Salar Kamari

Dr. Salar Kamari is an Assistant Professor at the School of Construction and Design of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He holds a Ph.D. in Construction Science from Texas A&M University (2022) and an M.Sc. in Civil Structural Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. His research focuses on resilient infrastructure systems, point cloud processing, and smart construction technologies.

• Education:
  • PhD, Construction Science, Texas A&M University (2022)
  • M.Sc., Civil Structural Engineering, Istanbul Technical University

His research interests include reality-capturing technologies, scanning-to-BIM semantic analysis, and AI-driven risk assessment models for construction safety. Dr. Kamari’s work emphasizes leveraging large-scale visual data and digital twins to enhance disaster preparedness and infrastructure resilience.

His publications span top journals like Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering and Automation in Construction, focusing on topics such as drone-based documentation, probabilistic risk assessment of utility poles, and semantic point cloud segmentation for material management.

He is affiliated with the Chain Technology Center (TEC) at USM and teaches courses in BIM systems and construction estimating. His expertise bridges construction engineering, disaster management, and smart infrastructure technologies.