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Professor Dr. Sogand Hasanzadeh

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sogand Hasanzadeh is an Assistant Professor in the Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Purdue University. She earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 2020, and holds two master's degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2017) and Shahid Beheshti University (2013), along with a bachelor's degree from Shahid Beheshti University (2011). Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the intersection of civil engineering, cognitive psychology, and computer science, exploring how technology can provide innovative engineering solutions and behavioral interventions to address current and future challenges in community complex projects. Her work includes areas such as smart construction safety, cyber-physical-human systems, mixed, virtual, and augmented reality, human factors, wearable sensors, human-robot interaction, sensing technologies in construction automation, and human behavior injury-prevention techniques. Through her research, she aims to enhance safety and efficiency in construction environments.

Research Interests

Construction Engineering Smart Construction Safety Cyber-Physical-Human Systems Mixed Reality Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Human Factors Wearable Sensors Human-Robot Interaction Sensing Technologies Construction Automation Human Behavior Injury-Prevention Techniques

Experience

Assistant Professor

2020-08-01 — Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Teaching and conducting research in Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management.

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra

Application Checklist

  • Official Transcripts
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • CS Supplementary Form

Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.