Northeastern University

Ali Touran

Associate Professor
423 Snell Engineering Center
360 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 373 - 5508
Fax: (617) 373 - 4419
atouran@coe.neu.edu
Website
Degree(s):
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1980
M.S., Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1978
B.S., Civil Engineering, Tehran University, 1977

 Ali Touran

Areas of Research/Interest: Risk Assessment,Construction Cost/Schedule Uncertainty,Project Delivery Systems, Simulation, Construction Productivity

Selected Publications:

  • Ghavamifar, K. and A. Touran, “Alternative project delivery systems: applications and legal limits in transportation projects,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, ASCE, Vol. 134, No. 1, January, 2008.
  • Touran, A., and R. Lopez, “Modeling cost escalation in large infrastructure projects,” Journal of Construction Eng. And Management, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 8, August, 2006, 853-860.
  • Touran, A., “A Mathematical Model for Establishing Budget Levels for a Portfolio of Transit Projects,” Proceedings ICCCBE XI, Montreal, Canada, June 2006.
  • Allen, J. and A. Touran, “Risk Analysis in Transit Projects,” Proceedings, 49th Annual Meeting of AACE International, New Orleans, LA, June, 2005.
  • Touran, A., C. Christoforu, N. Dantata, and J. Wang, “An estimating system for construction and demolition waste management,” The Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, Vol. 30, No. 2, May, 2004, 81-89.
  • Touran, A., M. Atgun, and I. Bhurisith, “An analysis of U.S. D.o.T prompt pay provisions,” Journal of Construction Eng. And Management, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 5, September/October, 2004, 719-725.
  • Touran, A., “Probabilistic Model for Cost Contingency,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 3, May/June, 2003, 280-284.

    External Affiliations:

  • Chair, Editorial Board, Civil Engineering Practice, Journal of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers
  • Specialty Editor, Cost and Schedule, Journal of Construction Engineering & Management, ASCE
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Construction Research Council
  • Boston Society of Civil Engineers, Section/ASCE
  • Construction Management Association of America

    Honors/Awards:

  • 1978 - 1980 Fellowship, Aryamehr University of Technology, Tehran.
  • August 1989 The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Professional Merit Award.
  • June 1999 Person of the Year (1998/1999), CMAA New England Region Chapter.
  • April 2004 Best Paper Award, ASEE New England Section Annual Conference, Dedham, Mass.
  • August 2006, Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers