Transportation Infrastructure
Pavement condition assessment, transportation asset management, UAV-based inspection, and infrastructure decision support.
Civil Engineering · University of Wyoming
Engineering smarter ways to inspect, understand, and manage infrastructure.
I am Estiak Ahmed, an M.S. student in Civil Engineering at the University of Wyoming, where I serve as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Vice President of the UW ITE Student Chapter. My work combines transportation infrastructure, UAVs, computer vision, LiDAR, GIS, BIM, and data-driven engineering.
About
Research grounded in real infrastructure problems
My current research centers on transportation infrastructure and pavement management, especially automated condition assessment using UAV imagery, geospatial data, and computer vision. I am interested in turning sensing and AI outputs into information that engineers can use for infrastructure management and decision-making.
My broader technical background includes remote sensing, Web GIS, LiDAR point-cloud analysis, BIM, fire and evacuation simulation, building environmental systems, and engineering education.
M.S. Civil EngineeringUniversity of WyomingAug 2025 - Present · GPA 3.83 / 4.00
B.S. Building Engineering & Construction ManagementKhulna University of Engineering & TechnologyNov 2018 - Mar 2024 · CGPA 3.39 / 4.00
Research
Current research directions
A multidisciplinary focus connecting civil infrastructure, sensing, geospatial systems, and AI.
AI + Geospatial Analytics
Computer vision, YOLO/CNN workflows, LiDAR, remote sensing, SfM photogrammetry, UAV reality capture, and Web GIS for civil infrastructure inspection, BIM-integrated construction monitoring, and digital twins.
Smart Buildings + BIM
BIM, digital construction, fire safety modeling, evacuation analysis, thermal comfort, IEQ, and building performance.
Featured research
UAV-Based Pavement Crack Detection in Wyoming
Acquiring UAV imagery and comparing computer vision models for pavement crack detection and pavement management. Photogrammetric workflows use DroneDeploy and Agisoft Metashape, including image masking to reduce vehicle-related reconstruction artifacts and improve orthomosaic quality. The first-author paper has been accepted for poster presentation at the 2027 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting.
Scholarship
Selected publications and scholarly activity
Comparing computer vision based models for UAV-based pavement crack detection in pavement management: A case study in Wyoming
Estiak Ahmed, Ahmed Abdelaty, & Shahbaz Khan
Accepted for poster presentation at the 2027 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
Automated road surface extraction using publicly available LiDAR data and machine learning: A Wyoming case study
Estiak Ahmed, Sean Field, & Shahbaz Khan
Southern Colorado Transportation Conference, Pueblo, CO · October 22, 2026.
Determining the optimal window size and orientation of an academic building in subtropical climate
Anzum, A., Rana, M. J., Ahmed, E., & Rahman, S. (2025)
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
View DOIReducing false alarms in buildings with UAV-based fire detection and monitoring through a cloud-integrated approach
Ahmed, E., Bhattacharjee, A., & Anzum, A. (2025)
View DOIAutomation in construction quality control: Integrating UAV, CNNs, and photogrammetry for structural element detection and measurement precision
Bhattacharjee, A., Ahmed, E., & Rana, M. J. (2025)
View DOIA comprehensive review and paradigm framework on Human-AI collaboration in construction management
Joy, M. K., Ahmed, E., & Anzum, A. (2026)
Presented at IConIC 2026, University of Florida.
Peer Review ActivityReviewer, Journal of Building EngineeringReviewer, International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
Projects
Selected technical projects
Use the filters to explore work across transportation, AI, remote sensing, GIS, and building systems.
GIST 5450LiDAR + ML
Automated Road Surface Extraction from USGS 3DEP LiDAR
Developed a USGS 3DEP LiDAR road-extraction workflow using CloudCompare/CANUPO, Random Forest, DBSCAN, and PCA.
- Processed a 10.35M-point I-80 tile.
- Applied the model to an independent 5.50M-point US-287 tile.
- Applied point-cloud processing and machine learning for road-surface extraction.
ATSC 5009Deep Learning
Multi-Generational YOLO for Building Crack Detection
Benchmarked YOLOv8, YOLOv11, YOLOv12, and YOLO26 under identical training conditions.
- Compared precision, recall, mAP@50, and inference speed.
- Evaluated deployment tradeoffs for structural inspection.
GIST 5300Web GIS
Interactive Construction Site Monitoring WebGIS
Developed an ArcGIS JavaScript API application using ES modules, GeoJSON, custom CSS, filtering, heatmaps, popups, click-to-zoom, and layer controls.
Undergraduate ThesisBIM + Simulation
BIM-Based Fire Safety and Evacuation Simulation
Developed a BIM-based framework integrating fire and smoke analysis with pedestrian evacuation simulation for life-safety planning.
Conference ResearchUAV + CV
Automated Construction Quality Control
Studied UAV imagery, CNNs, and photogrammetry for structural element detection and measurement-oriented quality control.
Conference ResearchUAV + Cloud
UAV-Based Fire Detection and Cloud Monitoring
Investigated a cloud-integrated UAV workflow aimed at improving fire detection and reducing false alarms in building applications.
Teaching
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, University of Wyoming
Fall 2026 - Present
HVAC of Buildings ARE 3400 / ME 3400
Conduct class sessions and support instruction in moist-air properties, psychrometrics, air-conditioning processes, comfort and health, indoor environmental quality, and heat transmission through building structures.
Develop homework assignments, answer keys, course materials, and assessments, and grade student work with technical feedback.
Aug 2025 - Spring 2026
Engineering Surveying CE 2070
Served as primary lab and field instructor for 2+ sections totaling 40+ students. Led total-station positioning, leveling, topographic mapping, and field surveying practicums.
Aug - Dec 2025
Exploring CAECM ARE/CE/CM 1000
Graded and assessed approximately 120 first-year students across Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, and Construction Management.
Experience
Academic and professional experience
Apr 2026 - Present
Vice President, UW ITE Student Chapter
Institute of Transportation Engineers, University of Wyoming.
Aug 2025 - Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Wyoming. Current instruction in HVAC of Buildings, following Engineering Surveying and Exploring CAECM.
May - Aug 2026
Research Assistant, LLM/RAG Evaluation for Engineering Applications
University of Wyoming. Evaluated LLM and retrieval-augmented generation outputs for accuracy, relevance, and consistency. Assessed responses to transportation engineering drawings, including dimensions, specifications, notes, and technical details.
Contributed to evaluation work associated with the arXiv paper When More Documents Hurt RAG: Mitigating Vector Search Dilution with Domain-Scoped, Model-Agnostic Retrieval.
Jun - Jul 2025
Transaction Service Officer (Trainee)
IFIC Bank PLC, Bangladesh. Supported customer account operations, fund transfers, and digital banking services within a One-Stop Banking model.
Technical Toolkit
Tools and methods
AI / Computer Vision
Python, NumPy, scikit-learn, PyTorch, YOLO/CNN workflows, LLM/RAG evaluation
UAV / Point Clouds
DroneDeploy, Agisoft Metashape, Pix4D, Meshroom, CloudCompare, SfM photogrammetry, image masking, orthomosaic generation
GIS / Remote Sensing
QGIS, ArcGIS Desktop, ERDAS Imagine, Web GIS, JavaScript
BIM / Digital Construction
Autodesk Revit, Navisworks Manage, AutoCAD, Design Review
Simulation
PyroSim, Pathfinder, ETABS, Robot Structural Analysis
Data / Programming
Python, R, JavaScript, C, Fortran
Additional Tools
SketchUp, Enscape, Lumion, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Camtasia, Canva
Credentials
Certifications & professional membership
FAA Remote Pilot CertificatePart 107 · Federal Aviation Administration
International Teaching Assistant TrainingUniversity of Wyoming
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and ClassificationDeepLearning.AI / Stanford University · Nov 2024
Construction Project ManagementColumbia University · Oct 2024
The Effect of Fires on People, Property and the EnvironmentUniversity of Maryland, College Park · Oct 2024
Google IT Support Professional CertificateGoogle · Jul 2021
Associate Member (AMIEB)Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh · ID 27574
Leadership
Service and involvement
Vice PresidentUW ITE Student Chapter · Apr 2026 - Present
WinnerCAD Master of Civil Convivial 3.0
Vice PresidentBUILTECH FEST 5.0 · Sep 2023 - May 2024
Vice PresidentBECM Technical Club (BTECK), KUET · May 2023 - May 2024
Class RepresentativeDepartment of BECM, KUET · Feb 2020 - Sep 2023
Contact
Interested in research collaboration, Ph.D. opportunities, or infrastructure innovation?
I am happy to connect with researchers, faculty, transportation agencies, and industry professionals working at the intersection of civil infrastructure, sensing, and AI.