Nora El-Gohary

Professor Nora El-Gohary is a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds the title of CEE Excellence Faculty Fellow and has held academic positions including Assistant Professor (2009–2017), Associate Professor (2017–2023), and full Professor (2023–present). Her professional experience includes roles at the University of Manitoba and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.

Education:

• B.Sc. Construction Engineering, American University in Cairo (1999)
• M.Sc. Construction Engineering, American University in Cairo (2002)
• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Toronto (2008)

Research focuses on data analytics, AI, and BIM for sustainable infrastructure. Key areas include:

• Automated compliance checking using NLP
• Machine learning for energy consumption prediction
• Human-centered systems for construction management

Awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2013), NCSA Fellow (2018), and 2025 ASCE Computing in Civil Engineering Award. She has led over 100 research projects funded by agencies like NSF and Illinois Department of Transportation.

Editorial roles include Co-Editor-in-Chief of the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (2024–present) and Associate Editor (2012–2023). Active in professional societies such as TRB and ASCE.