• Wood/Timber Engineering
• Design and Testing of High-Performance Seismic-Resistant Systems for Timber Buildings
• Design and Testing of Self-Centering Systems for Buildings
• Passive Damping and Isolation of Structures
• Rehabilitation of Wood Structures and Retrofit using Dampers and Seismic Isolation
• Hybrid Wood/Steel and Wood/Concrete Structures
• Nonlinear Dynamic Modelling of Structures subjected to Earthquake Loading

Research

Safety and security of transportation infrastructure; improving the engineering resistance of civilian critical infrastructure to blast loadings and man-made attacks; analytical and theoretical modeling of asphalt pavement systems (highways, airfields); experimental and laboratory
investigations; field evaluation and assessment; use of geosynthetic materials to reinforce civil engineering systems; life cycle analysis and economics of transportation.

Application

Development of protective shields for transporting hazardous materials, enhancing the resistance of concrete structures to blast loading through the use of steel/polymer grids. Assessment of the critical oil infrastructure. Design and development of the AMIR asphalt compactor and the In-SIST field testing facility.

Activities

• Chair of Transportation Division Sandford Fleming Award, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, completed (2010)
• Member on several technical committees in TRB, CSCE and CTAA

Journal Articles

Abd El Halim, A.O., and Mostafa, A. (2006), “AMIR and Steel Drum Compactors: Evaluating the Effect of Their Compaction on the Permeability of Asphalt Pavements,” Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, in press (publication pending).

Goodman, S.N., Hassan, Y., and Abd El Halim, A.O. (2006), “Preliminary Estimation of Asphalt Pavement Frictional Properties from Superpave Gyratory Specimens and Mix Parameters,” Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, in press (publication pending).

D. Said, Y. Hassan, and A.O. Abd El Halim (2006), “Methodology for Analysing Vehicle Trajectory and Relation to Geometric Design of Highways,” Advances in Transportation Studies International Journal(55-71).

Conference Publications

A. Khoshghalb, M. Elshafey, and A.O. Abd El Halim, “Modifying HMA Stone Aggregates Prone to Stripping with Lime-based Additives,” International Conference: Advanced Characterization of Pavement and Soil Engineering Materials 2007 (publication pending).

M. Elshafey, A.O. Abd El Halim, and E. Contestabile, “Protective Structure for Storage and Transport of Explosive Materials,” First International Workshop on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading 2007 (publication pending).

M. Elshafey, D. Rowlands, E. Contastabille, and A.O. Abd El Halim, “Airport level of service perceptions before and after September 11: a neural network analysis technique to prioritize world threats,” 2nd Int. Conf. Safe 2007, Safety and Security Engineering 2007 (publication pending).

M. Hamdy, M. Elshafey, and A.O. Abd El Halim, “International security after the cold war: utilization of the network technique to prioritize world threats,” 2nd Int. Conf. Safe 2007, Safety and Security Engineering 2007 (publication pending).

Abdelzaher Mostafa, Abd El Halim O. Abd El Halim,, and Yunus Niazi, “Suitable Test Method to Predict the Effect of Stripping on the Mechanical Properties of Canadian Airfield and highway Pavements,” 10th ICAP conference, Que, Aug 2006.

Goodman, S. N., A. O., and Abd El Halim, Y., “Do You See What I See? – Pavement Friction Measurement with Digital Image Analysis,” 10th ICAP conference, Que, Aug 2006.

Sarhan, M., Y. Hassan,, and A. o. Abd El Halim, “Safety Performance of Freeway Sections and Relation to Length of Speed Change Lanes,” TRB 85th annual meeting, transportation research record, Washington D.C 2006.

Mostafa, A., Abd El Halim, A. O., Isgor, B., and Goodman, S., “Development of a Standard Test for the Determination of the Curing of the Cold in Place Recycled Asphalt Pavement,” The 51st Annual Canadian Technical Asphalt Association (CTAA), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Nov. 5 to, Nov 2006.

Mostafa, A., Abd El Halim, A. O., and Easa, S., “Effect of Simulating Environmental Factors on Stripping Evaluation of Asphalt Pavements,” Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering CSCA 2006.

Goodman, S. N., Y. Hassan, and A. O. Abd El Halim, “Estimating Asphalt Pavement Texture Depth Using Superpave Gyratory Specimens and Mix Properties,” Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, Nov 2005.

Mostafa, A., Abd El Halim, A.O., and Easa, S., “Evaluating the Current Standard Test Methods in Assessing Moisture Induced Damage for Highway and Airfield Asphalt Pavement Mixes,” Fourth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, Aug 2005.

Goodman, S.N., Y., and Hassan, D., “Good, Fast, and Cheap-The Pavement Friction Data Collection Conundrum,” CSCE 6th Speciality Transportation Conference, Toronto, Jun 2005.

Sarhan, M., Y. Hassan,, and A. O. Abd El Halim, “Safety Explicit Design of Freeway Speed Change Lanes,” CSCE 6th Speciality Transportation Conference, Toronto, Jun 2005.

Mostafa, A., A. O. Abd El Halim, and S. Easa, “Evaluating the Current Standard Test Methods in Assessing Moisture Induced Damage for Highway and Airfield Asphalt Mixes,” 2005 MIRAPAVE, Ireland 2005.

Mostafa, A., Amir Abd El Halim, W. Bekheet, A. O. Abd El Halim,, and S. Easa, “Reducing the Susceptibility of Flexible Pavements to Moisture Induced Damage Through Superior Compaction Technology,” 6th Transportation Speciality Conference, CSCE, Jun 2005.

Said, D., Y. Hassan,, and A. O. Abd El Halim, “Highway Design and Development in Vehicle Dynamics,” TRB Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., Jan 2005.

Significant Publications

A.O. Abd El Halim, William Phang, and Ralph Haas (1993), “An Unwanted Legacy Of Asphalt Pavement Compaction,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering 119(6): 914-932.

A.O. Abd El Halim (1985), “Influence of Relative Rigidity on the Problem of Reflection Cracking,” Transportation Research Record No 1007: 53-58.

A.O. Abd El Halim, R. Haas, and W.A. Phang (1983), “Geogrid Reinforcement of Asphalt Pavements and Verification of Elastic Theory,” Transportation Research Record No 949: 55-56.

Research

Power system analysis, integration of renewable and distributed energy resources, power quality, power system real-time simulation, smart grid application.

International and transdisciplinary interest in developing capacity building and research programs in the study, protection, monitoring and conservation of built heritage. In the past, I actively developed approaches in the appropriate use of 3D digital tools for recording, documentation and information management tools for heritage places (eg. Computer-Aided Drafting applications; 3D modelling; active and passive web –design; surveying instruments; photogrammetry; image processing; 3D laser scanning; and digital presentation).

Currently, I am exploring the use of these tools for the development of “risk assessment approaches for the protection of built heritage” and “potential role of information for preventive maintenance in monitoring of cultural heritage resources”.

Representative Publications

(2012) Matero, F. Santana Quintero, M. ed. Digital Heritage 1.2. Change Over Time: International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, Fall 2011, 1 (2). University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia (USA), ISSN 2153-0563X

(2012) Santana Quintero, M. Vileikis, O. Heritage Recording and Information Management in the Digital Age (SMARTdoc-heritage) Change Over Time: International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, Fall2011, 1 (2), 156 – 164. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia (USA), ISSN 2153-0563X

(2012) Santana Quintero, M. Van Genechten, B. Seif, A.Ghattas, G. Laser Scanning the Past for the Future: Baalbek temple. Change Over Time: International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, Fall2011, 1 (2), 252 – 267. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia (USA), ISSN 2153-0563X

(2011). Santana Quintero, M., Ed., Stylianidis, E., Ed., Patias, P., Ed.CIPA Heritage Documentation. Athens, Greece: ICOMOS & ISPRS Committee for Documentation of Cultural Heritage. ISBN c16821750

(2011). Protecting BAALBEK’s Integrity. (Santana Quintero, M., Ed., Seif, A., Ed.). Leuven, Belgium: Raymond Leimare International Centre for Conservation (KU Leuven) – University College St. Lieven. ISBN 978-90-8169-530-5

(2008) Santana Quintero, m., Ed., Lerma, J., Ed., Heine, E., Ed., Van Genechten, B., Ed. Theory and practice on Terrestrial Laser Scanning: Training material based on practical applications. (Valencia, Spain: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia Editorial. ISBN 978-84-8363-312-0

(2008) Santana Quintero, m., Stulens, A., Addison, A.,Pletinckx, D. Monitoring Monuments: A low-cost digital early warning system for preventive conservation of built heritage. (Pletinckx, Daniel, Ed.). Know How Books, Kista, Sweden: EPOCH Know How Books.

(2007) Santana Quintero, M., Blake, B., Eppich, R. I-Conservation of architectural heritage: the role of digital documentationtools: the need for appropriate teaching material. International Journal ofArchitectural Computing, 5(2), 240-253. ISSN 1478-0771

Interests are related to digital design practice and its connection to both fabrication and emerging theoretical discourse. The implications of digital design to disparate modes of architectural representation and conversely its use as a precise tool for making; computer modelling, digital/analogue, interactive architecture, representation, material craft, digital meaning, ‘social’ space, fabrication / manufacturing as an extension of design theory.

• Aircraft noise
• Sound radiation by aircraft panels
• Laboratory reproduction of flow-excited panel’s acoustic response
• Analytical and numerical modeling of aircraft acoustics and vibration
• Structural design for noise reduction
• Aircraft cabin environment optimization
• Structural-acoustic coupling
• Turbulence modeling

Biomedical Research:

• Voice and speech production
• Human response to acoustic stimuli
• Computer-based systems and applications for clinical decision support
• Analysis of heart sounds variability for assisted cardiac examination

Fatigue and damage tolerance of lightweight aerospace structures; mechanistic modelling of damage formation and growth; design of damage tolerant fibre metal laminate (FML) and other hybrid metallic-composite structures; joining technologies; maintenance, repair, and overhaul of aircraft structures.

Aero-servo-viscoelasticity; unsteady aerodynamics; stability analysis of viscoelastic structures; and applications of viscoelastic material models for engineering design; flight vehicles; renewable energy devices; composite materials and biological simulacra.

Human-computer interaction; next generation user interfaces; tangible user interfaces; adaptive interfaces; interactions with flexible displays; affective computing; brain computer interfaces; reality based interaction; machine learning applied to HCI.

Activities

• Co-Chair of Program Committee for ACM TEI Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction Conference
• Guest Editor, Interacting with Computers, Special Issue on Organic User Interfaces (2012)
• TPC, Work in Progress, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2011)
• TPC, ACM ICMI International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (2011).