PhD Students
Ph.D Principal Advisor
Hamed Kashani
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Beginning Semester: Fall 2009
Graduated: May 2012
Thesis Topic: A Real Options Model for the Financial Valuation of Infrastructure Systems under Uncertainty
Currently, Dr. Kashani is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mohsen Shahandashti
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Beginning Semester: Spring 2011
Qualifying Paper: Fall 2011
Comprehensive Exam: Spring 2012
Candidacy Exam: Spring 2013
Expected Graduation: Spring 2014
Thesis Topic: Analysis of Construction Cost Variations Using Macroeconomic, Energy and Construction Market Variables
Minsoo Baek
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Beginning Semester: Fall 2014
Expected Graduation: Summer 2018
Thesis Topic: TBD
Ph.D Co-Principal Advisor
Mehdi Tavakolan
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University
Beginning Semester: Fall 2009
Graduated: Summer 2011
Thesis Topic: Development of Construction Projects Scheduling with Evolutionary Algorithms
Dr. Tavakolan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Currently, Dr. Tavakolan is on sabbatical from the University of Tehran working as Research Scientist I in the Economic of the Sustainable Built Environment (ESBE) Lab in the School of Building Construction at Georgia Tech.
Ph.D Committee Member
John Fard
Thesis Topic: Decision Support System to Increase Hospital Patient Capacity: Looking at a Cost Analysis of Construction versus Implementing Telehealth
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Expected Graduation: Spring 2014
Arya Sedehi
Thesis Topic: Cost-Benefit Analysis of RFID Implementation in Hospitals
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Expected Graduation: Spring 2014
Soheil Rouhi
Thesis Topic: Framework for Owner’s Project Requirement for Total Structural System (OPRTSS)
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduated: August 2011
Stephanie C. Thompson
Thesis Topic: Rational Design Theory: A Decision-based Foundation for Studying Design Processes
G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduated: May 2011
Charner Rodgers
Thesis Topic: High Occupancy Toll Lanes Ignoring the Potential for a Violation of Environmental Justice
School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduated: May 2011
Junha Kim
Thesis Topic: Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based Decision Support Model for Alternative Workplace Arrangements (AWA): Readiness Assessment and Type Selection
College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
Graduated: December 2009
Ph.D Committee Member (Outside Georgia Tech)
Wei Wang
Thesis Topic: Multivariate Stochastic Copula-Based Deterioration Models in Infrastructure Economic Risk Management
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University
Graduated: May 2010
Feng Dong
Thesis Topic: Essays in Advanced Risk Management and Quantitative Strategies in Infrastructure Finance
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University
Graduated: May 2010
Nakhon Kokkaew
Thesis Topic: Risk Flexibility Theory (RFT) in Infrastructure Project Finance
Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Columbia University
Graduated: May 2010