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KARAN PATIL, PhD

KARAN PATIL, PhD

KARAN PATIL, PhD

 Karan Patil worked on his PhD in Construction Management in the Del E. Webb School of Construction. His work leverages research from the domains of Psychology and Learning sciences to develop ecologically accurate virtual environments for construction specific hazard recognition training. Karan has been at the Del. E. Webb School of cons

 Karan Patil worked on his PhD in Construction Management in the Del E. Webb School of Construction. His work leverages research from the domains of Psychology and Learning sciences to develop ecologically accurate virtual environments for construction specific hazard recognition training. Karan has been at the Del. E. Webb School of construction since 2014 where he also received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Construction management. When not in the virtual worlds built with the research team, he can be found on the beautiful Arizona hiking trails. 


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SARA ELGAMAL, MS

KARAN PATIL, PhD

KARAN PATIL, PhD

  Sara Elgamal completed her Master’s in Construction Management in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU. Her work leverages years of experience in the Construction Management & Technology industry from the domains of AI, ML, VR, and GIS. Her research focuses on assessing the influence of virtual reality in construction training 

  Sara Elgamal completed her Master’s in Construction Management in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU. Her work leverages years of experience in the Construction Management & Technology industry from the domains of AI, ML, VR, and GIS. Her research focuses on assessing the influence of virtual reality in construction training and education along with evaluating the potential of virtual reality environments to accurately replicate the experience in the physical on-site environments. Sara received her bachelor of science and a minor in Business Administration with high honors from the American University in Cairo in 2020. 


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RITA KASSIS, PhD

KARAN PATIL, PhD

RITA KASSIS, PhD

 Rita completed her PhD in construction management in the Del E. Webb school of Construction. Rita has 8 years of experience in the industry both with construction companies and designs offices, which gave her the opportunity to be a graduate research assistant. Her research focuses on the behavior and perception of augmented reality comm

 Rita completed her PhD in construction management in the Del E. Webb school of Construction. Rita has 8 years of experience in the industry both with construction companies and designs offices, which gave her the opportunity to be a graduate research assistant. Her research focuses on the behavior and perception of augmented reality communication in the construction industry. She received her bachelor’s in architecture in 2013 from Notre Dame University – Lebanon.


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KIEREN MCCORD, PhD

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

KIEREN MCCORD, PhD

Kieren McCord (fm. Kieren Smith) completed her PhD in Construction Management in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU in 2022. Her research focused on the impact of augmented reality in construction education. She received her Bachelor of Music with minors in Physics and Mathematics from Brigham Young University in 2017. She rece

Kieren McCord (fm. Kieren Smith) completed her PhD in Construction Management in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU in 2022. Her research focused on the impact of augmented reality in construction education. She received her Bachelor of Music with minors in Physics and Mathematics from Brigham Young University in 2017. She received her Master of Science in Architectural Engineering in 2019 from the University of Nebraska--Lincoln.  


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YIZHOU XIAO

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

KIEREN MCCORD, PhD

 Yizhou Xiao completed his bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering in the Del E. Webb School of Construction at ASU. His research focuses on the trend of the virtual reality technology used in assisting construction education and training. Yizhou was selected as the Spring 2022 Outstanding Graduate in his major.  

ARCHANA HARIKRISHNAN, MS

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

 MS Construction Management

Research focus: augmented reality for communication in the construction industry.

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

ABDULLATIF SAID ABDALLAH, MS

  Research Focus:

The use of augmented reality to facilitate effective and efficient communication in the construction industry. 

AYAZ PALEKAR, MS

RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

JAD CHALHOUB, PhD

  B. Eng Civil Engineering Mumbai University

M.S. Construction Managment ASU 

Research Focus:

Alternative information handover methods in construction to enable better facility management and innovative technologies in the electrical industry.  

JAD CHALHOUB, PhD

RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

JAD CHALHOUB, PhD

 BS Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering

PhD Construction Management

Research Focus:

Improving design communication and comprehension through marker-less based Mixed and Augmented Reality technologies.

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RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

B.Eng Civil and Environmental Eng.

M.Eng Civil and Environmental Eng.

PhD Civil, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering

Research Focus:

The importance of Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a skill for project managers to better understand how emerging technologies influence project managers in the construction industry. 

APARNA PERIKAMANA, MS

RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

RAHIMI A. RAHMAN, PhD

BS Civil Engineering

MS Construction Management

Research Focus:

Assessed the impact of various process mapping activities in Building Information Modeling (BIM) education by developing a standalone document to evaluate BIM process maps which can be restructured to assess any business process map. 

NISHANTH KATHULA, MS

SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

MS Construction Management

Research Interests:

Architecture, Construction, DesignBuild and Project Management.

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SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

BS Civil Engineering

MS Construction Management

PhD Civil, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering

Research Focus:

Mobile Mixed Reality visualization interface and human behaviors factors in design and constructability review sessions. 

IMAD A. KHALEK, MS

SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

IMAD A. KHALEK, MS

BS Civil and Environmental Engineering MS Construction Management

Research Focus:

Impact of Mixed Reality technologies on designing for constructability.

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JUSTIN HARTLESS, BS

SULEIMAN ALSAFOURI, PhD

IMAD A. KHALEK, MS

BS Construction Management (Sustainability Minor)

Research Focus:

Mixed Reality (MR) and its application within the construction industry.  

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JEFF WILSON, BS

MICHAEL BEAUREGARD, PhD

MICHAEL BEAUREGARD, PhD

BS Construction Management  

Research Focus:

Development of new technologies to advance the field of construction. 

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MICHAEL BEAUREGARD, PhD

MICHAEL BEAUREGARD, PhD

MICHAEL BEAUREGARD, PhD

BA  Architecture

ME Construction Management 

MBA Supply Chain

PhD Construction Management

Research Interests:

Strategic sourcing, facility management, operations, and business development on regional, national and global initiatives.

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