Omar Swei

Omar Swei is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Omar joined UBC in 2018 following the completion of his graduate studies at MIT (PhD in 2016) and a U.S. Fulbright grant (2017). He has been the faculty lead for the department’s graduate program in project and construction management since 2019. His research broadly centers around the development and implementation of operations research methods to improve the design, maintenance, and delivery of infrastructure systems. This work emphasizes the development of optimal infrastructure management policies under uncertainty and improving the economic performance and environmental sustainability of existing infrastructure assets. This work has led to partnerships with federal and provincial agencies as well as private organizations to improve the sustainability and resilience of large-scale infrastructure systems.