Dr. Rana Rabnawaz Ahmed

Biography

Dr. Rana Rabnawaz Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and both his Master’s in Engineering Management and Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from NED University. He is also an HEC-approved Ph.D. supervisor and actively contributes to academic and research development in construction engineering. Dr. Ahmed’s primary research interests include sustainable construction, reverse logistics of inert construction waste, circular economy, and life-cycle assessment in the built environment. His work integrates optimization modeling, queuing theory, and lean construction principles to enhance waste management efficiency and sustainability within construction processes. He has published extensively in leading international journals, including Waste Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Automation in Construction. His notable publications, such as “A Queuing System for Inert Construction Waste Management on a Reverse Logistics Network” and “Multi-Layer Value Stream Assessment of Reverse Logistics Networks”, are widely cited for their innovative approaches to sustainable waste handling and resource efficiency. Beyond research, Dr. Ahmed plays an active role in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in construction management, sustainability, and infrastructure systems. He also mentors graduate students in applied research focusing on sustainability integration and environmental optimization in the construction industry. Through his academic leadership and scholarly contributions, Dr. Rana Rabnawaz Ahmed continues to advance the discourse on sustainable and intelligent construction systems, fostering innovation and environmental responsibility within Pakistan’s civil engineering sector and the global research community.

Area of Specialization

Construction Management

Research Interests

BIM, Circular Economy, Waste Management, Sustainability, Contracts Management, Lean Management, Safety, Construction Operations Improvement, Facility Management

Selected Publications

• Ahmed, R. R., & Zhang, X. (2021). Multi-stage network-based two-type cost minimization for the reverse logistics management of inert construction waste. Waste Management, 120, 805-819.
• Tabatabaee, S., Mohandes, S. R., Ahmed, R. R., Mahdiyar, A., Arashpour, M., Zayed, T., & Ismail, S. (2022). Investigating the barriers to applying the internet-of-things-based technologies to construction site safety management. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(2), 868.
• Ahmed, R. R., & Zhang, X. (2021). Multi-layer value stream assessment of the reverse logistics network for inert construction waste management. Resources, conservation and recycling, 170, 105574.
• Zhang, X., & Ahmed, R. R. (2022). A queuing system for inert construction waste management on a reverse logistics network. Automation in Construction, 137, 104221.
• Rahimian, A., Ahmed, R. R., Fazeli, A., Aghdam, E., Kumar Singh, A., Naji, M., ... & Zayed, T. (2025). Examining the barriers to the adoption of IoT-based technologies in green buildings. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(3), 04024211.