Tarek Hegazy, University of Waterloo

Research

Asset Management Construction Management Decision Support Systems Infrastructure Rehabilitation Machine Learning Optimization Scheduling and Control Smart City

Latest funding

Smart City Rehabilitation
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$93,000
Policy Analysis and Optimization for Infrastructure Renewal
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$175,000
Market Assessment for project management (critical path segments) software
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$11,250

All 8 grants and awards

Smart City Rehabilitation

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

Keywords: infrastructure rehabilitation; smart city; asset management; optimization; construction management; machine learning; scheduling and control; sustainable buildings; decision support systems

$93,000

Policy Analysis and Optimization for Infrastructure Renewal

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$175,000

Market Assessment for project management (critical path segments) software

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$11,250

Integrated decision support for infrastructure renewal

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$165,000

Visual system for sustainable asset management

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$185,000

Innovative infrastructure asset management

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$90,000

IT based approach for efficient management of heavy construction

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$76,000

A hybrid approach for efficient management of heavy construction

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hegazy, Tarek

$46,127

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Asset Management Dear Professor Hegazy, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on asset management connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Smart City Rehabilitation" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]