Prof Dr. David Arditi, IIT, USA    Professor and Director Construction Engineering and Management Program Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL 60616 TEL# (312) 567-5751 FAX# (312) 567-3519 E-MAIL arditi@iit.edu URL www.iit.edu/~arditi

Dr. David Arditi is currently Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology.  He has been with the faculty of IIT since 1981.  He is the founder and Director of the Construction Engineering and Management Program.  He also served as department chair for six years.

Dr. Arditi’s area of expertise covers all aspects of construction management, engineering and support.  He conducted several funded research projects sponsored by federal and state agencies.  He supervised the research work of a large number of PhD and MS students from diverse countries.  Most of his former PhD students became professors in their countries.  Dr. Arditi and his research associates have published over 250 papers in refereed national and international journals and in peer reviewed conference proceedings.  He is currently serving on the editorial board of eight journals and regularly reviews papers and books for several publications.

Dr. Arditi is an active member of several professional societies including ASCE, CMAA, AACE, and PMI.  He has served over the years in many international, national and regional committees and was on several organizing committees of national and international conferences.  He delivered several invited lectures and keynote lectures at different venues.  He is also the recipient of multiple awards.