Refereed Journal Publications

• Oloufa, A. A.. 1990. Object Oriented Simulation of Earthmoving Operations. Mechatronic Systems Journal . Vol. 1: pp 175 - 182.
• Oloufa, A. A.. 1991. Triangulation Applications in Volume Calculation. ASCE Journal of Computing. January. Vol. 5, No. 1: pp 103 - 121.
• Oloufa, A. A., C.S. Papacostas and R. Espino. 1992. Construction Applications Of Relational Databases In Three Dimensional GIS. ASCE Journal of Computing. January. Vol. 6: pp 72-84.
• Oloufa, A. A., C.S. Papacostas and H. Hamada. 1992. Relating Structural Failures to Subsurface Conditions Using GIS. Building and Environment Journal. April. Vol. 27, No. 2: pp 257 - 266.
• Oloufa, A. A. and K.C. Crandall. 1992. Feedback Mechanisms For Operational Simulation. ASCE Journal of Computing. April. pp 161-177.
• Oloufa, A. A.. 1993. Modeling Operational Activities In Object Oriented Simulation. ASCE Journal of Computing. January. Vol. 7, No. 1: pp 94 - 106.
• Oloufa, A. A.. 1993. Modeling and Simulation of Construction Operations. Journal of Automation In Construction. March. Vol. 1 No.4: pp 351 - 359.
• Oloufa, A. 1994. Construction Simulation of Buildings with a User-Oriented Approach. Microcomputers in Civil Engineering. #9.: pp 425-433.
• Oloufa, A. A., A. Eltahan and C.S. Papacostas. 1994. An Integrated GIS for Construction Site Investigation. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, March. Vol. 120:1. pp 211-222.
• El-Kadi, A., Oloufa, A., Eltahan, A. and Malik, H. 1994. Use of a Geographic Information System In Site-Specific Groundwater Modeling. Ground Water Journal, July. Vol. 32. No. 4. pp 617-625.
• Oloufa, A., and M. Ikeda. 1995. An Automated Environment for Soils-Dependent Applications. Journal of Automation in Construction. Vol. 4 #2, June. pp. 139-146.
• Carpenter, C. and A. Oloufa. 1995. Post Occupancy Evaluation of Buildings and Development of Facility Performance Criteria. ASCE Journal of Arch. Eng. Vol. 1 No. 2. pp 77-81.
• Oloufa, A., A. El-Kadi, A. Eltahan, and H. Malik. 1995. An Analytical Groundwater Modeling Approach for Natural Resources Utilizing GIS. Civil Engineering Systems. Vol. 12. pp 49-65.
• Thomas, H. R. and A. A. Oloufa. 1995. Labor Productivity, Disruptions, and the Ripple Effect. Cost Engineering, No. 81-94. Dec. 1995.
• Li, C., Oloufa, A. and Thomas, H. R. 1996. A GIS-based System for Pavement Compaction. Journal of Automation in Construction. Vol. 5. pp. 51-59. (Invited Paper) May 1996.
• Thomas, H. R., Oloufa, A. A., and Hanna, A.. 1996. A What to do Guide for Schedule Acceleration and Compression. National Electrical Contractors Association NECA 1996. (Publication) 40 pages
• Korka, J., A. Oloufa and H. Thomas. Sept. 1997. Requirements for Computerized Maintenance Management Systems for Buildings. ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. Vol. 3:3, pp. 118-124.
• Oloufa A. A., Masaaki Ikeda, and Tang-Hung Nguyen, Resource-Based Simulation Libraries for Construction, Journal of Automation in Construction, 1998, U.S.A
• Do, W. S., A. Oloufa and H. Thomas. 1999. Evaluation of GPS devices for a Quality Control System for Compaction Operations. Transportation Research Record # 1675 pp. 67-74.
• Nguyen, H. & A. A. Oloufa: Topology Applications for Design and Construction of Buildings. ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. October 2001, Vol. 15, No. 4, pages 268-274.
• Nguyen, H. & A. A. Oloufa: Spatial Information: Classification and Applications. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 2002, Vol. 17, pages 246-255.
• Oloufa, A. A. "A GPS-based System Architecture for the Quality Control of Asphalt Compaction". IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine. March 2002. Vol. 9, No.1, pages 29-35.
• Oloufa, A. A., Ikeda, M., and Oda, H.: Situational Awareness of Equipment using GPS, wireless, and web technologies. Automation in Construction 12 (2003). Pages 737-748.
• Oloufa, A., Hosni, Y., Fayez, M., and Axelsson, P.: Using DSM for Modeling Information Flow in Construction Design Projects. Accepted for publication in Civil Engineering & Environmental Systems. September 2003.
• Oloufa, A., Mahgoub, H. and Ali, H.: Infrared Thermography for Asphalt Crack Imaging & Automated Detection. Transportation Research Record. No. 1889 pp. 126-133, 2004.
• Nguyen, H. & A. Oloufa: "Algorithms for Automatically Deducing Topological Information", Journal of Automation in Construction, Vol. 14/1, pp. 59-70, 2004

Refereed Proceedings

• Oloufa, A. A.: "A Framework for the Operational Simulation of Construction Projects", Technical Report #13, University of California in Berkeley, Mar. 1988.
• Oloufa, A. A., Papacostas C. S. and Espino, R.: "GIS Applications in Geotechnical Engineering", Proceedings of the 8th National Conference on Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, Oct. 1990, Orlando, FL.
• Oloufa, A. A.: "Intuitive Simulation Modeling Using Object Oriented Constructs". Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics In Construction (ISARC), Stuttgart, Germany, June 1991.
• Oloufa, A. A. and Eltahan, A. : "A GIS For Geotechnical Data Management". Proceedings of the CIB World Building Congress, Montreal 1992.
• Oloufa, A. A.: "Visual Simulation Programming For Construction Operations". Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics In Construction (ISARC), Tokyo, Japan, June 1992.
• Oloufa, A. A., Riggs, H. R. and Hamada, H. S.: "CE 113: A Freshman Course In The Integration of Computers and Design", Proceedings of the ASEE-PSU, Oct. 1992, Los Angeles, CA.
• Oloufa, A. A. and C. Carpenter. 1994. A Framework for Post Occupancy Evaluation of Buildings. 10th International Symp. of Cybernetics. Baden Baden, Germany. Invited paper
• Smith, G., A. Oloufa, and J. Kranz: March 1999. "Electrical Contractor Safety Management Evaluation". 2nd International Conference on Implementation of Safety and Health on Construction Sites, Hawaii.
• Oloufa, A.: January 2001. "Real-Time Tracking for Compaction of Superpave Mixes. First International Structural Engineering & Construction Conference". Honolulu, HI.
• Fayez, M., Axelsson, P., Oloufa, A., and Hosni, Y., "DSM Versus CPM: Issues for Planning Design & Construction Activities", ASCE Construction Congress, Honolulu, HI, March 10-14 2003.
• Mohamed Fayez, Pär Axelssom, Amr Oloufa, and Yasser Hosni. Information Intensive Projects: Planning and optimizing using the Design Structure Matrix (DSM). IERC2003, IIE Annual Research Conference, May 2003, Portland, Oregon, May 18 - 20, 2003.
• Serag, E., T. Shaalan, H. Mahgoub, Y. Hosni, A. Oloufa. Remotely-Operated Compliance Stations for Commercial Vehicles. The 4th International Conference on WIM (ICWIM4), Feb. 20-22, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan.
  

Proceedings Refereed By Abstract

• Oloufa, A. A.: "Intelligent Automation of Simulation Modeling", Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and Simulation, Pittsburgh, May 1991.
• Oloufa, A. A.: "Design And Implementation of An Introductory Graduate Course In Graphics". Proceedings of the ASEE, June 1991 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• Oloufa, A. A.: "Teaching Computer Graphics Courses In Construction Engineering Education", Proceedings of the ASEE, Annual Conference, Toledo, OH, June 1992.
• Oloufa, A. A. and Eltahan, A. : "Geotechnical Data Management : A GIS -Based Approach". Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Computing In Civil Engineering, Dallas, TX , June 1992.
• Oloufa, A. A.: "Modeling of Building Construction Activities Using Forms". Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics In Construction (ISARC), Houston, TX, May 1993.
• Oloufa, A. A.: "Bringing the Real World to the Classroom with Multimedia", Proceedings of the ASEE, Annual Conference, Toledo, Canada, June 1994.
• Oloufa, Amr A. and Ikeda, M.: 1994. The Fujita Integrated Environment for Automation, Proceedings of 11th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Bristol, England. May. pp. 539-546
• Oloufa, A. and M. Ikeda. 1995. Object-Oriented Simulation of Shield Tunneling. International Conference in Computing in Civil & Building Engineering, ICCCBE, July, Berlin. pp. 1315 - 1319.
• Li, C., R. Thomas and A. Oloufa. 1995. Development of an Automated Real Time Tracking System for Pavement Compaction. International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC .Warsaw, Poland. pp. 49 - 54.
• M. Ikeda, A. Oloufa, and S. Sekihara, June, 1996. An Object Oriented Environment for the Construction Planning of High Rise Buildings. International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 96, June 1996.
• Oloufa, A. and M. Ikeda. June 1997. Library-Based Simulation modeling in Construction. Proceedings of the ASCE Computing Conference. pp. 198-205.
• Nguyen, H. and A. Oloufa. June 1997. Construction Planning of high Rise Buildings with an Object Oriented Solid Geometry Model. Proceedings of the ASCE Computing Conference. pp. 426-432.
• Do, W. and A. Oloufa. August 1997. A GPS System for Tracking Pavement Compaction, Proceedings of the ICCCBE Conference, Seoul, Korea. pp. 989-994.
• Nguyen, H. and A. Oloufa. August 1997. OOSE: A Proposed Object Oriented Solid Geometric Model for AEC, Proceedings of the ICCCBE Conference, Seoul, Korea. pp. 615-620.
• Oloufa, A., W. Do and R. Thomas, Oct. 1997. Automated Monitoring Compaction Using GPS, Proceedings of the ASCE Annual Convention and Construction Congress. pp. 1004-1011.
• Do, W., A. Oloufa and H. Thomas. Evaluation of GPS devices for a Quality Control System for Compaction Operations. Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Conference, January 1999.
• A. Oloufa, Do, W., and H. Thomas. An Automated System for Quality Control of Compaction Operations: Receiver Test & Algorithms. Sep. 1999. International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Spain. pp. 67-71.
• Nguyen, H. and A. Oloufa. March 1999. An Automated Building Design System with Topological Information. Construction Congress 2000.
• Nguyen, H. and A. Oloufa. September 2000. Topology Applications for Design and Construction of Buildings. Seventeenth Annual Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. (ISARC).
• A. A. Oloufa, February 2001. A Crash Reporting System on Palmpilots. International Conference on Industry, Engineering, and Management Systems (IEMS 2001). Cocoa Beach, FL.
• A. A. Oloufa, and Radwan, A. E. September 2001. Server-Based Collision Avoidance using DGPS. 8th World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Sydney, Australia.
• Mohamed Fayez, Pär Axelsson, Amr Oloufa, and Yasser Hosni. On the Optimization of Information Intensive Projects: Case of Construction Design. Fourth MIT-DSM conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, October 7-8, 2002.
• F.A. Moslehy, A. A. Oloufa. February 2004. Laser-based Vibration Technique for Weight Measurement of Commercial Vehicles. Society for Experimental Mechanics. Detroit. MI.
• A. A. Oloufa, August 2003. Virtual Commercial Vehicle Inspection Stations. National Rural ITS Conference 2003 (NRITS), Palm Harbor, FL.
• A. A. Oloufa, December 2003. Virtual Weigh Stations: Issues & Technologies. Florida Department of Transportation - ITS Annual Meeting. Deerfield Beach, FL.
• A. A. Oloufa, February 2004. Virtual Commercial Vehicle Inspection Stations. First International Conference on Virtual & Remote Weigh Stations, Orlando, FL.