Civil infrastructure Systems Open Knowledge Network (CIS-OKN) Project

Project Goal

This project aims to create a Civil Infrastructure Systems Open Knowledge Network (CIS-OKN) for integrated representation, access, and analysis of the planning, design, construction, and operation data of our infrastructure systems – from multiple sources and in heterogeneous formats – thereby fully harnessing these data for enabling safe, efficient, and cost-effective construction, operation, and maintenance of our infrastructure. Please see award abstract: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1937115&HistoricalAwards=false

The CIS-OKN is an NSF Convergence Accelerator (C-Accel) Project

NSF’s Convergence Accelerator Program (https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/) is a new capability within NSF to accelerate use-inspired, convergence research in areas of national importance via partnerships between academic and non-academic stakeholders. Please see the Funding Page.

Research Team

A multidisciplinary and multi-institutional team of 14 faculty from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Southern California, Purdue, Carnegie Mellon, Arizona State University, Stevens, and Cal Poly Pomona, with expertise in Civil Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, and Social Science. Please see the Research Team Page.

Collaborators

Federal and state agencies, industry, major technology companies, non-profit organizations, transportation centers, and big data hubs. Please see the Collaborators Page.

Contact us

For more information on the Civil Infrastructure Systems Open Knowledge Network (CIS-OKN) Project or on how you could collaborate with us, please contact the Principal Investigator, Prof. Nora El-Gohary (gohary@illinois.edu), Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Please see Contact Us Page.