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Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Implement primary AI techniques to address specific challenges in Civil/Environmental Engineering.
• Apply evaluation methodologies effectively to solve engineering problems.
• Utilize AI technologies to analyze and interpret real-world datasets.
• Develop innovative AI-driven solutions for complex environmental scenarios.
• Integrate AI-driven models into existing workflows to enhance efficiency and decision-making.

Description
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning are poised to transform Civil and Environmental Engineering. Engineers must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to leverage AI tools to address real-world challenges as the industry evolves. From modelling environmental systems to predicting complex interactions, AI offers a promising avenue for innovation and efficiency. Engineers worldwide face practical challenges that AI can help solve, making this knowledge relevant and essential.

Participants will delve into the latest advancements in AI applications, focusing on their relevance to practical engineering challenges. The course will cover various AI approaches, from data acquisition and preprocessing to classification methods and modelling tools. Through hands-on examples and case studies, participants will learn to apply these techniques to model and predict environmental systems, gaining the expertise needed to enhance their engineering practice.

By the end of this course, you will clearly understand how AI can be integrated into Civil and Environmental Engineering to improve decision-making, optimize processes, and solve pressing environmental issues. You'll leave with practical skills and a toolkit of AI methodologies ready to be applied to your work.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for various professionals, including civil and environmental engineers, project engineers, and managers eager to elevate their technical expertise and leverage AI solutions to tackle complex engineering challenges. Whether involved in design, analysis, or project management, this course offers valuable insights that will enhance your ability to incorporate AI into your work, ultimately driving innovation and efficiency in your projects.

Consultants, designers, and planners will particularly benefit from the course content, which provides an in-depth understanding of how AI can be employed to optimize design processes, forecast environmental impacts, and streamline project workflows. The practical examples and case studies will equip you with the skills to apply AI-driven methodologies to real-world scenarios, helping you stay at the forefront of industry advancements.

Special Features & Requirements

All codes are user-friendly, and trainees will be able to use them for their cases after this course. No knowledge of programming is required.

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Syllabus

Data acquisition and preprocessing

• Gathering the data
• Outlier detection
• Transferring raw information into usable data
• Splitting the data into training & testing sets.

Classification methods

• Decision Tree (DT)
• M5 prime (M5’)
• K-nearest neighbour algorithm (KNN)
• Support Vector Machine (SVM)

Post-processing

• Analysis of statistical indices
• Scatter plot
• Box plot

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Modeling tools

• Multilinear regression (MLR)
• Multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS)
• Multi-layer perceptrons (MLP)
• Adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS),
• Extreme learning machines (ELM)

Hands-on Projects in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes

Instructor

Hossein Bonakdari, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Hossein Bonakdari, Department of Civil Engineering Engineering, Ottawa University.

Hossein Bonakdari has worked for several organizations, most recently as a faculty member of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Ottawa, Ontario. He has supervised several Ph.D. and MSc students with teaching experience of more than 16 years in the field of Artificial Intelligence application in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

His fields of specialization and interest include the practical application of soft computing techniques in engineering problems. Results obtained from his research have been published in more than 300 papers in international journals (h-index=53). He has also had more than 150 presentations at national and international conferences. He published three books. Dr. Bonakdari's exceptional research achievements have garnered global recognition, consistently placing him in the top 2% of the world's top scientists across various fields for four consecutive years (2019-2023).

Dr. Bonakdari is currently leading several research projects in collaboration with industrial partners.