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Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty
Transportation EngineeringDr. Mohamed Abdel-Aty
Pegasus Professor And Chair
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 211-F
(407) 823-4535
M.Aty@ucf.edu
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Dr. Shaurya Agarwal
Transportation EngineeringDr. Shaurya Agarwal
Assistant Professor
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 409
(407) 823-6205
Shaurya.Agarwal@ucf.edu
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Dr. Haitham Al-Deek
Transportation EngineeringDr. Haitham Al-Deek
Professor
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 209
(407) 823-2988
Haitham.Al-Deek@ucf.edu
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Dr. Georgios Apostolakis
Structural EngineeringDr. Georgios Apostolakis
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering
Eng I 439
(407) 823-1311
Georgios.Apostolakis@ucf.edu
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Dr. Necati Catbas
Structural EngineeringDr. Necati Catbas
Professor
Structural Engineering
Engr II 225
(407) 823-3743
catbas@ucf.edu
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Dr. Ni-Bin Chang
Environmental EngineeringDr. Ni-Bin Chang
Professor
Environmental Engineering
Engr II 442-F
(407) 823-1375
nchang@ucf.edu
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Dr. Jiannan (Nick) Chen
Environmental EngineeringDr. Jiannan (Nick) Chen
Assistant ProfessorEnvironmental Engineering
Engr II
(407) 823-
Jiannan.Chen@ucf.edu
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Dr. Manoj Chopra
Geotechnical EngineeringDr. Manoj Chopra
Professor
Geotechnical Engineering
Engr II 442B
(407) 823-5037
Manoj.Chopra@ucf.edu
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Dr. Steven Duranceau
Environmental EngineeringDr. Steven Duranceau
Professor
Environmental Engineering
Engr I 415
(407) 823-1440
Steven.Duranceau@ucf.edu
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Dr. Naveen Eluru
Transportation EngineeringDr. Naveen Eluru
Associate Professor
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 301D
(407) 823-4815
Naveen.Eluru@ucf.edu
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Dr. Nicholas J. Garber
Transportation EngineeringDr. Nicholas J. Garber
Distinguished Professor
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 211
(407) 823-2841
njg@virginia.edu
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Dr. Zhaomiao (Walter) Guo
Transportation EngineeringDr. Zhaomiao (Walter) Guo
Assistant Professor
Transportation Engineering
Research I 150J
(407) 823-6215
guo@ucf.edu
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Dr. Samiul Hasan
Transportation EngineeringDr. Samiul Hasan
Assistant Professor
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 301-J
(407) 823-2480
Samiul.Hasan@ucf.edu
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Dr. Kelly Kibler
Water Resources EngineeringDr. Kelly Kibler
Assistant Professor
Water Resources Engineering
Engr II 442-H
(407) 823-4150
Kelly.Kibler@ucf.edu
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Dr. Woo Hyoung Lee
Environmental EngineeringDr. Woo Hyoung Lee
Associate Professor
Environmental Engineering
Engr II 406
(407)-823-5304
WooHyoung.Lee@ucf.edu
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Dr. Fudong Liu
Environmental EngineeringDr. Fudong Liu
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering
Research I, Office 212
407-823-6219
fudong.liu@ucf.edu
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Dr. Kevin R. Mackie
Structural EngineeringDr. Kevin R. Mackie
Professor
Structural Engineering
Engr II 211H
(407) 823-2857
Kevin.Mackie@ucf.edu
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Dr. Luis G. Arboleda Monsalve
Geotechnical EngineeringDr. Luis G. Arboleda Monsalve
Assistant Professor
Geotechnical Engineering
Engr I Room 412
(407) 823-1310
Luis.Arboleda@ucf.edu
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Dr. Boohyun Nam
Geotechnical EngineeringDr. Boohyun Nam
Associate Professor
Geotechnical Engineering
Engr II Room 405
(407) 823-1361
BooHyun.Nam@ucf.edu
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Dr. Amr A. Oloufa
Construction EngineeringDr. Amr A. Oloufa
Professor
Construction Engineering
Engr II 301L
(407) 823-3592
Amr.Oloufa@ucf.edu
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Dr. Andrew Randall
Environmental EngineeringDr. Andrew Randall
Professor
Environmental Engineering
Engr II 211L
(407) 823-6429
Andrew.Randall@ucf.edu
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Dr. Debra Reinhart
Environmental EngineeringDr. Debra Reinhart
Professor
Environmental Engineering
MH 243
(407) 823-2156
Debra.Reinhart@ucf.edu
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Dr. Anwar Sadmani
Environmental EngineeringDr. Anwar Sadmani
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering
Eng I 247
(407) 823-2781
sadmani@ucf.edu
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Dr. Arvind Singh
Water Resources EngineeringDr. Arvind Singh
Associate ProfessorWater Resources Engineering
Engr II 411
(407) 823-4827
Arvind.Singh@ucf.edu
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Dr. Peng (Patrick) Sun
Structural EngineeringDr. Peng (Patrick) Sun
Assistant Professor
Structural Engineering
Engr II 402
(407) 823-1309
Peng.Sun@ucf.edu
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Dr. Omer Tatari
Construction EngineeringDr. Omer Tatari
Associate Professor
Construction Engineering
Engr II 301-K
(407) 823-6558
tatari@ucf.edu
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Dr. Thomas Wahl
Water Resources EngineeringDr. Thomas Wahl
Assistant Professor
Water Resources Engineering
Research 1 Room 341
(407) 823-6225
t.wahl@ucf.edu
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Dr. Dingbao Wang
Water Resources EngineeringDr. Dingbao Wang
Associate Professor
Water Resources Engineering
Engr II 404
(407) 823-1449
Dingbao.Wang@ucf.edu
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Dr. Haofei Yu
Environmental EngineeringDr. Haofei Yu
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering
Eng II 227
407-823-1309
Haofei.Yu@ucf.edu
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Dr. Hae-bum Yun
Structural EngineeringDr. Hae-bum Yun
Associate Professor
Structural Engineering
Engr II 226
(407) 823-0176
Hae-Bum.Yun@ucf.edu
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Dr. Mohamed H. Zaki
Transportation EngineeringDr. Mohamed H. Zaki
Assistant Professor
Transportation Engineering
Engr II 211
(407) 823-4824
mzaki@ucf.edu
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Faculty Adjunct
Lecturers
Research Faculty

Dr. Hatem Abou-Senna, P.E.
Research Assistant Professor
CATSS, Transportation & Air Quality Program Director
Room: Engr II, 301E
Phone: (407) 823-0808
Email: habousenna@ucf.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering – University of Central Florida, 2012
M.S. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – University of Central Florida, 2003
M.S. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – Cairo University, 2000
B.S. Civil Engineering – Cairo University, 1993
Research Areas of Specialty:
- Traffic Engineering
- Transportation Planning
- Microscopic Traffic Simulation
- Travel Demand Modeling
- Transportation Impacts & Capacity Analyses
- Transportation Air Quality Impacts

Dr. Yina Wu
Research Associate Professor
UCF Smart & Safe Transportation Lab
Room: Engr II, 301A
Phone: (407) 823-2733
Email: jessicawyn@knights.ucf.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – University of Central Florida, 2017
M.S. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – University of Central Florida, 2014
B.S. Transportation Engineering – Beijing Jiaotong University, 2012
Fields of Interest:
Traffic Safety Analysis, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV), Proactive Traffic Management, Traffic Simulation, Driving Simulator, Computer Vision Applications in Transportation Engineering.

Dr. Qing Cai
Research Assistant Professor
UCF Smart & Safe Transportation Lab
Room: Engr II, 301B
Phone: (407) 823-2733
Email: qingcai@knights.ucf.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – University of Central Florida, 2017
M.S. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – Tongji University, 2014
B.S. Transportation Engineering – Tongji University, 2011
Fields of Interest:
Transportation Systems: Smart sensing, real-time traffic monitoring, transportation safety, and built environment, urban traffic for connected and automated vehicles, data-driven analytics, survey analysis, driving behavior, vulnerable road users
Sustainability of Roadway and Infrastructure: Design of roadway and infrastructure for future traffic, complete street, speed management countermeasures, road engineering for road safety
Big Data Analytics: Crowd-sourced data mining, machine learning, smartphone data analytics, data fusion, deep learning, data visualization
Statistical and Econometric Modeling: Bayesian hierarchical models, spatiotemporal modeling, discrete choice models, proportion modeling, survival analysis, causal inference
Emerging Technologies: Connected and Automated Vehicles, computer vision, explainable machine learning, X-in-the-loop simulation

Mr. Ou Zheng
Computer Vision Research Engineer
UCF Smart & Safe Transportation Lab
Room: Engr II, 418
Phone: (954) 232-2381
Email: ou.zheng@ucf.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation) – University of Central Florida, 2020-
M.S. Civil Engineering (Smart City) – University of Central Florida, 2017-2019
B.S. Computer Science – Stetson University, 2014-2017
Fields of Interest:
Traffic Safety Analysis, Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV), Proactive Traffic Management, Traffic Simulation, Driving Simulator, Computer Vision Applications in Transportation Engineering.