Baabak Ashuri

Dr. Baabak Ashuri is Professor in the Schools of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Building Construction at Georgia Tech, and Fellow of the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems. His research develops quantitative methods for construction engineering and sustainable infrastructure, with recent focus on ML applications in cost forecasting and climate resilience.

Leadership Roles: Serves as Academic Director for the Professional Master's in Occupational Safety and Health, and directs the Economics of the Sustainable Built Environment Lab. Research funding exceeds $8.5M from NSF, DOT, DOE, and industry partners.

Research Impact: Pioneered data-driven approaches for infrastructure risk management, earning national recognition including ASCE's Thomas Fitch Rowland Award and AASHTO High-Value Research honors. Current projects include flood vulnerability modeling for Atlanta and ML algorithms for construction cost estimation.

Industry Collaboration: Leads Georgia DOT research initiatives on alternative project delivery and maintains partnerships with Perkins+Will, Hyundai, and Samsung Techwin.