Gasser Galal Ali, PhD
I am a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) where I joined in Spring 2023. I received my Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and M.Sc. in Construction Engineering from The American University in Cairo. My background is rooted in Construction Engineering and Management, where I particularly enjoy Construction Law and Contracts. However, my experience also expands to multidisciplinary applications. The focus of my dissertation during my PhD was to investigate the effect of the growing adoption of distributed solar generation on the electric power markets and infrastructure. I am particularly interested in data science, artificial intelligence, and complex computer simulation using agent-based modeling and system dynamics.
Research Interests:
- Construction Engineering and Management
- Computer Modeling and Simulation
- Distributed Solar Generation and Wholesale Power Markets
- Artificial Intelligence (and Machine Learning)
- Data Science
- Contractual and Legal Affairs in Construction
Awards:
- 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering
- Editor's Choice Paper in the ASCE’s Journal of Energy Engineering for The Paper: “Studying Dynamic Pricing in Electrical Power Markets with Distributed Generation: Agent-Based Modeling and Reinforcement-Learning Approach”.
- 2021-2022 Dean's PhD Scholar Award, the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T
- 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution and Construction
- Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contribution as Expert Peer Reviewer from the ASCE’s Construction Research Congress 2020
- Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., Sims, C., Holladay, J. S., & Chen, C. F. (2023). "Reducing the Vulnerability of Electric Power Infrastructure against Natural Disasters by Promoting Distributed Generation". Natural Hazards Review, ASCE.
- El-Adaway, I. H., Ali, G. G., Eissa, R., Abdul Nabi, M., Ahmed, M. O., Elbashbishy, T., & Khalef, R. (2023) "Journal of Construction Management and Economics 40th Anniversary: Investigating Knowledge Structure and Evolution of Research Trends". Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis.
- Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., Sims, C., Holladay, J. S., & Chen, C. F. (2022). "Policies and Incentives for Promoting Distributed Solar Generation: Impact on Electric Power Infrastructure". Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE.
- El-Adaway, I. H., Abdul Nabi, M., Khalef, R., Elbashbishy, T., Ali, G. G., Eissa, R., & Ahmed, M. O. (2022). "Graduate recruitment offers: ethical and professional considerations for engineering graduate students and faculty members". Ethics & Behavior.
- Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., Sims, C., Holladay, J. S., & Chen, C. F. (2022). "Studying Dynamic Pricing in Electrical Power Markets with Distributed Generation: Agent-Based Modeling and Reinforcement-Learning Approach". Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE. [Editor's Choice]
- Mutikanga, H. E., Abdul Nabi, M., Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., & Caldwell, A. (2022). "Postaward Construction and Contract Management of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Hydropower Projects: Two Case Studies from Uganda". Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE.
- Elbashbishy, Tamima S., Ali, G. G., & El-adaway, I. H. (2022). "Blockchain technology in the construction industry: mapping current research trends using social network analysis and clustering". Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis.
- Khalef, R., Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., & Gad, G. M. (2022). "Managing construction projects impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: a contractual perspective". Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis.
- Ahmed, M. O., Khalef, R., Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H. (2021). “Evaluating deterioration of tunnels using computational machine learning algorithms”. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE.
- Ali, G. G., Khalef, R., El-adaway, I. H., Eid, M., Kahle, T., Funke, C., Vaupel, M., and Nault, N. (2021). “Joint Venture Agreements of Construction and Professional Services: Comparative Contractual Analysis and Guidelines”. Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE.
- Abdul Nabi, M., Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., Garza II, L. A., Tichy, S., and Girse, J. (2020). “Contractual Guidelines for Substantial Completion under National Design-Build Standard Forms of Contract”. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, ASCE.
- Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H. (2020). “Relationship between Electric-Power Sector Development and Socioeconomic Parameters: Statistical Analysis Approach”. Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE.
- Assaad, R., Elsayegh, A., Ali, G. G., Abdul Nabi, M., and El-adaway, I. H. (2020). “Back-to-Back Relationship under Standard Subcontract Agreements: Comparative Study”. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, ASCE.
- El-adaway, I. H., Ali, G. G., Abotaleb, I. S., and Barber, H. M. (2020). “Studying the Relationship between Stock Prices of Publicly Traded US Construction Companies and Gross Domestic Product: Preliminary Step toward Construction-Economy Nexus”. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE.
- El-adaway, I. H., Sims, C., Eid, M. S., Liu, Y., and Ali, G. G. (2020). “Preliminary Attempt toward Better Understanding the Impact of Distributed Energy Generation: An Agent-Based Computational Economics Approach”. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, ASCE.
- Elsayegh, A., El-adaway, I. H., Assaad, R., Ali, G. G., Abotaleb, I., Smith, C., Bootwala, M., and Eteifa, S. (2020). “Contractual Guidelines for Management of Infrastructure Transportation Projects”. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, ASCE.
- El-adaway, I. H., Ali, G. G., Assaad, R., Elsayegh, A., and Abotaleb, I. S. (2019). “Analytic Overview of Citation Metrics in the Civil Engineering Domain with Focus on Construction Engineering and Management Specialty Area and Its Subdisciplines”. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE.
- Ahmed, M. O., Khalef, R., Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H. (2021). “Using Machine Learning to Identify the Most Critical Factors Affecting Maintenance of Tunnels”. International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE) 2021, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H. (2021). “Dynamic Pricing in Electric Power Markets Affected by Distributed Energy Generation using Agent-Based Modeling”. International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE) 2021, ASCE, Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H. (2021). “Improving the Reliability of Electric Power Infrastructure Using Distributed Solar Generation: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach”. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021.
- Elbashbishy, T., Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H. (2021). “Role of Transactional Blockchain in Facilitating Procurement in International Construction Projects”. Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2021.
- Ali, G. G., Elsayegh, A., Assaad, R., and El-adaway, I. H. (2020). “Deck, Superstructure, and Substructure Deterioration Prediction for Bridges Using Deep Artificial Neural Networks”. Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, Arizona, US.
- Ali, G. G., El-adaway, I. H., and Dagli, C. H. (2020). “A System Dynamics Approach for Study of Population Growth and The Residential Housing Market in the US”. Procedia Computer Science, Complex Adaptive Systems. Malvern, Pennsylvania. November 13-15, 2019, Malvern, PA, US.
- Assaad, R., Elsayegh, A., Ali, G. G., and El-adaway, I. H., (2020). “Understanding the Sub-Contractual Relationship for Proper Management of Construction Projects”. Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, Arizona, US.
- El-adaway, I. H., Ali, G. G., Abotaleb, I., and Barber, H. (2020). “Relationship between Stocks of Construction Companies and the Gross Domestic Product in the U.S.”. Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, Arizona, US.
- El-adaway, I. H., Ali, G. G., Assaad, R., Elsayegh, A., and Abotaleb, I. S. (2020). “Analyzing Citation Metrics in Civil Engineering with Focus on Construction Engineering and Management”. Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, Arizona, US.
- El-adaway, I. H., Sims, C., Eid, M., Liu, Y., and Ali, G. G. (2020). “Simulating DER Adoption in Wholesale Power Markets Using Agent Based Computational Economics”. Construction Research Congress 2020, ASCE, Tempe, Arizona, US.
- Ali, G. G., Elsayegh, A., Assaad, R., and El-adaway, I. H. (2019). “Artificial Neural Network Model for Bridge Deterioration and Assessment”. CSCE Annual Conference.
- Ezeldin, A. S., and Ali, G. G. (2017). “Cash Flow Optimization for Construction Portfolios”. International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2017.
- Darwish, M., Henein, R., Saleh, S., Rostom, M., Abdelhamid, O., Taha, K., Ali, G. G., and Elghandour, M. (2015). “Selection Criteria for Large Caissons”. CSCE 2015 Annual General Conference.
Published Journal Papers
Conference Papers
Please check my Google Scholar Profile for the most updated list of publications.
Fall 2023
- CIVE-2350: Numerical Methods for Engineers New Course Development! (Lecture + 2 Labs)
- CIVE-3440: Construction Materials Labs (2 Labs)
- CIVE-2220: Civil Engineering Measurements Lab (Lab)
Summer 2023
- CIVE-4300: FE Preparation Course for Civil Engineers
Spring 2023
- CIVE-4300: Construction Contracts New Course Development!
- CIVE-3440: Construction Materials Labs (2 Labs)
- CIVE-3475: Geotechnical Engineering Labs (2 Labs)
I am looking for motivated Graduate and Undergraduate research assistants. Students in Civil Engineering and other disciplines such as Computer Science are welcome. Desired research directions include:
- Construction Engineering and Management (including Construction Contracts and other subtopics)
- Complex Modeling and Simulation for Civil Engineering Applications.
- Data Science and Artifical Intelligence (which includes Machine Learning, Deep Learning, ...) for Civil Engineering Applications.
Gasser Galal Ali, PhD
Visiting Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)
gasser.ali@utrgv.edu
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