Publications

Year 2023

• Withrow, J., Dadi, G., and Nassereddine, H. (2023). “Progression of E-Ticketing Implementation for State Transportation Agencies for Asphalt Materials”. Journal of Road Engineering. Accepted.
• Patel, P., Ramadan. B., Nassereddine, H., Sturgill, R., and Li, Y. (2023). “Current Benefits of ASCE 75 and its Potential to Impact Digital As-Built Initiatives at State Departments of Transportation”. Transportation Research Record. Accepted.
• Ammar, A., Maier, C., Catchings, R., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2023). “Departments of Transportation Efforts to Digitize Ancillary Transportation Asset Data: A Step Toward Digital Twins”. Transportation Research Record. Accepted.
• Tripathi, A., Nassereddine, H., Sturgill, R. E., Dadi, G. B., Hatoum, M. B., and Ammar, A. (2023). People, Process, and Technology Maturity Levels for Successful Technology Implementation by State Departments of Transportation. Transportation Research Record. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981231170002.
• Tripathi, A., Dadi, G.B., Nassereddine, H., Sturgill, R.E., and Mitchell, A.(2023).  Assessing Technology Implementation Success for Highway Construction and Asset Management. Sensors, 23, 3671. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23073671  

• Ramadan, B., Nassereddine, H., Taylor, T., and Goodrum, P. (2023). “Impact of Technology Use on Workforce Performance and Information Access in the Construction Industry”. Frontiers in Built Environment. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1079203 .

  Year 2022

• Jafari, A., Sarvari, H., Chan, D., Nassereddine, H., and Lotfata, A. (2022). “Critical Success Factors for Private Sector Participation in Accomplishing Abandoned Public Sports Facilities Projects in Iran”. International Journal of Construction Management.
• Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., AbdulBaki, N., AbouKansour, A., Tannoury, J., Urban, H., and Schranz, C. (2022). “Digital Twins in the Construction Industry: A Perspective of Practitioners and Building Authority”. Frontiers in Built Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.834671.
• Nassereddine, H., Hanna. A.S., Veeramani, D., and Lotfallah, W. (2022). “Augmented Reality in the Construction Industry: Use-Cases, Benefits, Obstacles, and Future Trends”. Frontiers in Built Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.730094.
• Nassereddine, H., Schranz, C., *Bou Hatoum, M., and *Urban H. (2022) “Mapping the Capabilities and Benefits of AR Construction Use-Cases: A Comprehensive Map”. Journal of Organization, Technology & Management in Construction. https://doi.org/10.2478/otmcj-2022-0003.

• Nassereddine, H., Veeramani, R., Hanna, A.S. (2022). “Design, Development, and Validation of an Augmented Reality- Enabled Production Strategy Process”. Frontiers in Built Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.730098.

  Year 2021

• Sarvari, H., Chen, Z., Chan, D., Lester, E., Yahaya, N., and Nassereddine, H. (2021). “A Global Survey of Infection Control and Mitigation Measures for Combating the Transmission of COVID-19 Pandemic in Buildings under Facilities Management Services”. Frontiers in Built Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.644104.
• El Jazzar, M., Urban, H., Schranz, C., and Nassereddine, H. (2021). “Integrating Construction 4.0 Technologies: A Four-Layer Implementation Plan”. Frontiers in Built Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.671408.
• Bou Hatoum, M., Faisal, A., Nassereddine, H., and Sarvari, H. (2021). “Analysis of COVID-19 Concerns Raised by the Construction Workforce and Development of Mitigation Practices”. Frontiers in Built Environment. 7:688495. DOI: https://doi.org.10.3389/fbuil.2021.688495.**** Paper was added to the World Health Organization (WHO) database for COVID-19 research.
• Nassereddine, H., Seo, K. W., Rybkowski, Z. K., Schranz, C., & Urban, H. (2021). “Propositions for a Resilient, Post-COVID-19 Future for the AEC Industry”. Frontiers in Built Environment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.687021.
• Asgari Siahboomy, M., Sarvari, H., Chan, D. W., Nassereddine, H., & Chen, Z. (2021). “A multi-criteria optimization study for locating industrial warehouses with the integration of BIM and GIS data”. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2021.1881880.

• Chan, D. W., Cristofaro, M., Nassereddine, H., Yiu, N. S., & Sarvari, H. (2021). “Perceptions of Safety Climate in Construction Projects between Workers and Managers/Supervisors in the Developing Country of Iran”. Sustainability, 13(18). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810398.

  Year 2020

• Sarvari, H., Nassereddine, H., Chan, D. W., Amirkhani, M., & Noor, N. M. (2020). “Determining and assessing the significant barriers of transferring unfinished construction projects from the public sector to the private sector in Iran”. Construction Innovation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-07-2020-0112.

  Year 2018

• Aiken, J.P., Nassereddine, H., and Hanna, A.S., (2018). “Implication of an Indemnification Clause in Construction Contracts”. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 10(3). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000270.

  Year 2017

• Al-Sabah, R., Nassereddine, H., and Hanna, A.S. (2017). “Risk Evaluation in the Arabian Gulf Region Construction Industry from Multinational Firms’ Insights”. Middle East Journal of Management (MEJM).

• Whited, G.C., Nassereddine, H., and Paye, B. (2017). “Wisconsin DOT’s Hot Mix Asphalt Round Robin Laboratory Qualification Testing Program”. Transportation Research Record. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141/2630-13.

  Year 2016

• Hanna, A.S., Nassereddine, H., and Swanson, J.R. (2016). “Proper Risk Allocation: NDFD Clause”. Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction. 9(2). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000208
• Nassereddine, H., Whited, G.C., and Hanna, A.S. (2016). “Developing a Chained Fisher Construction Cost Index for a State Highway Agency”. Transportation Research Record. No. 2573. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141/2573-18.

Year 2023

• Ammar, A., Dadi, D., and Nassereddine, H. (2023). “Developing a Transportation Asset Lifecycle Data Ecosystem: A Framework of Information Requirements and Flow”. In ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE 2023).
• Bou Hatoum, M. and Nassereddine, H. (2023). “Unleashing the power of ChatGPT for Lean Construction: An early outlook”. In 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31). DOI: doi.org/10.24928/2023/0243.
• Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., Abdelkhalek, N, and AbouKansour, A. (2023). “Towards Digital Thread for AECO Industry: A Social Network Analysis of the Project Lifecycle”. In 40th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: 10.22260/ISARC2023/0088.
• Nassereddine, H., Bou Hatoum, and M., Espana, F. (2023). “AWPIC: Advanced Work Packaging Improvement Canvas”. In 40th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: TBA https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2023/0039.
• Ramadan, B., Nassereddine, H., Taylor, T., & Goodrum, P. (2023). “Impact of Crew Diversity on Worker Information Access and Performance”. In ISARC. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2023/0002
• Ramadan, B., Nassereddine, H., Taylor, T., & Goodrum, P. (2023). “Impact of Administrative and Computer Skill Proficiency on Workforce Performance and Information Access in the Construction Industry”. In 2023 Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference (CSCE).
• Bou Hatoum, M., Tripathi, A., Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., Dadi, G., and Sturgill, R. (2023). “Investigating the Maturity and Implementation of Wireless and Sensing Technology in Highway Construction and Infrastructure Asset Management”. In 2023 Canadian Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference (CSCE). DOI: TBA (Recently Accepted).
• Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2023). “Factors Influencing the Adoption of Construction 4.0 Technologies by Departments of Transportation”. In ASCE’s International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2023). DOI: 10.1061/9780784484883.033.
• Bou Hatoum, M., Ammar, A., Tripathi, A., Nassereddine, H., Dadi, G., and Sturgill, R. (2023). “Wireless and Sensing Technologies in U.S. Highway Projects: Usage, Maturity, Challenges, and KPIs”. In ASCE’s International Conference on Transportation and Development (ICTD 2023). DOI: 10.1061/9780784484876.044

Year 2022

• Patel, P., Ramadan. B., Nassereddine, H., Sturgill, R., and Li, Y. (2022). “Current Benefits of ASCE 75 and its Potential to Impact Digital As-Built Initiatives at State Departments of Transportation”. Transportation Research Board.
• Ammar, A., Maier, C., Catchings, R., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2022). “Departments of Transportation Efforts to Digitize Ancillary Transportation Asset Data: A Step Toward Digital Twins”. Transportation Research Board.
• Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2022). "State Departments of Transportation’s Vision Toward Digital Twins: Investigation of Roadside Asset Data Management Current Practices and Future Requirements". The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS).
• Ammar, H., Bhatt, B., Dadi, G., and Nassereddine, H. (2022). “A blueprint for creating digital twins for transportation assets: an application for highway engineering”. In the Eleventh International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology 2022. Accepted.
• Bou Hatoum, M., Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2022). “Preparing construction employers for the Gen-Z workforce: A case study”. In Proceedings of the 30th annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC30). DOI: https://doi.org/10.24928/2022/0193.
• Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., and Badurdeen, F. (2022). “Towards a Canvas for Construction 4.0 Implementation in AECO Organizations”. In Proceedings of the 2022 Creative construction e-Conference (CCC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2022-028.
• Nassereddine, H., Bou Hatoum, M., Musick, S., and El Jazzar, M. (2022). “Implications of Digitization on a Construction Organization: A Case Study”. In Proceedings of the 2022 Creative construction e-Conference (CCC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2022-011.
• Ammar, A., Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2022). “Synergies Between Construction 4.0 Technologies and Sustainable Construction: A Bibliometric Analysis”. In Proceedings of the 2022 Creative construction e-Conference (CCC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2022-046.
• Ramadan, B., Nassereddine, H., Taylor, T., Real, K., and Goodrum, P. (2022). “Impact of Skill Proficiencies on Frontline Supervision Practices in the Construction Industry”. In Proceedings of the 2022 Creative construction e-Conference (CCC). https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2022-024.
• Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2022). “State Department of Transportation’s Vision Towards Digital Twins: Investigation of Roadside Asset Data Management Current Practices and Future Requirements”. In the Proceedings of XXIV ISPRS Congress.
• Bou Hatoum, M., and Nassereddine, H. (2022). “The Use of Drones in the Construction Industry: Applications and Implementation”. In Proceedings of the 39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2022/0077.
• Nassereddine, H., *Bou Hatoum, M., and Hanna. A.S. (2022). “Overview of the State-of-Practice of BIM in the AEC Industry in the United States”. In Proceedings of the 39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2022/0074 .
• Tripathi, A., Nassereddine, H., Dadi, G., and Sturgill, R. (2022). “Towards a Readiness Assessment for Wireless Technologies for Highway Construction and Infrastructure Asset Management”. In Construction Research Congress 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483961.014
• Ammar, A., Dadi. G., and Nassereddine, H. (2022). “Transportation Asset Data Management: BIM as a Holistic Data Management Approach”. In Construction Research Congress 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483954.022
• Ramadan, B. A., Taylor, T. R. B., Real, K. J., & Goodrum, P. (2022). The Construction Industry from the Perspective of the Worker’s Social Experience. In Construction Research Congress 2022, 611–621. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483985.062

Year 2021

• Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., Hamzeh, F., and Khoury H. (2021). “Analysis of Events and Exposures Leading to Construction Injuries in Developing Countries: The Case of Lebanon”. In Proceedings of the 2021 Creative construction e-Conference (CCC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1218/1/012045.
• Ammar, A. and Nassereddine, H. (2021). “Blueprint for Construction 4.0: A Bibliometric Analysis”. In Proceedings of the 2021 Creative construction e-Conference (CCC).
• Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., Taylor, T.R.B., and Waddle, S. (2021). “Factors Affecting Inspection Staffing Needs for Highway Construction Projects”. In Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2021/0070
• Nassereddine, H. and *Bou Hatoum, M. (2021). “Understanding and Leveraging BIM Efforts for Electrical Subcontractors”. In Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2021/0130
• El Jazzar, M., and Nassereddine, H. (2021). “Interactions between Construction 4.0 and Lean Wastes”. In Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2021/0131
• Thompson, B. R. and Nassereddine, H. 2021, “The Lifecycle Value of Facility Management Professionals” In Proceedings of the 29th annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29). DOT: https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0182.
• Bou Hatoum, M., Nassereddine, H., and Badurdeen, F. (2021). “Reengineering Construction Processes in the Era of Construction 4.0: A Lean-Based Framework”. In Proceedings of the 29th annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC29). DOI: https://doi.org/10.24928/2021/0126.
  ** ** Paper was acknowledged by IGLC for its value and contribution and was awarded with a plenary presentation during the opening key session of the conference.

Year 2020

• Nassereddine, H., Schranz, C., Bou Hatoum, M., and Urban H. (2020). “A Comprehensive Map for Integrating Augmented Reality During the Construction Phase”. In Proceedings of the 2020 Creative Construction e-Conference (CCC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2020-069.
• Nassereddine, H., El Jazzar, M., and Piskernik, M. (2020). Transforming the AEC Industry: A model-centric approach. 56–64. In Proceedings of the 2020 Creative Construction e-Conference (CCC). https://doi.org/10.3311/ccc2020-076.
• Hatoum, M.B. and Nassereddine, H. (2020). “Developing a Framework for the Implementation of Robotics in Construction Enterprises”. (2020). In Proceedings of the 27th European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE).
• El Jazzar, M., Piskernik, M., and Nassereddine, H. (2020). Digital Twin in construction: An Empirical Analysis. Proceedings of the EG-ICE 2020 Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering. European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE).
• Bou Hatoum, M., Piskernik, M., and Nassereddine, H. (2020). “A Holistic Framework for the Implementation of Big Data thorough a Construction Project Lifecycle”. In Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2020/0178.
• El Jazzar, M., Urban, H., Schranz, C., and Nassereddine, H. (2020). Construction 4.0: A Roadmap to Shaping the Future of Construction. 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Kitakyushu, Japan. https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2020/0180.
• Nassereddine, H., Lotfallah, W., Hanna, A. S., & Veeramani, D. (2020). Development of an Augmented Reality Fitness Index for Contractors. In Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2020/0007
• Nassereddine, H., Veeramani, D. & Hanna, A. S. (2020). The Impact of Integrating Augmented Reality into the Production Strategy Process. In Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2020/0159
• Nassereddine, H., Hanna, A. S., & Veeramani, D. (2020). Augmented Reality in the Construction Industry: An Industry’s Perspective of Its Users, Phases, and Future Trends. In Construction Research Congress 2020: Computer Applications (pp. 743-752). Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers.

Year 2019

• Nassereddine, H., Veeramani, R., Hanna, A.S. (2019). Augmented Reality-Enabled Production Strategy Process. 36th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2019. Banff, Alberta, CA. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2019/0040
• Nassereddine, H., Hanna, A.S., Veeramani, R. (2019). Exploring the Current and Future States of Augmented Reality in the Construction Industry. The Eleventh International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-11).
• Nassereddine, H., Endres, T., Hanna, A.S. (2019). Assessment of the Role of Owner’s Representative on Construction Performance: An Owner’s Perspective. The Eleventh International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-11).

Year 2018

• Flaten, B. T., Nassereddine, H., Whited, G. C., and Hanna, A. S (2018). Estimating Productivity Rates for Establishing Contract Time. In Construction Research Congress 2018 (pp. 586-596). DOI: 10.1061/9780784481271.057

Year 2017

• Al-Sabah, R., Nassereddine, H., and Hanna, A.S. (2017). Risk Evaluation in the Arabian Gulf Region Construction Industry from Multinational Firms’ Perspectives. The Ninth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century.

Year 2023

• Nassereddine, H., Sturgill, R., Ramadan, B., Patel, P., and Li, Y. (2023).” Practices for the Collection, Use, and Management of Utility As-Built Information”. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Project 20-05, Synthesis 53-04. Transportation Research Board (TRB). DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/27034.

Year 2022

• Nassereddine, H., Bou Hatoum, M., Dadi, G., Taylor, T., and Griffith, R. (2022). “3D Digital Models as Highway Construction Contract Documents”. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Project 20-05, Synthesis 52-14. Transportation Research Board (TRB). DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26683.
• Dadi, G., Nassereddine, H., Taylor, T., Griffith, R., and Ramadan, B. (2022). “Technological Capabilities of DOTs for Digital Project Management and Delivery”. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Project 20-05, Synthesis 52-19. Transportation Research Board (TRB). DOT: https://doi.org/10.17226/26738

Year 2021

• Dadi, G., Nassereddine, H., Catchings, R., Bou Hatoum, M., and Piskernik, M. (2021). “Practices for Construction-Ready Digital Terrain Models”. National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Project 20-05, Synthesis 51-01. Transportation Research Board (TRB). DOI: https://doi.org/10.17266/26085.
• Taylor, T.R.B., Rush, S., Waddle, S., Nassereddine, H., Griffith, H., and Bou Hatoum, M. (2021). “Risk-Based Construction Inspection”. Research Report SPR19-596. Kentucky Transportation Center. DOI: TBA.
• Al-Shabbani, Z., Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., & Dadi, G. (2021). “Development, Implementation, and Tracking of Preventative Safety Metrics”. Research Report KTC-21-04/SPR19-568-1F. Kentucky Transportation Center. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.04.
• Ammar, A., Al-Shabbani, Z., Nassereddine, H., Van Dyke, C., and Dadi, G. (2021). Evaluating the Safety Cultures of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Maintenance Crews. Research Report KTC-21-25/SPR20-582-1F. Kentucky Transportation Center. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13023/ktc.rr.2021.25.

Year 2020

• Catchings, R., Waddle, S., Dadi, G., Nassereddine, H., Bou Hatoum, M., and Johnson, W. (2020). “Construction-Ready Digital Terrain Models”. Research Report KTC-20-06/SPR19-576-1F. Kentucky Transportation Center. DOI: 10.13023/ktc.rr.2020.06.

Year 2022

• Sherman, R., George, M., and Nassereddine, H. (2022). “Dealing with Technology in Law Practice”. In Technology & Construction Law. Forum on Construction Law. In Press.
• Ammar, A., Nassereddine, H., and Dadi, G. (2022). “Roadmap to a Holistic Highway Digital Twin: A Why, How, & Why Framework”. In A. Di Pietro (Ed), Critical Infrastructure - Modern Approach and New Developments. IntechOpen. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.108546.
• Bou Hatoum, M., and Nassereddine, H. (2022). “Proposing a “House of Lean Construction 4.0””. In V.A. Gonazelz, F. Hamzeh, and L.F. Alarcon (Eds.), Lean Construction 4.0: Driving a Digital Revolution of Production Management in the AEC Industry. Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 9781003150930