Bilal M. Ayyub (born 5 January 1958,

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, Palestine) is a researcher in risk analysis and reliability engineering. He has been a professor of

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at the

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(UMD) since 1983, and is also the director of the Center for Technology and Systems Management at its A. James Clark School of Engineering.

Biography

Ayyub was born in

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

, 5 January 1958 and moved to

Kuwait Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...

in 1961. He was K12 schooled in Kuwait, and earned a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from

Kuwait University Kuwait University (, abbreviated as Kuniv) is a public university located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. History Kuwait University (KU), (in Arabic: جامعة الكويت), was established in October 1966 under Act N. 29/1966. The university was of ...

in 1980. He received both a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering (1981) and a Doctorate of Philosophy (1983) from the

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.Bilal Ayyub
faculty page at the UMD Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Career

He works in the areas of

risk analysis In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environ ...

uncertainty Uncertainty or incertitude refers to situations involving imperfect or unknown information. It applies to predictions of future events, to physical measurements that are already made, or to the unknown, and is particularly relevant for decision ...

modeling,

decision analysis Decision analysis (DA) is the Academic discipline, discipline comprising the philosophy, methodology, and professional practice necessary to address important Decision making, decisions in a formal manner. Decision analysis includes many procedures ...

, and

systems engineering Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex systems over their Enterprise life cycle, life cycles. At its core, systems engineering uti ...

. His specialty is risk and uncertainty analysis for decision and policy making including climate adaptation. Ayyub is a distinguished member of the

American Society of Civil Engineers The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it is the oldest national engineering soci ...

(ASCE), an

honorary member An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. Accor ...

of the

American Society of Mechanical Engineers The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing edu ...

(ASME), and a

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of the

Society for Risk Analysis The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is a learned society providing an open forum for anyone interested in risk analysis. SRA seeks to: * Bring together individuals from diverse disciplines and from different countries and provide them opportunit ...

(SRA), the

Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) is a global professional society that provides a forum for the advancement of the engineering profession as applied to the marine field. Although it particularly names the naval arch ...

(SNAME) and the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute. Ayyub provides advisory services as needed through BMA Engineering, Inc., a

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-based engineering consulting firm that works with

infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and pri ...

and defense systems.

Publications

Ayyub is the founding editor-in-chief of the

ASCE The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it is the oldest national engineering soci ...

ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing edu ...

''Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems'' in its two parts: Part A. Civil Engineering and Part B. Mechanical Engineering. He is also on the editorial board of the ''Journal of Risk Analysis'' and the ''Journal of Ship Research'' of the SNAME. He is the author or co-author of more than 600 publications in journals and conference proceedings, and reports.Publications
and see submenus there. He is author, editor, co-author, or co-editor of 20 books, including: * ''Sea Level Rise and Coastal Infrastructure: Prediction, Risks and Solutions'', ASCE, Reston, VA, 2011 (edited with Kearney). * ''Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Analysis, Modeling, and Management'', ASCE, Reston, VA, 2011 (editor). * ''Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis for Engineers and Scientists'', Chapman & Hall/CRC, Press Boca Raton, Florida, 2006 (with Klir). * ''Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics'', First Edition (2003), Second Edition (2014), Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, 2014. * ''Elicitation of Expert Opinions for Uncertainty and Risks'', CRC Press, 2002.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ayyub, Bilal M Living people American civil engineers Georgia Tech alumni People from Tulkarm University of Maryland, College Park faculty 1958 births