Dr. George Morcous, P.Eng.
Assistant ProfessorDr. George Morcous
Member of Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering & Construction |
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Education:
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- M.A.Sc., Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
- B.Eng.(honors), Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Awards:
- NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) Award 2001-2002.
- Ph.D. Thesis Nominated for the NSERC Doctoral Prize Award.
- Concordia University Fellowship 1997-2000.
- Concordia University Tuition Fee Remission 1997.
- Cairo University Award of Excellence 1990-1994.
Professional Interests:
- Infrastructure management
- Life-cycle costing
- Decision support systems
- AI applications in construction
- Data mining
- Knowledge discovery
Activities:
- Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering - Dalhousie University, NS, Canada.
- Member of the organizing committee of the 31st World Congress of Housing, International Association of Housing Science (IAHS).
- Associate Member: American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE).
- Associate Member: Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE).
- Associate Member: Egyptian Society for Engineering (ESE).
- Reviewer: Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE.
- Reviewer: Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE.
- Member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia (APENS).
Courses Taught:
Instructed the following courses:
- Design and Construction of Concrete Buildings (CET 3390) – University of Nebraska
- Engineering Design II (APSC 1863) - Acadia University
- Computer Programming II (APSC 2613) - Acadia University
- Strength of Materials (APSC 1133) - Acadia University
- Engineering Economics (APSC 2413) - Acadia University
- Technical Drawing (ENGR 211) - Concordia University
- Civil Engineering Drawing (CIVI 211) - Concordia University
- Renovation and Preservation of Infrastructure (303-527A) - McGill University (Co-instructor with Prof. M. S. Mirza)
- Engineering Economics and Management (ENGR 401) - Concordia University
- Foundation Engineering (ENGR 435/650) - Concordia University
- Project Management - Cairo University
- Technical Drawing - Cairo University
- Structural Analysis and Design using SAP - Cairo University
- Project Management Using PRIMAVERA Project Planner - Cairo University
Research Interests:
- Infrastructure management systems.
- Modeling the deterioration of infrastructure facilities such as highway bridges, concrete bridge decks, and low-slope roofs.
- Applications of artificial intelligence techniques (e.g. Expert Systems, Artificial Neural Networks, Case-Base Reasoning, and Genetic Algorithm) in construction management and infrastructure management.
- Data representation, models, and standards.
Refereed Journal Publications:
Refereed Conference/Workshop Publications:
- Hanna, A. M., Morcous, G., and Helmy, M. (2004) "Estimation of Pile Group Efficiency Using Artificial Neural Networks", International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, I. Shahrour (Editor), Beirut, Lebanon, May, 559-564
- Morcous, G. (2003) "An Object-Oriented Database for Bridge Management", Proceedings of the 5th Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, F. Abd-Rabboo (Editor), Alexandria, Egypt, December, MG1-MG11.
- Morcous, G. and Lounis, Z. (2003) "A new Approach to Programming Maintenance Activities For Concrete Bridge Decks", Proceedings of the 31st CSCE Annual Conference, M. Massiera (editor) Moncton, NB, Canada, June, GCP-135
- Morcous, G., Lounis, Z., and Mirza, S. M. (2003) "Improving Markov-Chain Deterioration Models Using Genetic Algorithms", Proceedings of the 10th International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, A. Dessouki (editor), Cairo, Egypt, April, F03MG06 1-10.
- Morcous, G., Lounis, Z., and Mirza, S. M. (2002) "Service-Life Prediction of Concrete Bridge Decks Using Case-Based Reasoning", Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Short & Medium Span Bridges, P.H. Brett, N. Banthia, and P.G. Buckland (editors.) Vancouver, BC, Canada, July, 769-776.
- Morcous, G., and Rivard, H. (2002) "Computerized Maintenance Management System for Low-Slope Roofs", Proceedings of the 30th CSCE Annual Conference, M. Nollet (editor), Montreal, QC, Canada, June, GE-116
- Morcous, G. (2002) "Comparing the Use of ANN and CBR for Modeling Bridge Deck Deterioration", Proceedings of the 30th CSCE Annual Conference, M. Nollet (editor), Montreal, QC, Canada, June, TR-115.
- Morcous, G., Lounis, Z., and Mirza, S. M. (2002) "Life-Cycle Assessment of Highway Bridges", Proceedings of the Taiwan - Canada Workshop on Bridges, National Center of Research on Earthquake Engineering, C. H. Loh and M. S. Cheung (editors), April, Taipei, Taiwan, 61-82.
- Morcous, G., Bakhoum, M., Taha, M., El-Said, M. (2001) "Preliminary Quantity Estimate of Highway Bridges Using Neural Networks", Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on the Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Civil and Structural Engineering, H. V. Topping and B. Kumar (editors), Vienna, Austria, September, no. 21.
- Morcous, G., Rivard, H., and Hanna, A. M. (2001) "Predicting the Condition of Bridge Decks Using Case-Based Reasoning", Proceedings of the 29th CSCE Annual Conference, D. Noakes (editor), Victoria, BC, Canada, June, A048.
- Morcous, G., Rivard, H., Hanna, A. M. (2000) "Case-Based Reasoning System for Bridge Management Systems", 8th International Congress on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, R. Fruchter, F. Pena-Mora, and W. M. K. Roddis (editors), ASCE, Stanford University, CA, USA, August, 1363-1370.
- Morcous, G., Rivard, H., Hanna, A. M. (2000) "Case-Based Reasoning System for Modeling Bridge Deterioration", Bridge Engineering Conference, Abdel-Hady H. Hosny (editor), Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, March, 165-176.
- Morcous, G., Taha, M., Bakhoum, M., El-Said, M. (1997) "Application of Neural Networks to Preliminary Quantities Estimate of Bridges in Egypt" International Conference on New Technologies in Structural Engineering, S. P. Santos and A. M. Baptista (editors), Lisbon, Portugal, July, 1077-1081.
- Morcous, G., Taha, M., Bakhoum, M., El-Said, M. (1996) "Construction Cost Break Down of Prestressed Concrete Bridges in Egypt", 7th International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Abdel-Hady H. Hosny (editor), Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, December, 100 – 110.
- Morcous, G. "Modeling Bridge Deck Deterioration Using Decision Tree Algorithms", 6th International Bridge Engineering Conference, TRB, Boston, July, 2005.
- Morcous, G. "Predicting Bridge Deck Performance Using Markovian Models" 1st CSCE Specialty Conference On Infrastructure Technologies, Management, and Policy, CSCE, Toronto, June, 2005.
- Shakshuki, E., and Morcous, G. "Using Agents in Bridge Management",
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