Irtishad Ahmad

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Irishad Ahmad is professor and head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. [1] He was formerly professor and the Director of the Florida International University Moss School of Construction in Miami, Florida, and the former editor in chief of the Journal of Management in Engineering (ASCE) [2]

Contents

He received the 2016 W.A. Klinger Construction Education Award from the American Institute of Constructors. [3]

Books

Tang, S.L. I. Ahmad, S.M. Ahmed and M. Lu, “Quantitative Techniques for Decision Making in Construction.” Hong Kong Polytechnic University Press. 2004.

Edited Proceedings

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References

  1. "Dr. Irtishad U. Ahmad". American University of Sharjah. 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. Editor's note, Journal of Management in Engineering Vol. 25, Issue 1 (January 2009)
  3. Award Winners , American Institute of Constructors. Accessed August 7, 2019