Carlos Caldas
Assistant Professor
Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering
Phone: (512) 471-6014
Fax: (512) 471-3191
Email: caldas@mail.utexas.edu
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Caldas’s Web site
Dr. Carlos Caldas earned his Ph.D. in civil engineering from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin that same year. He directs the Field Systems and Construction Automation Laboratory.
Dr. Caldas conducts research on information technologies and sensing for construction and infrastructure systems. Caldas develops real-time computer models of job sites that allow project team members to more safely and efficiently plan and deploy resources such as materials, equipment and personnel. Another set of projects will help transportation planners to more effectively acquire rights-of-way for highway projects. Caldas is investigating best practices for right-of-way valuations and negotiations. He is also developing a method to assess risks during the advanced planning phases of transportation projects. Other projects deal with lessons learned systems, utility adjustments for highway construction, and project management.
Research interests:
- Information technology and sensing for construction and infrastructure systems
- Knowledge management and lessons learned systems
- Right of way acquisition and utility adjustments