Attoh-Okine, Nii O.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Center for Risk and Reliability
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., University of Kansas
- Diplom Ingineur, Rostov Institute of CIvil Engineering
BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Professor Attoh-Okine’s research expertise is in resilient infrastructure, with a strong focus on cybersecurity and digital technologies applied to transportation and civil infrastructure. A well-recognized expert in railway engineering, he also leads efforts in digital twins, cybersecurity, and blockchain technologies applied to civil engineering. He is a member of the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine committee on Safe Transportation of Liquefied Natural Gas by Railroad Tank Car.
He currently holds a joint appointment in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Delaware and, until recently, was also the Interim Cybersecurity Initiative Academic Director. He is a member of the State of Delaware Cybersecurity Council and in addition, served as the lead representative from the university to the Digital Innovation Hub, a US-Japan University Consortium promoting research in digital innovation across multidisciplinary topics. In recognition of his leadership, he was selected as one of only 18 international speakers chosen to attend the G20 Ministerial Meeting held in Japan in 2019.
Attoh-Okine is a founding associate editor of the ASCE/ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty Management in Engineering Systems and has served as an associate editor of Journal of Infrastructure Systems, Journal of Computing, Journal of Bridge Engineering, and Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice. He has authored two books, “Resilience Engineering: Models and Analysis and Big Data” and “Differential Privacy in Railway Track Engineering.”
Railway Track Analysis
Resilience Engineering and CyberResilience
Theory of Pavement Design
Graphical Models/Belief Functions
Blockchain/Smart Contracts
Digital Twins
Topological Data Analysis
ENCE 688 : Theory Guided Machine Learning
UMD Roundtable Weighs Lessons Learned From Key Bridge Collapse
Experts put forward their perspectives on the March incident.Key Bridge: What Comes Next?
A system of systems approach is needed in planning for a replacement, says UMD’s Attoh-Okine.A Ventilation Coach for Opioid Overdose Bystanders Takes Top Prize at Inaugural Capstone Design Expo
More than 500 Clark School Seniors Showcase Engineering Solutions to Real-World ProblemsUMD Hosts Industrial AI Forum
High-profile event highlights university’s leadership role in the field.UMD Hosts Roundtable on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Event brings together CEE heads from around the United States.Dialing Up a Storm
Reporters stand in hurricane-force winds at UMD’s Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel.UMD Tapped to Lead Tier 1 University Transportation Center
Researchers awarded $10M to study use of autonomous vehicles, access and equity, and climate impacts.New UMD Center to Focus on Railway Cybersecurity and Safety
Researchers based at the civil and environmental engineering department will work to enhance resilience against cyberattacks.Niemeier Selected for Bower Award
Clark Distinguished Chair is honored for her research on transportation, climate, and equity.A Boost for International Research Collaboration
Japanese, U.S. researchers gather for digital innovation workshop.UMD to Host Japan-U.S. Digital Innovation Workshop
November event to foster opportunities for renewed collaboration.Attoh-Okine Named UMD CEE Chair
University of Delaware Professor, ASCE Fellow to lead department.Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Snr Member-IEEE
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Fellow-ASCE