Mining and modeling the direct and indirect causalities among factors affecting the Urban Heat Island severity using structural machine learned Bayesian networks

G Assaf, X Hu, RH Assaad - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization, population growth, and climate change have several impacts on the
environment including the extreme increase in temperature in urban areas, which is also …

Discovering key factors and causalities impacting bridge pile resistance using Ensemble Bayesian networks: A bridge infrastructure asset management system

X Hu, RH Assaad, M Hussein - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Bridges are one of the critical infrastructure systems and play a critical role in supporting the
economic development of nations. During the planning, design, and construction phases of …

Towards a Sustainable Urban Future: A Comprehensive Review of Urban Heat Island Research Technologies and Machine Learning Approaches

S Ghorbany, M Hu, S Yao, C Wang - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The urban heat island (UHI) is a crucial factor in developing sustainable cities and societies.
Appropriate data collection, analysis, and prediction are essential first steps in studying the …

An IoT-enabled sensing device to quantify the reliability of shared economy systems using intelligent sensor fusion building technologies

R H. Assaad, M Mohammadi, A Chang - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The concept of smart sustainable cities—as a favorable response to different challenges
faced in urban areas—is rapidly gaining momentum and worldwide attention. This trend has …

Modeling the impact of land use/land cover (LULC) factors on diurnal and nocturnal Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensities using spatial regression models

G Assaf, RH Assaad - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper models the impact of different land use/land cover (LULC) factors on diurnal and
nocturnal Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensities using spatial regression models. This research …

Using data-driven feature engineering algorithms to determine the Most critical factors contributing to the urban Heat Island effect associated with global warming

G Assaf, RH Assaad - Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Urban clusters are areas with high building and infrastructure concentration and limited
green and natural landscapes. Since buildings, bridges, roads, and other infrastructure …

Prediction of the Lateral Pressure of Self-Consolidating Concrete on Construction Formwork Systems Using Machine-Learning Algorithms

RH Assaad, A Omran, N Soliman… - Journal of Construction …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
Construction firms face considerable challenges in relation to finding cost-effective formwork
solutions to meet increased construction demands. Project stakeholders have relied on self …

Assessing the Vulnerability of Communities to Heat Waves: Developing a Heat Vulnerability Index

G Assaf, RH Assaad - Construction Research Congress 2024, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The construction of projects and buildings in urban areas leads to major transformation in
the urban surfaces, where natural, pervious surfaces are transformed into rough …

State-of-The-Art Machine Learning Models for Geospatial Analysis: A Systematic Review of Urban and Environmental Studies

A Shaamala, T Yigitcanlar, A Nili… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
The application of machine learning (ML) algorithms in the field of geospatial analysis has
witnessed a significant upsurge, particularly during the last five years. This is linked to …