Ali Nezhad

Research Areas

• Sustainable Construction Materials
• Construction Management
• Automation in Construction
• Digital Engineering in Construction
• Risk Management and Decision Making

Awards

• 2016 Best Paper Award category of BIM & IT, Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Summit, Canada
• 2014 Vice Chancellor Award (Teaching Excellence) – UNSW
• 2013 SCI Excellence Awards by Singapore Concrete Institute
• 2012 Singapore Skilled Builder BIM Award (Education-Engineering Category), Building and Construction Authority
• 2006 JCI OWICS Award, Japan Concrete Institute
• 2005 ASTAR Scholarship, A-Star Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) National University of Singapore
• Bachelor's degree Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic

Companies

• Head of Innovation and Partnerships Boral (2021)
• Associate Professor (adjunct) UNSW (2020)
• National Manager - Innovation and Partnerships Boral (2021 — 2021)
• Innovation Technical Manager Boral (2019 — 2021)
• Chair - External Engagement Committee (Civil Engineering) University of Sydney (2019 — 2019)
• Associate Professor University of Sydney (2018 — 2019)
• Program Leader - Construction Management University of Sydney (2018 — 2019)
• Senior Lecturer UNSW (2016 — 2018)
• Lecturer UNSW (2012 — 2016)

Journal Articles

• Journal articles | 2021
  • Robati M; Oldfield P; Nezhad AA; Carmichael DG; Kuru A, 2021, 'Carbon value engineering: A framework for integrating embodied carbon and cost reduction strategies in building design', Building and Environment, vol. 192, pp. 107620 - 107620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107620
• Journal articles | 2020
  • Yu M; Robati M; Oldfield P; Wiedmann T; Crawford R; Nezhad AA; Carmichael DG, 2020, 'The impact of value engineering on embodied greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment: A hybrid life cycle assessment', Building and Environment, vol. 168, pp. 106452 - 106452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106452
• Journal articles | 2019
  • Chiniforush AA; Valipour HR; Bradford MA; Akbarnezhad A, 2019, 'Long-term behaviour of steel-timber composite (STC) shear connections', Engineering Structures, vol. 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109356
• Journal articles | 2019
  • Miller HD; Akbarnezhad A; Mesgari S; Foster SJ, 2019, 'Performance of oxygen/argon plasma-treated steel fibres in cement mortar', Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 97, pp. 24 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.015
• Journal articles | 2019
  • Nasirzadeh F; Ghasem Kashi M; Khanzadi M; Carmichael DG; Akbarnezhad A, 2019, 'A hybrid approach for quantitative assessment of construction projects risks: The case study of poor quality concrete', Computers and Industrial Engineering, vol. 131, pp. 306 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.03.045
• Journal articles | 2018
  • Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi TH; Waller ST, 2018, 'Enhancing the safety of construction crew by accounting for brain resource requirements of activities in job assignment', Automation in Construction, vol. 88, pp. 31 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.013
• Journal articles | 2018
  • Xiao JZ; Ma Z; Sui T; Akbarnezhad A; Duan Z, 2018, 'Mechanical properties of concrete mixed with recycled powder produced from construction and demolition waste', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 188, pp. 720 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.277
• Journal articles | 2017
  • Ahmadian F.F. A; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi H. T; Waller ST, 2017, 'A Dynamic Programming Approach towards Optimization of Workforce Planning Decisions', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. accepted for publication, in press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001434
• Journal articles | 2017
  • Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbarnezhad A; Hossein Rashidi T; Waller ST, 2017, 'BIM-enabled sustainability assessment of material supply decisions', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, vol. 24, pp. 668 - 695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-12-2015-0193
• Journal articles | 2017
  • Fini AAF; Akbarnezhad A; Rashidi TH; Travis Waller S, 2017, 'Job Assignment Based on Brain Demands and Human Resource Strategies', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001273
• Journal articles | 2017
  • Miller H; Mesgari S; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ, 2017, 'Safety Risks Associated with Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Concrete', ACI Materials Journal, vol. 114, pp. 897 - 909, http://dx.doi.org/10.14359/51700892
• Journal articles | 2016
  • Khan MSH; Castel A; Akbarnezhad A; Foster SJ; Smith M, 2016, 'Utilisation of steel furnace slag coarse aggregate in a low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete', Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 89, pp. 220 - 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.09.001
• Journal articles | 2015
  • Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Akbar nezhad A; Hossein Rashidi T; Waller ST, 2015, 'Accounting for Transport Times in Planning Off-Site Shipment of Construction Materials', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. Online published 03 July 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001030
• Journal articles | 2015
  • Ahmadian Fard Fini A; Hossein Rashidi T; Akbar Nezhad A; Waller ST, 2015, 'Incorporating Multiskilling and Learning in the Optimization of Crew Composition', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001085
• Journal articles | 2015
  • Hammad AW; Akbarnezhad A; Rey D; Waller ST, 2015, 'A Computational Method for Estimating Travel Frequencies in Site Layout Planning', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, vol. 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001086