{"id":402,"date":"2025-09-05T16:15:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T23:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/beta\/?page_id=402"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T21:11:27","slug":"waheed-lawal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/beta\/waheed-lawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Waheed Lawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1-792x792.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1-792x792.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1-396x396.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1-198x198.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/3143\/2024\/09\/Waheed-Lawal-Headshot1.jpeg 1902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Ph.D. Student <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Civil and Environmental Engineering <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: waheed.lawal@wsu.edu<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Waheed\u2019s research centers on advancing safety, sustainability, and resilience in civil infrastructure through interdisciplinary approaches that integrate engineering, data science, and emerging technologies. His interests include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Construction Safety<\/strong> Investigating risk factors and mitigation strategies in construction environments, with a focus on reducing injuries and improving compliance through proactive safety planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI Safety Integration in the Workplace<\/strong> Exploring how artificial intelligence can be leveraged to enhance hazard detection, predictive safety analytics, and decision-making in dynamic work environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hydrology<\/strong> Studying water flow systems and their interaction with infrastructure, particularly in the context of flood risk management, stormwater design, and climate-resilient planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workzone Safety<\/strong> Developing frameworks for improving safety in temporary traffic control zones, including sensor-based monitoring, behavioral analysis, and policy evaluation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data Center Safety<\/strong> Assessing physical and operational risks in high-density data environments, with emphasis on fire protection, structural integrity, and emergency response systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems<\/strong> Designing and evaluating infrastructure that can withstand environmental stressors while minimizing ecological impact, integrating lifecycle cost analysis and performance-based metrics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Waheed\u2019s research centers on advancing safety, sustainability, and resilience in civil infrastructure through interdisciplinary approaches that integrate engineering, data science, and emerging technologies. 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