Research Interests Pavement Management, Infrastructure Asset Management, Operations Research, Statistics

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1 Lu Gao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator Director of Transportation Infrastructure Management System Lab Department of Construction Management University of Houston 111C Technology Annex Building Houston, Texas Phone: Fax: Research Interests Pavement Management, Infrastructure Asset Management, Operations Research, Statistics Education PhD, Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, MS, Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, BE, Civil Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 2004 (Student exchange) BE, Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Employment Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Management, University of Houston, 2011-present. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Awards Baker Hughes/Fluor Faculty Research Excellence Award (2014), College of Technology, University of Houston Graduate School Fellowship, 2010, The University of Texas at Austin Road Scholar Fellowship, 2011, International Road Federation (IRF) Best Paper Award, 2010, 6th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management (AISIM6) Robert Herman Endowed Scholarship, 2009, The University of Texas at Austin Tan Qin Tuan Scholarship, 2004, Singapore Government Refereed Journal Publications 1. Zhang, Z. and Gao, L. (2016) A Nested Modeling Approach to Infrastructure Performance Characterization, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, accepted for publication. 2. Gao, L. and Webb, C. (2016) Schedule Compression Impact on Construction Project Safety, Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2(4),

2 3. Gao, L., Smit, A., Prozzi, J., Buddhavarapu, P., Murhpy, M. and Song, L. (2015) Milled Pavement Texturing to Optimize Skid Improvements, Construction and Building Materials, 101(1), Wu, H., Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2014), Analysis of Crash Data Using Quantile Regression for Counts, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, 140(4). 5. Gao, L., and Eldin, N. (2014). Employers Expectations: A Probabilistic Text Mining Model. Procedia Engineering, 85, Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2013) An Approximate Approach to Large-Scale Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Problem, Journal of the Transportation Research Record, 2304, pp Gao, L., Guo, R. and Zhang, Z. (2013), An Augmented Lagrangian Decomposition Approach for Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Decisions under Budget Uncertainty, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 9(5), pp Gao, L., Aguiar-Moya, J. and Zhang, Z. (2012) A Bayesian Analysis of Heterogeneity in Modeling of Pavement Fatigue Cracking, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 26(1), pp Gao, L., Xie, C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S. T. (2012), Network-Level Road Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Scheduling for Optimal Performance Improvement and Budget Utilization. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 27(4), pp Gao, L., Xie, C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S.T. (2011), Integrated Transportation Network Maintenance and Expansion Problem, Journal of the Transportation Research Record, 2225, pp Gao, L., Aguiar-Moya, J. and Zhang, Z. (2011), Performance Modeling of Infrastructure Condition Data with Maintenance Intervention, Journal of the Transportation Research Record, 2225, pp Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2008), Robust Optimization for Managing Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation. Journal of the Transportation Research Record, 2084, pp Currently Under Review 1. Gao, L., Yu, Y., and Liang, W. Public Transit Customer Satisfaction Dimensions Discovery from Online Reviews. Submitted to Urban Rail Transit. 2. Gao, L. and Hong, F. Impacts of Seasonal and Annual Weather Variations on Network- Level Pavement Performance. Submitted to Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 3. Qiu, S., Gao, L., Wang, W., and Zhang, J. Investigation of Seasonal Variations of Beijing Pavement Condition Data Using Unevenly Spaced Dynamic Panel Data Model. Submitted to Journal of Transportation Engineering. Refereed Conference Proceedings 1. Jahanbakhsh, S., Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2016) Estimating Spatial Dependence Associated with Deterioration Process of Road Network, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 95th Annual Meeting, 2. Gao, L. and Eldin, N. (2014) Employers Expectations: A Probabilistic Text Mining Model, Creative Construction Conference 2014, CC

3 3. Gao, L. (2014) Skill Sets of Construction Career Pathways, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards' 93rd Annual Meeting, 4. Gao, L. and Wu, H. (2013) Verb-Based Text Mining of Road Crash Report, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 92nd Annual Meeting, 5. Gao, L., Wu, H. and Zhang, Z. (2013) Analyzing Use of Facebook Pages Among State Departments of Transportation, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 92nd Annual Meeting, 6. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2013) Pavement Maintenance Management Through Network Partition, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 92nd Annual Meeting, 7. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2012) An Approximate Approach to Large-Scale Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Problem, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 91th Annual Meeting, 8. Gao, L., Chi, S., Prozzi, J., Murphy, M., Zhang, Z., Sims, T. and Yildirim, Y. (2012) Peer State Assessment of TxDOT Maintenance Program and Practices, Part II: Test Section Survey Findings and Recommendations, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 91th Annual Meeting, 9. Gao, L., Aguiar-Moya, J. and Zhang, Z. (2011) Performance Modeling of Infrastructure Condition Data with Maintenance Intervention, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 10. Wu, H., Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2011) Analysis of Crash Data Using Quantile Regression for Counts, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 11. Gao, L., Xie,C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S.T. (2011) Integrated Transportation Network Maintenance and Expansion Problem, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 12. Guo, R. and Gao, L. (2011) Optimal Pavement Maintenance Policy under Warranty Contract, Proceedings of The Transportation Re- search Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 13. Gao, L., Guo, R. and Zhang, Z. (2011) An Augmented Lagrangian Decomposition Approach for Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Decisions under Budget Uncertainty, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 14. Gao, L., Aguiar-Moya, J. and Zhang, Z. (2011) A Bayesian Analysis of Heterogeneity in Modeling of Pavement Fatigue Cracking, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 15. Ng, M., Gao, L. and Waller, S.T. (2010) Optimal Work Zone Lengths and Signal Timing for Two-Lane Highways Revisited: The Need to Consider Stochasticity, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 16. Zhang, Z. and Gao, L. (2010) Predicting Pavement Deterioration: A Sequential Logit Model Approach, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 17. Gao, L., Xie, C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S.T. (2010) Network-Level Multi-Objective Optimal Maintenance and Rehabilitation Scheduling, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 3

4 18. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2010) The Effect of Budget Uncertainty on Road Network Condition Fluctuation, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 19. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2009) An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach to Network-Level Budget Planning and Allocation for Pavement Infrastructure, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 88th Annual Meeting, 20. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2008) Robust Optimization for Managing Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 87th Annual Meeting, 21. Gao, L., Zhang, Z. and Tighe, S. (2007) Using Markov Process and Method of Moments for Optimizing Management Strategies of Pavement Infrastructure, Proceedings of the Transportation Research Boards 86th Annual Meeting, Technical Reports 1. Gao, L., Smit, A., Prozzi, J., Buddhavarapu, P., Murphy, M., and Song, L. (2014). Study of Short Term Skid Improvements by Light Texturing with a Milling Machine, Texas Department of Transportation report. 2. Zhang, Z., Walton, C. M., Machemehl, R. B., Bhat, C., Gao, L., Porras-Alvarado, J. D., and Peters, D. (2013). An Integrated Approach to Managing the Finance, Maintenance, and Operation of Transportation Systems, Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-13/ Prozzi, J., Gao, L., Chi, S., Centurion, C., Murphy, M., Yildirim, Y., and Zhang, Z. (2012). Maintenance Test Section Survey: Data Collection and Analysis, Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-11/ Gao, L., Chi, S., Prozzi, J., Yildirim, Y., Zhang, Z., Centurion, C., and Murphy, M. (2011). Peer State Assessment of TxDOT Maintenance Program and Practices-Workshop and Road Rally Findings, Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-11/ Gao, L., and Zhang, Z. (2011). Optimal Infrastructure Maintenance Scheduling Problem Under Budget Uncertainty, Southwest Region University Transportation Center report SWUTC/11/ Caldas, C., Escatel, R., Gao, L., Kockelman, K., and Zhang, Z. (2006). Estimating the Cost of Right-of-Way Acquisitions Along Texas Corridors, Texas Department of Transportation report FHWA/TX-07/ Caldas, C., Escatel, R., Gao, L., Kockelman, K., and Zhang, Z. (2006). Right-of-Way Cost Estimating Tool User Manual, Texas Department of Transportation report. Research Grants (Total: $881,025, Gao: $429,737) 1. PI: Gao, L., Co-PI: Mo, Y.L. and Senouci, A. ( ) Synthesis of Service Life Prediction for Bridges in Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT , $59, PI: Zhang, Y., Co-PI: Cheng, L., Wu, X, and Gao, L. ( ) Investigating the Security of TxDOT's Traffic Signal Systems, collaborative with Texas Southern University (Qiao, F. and Yu, L.), Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, $149,100 (UH: $99,600). 4

5 3. PI: Gao, L., Co-PI: Song, L. and Senouci, A. ( ) Transportation and Economic Impact of Texas Shortline Railroads, collaborative with Texas Southern University (Qiao, F. and Yu, L.), Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT , $297,252 (UH: $148,832). 4. PI: Gao, L., Co-PI: Song, L. ( ) Study of Short Term Skid Improvements by Light Texturing with a Milling Machine, collaborative with The University of Texas at Austin (Prozzi, J. and Smit, A.), Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT , $297,468 (UH: $147,505). 5. PI: Gao, L. (2014) Automatic Information Extraction From Traffic Crash Reports, University of Houston Small Grants Program, $3, PI: Gao, L. (2013) Machine Learning-Based Text Mining of Construction Job Market, University of Houston, Small Grants Program, $3, PI: Zhang, Z., Co-PI: Walton, M., Machemehl, R., Bhat, C., Gao, L. (2012) Manage the Transportation System, collaborative with The University of Texas at Austin, Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT , 2012, $75,000 (UH: $21,695). 8. PI: Gao, L., (2011) Optimal Maintenance Management of Large Scale Spatially Distributed Civil Infrastructure Systems, University of Houston New Faculty Research Program, $6, PI: Gao, L., (2011) Startup Fund, $40,000. Technical Presentations 1. Gao, L. (2016) Reliability analysis in infrastructure management, 4th Infrastructure Management Boot Camp, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 2. Gao, L. (2016) Optimization models in civil infrastructure asset management, Wireless Networking, Signal Processing and Security Lab. 3. Gao, L. (2016) Developing a Bayesian Model to Recover Missing Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Data, Presented at the 2016 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. 4. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2016) Estimating Spatial Dependence Associated with Deterioration Process of Road Network, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 95th Annual Meeting, 5. Gao, L. (2014) Skill Sets of Construction Career Pathways, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards' 93rd Annual Meeting, 6. Gao, L. (2013) Optimal infrastructure maintenance scheduling problem under budget uncertainty, Chongqing Three Gorges College, Chongqing, China. 7. Gao, L. and Wu, H. (2013) Verb-Based Text Mining of Road Crash Report, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 92nd Annual Meeting, 8. Gao, L., Wu, H. and Zhang, Z. (2013) Analyzing Use of Facebook Pages Among State Departments of Transportation, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 92nd Annual Meeting, 9. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2013) Pavement Maintenance Management Through Network Partition, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 92nd Annual Meeting, 10. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2012) An Approximate Approach to Large-Scale Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Problem, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 91th Annual Meeting, 5

6 11. Gao, L., Chi, S., Prozzi, J., Murphy, M., Zhang, Z., Sims, T. and Yildirim, Y. (2012) Peer State Assessment of TxDOT Maintenance Program and Practices, Part II: Test Section Survey Findings and Recommendations, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 91th Annual Meeting, 12. Gao, L., Aguiar-Moya, J. and Zhang, Z. (2011) Performance Modeling of Infrastructure Condition Data with Maintenance Intervention, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 13. Gao, L., Xie,C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S.T. (2011) Integrated Transportation Network Maintenance and Expansion Problem, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 14. Gao, L. (2011) Optimal Pavement Maintenance Policy under Warranty Contract, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 15. Gao, L., Guo, R. and Zhang, Z. (2011) An Augmented Lagrangian Decomposition Approach for Infrastructure Maintenance and Rehabilitation Decisions under Budget Uncertainty, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 16. Gao, L., Aguiar-Moya, J. and Zhang, Z. (2011) A Bayesian Analysis of Heterogeneity in Modeling of Pavement Fatigue Cracking, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 90th Annual Meeting, 17. Zhang, Z. and Gao, L. (2010) Predicting Pavement Deterioration: A Sequential Logit Model Approach, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 18. Gao, L., Xie, C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S.T. (2011), Integrated Transportation Network Maintenance and Expansion Problem, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences, Austin, TX. 19. Gao, L., Xie, C., Zhang, Z. and Waller, S.T. (2010) Network-Level Multi-Objective Optimal Maintenance and Rehabilitation Scheduling, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 20. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2010) The Effect of Budget Uncertainty on Road Network Condition Fluctuation, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 89th Annual Meeting, 21. Gao, L. (2010) A Bayesian Analysis of Heterogeneity in Modeling of Pavement Fatigue Cracking, Presented at the 6 th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management, Newark, DE. 22. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2009) An Approximate Dynamic Programming Approach to Network-Level Budget Planning and Allocation for Pavement Infrastructure, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 88th Annual Meeting, 23. Gao, L. and Zhang, Z. (2008) Robust Optimization for Managing Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 87th Annual Meeting, 24. Gao, L. (2008) A strategy for solving the curse of dimensionality of the pavement maintenance and rehabilitation programming, Presented at the 3 rd Annual Inter- University Symposium on Infrastructure Management, Austin, TX. 6

7 25. Gao, L., Zhang, Z. and Tighe, S. (2007) Using Markov Process and Method of Moments for Optimizing Management Strategies of Pavement Infrastructure, Presented at the Transportation Research Boards 86th Annual Meeting, 26. Gao, L. (2006) Application of Markovian Technique to Deterioration Modeling of Pavement Infrastructure, Presented at the 2 nd Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management, Newark, DE. Current Ph.D. students (as dissertation committee member): 1. Juan Diego Porras-Alvarado, The University of Texas at Austin 2. Taehoon Lim, The University of Texas at Austin Previous Ph.D. students (as dissertation committee member): 1. Guang Yang, Material laws of FRP strengthened reinforced concrete under uniaxial tension and biaxial tension-compression stress fields, University of Houston, May Current master students (as supervisor): 1. Samantha Jander, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2016) 2. Omkar Dhatrak, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2016) 3. Tejus Prasad, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2016) 4. Veronica Leonce, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2016) 5. Daisy Saldarriaga, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2016) 6. Vahid Dehkordi, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2017) 7. Jolita Aly, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2016) 8. Mike Paul Jordan, University of Houston (expected to graduate in August 2016) 9. Huiyan Yan, University of Houston (expected to graduate in December 2017) Previous master students (as supervisor): 1. Philippa Antonette Scroggie, Using Integrated Technologies for Efficient Planning Processes and Schedule Optimization, University of Houston, May Mikel Barbara, Quantify the Impacts of Factors on Construction Workers Under- Reporting of Near-Misses, University of Houston, Dec Shahin Sajjadi, Key Employability Competencies Required in the US Construction Industry: A Job Specific Approach, University of Houston, May Rushikesh Pardeshi, Risk Averse Toll-Pricing Strategies Optimization, University of Houston, May Saryou Singhal, Effects of Temperature and Precipitation on Skid Resistance: A Dynamic Panel Model Approach, University of Houston, May Avinash Shevelly, Impacts of Temperature and Precipitation on Network-Level Pavement Performance, University of Houston, May Wuling Liang, Public Transit Customer Satisfaction Dimensions Discovery from Online Reviews, University of Houston, May Curt Webb, Schedule Compression Impact on Construction Project Safety, University of Houston, May Sam Jahanbakhsh, Estimating Spatial Dependence Associated with Deterioration Process of Road Network, University of Houston, May

8 10. Hussein Al-Furati, A review of incentives effectiveness in EPC mega projects, University of Houston, May Manish Solanki, Risk aversion approach of site layout planning using ant colony optimization, University of Houston, May Rakshith Reddy, Study of Short Term Skid Improvements by Light Texturing with a Milling Machine, University of Houston, May Edward Villarreal, Self-performing versus subcontracting analysis in the construction workplace, University of Houston, May Arne Brennan, Valuation of Certified Green Homes A Financial Perspective, University of Houston, May Clay Hundley, Knowledge Transfer in Research Lab Construction Projects: An Assessment of the M.D. Anderson s Facility Asset Request Database, University of Houston, May Schurle Anthony, Business Process Management Development for Engineering, Procurement and Construction Projects, University of Houston, May Mauricio Linares, Lessons Learned and Knowledge Management in a Residential Owner - Builder Company, University of Houston, May Eduardo Garcia, Knowledge transfer in organizations undertaking Oil & Gas capital projects, University of Houston, May David Tatum, Social Media as a Median for Knowledge Sharing in the Construction Industry, University of Houston, May Lori Bigler, The Use of Reference Class Forecasting to Improve Estimate Accuracy in Construction Projects, University of Houston, May Amir Hemmati, Reviewing Deconstruction Credits in LEED, an Approach to Applying DfD in LEED-NC, University of Houston, May Eva Lyon, Construction close-out into the practice of facilities improving transition and integration of management for education institutions, University of Houston, May Chris Thompson, Best Practices & Barriers when Combining Lean Project Delivery and PEpC, University of Houston, May Andrew Yahner, Development of An Evaluation Tool for the Selection of BIM Coordinated Prefabrication and Modularization in the Healthcare Construction Industry, University of Houston, May Mike Minh, Evaluating Whether a Smartphone is a cost-effective solution for real-time expense tracking in small construction projects, University of Houston, May Course Taught 1. CNST3355 Strength of Construction Materials, Undergraduate Course 2. CNST4381 Reinforced Concrete Design and Building Codes, Undergraduate Course 3. CNST6370 Quality Management and Six Sigma in Construction Management, Graduate Course 4. CNST6380 LEED and Green Construction Principles in Construction Management, Graduate Course 5. CNST6397 Data Analysis in Construction Management, Graduate Course 8

9 University Committee Assignments 1. Graduate program coordinator, Department of Construction Management, University of Houston, Present 2. College Strategic Planning Committee, University of Houston, 2016 Present 3. Committee member, Construction Management Faculty Search Committee, University of Houston, Present. 4. Committee member, Dean s Advisory Committee, Construction Management, College of Technology, University of Houston, 2014-Present. 5. Committee member, Graduate Academic Committee, Construction Management, College of Technology, University of Houston, Participant, ACCE accreditation effort of the Construction Management program, College of Technology, University of Houston, Committee member, Equipment and Facilities Committee, College of Technology, University of Houston, Committee member, Construction Management Faculty Search Committee, University of Houston, Faculty Advisor, Sigma Lambda Chi International (SLC) chapter at the University of Houston, 2013-present. Professional Service 1. Member of organizing committee of 2016 International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure and Material (ICTIM), 2015-Present 2. Webinar subcommittee chair of the Infrastructure Systems Committee, American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), 2014-Present 3. Area Editor, COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP) Board member and membership committee chair of the International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP), 2015-Present 5. Member of the Technical Advisory Panel for the Research Management Committee 1 (RMC-1) of the Texas Department of Transportation, 2011-Present 6. Fellow of the International Road Federation (IRF), 2010 Proposal Reviewer 1. National Science Foundation Journal Reviewer 1. Automation in Construction 2. IEEE ITS Transactions 3. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation 4. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering 5. Journal of Infrastructure Systems 6. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (ASCE) 7. Journal of Transportation Research Record 8. Journal of Transportation Engineering (ASCE) 9. Mathematical problems in engineering 10. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 9

10 11. Transportation Research Part C 12. International Journal of Pavement Engineering 13. Computers & Industrial Engineering Conference Reviewer 1. Associated Schools of Construction Annual International Conference 2. Creative Construction Conference 3. COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals 4. International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements 5. Transportation Research Boards Annual Meeting International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure and Materials 10