The Changing Face of the Journal of Infrastructure Systems

We are pleased to announce revisions to the aims and scope of the Journal of Infrastructure Systems, and changes to our editorial team. The changes reflect both the evolution of the field of infrastructure systems and shifts in the interests and commitments of associate editors and Editorial Board members.

Since the first issue of the Journal of Infrastructure Systems was published almost 25 years ago, the journal has focused on publishing cross-disciplinary papers in the field of infrastructure systems. The expectation is that these papers are grounded in engineering principles and make methodological contributions to monitoring, evaluating, expanding, repairing, replacing, financing, or otherwise sustaining civil infrastructure. The aims and scope of the journal are intended to communicate these expectations to authors, reviewers, and readers.

After 25 years, the field of infrastructure systems has evolved and the editors have decided it is time to revise the aims and scope of the journal to reflect the changes in the field and the opportunities for contributions to include new methodologies, technologies, and knowledge related to infrastructure systems. The revised aims and scope can be found on the journal’s website (https://ascelibrary.org/page/jitse4/editorialboard). As in the past, the emphasis is on systems in and contributions to the field, recognizing its complexity, and on the importance of interaction between physical, social, ecological, economic, and technological systems. We look forward to your contributions.

The areas covered by the Journal of Infrastructure Systems, to some extent, mimic the expertise of the associate editors. Associate editors manage the review process, from identifying reviewers to making an initial decision, and then handling rereviews. In the past year, we have said farewell to Rabi Mishalani from Ohio State University, an associate editor since 1998, and Kenneth Kuhn from Uber (formerly from RAND), an associate editor since 2015. We thank them both for their service. The current slate of associate editors and their expertise are summarized as follows:

Bryan Adey, Ph.D., Eldgenössiche Technische Hochschule Zurich

Infrastructure management, asset management, decision-making

Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, University at Buffalo

Statistical and econometric modeling, reliability, sustainability, public-private partnerships

Janey Camp, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Interactions of natural and human-made systems, geospatial technologies, risk management

Chih-Yuan (James) Chu, Ph.D., National Taiwan University

Transportation infrastructure life-cycle management, optimization, simulation, statistics

Pablo Durango-Cohen, Ph.D., Northwestern University

Optimization, econometric modeling, transportation economics and policy

Royce Francis, Ph.D., George Washington University

Sustainability measurement, risk-based management of drinking water infrastructure, life-cycle cost assessment methodologies, vulnerability

Arpad Horvath, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Life-cycle environmental and economic assessment of products, processes, and services

Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Ph.D., Kyoto University

Economics, public policy, public-private partnerships, international development

Sabine Kruschwitz, Ph.D., Technische Universität Berlin

Nondestructive testing, sensors, technology

Sybil Derrible, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Smart, sustainable, and resilient cities; urban engineering; complexity; data science

Samuel Labi, Ph.D., M.ASCE, Purdue University

Infrastructure decision-making, optimization, evaluation, project management

Lance Manuel, Ph.D., P.E., University of Texas at Austin

Structural dynamics, structural reliability, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis

Rui Cunha Marques, Ph.D., University of Lisbon

Performance assessment, project management, procurement, public-private partnerships

Allison Reilly, Ph.D., University of Maryland

Natural hazards, risk analysis, resilience

Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Ph.D., Lafayette College

Agent-based modeling, infrastructure/asset management, sustainability

The Editorial Board is also an important part of our editorial team. Members provide reviews as well as advice on potential reviewers. We have reconstituted our Editorial Board to reflect new areas as well as the changing interests of members. We thank the following members for their service and hope that they will continue to provide reviews and submit papers:

Teresa M. Adams, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison

Adjo Amekudzi Kennedy, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Shadi Anani, Ph.D., Greater Amman Municipality

A. Ricardo Archilla, Ph.D., University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Yueyue Fan, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Chris Hendrickson, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Yehuda Kleiner, Ph.D., National Research Council of Canada

Kenneth Kuhn, Ph.D., RAND Corporation

Samer Madanat, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Yanfeng Ouyang, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Nakul Sathaye, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Donald Uzarski, Ph.D., P.E., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jeff R. Wright, Ph.D., Western Washington University

We welcome the following new members:

Hiba Baoud, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

Eunshin Byon, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Daniel Eisenberg, Ph.D., Naval Post Graduate School

Claudia Fecarotti, Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology

Margaret Garcia, Ph.D., Arizona State University

Jinwoo Lee, Ph.D., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Tom Logan, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Mosi London, Ph.D., AECOM

Joshua Li, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Milad Memarzadeh, Ph.D., elQ Mobility

Ali Mostafavi, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Min Ouyang, Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Fred Pettit, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratories

Mohsen Shahandashti, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Janille Smith-Colin, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University

Elaina Sutley, Ph.D., University of Kansas

Jidong Yang, Ph.D., Southern Polytechnic State University

We are also pleased that the following members will continue to serve on the Editorial Board:

Stephen D. Boyles, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Ivan Damnjanovic, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Michael J. Garvin, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Nasir Gharaibeh, Ph.D., P.E., Texas A&M University

Neil S. Grigg, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, Colorado State University

James H. Lambert, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, University of Virginia

Hosin (David) Lee, Ph.D., P.E., University of Iowa

Zongzhi Li, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

William Robert, Spy Pond Partners

Joost Santos, Ph.D., George Washington University

Pattharin Sarutipand, Ph.D., Department of Transportation, Thailand

We are very proud of the fact that our associate editors and Editorial Board members include both well-established researchers and younger members. We look forward to continuing to engage the next generation of professionals and researchers as both authors and reviewers.

Many thanks to all contributors to the Journal of Infrastructure Systems as members of the editorial team, reviewers, and authors. Special thanks to ASCE Journal staff for their dedication and support.