Wallied M. Orabi is a PhD Candidate and a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before joining the PhD program in the University of Illinois,  Wallied earned a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Cairo University in 1996; and a Graduate Diploma and an M.Sc. in Construction Engineering from the American University in Cairo in 2002 and 2004, respectively. Wallied's doctoral research focuses on developing multi-objective decision support systems for optimizing reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts of aging civil infrastructure systems. He has authored a number of peer-reviewed papers in academic journals and conference proceedings. He is also a reviewer in two leading construction engineering and management journals and participated in the reviewing process of technical papers in an international conference on construction management and economics. In addition, Wallied has over seven years of industry experience in leading engineering positions working for international contractors on construction of major civil infrastructure projects. Finally, in recognition of his academic and professional accomplishments, Wallied has received seven different merit-based honors and awards.

► University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

    Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Expected Graduation: May 2010)

   with Computational Science and Engineering Option

     - Dissertation Title: “Optimizing Highway Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Projects”

     - Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Khaled El-Rayes

► The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

    M.Sc. in Construction Engineering (2004)

     - Thesis Title: "Risk Identification and Response Methods in the Egyptian Construction Industry: Views of Large Scale Contractors"

     - Thesis Advisor: Dr. Samer Ezeldin

    Graduate Diploma in Construction Engineering (2002)

► Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (1996)

► Graduate Research Assistant (2005 to Date)

    Department Civil and Environmental Engineering

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

► Sargent and Lundy Pre-Doctoral Fellow (2004 – 2005)

    Department Civil and Environmental Engineering

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

► Senior Project Controls Engineer (2003 – 2004)

    Technical Department, Canal Branch

    Arab Contractors, Ismailia, Egypt

► Contract Administrator (2003)

    Suez Canal Container Terminal Project

    Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co., Port Said, Egypt

► Project Control Engineer (2002 – 2003)

    El Nour City Housing Project

    Arab Contractors, Suez, Egypt

► Teaching Assistant (2001 – 2002)

    Interdisciplinary Engineering Department

    American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

► Project Control Engineer and Contract Administrator (1997 – 2002)

    Ayoun Moussa Power Plant Project

    Arab Contractors, Ayoun Moussa, Suez, Egypt

► Estimator (1996 – 1997)

    Projects Department, Head Office

       DSD Ferrometalco, Cairo, Egypt