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Tarek Hegazi is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, where he specializes in Computational Tools for Asset and Project Management. His research focuses on leveraging recent advances in computational tools to optimize construction operations, enhance productivity, and address complex challenges in the field. Professor Hegazi aims to simplify complex concepts into user-friendly applications suitable for industry professionals. His work emphasizes intelligent decision support systems, optimization techniques that balance time, cost, and quality control, and the development of computerized asset management models. His contributions have earned him recognition as one of the top 5 contributing authors in ASCE construction research in 2004. Additionally, he has obtained multiple patents and has received several awards including the 2011 Paper Award from the Journal of Management Engineering for his top-cited paper. Hegazi is also the founder of OPTEAM Project Management Consultants Inc. and has authored the textbook 'Computer-Based Construction Project Management.'
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