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Dr. Bashar's research lies in the intersection of artificial intelligent and sustainable built environment. His research seeks to advance knowledge by developing intelligent infrastructure asset management solutions leveraging non-traditional sources of data such as satellite images, street level imagery, and synthetic aperture radar data.

Education

• PhD (Construction Engineering and Management), University of Colorado Boulder, 2022
• MS (Transportation Engineering), Louisiana State University, 2018
• BS (Civil Engineering), Islamic University of Technology, Dhaka, 2014

Awards and Honors

• David T. Spalding Teaching Excellence Fellowship, College of Engineering and Applied Science, CU Boulder, 2022
• Best Presentation, 16th Annual Inter-University Symposium on Infrastructure Management, Austin, TX. 2021
• Outstanding Research Assistant Award, Graduate and Professional Student Government at CU Boulder, 2021
• Kile and Judy Morgan CEM Fellowship, College of Engineering and Applied Science
• CEAE Summer Fellowship, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engieering, CU Boulder, 2020
• Editor’s Choice Selection, Journal of Transportation Engineering Part B: Pavements, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019
• Best Poster Presentation (1st Place), Tran-SET Poster Competition, Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, 2018
• Honorable Mention (Transportation), GSR Conference Poster Competition, Louisiana State University, 2018
• IUT Gold Medal for outstanding performance in undergraduate studies, Islamic University of Technology, 2014
• General grade Scholarship for securing GPA 5.0 out of 5.0 in Higher School Certificate examination, Dinajpur Education Board, 2011
• Talent pool scholarship for securing GPA 5.0 out of 5.0 in Secondary School Certificate examination, Rajshahi Education Board, 2009

Refereed Journal Publications

1. Seites-Rundlett, W., Bashar, M. Z., Torres-Machi, C., Corotis, R. (2021). Combined Evidence Model to Enhance Pavement Condition Prediction from Highly Uncertain Sensor Data. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 217: 108031 
2. Ma, Y., Elseifi, M., Dhakal, N., Bashar, M. Z., Zhang, Z. (2021) Non-Destructive Detection of Asphalt Concrete Stripping Damage using Ground Penetrating Radar. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
3. Bashar, M. Z., Torres-Machi, C. (2021). Performance of the Machine Learning Algorithms in Predicting Pavement IRI. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
4. Mousa, M., Elseifi, M. A., Bashar, M. Z., Zhang, Z., Gaspard, K. (2021). Optimizing the Cost-Effectiveness and Time of Application of Microsurfacing. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements.
5. Mousa, M., Elseifi, M. A., Bashar, M. Z., Zhang, Z., Gaspard, K. (2020). Short and Long-Term Field Performances and Optimal Timing of Chip Seal in Hot and Humid Climates. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
6. Bashar, M. Z., Elseifi, M. A., Mousa, M. R., Zhang, Z., & Gaspard, K. (2019). Optimizing the Performance of Microsurfacing Treatments in Flexible Pavements and Assessing Its Effects on Moisture Damage. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
7. Mousa, M., Elseifi, M. A., Bashar, M. Z., Zhang, Z., Gaspard, K. (2019). Cost Effectiveness and Optimal Timing of Crack Sealing in Asphalt Overlays. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements.
8. Mousa, M., Elseifi, M. A., Bashar, M. Z., Zhang, Z., Gaspard, K. (2018). Field Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness of Crack Sealing in Flexible and Composite Pavements, Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board,
9. Bashar, M. Z. I., Karim, M. R., Imteaz, M. A. (2018). Reliability and economic analysis of urban rainwater harvesting: A comparative study within six major cities of Bangladesh, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 133, Pages 146-154, ISSN 0921-3449,
10. Karim, M. R., Bashar, M. Z. I., Imteaz, M. A. (2015). Reliability and economic analysis of urban rainwater harvesting in a megacity in Bangladesh, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 104, Part A, Pages 61-67, ISSN 0921-3449,

Technical Reports

1. Elseifi, M.A., Mousa, M. R., Bashar, M. Z. (2019) Improving the Use of Crack Sealing to Asphalt Pavement in Louisiana. Research Report, Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA.

Conference Papers

1. Bashar, M. Z., Torres-Machi, C. (2022). Exploring the Capabilities of Optical Satellite Imagery in Evaluating Pavement Condition. CI & CRC Joint Conference. Arlington, VA
2. Bashar, M.Z., Elseifi, M.A., Mousa, M., Zhang, Z., Gaspard, K. (2018). Performance and Cost-Effectiveness of Chip Seal in Louisiana. Transportation Research Board 97^th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
3. Bashar, M.Z., Elseifi, M.A., Mousa, M., Zhang, Z. (2018). Non-Destruction Detection of Moisture Damage in Pavements Using Ground Penetrating Radar. 2018 Tran-SET conference, Transportation Consortium of South-Central States, New Orleans, LA.
4. Dhakal, N., Bashar, M. Z., Elseifi, M. A. (2019) Guideline for detecting top-down cracks in in-place flexible pavements. Tran-SET annual conference 2019, San Antonio, Texas
5. Momen, M., Elseifi, M. A., Bashar, M. Z. (2019) Use of LTPP Data to Quantify Moisture Damage Under Crack Sealing and Surface Treatments in Asphalt Pavements. Tran-SET annual conference 2019, San Antonio, Texas