R. Raymond Issa
Director of Graduate and Distance Education Programs,
Professor

Office: RNK 302
Contact: 352.273.1152 / raymond-issa@ufl.edu
Mail: RNK 304 / Box 115703
        Gainesville, FL 32611-5703

EDUCATION:
B.S.C.E. 1976; M.S.C.E. 1978; Ph.D.Civil Engineering 1981; J.D. Law, 1985; Licensed P.E.

SPECIAL FIELDS:
Construction Law; Structural Analysis and Design; Database Systems; Process Modeling and Workflow Integration; Intelligent Computing; Ontologies and Semantics; Neural Networks; Virtual Reality; Building Information Modeling (BIM); nD CAD; PDA Applications in Construction; Data Interoperability; Flexible and Dynamic Process Modeling and Workflow Integration; Discrete Field Analysis, Finite Elements Analysis, Dynamic and Elastic Stability, and Experimental Stress Analysis of Structures; Analysis/Design of Guyed Structures; Soils and Foundations Analysis; AI/Expert Systems; Neural Networks; and Damage Assessment, Repair, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Structures.

EMPLOYERS:
Consultant to various construction companies and on several engineering projects; Professor of Computer and Information Sciences; Mississippi Valley State University;Associate Professor, Architectural and Construction Engineering Technology; University of Southern Mississippi; ASEE/NASA 1992 Summer Fellow.

PUBLICATIONS:
Over 150 books, book chapters, journal papers, and conference proceedings papers.

MEMBER:
American Society of Civil Engineers; American Arbitration Association; Sigma Lambda Chi; Chi Epsilon.