), 375-387.
- Zayed, T., Elwakil, E., Ammar, M. (2012) "A Framework for Performance Assessment of Organizations in the Construction Industry" International Journal of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Vol 1, No 4, 199-212.
- Fares, H., Shahata, K., Elwakil, E.*, Eweda, A., Zayed, T., and Abdelrahman, M. (2012) “Modeling the Performance of Pavement Marking in Cold Weather Conditions” Journal of Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 8 (11), 1067-1079, Taylor & Francis.
- Afkhamiaghda, M., Elwakil, E. Afsari, K. (In Review) "Creating a Performance Indicator for Temporary Housing." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (In Review) "Asset Condition Assessment Model for Healthcare Facilities". International Journal of Construction Management.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (In Review) "Expert Based Approach to Rank Critical Asset Assessment Factors for Healthcare Facilities". Facilities Journal.
- Hasan, S., Elwakil, E. (In Review) “Operational Based Stochastic Cluster Regression-Based Modeling for Predicting Condition Rating of Highway Tunnels ", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.
- Brissi, S., Debs, L., Elwakil, E. (In Review) "Factors Affecting the Use of Prefabrication, Preassembly, Modularization and Offsite Fabrication in Affordable and Sustainable Multifamily Housing". International Journal of Construction Management.
- Afkhamiaghda, M., Elwakil, E. Afsari, K. (In Review) "Challenges of Decision Making in Post-Disaster Construction". Disasters Journal.
- Amarkhil, Q., Elwakil, E., Hubbard, B. (In Review) "Spearman's and Relative Importance Index Integration Approach to Rank the Causes of Construction Project Delay". Construction Management and Economics Journal
- Amarkhil, Q., Elwakil, E. (In Review) "Constraints and Opportunities Facing Construction Organization in Post-Conflict Condition in Afghanistan". Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction.
- Afkhamiaghda, M., Elwakil, E. Afsari, K., Rapp, R. (In Review) “Factors Affecting the Post- Disaster Temporary Housing Construction. “ Journal of Emergency Management.
- Dawood T., Elwakil, E., Novoa H., Delgado J. (In Review) "Artificial Intelligence for the Modeling of Water Pipes Deterioration Mechanisms" Automation in Construction Journal.
- Dawood T., Elwakil, E., Novoa H., Delgado J. (In Review) " Improving Urban Water Quality and Pipe Sustainability through Risk Assessment via Artificial Neural Networks" Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier.
- Dawood T., Elwakil, E., Novoa H., Delgado J. (In Review) "3D Interactive Modeling of Pipe Failure in Water Supply Systems" special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education.
- Dawood T., Elwakil, E., Novoa H., Delgado J. (In Review) "Pressure Data-Driven Model for Failure Prediction of PVC Pipelines". Engineering Failure Analysis Journal.
Refereed Conference Proceedings:
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Dawood T., Elwakil E., Novoa H., Garate J. (2021) "Prediction of Water Pipe Failure Using Fuzzy Inference System" The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE 2021 Annual Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
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Dawood T., Elwakil, E., Novoa H., Delgado J. (2020) “Toward Sustainable Water System: Modeling Pipe Failure in Water Distribution Networks". 6th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Santa Ana, California, April 23-25, 2020.
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Elwakil, E., Hegab, M. (2020) “Toward Smart and Sustainable Infrastructure Solution: Assessment and Modelling of Qualitative Factors Affecting Productivity in Microtunneling Projects". 6th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Santa Ana, California, April 23-25, 2020.
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Elwakil, E., Hegab, M. (2020) “Expert-based Risk Level Assessment Model for Microtunneling Projects". 6th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Santa Ana, California, April 23-25, 2020.
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Elwakil, E., Hegab M. (2019) “Decision Support System for Public Private Partnership Investment in Water Projects “The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE 2019 Annual Conference in Laval (Greater Montreal), QC, from June 12th to15th, 2019.
- Hassan, S., Elwakil, E. (2019) “Cluster Based Regression Modeling for Predicting Condition Rating of Highway Tunnels “The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE 2019 Annual Conference in Laval (Greater Montreal), QC, from June 12th to15th, 2019.
- Hasan, S., Elwakil, E. (2019) “Deterioration Models for Superstructure of Prestressed Concrete Bridges in California “The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, CSCE 2019 Annual Conference in Laval (Greater Montreal), QC, from June 12th to15th, 2019.
- Dawood T., Elwakil E., Novoa H., Garate J. (2019) "Pipe Failure Prediction and Risk Modeling in Water Distribution Networks: A Critical Review." International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology. Denver, CO, USA.
- Dawood T., Elwakil E., Novoa H., Garate J. (2019) "A Contamination Risk Model for Water Distribution Networks." International Conference on Engineering, Science and Technology. Denver, CO, USA.
- Syed, S., Elwakil, E. (2019) “Project Performance Index for Capital Intensive Construction Projects “10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-10), Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 20-25, 2019.
- Hajare, A., Elwakil, E.* (2019) “Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Energy Efficient Single-Family Residence “10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-10), Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 20-25, 2019.
- Amarkhil, Q., Elwakil, E.* (2019) “Modeling Construction Organization Performance in Post-Conflict Environment “10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-10), Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 20-25, 2019.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (2019) “Asset Condition Assessment of the Physical Condition in Healthcare Facilities" 10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-10), Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 20-25, 2019.
- Afkhamiaghda, M., Afsari, K., Elwakil, E., Rapp, R. (2019) “An Approach to Simulating Construction Process in Post-Disaster Sheltering “55th Annual ASC International Conference 2019. Denver, Colorado.
- Elwakil, E., Hegab, M. (2018) “Risk Management for Power Purchase Agreements" 6th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Long Beach, California, November 11-13, 2018.
- Elwakil, E., Hegab, M. (2018) “Priority Model for Public-Private Partnership Investment in Energy Projects’ Penetration Time “6th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability, Long Beach, California, November 11-13, 2018.
- Elwakil, E., Hegab, M. (2018) “Probabilistic Estimation for Microtunneling Projects" International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, Charleston, South Carolina, ASCE, August 09-10, 2018.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E. (2018) “Develop An Assessment Model For Healthcare Facilities: A Framework to Prioritize the Asset Criticality for The Capital Renewals" International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management, Charleston, South Carolina, ASCE, August 09-10, 2018.
- Ju, L. Li, H., Zhao, W., Elwakil, E. (2018) "Why Paternalistic Leadership Cannot Behave Ethically? The Mechanism of Abusive Supervision in Territorial Conflict between Leader and Subordinate" Meeting Challenges of Continuous Transformation Conference, IACMR (The International Association for Chinese Management Research), Wuhan, China, June 13-17 2018
- Salem, D., Attia, T. Elwakil, E. (2016) "A Framework for Manual Lighting Control in Commercial Buildings Using Fuzzy Hierarchical Expert Approach" International Conference on Sustainability and Project Management, March 2016, Egypt.
- Radwan, A., Elwakil, E. (2015) “Functional Units based Model for Construction Organizations Performance Prediction” 14th International Conference on Structural & Geotechnical Engineering 2015 (ICSGE14), Dec. 20th – 22nd, 2015, Egypt.
- Elwakil, E., Zayed, T., Attia, T. (2015) “Construction Productivity Model Using Fuzzy Approach” International Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, Ottawa, June 08-10, 2015.
- Rathore, Z., Elwakil, E. (2015) “A Framework for Organizations Performance Assessment Using Fuzzy Approach” International Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, Ottawa, June 08-10, 2015.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E, Kandil, A. (2015) "Building a Sustainable Occupant's Performance-based Model for Institutional Buildings" International Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, Ottawa, June 08-10, 2015.
- Radwan, A., Elwakil, E. (2015) “Framework for Functional Units based Fuzzy Model to Predict Construction Organizations Performance” Special Session on Fuzzy Logic Applications in Construction Engineering and Management at NAFIPS 2015, Redmond, WA, August 17-19, 2016.
- Radwan, A., Rathore, Z., and Elwakil, E. (2015). Functional units based Fuzzy model framework for construction organizations' performance. In Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS) Annual Conference of the North American. IEEE.
- Rathore, Z., Radwan, A., and Elwakil, E. * (2015). "Framework to identify and evaluate the cause of conflicts within a Matrix organization in the construction industry using fuzzy expert system." Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS) 2015 Annual Conference of the North American. IEEE.
- Salem, D., Elwakil, E, Kandil, A (2015) “Fuzzy-Based Model for Predicting Lighting Efficiency in Institutional Buildings” Special Session on Fuzzy Logic Applications in Construction Engineering and Management at NAFIPS 2015, Redmond, WA, August 17-19, 2016.
- Mirahadi, S., Elwakil, E., Zayed, T (2013) “An Innovative Technique for Improving Productivity Forecasting Models” Proceedings of 4th Construction Specialty Conference, CSCE, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2013, May 29- June 1, 2013.
- Elwakil, E., Zayed, T. (2012) "Data Management for Construction Processes Using Fuzzy Approach." Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Purdue University May 21-23.
- Elwakil, E., Zayed, T. (2011) “Construction Data Preparation Framework Using Fuzzy Approach” 3rd International Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineers, Ottawa, June 14-17.
- Elwakil, E., Zayed, T. (2011) “Develop a Knowledge Discovery System for Construction Processes” International project management Conference on Construction, Chengdu China, P005
- Elwakil, E., Zayed, T. (2011) “Develop a Data Preparation Framework for Construction Processes” International project management Conference on Construction, Chengdu China, P007.
- Elwakil, E., Eweda, A., Mahmoud, M., Ammar, M., Mashhour, I., and Zayed, T. (2009) “Investigation and Modeling of Critical Success Factors in Construction Organizations”. Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Seattle, Washington USA, April 5-7, pp. 350-359.
- Fares, H., Elwakil, E., Zayed, T., Shahata, K. (2009) “Performance Assessment Methodology for Sustainable Pavement Marking” Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, January 11-15.
Books:
- Hegab, M., and Elwakil, E. (2017) "Public-Private Partnership for Highway Projects: Contract Administration. ISBN: 1979315930
Presentations Posters and Abstracts:
- Yamany M. S., Elwakil E. (2019) "Probabilistic Modeling of Cast-in-place Concrete Liners Condition for Highway Tunnels" Poster Presented at 15th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management (AISIM15) Rutgers University, NJ, USA, on May 10-11, 2019. (Best Poster Award).
- Dawood, T., Elwakil, E., Novoa, H., and Gárate, J. (2019). Water Pipe Failure Prediction and Risk Models. Nexus Workshop Poster Session, July 25, 2019. West Lafayette, IN.
- Dawood, T., Elwakil, E., Novoa, H., and Gárate, J. (2019). Trenchless Technologies for a Sustainable Urban Water Systems Management. 6th Annual Environmental Research Expo and Community Mixer, October 17, 2019. West Lafayette, IN.
- Salem D., Elwakil E. (2018) "Assessment Model of Asset Management in Healthcare Facilities" Poster Presented at Health and Disease: Science, Technology, Culture and Policy Research poster Session; 2018 March 1; Purdue University; West Lafayette, IN, US
- Salem D., Elwakil E., Hegab M. (2017) "Assessment Model of Risk Level Problems Effect in Microtunneling Projects." Poster Presented at Health and Disease: Science, Technology, Culture and Policy Research poster Session; 2017 March 23; Purdue University; West Lafayette, IN, US
- Salem D., Elwakil E. (2017) "Healthcare Facilities Condition Assessment Model" Poster Presented at Health and Disease: Science, Technology, Culture and Policy Research poster Session; 2017 March 23; Purdue University; West Lafayette, IN, US
Professional Affiliations:
2009 – Present Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)
2009 – Present Member, Golden Key International Honor Society (GKIHS)
2007 – Present Member, North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT)
2011 – Present Member, Construction Research Council (CRC)
2002 – Present Member, Order of Civil Engineers, Egypt
2011 – Present Member, AACE International
Service Activities
2018 – Current Diversity and Recruitment Committee
2019 – Current Member, Purdue University Graduate Council
2019 – Current Member, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Graduate Committee
2019 – 2019 Track Chair, Modeling and Simulation Canadian Society for Civil Engineers Conference (CSCE)
2018 – Current Member, Graduate Faculty Committee
2018 – Current Chair, UNSA Postdoctoral Researchers Committee
2018 – Current Member, Search and Screen for Faculty Hiring Committee
2015 – 2016 Member, Search and Screen for Faculty Hiring Committee
2014 – Current Member, Library Committee
2014 – 2015 Member, Search and Screen for SIOS Position Hiring Committee
2015 – Current Member, BCM faculty/staff/student connections Committee
2014 – Current Member, SCMT First Year PPI Program Experience Committee
2012 – 2013 Member, Equity and Diversity Committee
2012 – 2013 Member, Student Scholarship Committee
2012 – 2013 Member, Internal Research Funding Committee
2012 – 2013 Member, Search and Screen for Faculty Hiring Committee
2012 – 2013 Member, Search and Screen for Faculty Hiring Committee
2013 – Current Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
2013 – Current Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
2013 – Current Reviewer, International Journal of Construction Management
2013 – Current Reviewer, CSCE Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
2017 – Current Reviewer, Tunneling and Underground Space Technology Journal
2018 – Current Reviewer, Sustainable Cities, and Society Journal
2019 – Current Reviewer, Automation in Construction Journal