Faculty Muhammad Usman Hassan

Muhammad Usman Hassan

HOD Department of Construction Engineering & Management NICE
  • NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
  • 5190854626
Summary

Dr. Muhammad Usman Hassan has 18 years of experience in construction planning, bid management, OHS, and project management in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. He is ISO14001 lead auditor and has a number of certification in Quality, Occupational health safety, social accountability and environment. He was the team lead for OHS at Telenor Pakistan before becoming the OHS manager for occupational health and safety at Ericsson Saudia Arabia and Pakistan. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor and Director of Construction Management and Safety Research center at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has a PhD in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M) and MS in Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M), and BE in Civil engineering from NUST, Islamabad. He co-created a technology startup in Turkey that focused on using AI and sensor networks for construction and building information acquisition. He teaches construction planning, estimation economics, and computing-related courses to Undergraduate and graduate programs in civil engineering and architecture. His current area of research currently encompasses construction automation, machine learning, and robotics.

Academic Background
PhD (Construction Robotics) Middle East Technical University September 15, 2014 - December 28, 2018
Honours and Awards
Publications
Improved damage assessment of bridges using advanced signal processing techniques of CEEMDAN-EWT and Kernal PCA April 15, 2025 Engineering Structures - Volume 329, Article Number 119774
A framework for effective construction workers safety training using flipped learning. March 12, 2025 Journal of Civil Engineering and Management - Volume 31(3), Pages 206-223
BIM-BASED framework for optimization of cctv surveillance in buildings December 01, 2024 Journal of Information Technology in Construction - Volume 29, Pages 894-913
BIM-based search and selection of construction material suppliers: a dedicated framework and prototype November 13, 2024 Construction Innovation - Pages 1-24
Integrated building information modeling and blockchain system for decentralized progress payments in construction projects September 09, 2024 Journal of Engineering Design and Technology - Pages 1-27
Enhancing Student Active Engagement in Class through Game-Based Learning: A Case of Civil Engineering Education July 11, 2024 Sustainability - Volume 16(14), Article Number 6010
Traffic Flow Optimization at Toll Plaza Using Proactive Deep Learning Strategies May 15, 2024 Infrastructures - Volume 9(5), Article Number 87
Near-Miss Detection Metrics: An Approach to Enable Sensing Technologies for Proactive Construction Safety Management April 04, 2024 Buildings - Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Article Number: 1005
Framework for Strategic Selection of Maintenance Contractors March 17, 2024 Sustainability - Volume:16, Issue:6, Article Number: 2488
Barriers to Incident Reporting in the Pakistani Construction Industry: An Exploratory Factor Analysis Approach February 18, 2024 Journal of Construction in Developing Countries - Vol:28(2), Pages:243-264
BIM- and GIS-Based Life-Cycle-Assessment Framework for Enhancing Eco Efficiency and Sustainability in the Construction Sector January 29, 2024 Buildings - Volume: 14, Issue: 02, Article Number: 360
Utilizing Chat GPT for Automation of Material Supply in Construction Projects using Programming and Primavera P6 Scheduling September 01, 2023 Sustainable Structures and Materials - Volume 6, No. 1, Pages 49-53
Aligning expectations and perceptions of elevator maintenance stakeholders: an application of expectation confirmation theory July 23, 2023 Building Research and Information - Pages 1-13
Investigating the Acceptance of an Electronic Incident Reporting System in the Construction Industry: An Application of the Technology Acceptance Model May 01, 2023 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - Volume 149, Issue 5, Article Number 04023021
Workers' relational identification with supervisors influences safety behaviour in construction projects August 18, 2022 Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management - Pages 1-22
Damage assessment of reinforced concrete beams using cost-effective MEMS accelerometers July 01, 2022 Structures - Volume 41, Pages 602-618
BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations August 18, 2021 Sustainability - Volume 13(16), Article Number 927
Conferences
Circular Economy for Successful Implementation of Sustainable Development in the Construction Industry October 12, 2022 - October 14, 2022 Maria Ghufran, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Muhammad Usman Hassan, Ahsen Maqsoom, 12th International Conference on Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM2022)
Incident Reporting Tool August 01, 2019 - August 01, 2019 Dr. Muhammad Usman Hassan, Aneeqa Sikander, Ayesha Nawaz, Fatima Saleem, Sundas Iqbal, 1st Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’19)
Investigation of Terrestrial Laser Scanning Reflectance Intensity and RGB Distributions to Assist Construction Material Identification July 04, 2017 - July 07, 2017 Cagla Meral, Dr. Muhammad Usman Hassan, Asli Akcamete, Joint Conference on Computing in Construction (JC3)
Head of solutions Yapidestek Muhendislik December 15, 2015 - November 29, 2017
Manager OHS KSA & PAK Ericsson RMEA September 15, 2010 - September 24, 2011
Civil Works Engineer Telenor Pakistan September 25, 2006 - September 25, 2011