Background

Credentials

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA),
 

Educational Background

PhD The University of British Columbia, 2015 MSc The University of British Columbia, 2011 BSc Military Institute of Science and Technology, 2008  

Biography

Dr. Muntasir Billah, P.Eng., is a tenured associate professor in The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary. Before joining at the University of Calgary, he was an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Lakehead University (2018-2022). He received his PhD and MSc in structural engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Before joining academia, Dr. Billah worked as a Structural (Bridge) Engineer at Parsons, Vancouver, BC. He was involved in various large-scale infrastructure projects in North America including the SW Calgary Ring Road, California High-Speed Rail Project, Turcot Interchange, and Regina Bypass project. He is the recipient of many awards and scholarships. He was awarded the 2016 UBC Governor General’s Gold Medal—one of Canada’s most prestigious academic awards. He is the vice-chair of the Engineering Mechanics and Materials (EMM) division of CSCE, member of ACI Committee 341, Earthquake-Resistant Concrete Bridges, Member of American Society of Civil Engineers and Structural Engineers Association of British Columbia.

Research

Areas of Research

Resilient Infrastructure; Artificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering; Smart Structures; Infrastructure Protection Dr. Billah’s research is focused towards improving our understanding of the behavior of civil infrastructures under various extreme load conditions. His research is drawn towards the development and application of advanced and novel materials in civil engineering structures and its experimental investigation, advances in numerical and experimental earthquake engineering along with development of advance modeling tools and techniques using artificial intelligence. He is particularly interested in:
Resilient Infrastructure
Structural design for extreme event, Multihazard performance assessment and design, Risk and vulnerability assessment.
Artificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering
Innovation in structural design using AI, Data driven structural design, Failure mode prediction, Identification of performance limit states.
Smart Structures
Smart materials and structural application, Adaptive structural system, Smart infrastructure monitoring.
Infrastructure Protection
Performance-based design, Climate resilient design, Retrofit of deficient infrastructure