Research Projects
Machine Learning-Driven Bridge Health Condition Assessment: Lessons Learned from the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Funded by SMARTER Center, USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center
PI: Dr. Mehdi Shokouhian; Co-PI: Dr. Zeinab Bandpey, Duration: 11/15/2024-08/15/2025, Budget: $35k
A Data-Driven Exploration of Socioeconomic Influences on Urban Mobility: Enhancing Gender Equity in Maryland's Transportation Systems
Funded by Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS)
PI: Dr. Mehdi Shokouhian; Co-PI: Dr. Zeinab Bandpey, Duration: 05/30/2025-05/29/2026, Budget: $60k
Promoting Commute Equity in Maryland: A Machine Learning-Based Model Development Proposal
Funded by Center for Multi-Modal Mobility in Urban, Rural, and Tribal Areas (CMMM)
PI: Dr. Mehdi Shokouhian; Co-PI: Dr. Zeinab Bandpey, Duration: 02/2024-09/2025, Budget: $80k
Collapse Risk Index: Measuring Lifecycle of Vacant Building Structures to Predict Likelihood of Collapse
Funded by US Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Research Center of Excellence
PI: Tonya Sanders, Co-PI: Mehdi Shokouhian. Duration: 09/15/2023-09/15/2026, Budget: $93.8k
Development of Bridge Deterioration Predictive Models Using Machine Learning
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS,
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 02/15/2023-07/31/2025, Grant Amount: $300k
Investigation of Commute Equity Using Machine Learning Techniques
Funded by American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Co-PIs: Zeinab Bandpey, Desmond Amiegbebhor, Duration: 9/15/2022 – 9/15/2023, Grant Amount: $20k
Improving Freeze-Thaw Resistance and Fatigue Resistance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PIs: Aleksandra Radlinska, Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 01/03/2022-7/31/2025, Grant Amount: $302k
Investigation of self-healing characteristics of bacteria-based concrete,
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 10/01/2021-7/31/2025, Grant Amount: $286k
A Direct Design Method of Hybrid High Strength Steel Web Tapered Members,
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 10/1/2021-9/30/2024, Grant Amount: $85k
MSU Outreach Activities
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Duration: 10/1/2021-9/30/2023, Grant Amount: $75k
A Parametric Analysis of Telecommuting Effects on Transportation Tax Revenues
Funded by District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Co-PIs: Paul Schonfeld (UMD), Oludare Owolabi, Duration: 07/01/2021-12/30/2022, Grant Amount: $206k
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Recycled Fiber Reinforced Concrete for Green Bus Pads
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Kadir Aslan, Steve Efe, Duration: 01/20/2022-1/19/2024 Grant Amount: $300k
Developing Transportation Engineering Graduates for Industry
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PI: Steve Efe, Co-PIs: Mehdi Shokouhian, Oludare Owolabi, Funding duration (2/10/2021 - 2/10/2023), Grant Amount: $75k
Highway Geometrics and Noise Abatement Decision
Funded by State Highway Administration (SHA)
PI: Oludare Owolabi, Co-PI: Mehdi Shokouhian, Co-PI: Steve Efe, 12/31/2018-12/30/2019, $94k
Residual Compressive Strength of Partially Confined Concrete Column Retrofitted Using CFRP Wrap
Funded by USDOT Region 3 University Transportation Center, CIAMTIS
PIs: Kadir Aslan and Mehdi Shokouhian, 03/25/2019 - 3/25/2020, $103k
Sustainable Design of Concrete Bus Pads to Improve Mobility in Baltimore City
Funded by UMEC/USDOT, Urban Mobility and Equity Center
PIs: Kadir Aslan and Mehdi Shokouhian, 7/1/2018-3/2/2019, $50k
Adapting an Experiment-centric Teaching Approach to Increase Student Achievement in Multiple STEM Disciplines
Funded by NSF# 1915614,
PI: Oludare Owolabi, Co-PIs: Md Rahman, Krishna Bista, Uttam Gaulee, Senior Personal: Mehdi Shokouhian, Start Date: 11/1/2019 End Date: 10/31/2022 Budget: $1.5M
Foundation Anchorages for Offshore Wind Turbines in Deep Water using Composite Materials
Funded by Maryland Higher Education Commission, Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Research Challenge Grant (MOWER), 2014
Research Projects Participated
The National Science Foundation HBCU-UP (Grant #1238808), Research Initiation Award: High-Performance Green Bridges, 2013
The Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51038006), Research grant for an experimental study on section resistance of flexural members using high strength steel, 2013
Twelfth Five-Year” plan major projects supported by National Science and Technology (Grant No. 2011BAJ09B01), Research grant for a study on “Classification of flexural members based on member ductility”, 2013
Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program (No. 20101081766), Research grant for a Study on “Ductility in flexural members using high strength steel”, 2012
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