Education

• PhD, Transportation Engineering, Iowa State University
• Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information System (GIS), Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University
• MS, Transportation Engineering, Iowa State University
• BS, Civil Engineering, Iowa State University

Education

• BS, University of Detroit Mercy, 1993

Certifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) Licenses in Iowa and Michigan
• Certified Construction Document Technologist

Education

• MS, Planning (Community and Transportation), Iowa State University, 2008
• BA, Business and Communications, Iowa State University, 2001

Professional Experience

• Research Scientist/GIS Researcher, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2023–present
• GIS Technician, City of St. Charles, IL, 2021–2023
• President, (Freelance) StateLine GIS Services Inc., Crystal Lake, IL, 2017–2021
• Transportation Planner/GIS Analyst, TERRA Engineering, Chicago, IL, 2014–2017
• Engineer I/Engineer II, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Chicago, IL, 2009–2014

Professional Affiliations and Certifications

• American Planning Association (APA)/American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)/Illinois APA GIS Certification Institute Certified GIS Professional (GISP)
• Illinois GIS Association

Education

• PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, Jaypee University of Information Technology (JUIT), Waknaghat, India
• MTech, Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune, Pune, India
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management, Symbiosis, Pune, India
• BTech, Computer Science and Technology, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University, Mumbai, India

Certifications

• Certificate course in Machine Learning, Stanford University
• Certificate course in Fundamentals of Deep Learning, NVIDIA DLI
• Certificate course in Fundamentals of Deep Learning for Multiple Data Types, NVIDIA DLI
• Certificate course in Fundamentals of Deep Learning for Computer Vision, NVIDIA DLI
• Introduction to Data Science Specialization by IBM on Coursera
• IBM Data Science Specialization by IBM on Coursera
• IBM Applied Data Science Specialization by IBM on Coursera
• National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) certification on The Joy of Python Computing Certificate earned with Elite Class
• NPTEL certification on Fundamental Algorithms: Design and Analysis
• NVIDIA Certified DLI Instructor and Ambassador for Educators program

Functional Skills

• Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision
  • Leading a research group actively involved in using the skills for pursuing research in the domain of healthcare
  • Published papers, book chapters, and attended conferences in the above domain
  • Attended various faculty development programs, corporate training programs, and government-sponsored workshops
  • Completed various online certifications from different massive open online course (MOOC) platforms
  • Chaired sessions in various international and national conferences in the research domain of AI in healthcare
  • Guiding three research scholars and three graduate students for research in the domain
  • Certified as NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) instructor for Fundamentals of Deep Learning and ambassador for faculty educator program
  • Received Rs. 10,000,000 NVIDIA Hardware Grant for setting up NVIDIA Jetson Nano Laboratory
  • Conducted hands-on workshops in the domain of AI and deep learning and trained 1,000+ students and fellow colleagues
• Algorithms, Data Structures, Theory Of Computation
  • Introduced the concept of virtual laboratories to provide live simulations of the core concepts being taught in the subjects
  • Designed innovative and real-life case studies to be implemented as part of the laboratory sessions and tutorial sessions
  • Trained undergraduate students on using software like Weka, J-Flop, Star UML, Visual C IDE, Jupyter Notebooks etc. for completing the projects and hands-on sessions
• Administration, Research, Motivation, Teaching, Pedagogy
  • SPOC for NVIDIA Centre of Excellence at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus, Chennai
  • Faculty coordinator and point of contact for the NVIDIA laboratory established at JUIT, Solan and laboratory being established at G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering (GHRCE), Nagpur
  • Faculty coordinator for Virtual Labs Nodal Centre established at Baba Farid College of Engineering & Technology (BFCET) in collaboration with the College of Engineering, Pune
  • Organized a theme-based program, “Inspire to Empower,” which brought together women from various fields to share their experiences and inspire women to pursue their dreams in multiple domains
  • Head of Campus Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus, Chennai
  • Guiding PhD and undergraduate students
  • Associate professor and head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Bathinda (Punjab), Goa, Mumbai, Nagpur
  • Chairman of board of studies Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Nagpur, Mumbai and Goa
  • Coordinator and jury member Smart India Hackathon 2019 at Nodal Centre GHRCE, Nagpur
  • In charge Centre of Excellence of Data Science at GHRCE, Nagpur
  • Coordinator Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Xtreme, TEDx at GHRCE, Nagpur

Professional Service and Awards

• Fellow, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Lifetime Member, International Society for Technology in Education
• Evaluator for the Toycathon-2021 Grand Finale, Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
• Awarded with best paper presentation in 2 international conferences
• Selected as an awardee for Bharat Shiksha Gaurav Puraskar by KTK Foundation and Helium Production
• 2 times awardee of Army Wives Welfare Association Commendation card
• Awarded as one of the Top 20 Influential Women Educators and Top 50 Influential Research Guides in India in Tamil Nadu by the Academic Council of uLektz, 2019
• Second runner-up New Zealand-India Sustainability Challenge, 2017
• 2 patents published
• 5 copyrights received

Education

• BS, Rasmussen University, Bloomington, MN, 2021
• AA, Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, IA, 2010

Professional Experience

• Education & Activity Administrator, Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program, Institute for Transportation, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2022–present
  • Provides event coordination and administrative support to the program
  • Supports the coordination of events and workshops
• Education Manager, Iowa Funeral Directors Association, West Des Moines, IA, 2021–2022
  • Continually adapted and improved upon educational program materials to provide value for association members
  • Ensured that educational offerings meet state licensure requirements, standards of professionalism, and identified educational goals
  • Planned and executed educational opportunities, including annual OSHA training, webinars, and statewide district meetings
  • Worked effectively with team to successfully communicate and promote educational offerings
  • Created and maintained practical recordkeeping systems for recording attendees, profit/loss statements, and other useful records
  • Answered member questions, fulfill member requests, and work with the IFDA team to complete day-to-day operations of the office
  • Led planning for IFDA’s annual convention by selecting speakers, securing sponsorships, organizing exhibitors, and managing registration for 500+ attendees
• Assistant Director, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Des Moines, IA, 2018–2020
  • Managed a team of 10+ staff members, including scheduling, performance reviews, and mentoring
  • Reviewed and assessed curriculum and classroom experiences to ensure they meet program standards
  • Developed employees through regular trainings to ensure they meet state, federal, and company guidelines
  • Ensured compliance with licensing regulations
  • Communicated and followed up with families and staff regarding child care issues and concerns
  • Monitored financial performance as well as maintained accurate and current financial records
  • Attracted new clients and maintain relationships with existing clients
• Lead Teacher, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Ames, IA, 2011–2018
  • Provided high-quality care and educational experiences for children
  • Created weekly lesson plans that reflect The World at Their Fingertips curriculum
  • Acted in accordance with licensing regulations
  • Taught children through hands-on experiences and play
  • Maintained open and cooperative relationships with clients and team members
  • Completed developmental documentation and conferences using Teaching Strategies GOLD

Education

• MS, Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 1997
• BS, Civil Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1992

Certifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) License, State of Pennsylvania (No. PE-052260-E)
• Certificate Program in Association Management, American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), January 2020

Professional Experience

• Associate Director, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 2022–present
• Executive Vice President, American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA), Washington, DC, 2015–2022
• Vice President—Highways and Federal Affairs, American Concrete Pavement Association, Washington, DC, 2009–2015
• Director of Highways, American Concrete Pavement Association, Washington, DC, 2005–2009
• Project Engineer, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Pavement Technology (federal contractor), Washington, DC, 1999–2005
• Concrete Research Engineer, FHWA Turner Fairbank Highway research Center, McLean, VA, 1997–1999
• Research/Project Engineer, CMT Laboratories, State College, PA, 1995–1997
• Branch Manager, Professional Service Industries (now Intertek PSI), Bristol, VA, 1992–1995

Selected Publications

• Mack, J. W., G. Dean, and L. G. Wathne. 2022. Improving Pavement Resiliency to Flooding: A Case for Concrete Pavements. Proc., 2nd Concrete Road Congress and Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey, November 16–17.
• Mack, J. W., and L. G. Wathne. 2021. How Providing the Opportunity for Industries to Compete Benefits the Pavement Market: And How Agencies Can Use It to Lower Their Pavement Cost. Proc., 12th International Conference on Concrete Pavements.
• Wathne, L. G., and G. Voigt. 2019. The Future of Concrete Pavement Imagined. Proc., Australian Society for Concrete Pavements (ASCP) 5th Concrete Pavements Conference, New South Wales, Australia.
• Wathne, L. G., and G. Voigt. 2019. The Future of Concrete Pavement Imagined. Proc., 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) International Airfield and Highway Pavements Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Wathne, L. G., and G. Voigt. 2018. The Future of Concrete Pavements in North America. Proc., 13th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Berlin, Germany.
• Mack, J. W., L. G. Wathne, and F. Mu. 2016. Improving Network Investment Results by Implementing Competition and Asset Management in the Pavement Type Selection Process. Proc., 11th International Conference on Concrete Pavements, San Antonio, TX. Recipient of the ELDON J. YODER Outstanding Paper Award.
• Wathne, L. G. 2014. Pavement Type Selection: What Is The Ideal Process? Proc., 12th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, September, Prague, Czech Republic. Recipient of the EUPAVE Best Marketing Paper.
• R., G. Vorobieff, G. Voigt, and L. G. Wathne. 2014. Impacts of the Longitudinal Joint Location on Slab Stresses. Proc., 12th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Prague, Czech Republic.
• R., G. Voigt, and L. G. Wathne. 2014. Comparison of Roadway Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement (JPCP) Thickness Design Methods Common in the United States (U.S.). Proc., 12th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Prague, Czech Republic.
• Wathne, L. G. 2010. Sustainability Opportunities with Pavements: Are We Focusing on the Right Stuff? Proc., 11th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Seville, Spain.
• Wathne, L. G. 2010. Competition and Its Role in Pavement Type Selection in the U.S. Proc., 11th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, Seville, Spain.
• Vanikar, S., J. Grove, and L. G. Wathne. 2010. Sustainability Opportunities with Concrete Pavements. Proc., International Conference on Sustainable Concrete Pavement Technologies, Sacramento, CA.

Professional Affiliations and Service

• Member, TRIP (A National Transportation Research Nonprofit) Board of Directors
• Member, International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) Board of Directors
• Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Concrete Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation Committee (AKC50)
• Member, TRB Sustainable and Resilient Pavements Subcommittee (AKP00(2))
• Friend, TRB Economics and Finance Committee (AJE50)
• Member, FHWA Pavement Foundations Technical Working Group, 2022–present
• Member, FHWA Concrete Pavements and Materials Technical Feedback Group, 2019–present
• Member, FHWA Sustainable Pavements Technical Working Group, 2011–present
• Member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) Technical Advisory Group, 2015–present
• Member, National Road Research Alliance (NRRA) Rigid Team
• Member, ISCP 2024 International Conference Organizing Committee
• Member, ACPA Government Affairs Committee
• Liaison, AASHTO Committee on Materials and Pavements (formerly Joint Technical Committee on Pavements), 2010–2022

Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1990
• MS, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1985
• BS, Civil Engineering, Lehigh University, 2011

Certifications

• Professional Engineering (PE) License, State of California (No. C51285)
• Professional Engineering (PE) License, State of Texas (No. 129631)

Professional Experience

• Subject Matter Expert, Institute for Transportation Studies, University of California, Berkeley (ITS Berkeley), Berkeley, CA. 2018–present
• Senior Bridge Engineer, Office of Earthquake Engineering, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 2016–2018
• Acting Office Chief, Office of Earthquake Engineering, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 2015–2016
• Senior Bridge Engineer, Office of Earthquake Engineering, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 2004–2015
• Senior Bridge Engineer (Supy), Toll Bridge Program, California Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 2003–2004

Selected Journal Publications

• Sim, H. B., C. M. Uang, and C. Sikorsky. 2009. Effects of Fabrication Procedures on Fatigue Resistance of Welded Joints in Steel Orthotropic Decks. Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 366–373.
• Park, S., S. Choi, N. Stubbs, R. Bolton, A. Price, and C. Sikorsky. 2006. A modal parameter-based technique to inspect welded reinforcement splices. Engineering Structures, Vol. 28, pp. 453–465.
• Bolton, R., C. Sikorsky, S. Park, S. Choi, and N. Stubbs. 2005. Modal Property Changes of a Seismically Damaged Concrete Bridge. Journal of Bridge Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 415–428.
• Kaiser, H., V. M. Karbhari, and C. Sikorsky. 2004. Non-Destructive Testing Techniques for FRP Rehabilitated Concrete: II – Assessment. International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, V 21, No. 5, pp. 349–384.
• Choi, S., S. Park, R. Bolton, N. Stubbs, and C. Sikorsky. 2004. Periodic monitoring of physical property changes in a concrete box-girder bridge. Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 278, pp. 365–381.
• Stubbs, N., S. Park, S. Choi, and C. Sikorsky. 2000. A Global Non-Destructive Damage Assessment Methodology for Civil Engineering Structures. International Journal of Systems Science, Vol. 31, No. 11, pp. 1361–1373.
• Sikorsky, C., and N. Stubbs. 1986. Structural Risk Management of the Construction Process. Journal of the American Institute of Constructors, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 25–31. 

Selected Conference Proceedings and Presentations

• Kalmogo, P., N. Sreekumar, S. Sritharan, and C. Sikorsky. 2022. Rehabilitation of Decks in Post-Tensioned Box-Girder Bridges. Proc., International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, July 18–20.
• Sikorsky, C. 2011. Improving the Safety of California’s Bridges. Proc., 2011 EERI Annual Meeting, La Jolla, CA, February 9–12, pp. 249–250.
• Sikorsky, C., and V. M. Karbhari. 2010. Structural Health Monitoring and Field Validation of Civil Engineering Structures on Bridges. Service Life Estimation and Extension of Civil Engineering Structures, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
• Sikorsky, C. 2005. A Strategy to Implement Structural Health Monitoring on Bridges. Sensing Issues in Civil Structural Health Monitoring, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 43–53.
• Sikorsky, C., and V. M. Karbhari. 2003. An Assessment of Structural Health Monitoring Capabilities to Load Rate Bridges. Proc.,1st International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 977–985.
• Sikorsky, C., and V. Karbhari (ed.) 2003. Proc., First Caltrans/UCSD Structural Health Monitoring Workshop, March 7–8.
• Sikorsky, C., N. Stubbs, R. Bolton and V. M. Karbhari. 2022. The Application of Structural Health Monitoring to Evaluate Bridge Strength. Proc., Structural Health Monitoring Workshop, SHM/ISIS, Winnipeg, Canada, pp. 341–350.
• Sikorsky, C., N. Stubbs, V. Karbhari, and F. Seible. 2001. Capacity Assessment of a Bridge Rehabilitated Using FRP Composites. Proc., 5th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Plastics for Reinforced Concrete Structures, FRPRCS-5, Vol. 1, Cambridge, pp. 137–146.