Abiola Akanmu

Assistant Professor
Civil and Construction Engineering

(269) 276-3201, G-246 Parkview Campus
abiola.akanmu@wmich.edu

Education

• Ph. D., Architectural Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 2012.
• M. Eng., Structural Engineering, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, 2004.
• B. Sc., Civil Engineering, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, 1999.

Research Interests

• Wireless Sensing
• Building Information Modeling
• Cyber-Physical Systems Application to Civil Infrastructure
• Intelligent Construction Systems
• Sustainability

Selected Publications

• Akanmu, A., Anumba, C. and Messner, J. (2013). “Active Monitoring and Control of Light Fixtures during Building Construction and Operation: a Cyber-Physical Systems Approach,” ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering – (Accepted).
• Hammad, S., Akanmu, A. and Abdel-Qadir, I. (2013). “Spatial Mapping Approach to Components Tracking using RTLS system,” 2013 Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Conference (Pennsylvania, April 2013).
• Akanmu, A., Anumba, C. and Messner, J. (2012). “An RTLS-Based Approach to Cyber-Physical Systems Integration in Design and Construction,” International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2012, Article ID 596845, 11 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/596845.
• Akanmu, A., Anumba, C., Messner, J. and Lee, S.  (2012). “Component Level Cyber-Physical Systems Integration:  A Light Fixtures Example,” 2012 ASCE Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (Florida 26 October, 2012).
• Akanmu, A., Anumba, C., Messner, J., Lee, S. and Kundur, D. (2012). “An Experimental Investigation of Integration of Virtual Models and the Physical Construction,” 7th International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (Brazil, August 2012).
• Akanmu, A., Anumba, C. and Messner, J. (2011). “Mechanisms for Bi‐directional Coordination between Virtual Design and the Physical Construction,” CIB 2011 Joint Conference W078/W102 (France, 26 October, 2011).
• Anumba, C., Akanmu, A., and Messner, J. (2010). “Towards a Cyber-Physical Systems Approach to Construction,” Construction Research Congress (Banff, 10 May, 2010).
• Akanmu, A. A., and Gambo, A. (2008). “Parametric Study of Minimum Energy Loss Culverts”. Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 3(2): 209-218.
• Akanmu, A. A., and Gambo, A. (2007). “Finite Element Simulation of Flow through Minimum Energy Loss Culverts,” Trends in Applied Sciences Research, 2(6): 535-545.