Malik Awan, MSc
/Malik Awan/
Pronouns: He/Him
Contact
Casual Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept
- mnawan@ualberta.ca
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Pavement Engineering Construction Engineering and Management
About
Malik is a Pavement and Management Engineer with an MSc in Construction Engineering & Management from the University of Alberta. His thesis, “A Hybrid Approach to Pavement Performance Prediction in Cold Regions: Machine Learning and Falling Weight Deflectometer Analysis,” focuses on integrating AI techniques with field-based deflection data to evaluate and predict pavement performance in challenging cold climates.
As part of the NRC’s AI for Logistics Program, he contributed to developing self-monitoring smart road systems that leverage dynamic sensors and advanced data modelling. His work bridges traditional pavement evaluation methods with machine learning to enable more accurate and proactive infrastructure management.
He holds a BSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering from COMSATS University Islamabad, where he received the Dean’s Gold Medal.
Research
Pavement performance prediction and evaluation
Machine learning applications in civil engineering
Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) data analysis
Smart infrastructure and self-monitoring road systems
Pavement instrumentation and sensor technologies
Construction materials and pavement management
Infrastructure resilience in cold climates
Data-driven and AI-based infrastructure optimization