Omar Smadi
Title(s):
Professor
Associate Chair for Strategic Development
Cerwick Faculty Fellow
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Director of Center for Transportation Research and Education (CTRE)
Office
374 Town Engr
Ames, IA 50011-3232
Information
- 2023-current: Professor, CCEE
- 2016-current: Direcotor of CTRE
- 2014-2023: Associate Professor, CCEE
- 1994-current, Research Scientist, CTRE, Responsible for CTRE’s pavement management and infrastructure management research
- 1988-1994, Research Assistant, Iowa Transportation Center, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Education
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Iowa State University, 2000
- M.S. Transportation Engineering, Iowa State University, 1993
- B.S. Civil Engineering, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, 1987
Interest Areas
- Transportation asset management
- Transportation safety
- Transportation data
Publications
Shauna Hallmark, Guillermo Basulto-Elias, Nicole Oneyear, and Omar Smadi. “Evaluation of the Impact of Driver Behavior on Back of Queues Events in Work Zones Using the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data”. Journal of Transportation Technologies, Volume 14, April 2024 (https://doi.org/10.4236/jtts.2024.142011).
Zia Zihan+, Omar Smadi, Miranda Tilberg (Tilton), and Mohamed Yamany*. “Synthesizing the Performance of Deep Learning in Vision-based Pavement Distress Detection”. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 8(11), p.299, October 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-023-01250-2).
Sara Arezoumand+, Alireza Sassani^, and Omar Smadi. “Data-Driven Approach to Decision-Making for Pavement Preservation”. Eng. Proc. 2023, 36(1), 61, August 2023 (https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023036061).
Abdallah Al-Hamdan+, Inya Nlenanya^, and Omar Smadi. Data-Driven Approach to Identify Maintained Pavement Segments and Estimate Maintenance Type for Local Roads. Transportation Research Circular, E-C283, July 2023 (https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/circulars/ec283.pdf).
Shauna Hallmark, Guillermo Basulto-Elia, Nicole Oneyear, Amrita Goswamy, Raju Thapa, Susan Chrysler, and Omar Smadi. “Evaluation of the Impact of Work Zone Traffic Control Devices on Change of Speed Using the SHRP 2 Naturalistic Driving Study”. Transportation Research Record, 0(0), April 2023 (https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231163789).
Yazan Abukhalil+, Mohamed Yamany* and Omar Smadi. “Detection of Unreported Treatments in Pavement Management System of Iowa DOT Using Machine Learning Classification Algorithm”. ASCE’s Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, Volume 148, Issue 4, December 2022 (doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.0000400).
Yazan Abukhalil+ and Omar Smadi. “CART Algorithm: A Data-driven Approach to Automate Maintenance Selection in Pavement Management Systems”, ASCE’s Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Volume 28, Issue 3, September 2022 (doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000693?).
Ahmad Alhasan^, Omar Smadi, Ryan Walton, and Brian L Schleppi. “Pavement texture characterization using wavelets analysis in relation to pendulum skid tester”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Volume 23, Issue 7, June 2022 (doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1852562).
Yazan Abukhalil+ and Omar Smadi. “A Bootstrap-Based Integer Programming Algorithm for Budget Allocation in Pavement Management Systems”, ASCE Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2022 (doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000663).
Yu-An Chen, Halil Ceylan, Inya Nlenanya, Orhan Kaya, Omar G Smadi, Peter C Taylor, Sunghwan Kim, Kasthurirangan Gopalakrishnan, Daniel E King. “Long-term performance evaluation of Iowa concrete overlays”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Volume 23, Issue 3, February 2022 (doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2020.1766687).
Inya Nlenanya^ and Omar Smadi. “Database Design and Integration Framework for Risk Management for State Highway Agencies”, Transportation Research Record, Vol 2675, Issue 11, July 2021 (doi.org/10.1177/03611981211020004).
Nima Safaei+, Omar Smadi, Arezoo Masoud, and Babak Safaei. “An Automatic Image Processing Algorithm Based on Crack Pixel Density for Pavement Crack Detection and Classification”, International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, June 2021 (doi.org/10.1007/s42947-021-00006-4).
Nima Safaei+, Omar Smadi, Babak Safaei, and Arezoo Masoud. “Efficient Road Crack Detection Based on an Adaptive Pixel-Level Segmentation Algorithm”, Transportation Research Record, Vol 2675, Issue 9, April 2021 (doi.org/10.1177/03611981211002203).
Rohit Ghosh+ and Omar Smadi. “Automated Detection and Classification Of Pavement Distresses Using 3D Pavement Surface Images and Deep Learning”, Transportation Research Record, Vol 2675, Issue 9, April 2021 (doi.org/10.1177/03611981211007481).