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College / Department

College of Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Teaching areas

Construction Project Management, Construction 4.0

Research areas

Public-Private Partnerships, Integrated Project Delivery, Digital Twins, Lean Construction, Energy Efficiency Measures

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, United States, 2016

Master, Civil Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt, 2013

Bachelor, Civil Engineering, Ain Shams University, 2010

Professional experience

Visiting Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2024 - Present

Associate Professor, Structural Engineering And Construction Management, Future University in Egypt, 2017 - 2023

Instructor, Engineering And Science Services, American University in Cairo, Egypt, 2017 - 2022

Adjunct Lecturer, Construction Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 2019 - 2019

Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, United States, 2017 - 2017

Teaching Assistant, Construction Engineering And Management, Purdue University, Indiana, United States, 2016 - 2016

Gasduate Research Assistant, Construction Engineering And Management, Purdue University, Indiana, United States, 2014 - 2016

Co-founder, IBEX Consulting Services, Egypt, 2013 - 2013

Planning Engineer, HSE Contractors Inc., Egypt, 2011 - 2013

Scheduling Engineer, Egyptian Group for Engineering Consultancy Inc., Egypt, 2010 - 2011

Contact

[email protected]

Dr. Rana Khallaf

Visiting Professor

PhD, Purdue University, United States

Dr. Rana Khallaf is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department. She is a seasoned expert with over 14 years of experience in construction project management teaching, research, and consulting. Prior to joining AUS, she was awarded 2 research grants by the Science and Technology Development Fund in Egypt. The first was to study "A Financial and Value-for-Money Assessment for Renewable Energy PPPs" and the second was on the "Commercialization of Technologies in Egypt and the US". Previously, Dr. Rana had co-founded a PM consultancy based in the US.

Publications

Hossam Wefki, Rana Khallaf And Ahmed Ebid. Estimating the energy consumption for residential buildings in semiarid and arid desert climate using artificial intelligence, Scientific Reports, 1 December 2024

Nermeen Bahnas, Kareem Adel, Rana Khallaf And Ahmed Elhakeem. Monitoring and controlling engineering projects with blockchain-based critical chain project management, Automation In Construction, 1 September 2024

Jose Guevara, Diego Rojas, Rana Khallaf And Gabriel Castelblanco. Navigating PPP Renegotiations in the Wake of COVID-19: Insights from a Toll Road Program, Journal Of Legal Affairs And Dispute Resolution In Engineering And Construction, 1 February 2024

Rana Khallaf, Jose Guevara, Paula Mendez-gonzalez And Gabriel Castelblanco. A System Dynamics Model for a National PPP Program: The Egyptian Project Portfolio, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024

Hossam Wefki, Mona Salah, Emad Elbeltagi, Asser Elsheikh And Rana Khallaf. A generative design-based optimization model for multi-objective construction site layout planning, Engineering, Construction And Architectural Management, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024

Kareem Othman And Rana Khallaf. Analyzing the factors that affect the renewable energy PPP market: A comparative analysis between developing and developed countries, Aims Energy, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024

Mona Salah, Rana Khallaf, Emad Elbeltagi And Hossam Wefki. Construction Site Layout Planning: A Social Network Analysis, Buildings, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023

Kareem Othman And Rana Khallaf. Renewable energy public-private partnership projects in Egypt: Perception of the barriers and key success factors by sector, Alexandria Engineering Journal, 15 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2023

Diego Rojas, Jose Guevara, Rana Khallaf, John Salazar, Alberto De Marco And Gabriel Castelblanco. NLP AND SNA FOR UNDERSTANDING RENEGOTIATIONS OF TOLL ROAD PPPs AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Muhammad Kamel, Rana Khallaf And Ibrahim Nosaier. Net present value-time curve behaviour of public private partnership projects, International Journal Of Construction Management, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Emad Elbeltagi, Hossam Wefki And Rana Khallaf. Sustainable Building Optimization Model for Early-Stage Design, Buildings, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Rana Khallaf, Kyubyung Kang, Makarand Hastak And Kareem Othman. Public–Private Partnerships for Higher Education Institutions in the United States, Buildings, 1 November 2022

Rana Khallaf, Lama Khallaf, Chimay Anumba And Obinna Madubuike. Review of Digital Twins for Constructed Facilities, Buildings, 1 November 2022

Kareem Othman And Rana Khallaf. Identification of the Barriers and Key Success Factors for Renewable Energy Public-Private Partnership Projects: A Continental Analysis, Buildings, 1 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2022

Guiliang Su And Rana Khallaf. Research on the Influence of Risk on Construction Project Performance: A Systematic Review, Sustainability (switzerland), 1 June 2022

Yong Zou, Chao Zheng, Abdullahmossa Alzahrani, Waqas Ahmad, Ayaz Ahmad, Abdeliazimmustafa Mohamed, Rana Khallaf And Samia Elattar. Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Methods to Estimate the Compressive Strength of Geopolymers, Gels, 1 May 2022

Xiongzhou Yuan, Yuze Tian, Waqas Ahmad, Ayaz Ahmad, Kseniia Usanova, Abdeliazim Mohamed And Rana Khallaf. Machine Learning Prediction Models to Evaluate the Strength of Recycled Aggregate Concrete, Materials, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Guanlei Li, Chengke Zhou, Waqas Ahmad, Kseniia Usanova, Maria Karelina, Abdeliazim Mohamed And Rana Khallaf. Fly Ash Application as Supplementary Cementitious Material: A Review, Materials, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Musa Mohammed, Nasir Shafiq, Al Al-mekhlafi, Amin Al-fakih, Noor Zawawi, Abdeliazim Mohamed, Rana Khallaf, Hussein Abualrejal, Abdulkadir Shehu And Ahmed Al-nini. Beneficial Effects of 3D BIM for Pre-Empting Waste during the Planning and Design Stage of Building and Waste Reduction Strategies, Sustainability (switzerland), 1 March 2022

Obinna Madubuike, Chimay Anumba And Rana Khallaf. A REVIEW OF DIGITAL TWIN APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION, Journal Of Information Technology In Construction, 1 February 2022

Kareem Othman And Rana Khallaf. A REVIEW OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Rana Khallaf And Chimay Anumba. Knowledge Management Framework for Integrated Project Delivery, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

C. Anumba And Rana Khallaf. Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Knowledge Management in Construction, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Rana Khallaf And Mohamed Khallaf. Classification and analysis of deep learning applications in construction: A systematic literature review, Automation In Construction, 1 September 2021

Rana Khallaf, Nader Naderpajouh And Makarand Hastak. Robust Decision-Making for Multiparty Renegotiations in Public-Private Partnerships, Journal Of Legal Affairs And Dispute Resolution In Engineering And Construction, 1 August 2021

Guiliang Su, Makarand Hastak, Xiaomei Deng And Rana Khallaf. Risk Sharing Strategies for IPD Projects: Interactional Analysis of Participants' Decision-Making, Journal Of Management In Engineering, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021

Ibrahim Mahdi, Ahmed Ebid And Rana Khallaf. Decision support system for optimum soft clay improvement technique for highway construction projects, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 1 March 2020

Eyad Aboseif And Rana Khallaf. A framework for last planner system implementation in Egypt, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2020

Rana Khallaf, Nader Naderpajouh And Makarand Hastak. Modeling Three-Party Interactional Risks in the Governance of Public-Private Partnerships, Journal Of Management In Engineering, 1 November 2018

Rana Khallaf, Nader Naderpajouh And Makarand Hastak. A systematic approach to develop risk registry frameworks for complex projects, Built Environment Project And Asset Management, 14 September 2018

Rana Khallaf And Makarand Hastak. A system-of-systems framework for public-private partnership projects, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

Rana Khallaf, Kyubyung Kang And Makarand Hastak. Analysis of the use of PPPs in higher education institutions through systematic literature review, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

Rana Khallaf, Nader Naderpajouh And Makarand Hastak. A Risk Registry for Renegotiation in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects: ICRAM-PPP, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2016

Conference Presentations

Navigating PPP renegotiations in the wake of COVID-19: Insights from a toll road program, Legal Affairs And Dispute Resolution International Workshop (ladr), October 2023

Financial and Statistical Analysis of Renewable Energy PPPs, Invited Talk In Course, August 2023

Governance of Public-Private Partnership Projects, Meeting With The Construction Management Department, August 2023

Interactional Analysis of Three-Party Scenarios in Construction, Invited Talk In Class, August 2023

Methods for Accounting for Risks in Longterm Projects, The Twelfth International Structural Engineering And Construction Conference, August 2023

NLP and SNA for understanding renegotiations of toll road PPPs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The Twelfth International Structural Engineering And Construction Conference, August 2023

A review for Public-Private Partnerships for Renewable Energy Projects in Developing Countries, 4th European And Mediterranean Structural Engineering And Construction Conference (euro-med-sec Conference), June 2022

Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Knowledge Management in Construction, Construction In The 21st Century (citc-12), May 2022

A System-of-Systems Framework for Resilience of Infrastructure Against Hazards, Next Einstein Forum - African Science Week On Climate Change In An African Context, December 2019

Elimination of Wastes Using Lean Principles in Construction Projects: A Case Study on Porto Island Project, Joint International Conference On Design And Construction Of Smart City Components, December 2019

Tolerance Management Failure and Defects in Construction, Joint International Conference On Design And Construction Of Smart City Components, December 2019

A Framework for Last Planner System Implementation in Egypt, Cigos 2019, Innovation For Sustainable Infrastructure, October 2019

A Systematic Literature Review of the use of PPPs in Higher Education Institutions, Construction Research Congress 2018, April 2018

Risk in Infrastructure PPP Projects for the Public Sector, 47th International Business Research Conference, December 2017

A Risk Registry for Renegotiation in Public Private Partnership Projects: ICRAM-PPP, Construction Research Congress 2016, May 2016

Awards and Honors

Best Paper Award, 4th European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, June 2022