Prof. Omar Smadi is a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, at Iowa State University (ISU). He completed his M.S. and Ph.D. studies at Iowa State University in 1993 and 2000, respectively. He has over 25 years of experience in the area of infrastructure and asset management, ranging from pavements, bridges, safety, pavement marking, signs, and other infrastructure assets. He is currently serving as the principal investigator for several research projects for the Iowa Department of Transportation, the Iowa Highway Research Board, the federally funded Midwest Transportation Center, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the Second Highway Research Program, and the Federal Highway Administration dealing with roadway data, safety, and asset management.