PhD Student
Construction Engineering and Management
428 UCB
ECOT 153
Boulder, CO 80309-0428
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
- 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 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2021.108031
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F03611981211014199
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0361198120986171
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.0000233
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198119898395
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118821874
- 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. https://doi.org/10.1061/JPEODX.0000133
- 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, https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118767417
- 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, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.01.025
- 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.09.010
Technical Reports
- 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
- Bashar, M. Z., Torres-Machi, C. (2022). Exploring the Capabilities of Optical Satellite Imagery in Evaluating Pavement Condition. CI & CRC Joint Conference. Arlington, VA
- 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 97th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
- 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.
- 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
- 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