Dr. Chang is licensed as a professional engineer in Florida, Texas, and Perú. He actively participates in both academic and professional communities, holding several leadership positions. He serves as President of the International Society of Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructure (iSMARTi), Chair of the International Road Federation (IRF) Asset Management Task Force, U.S. Delegate of the Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress (CILA), and Secretary of the Florida Engineers in Education Committee of the Florida Engineering Society (FES). He formerly served as Chair of the ASCE Infrastructure Systems Committee, and Research Coordinator of the Transportation Research Board Pavement Management Systems Committee. He is also a recipient of the International Road Federation Fellowship and the Achievement Award for Outstanding Service by iSMARTi
Awards
Engineering Faculty Member of the Year. Florida Society of Professional Engineers (FES). May 2024.
Achievement Award for Outstanding Service. International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi). August 2022.
Excellence Award for Education and Professional Practice. Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE). November, 2018.
Best Professor of Pavement Engineering and Highway Design. EAFIT University, Colombia. December 2014.
Outstanding Reviewer. Journal of Infrastructure Systems. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). April 2014.
NCEES Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education. National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Project “Multidisciplinary Design of a Sustainable, Environmentally Friendly, and Affordable House”, June 2013.
NCEES Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education. National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Project “Multidisciplinary SMART Design of Fire Station 513”, June 2012.
NCEES Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education. National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Project “Development of a Sustainable Infrastructure Management System for a City”, June 2011.
International Road Federation Fellowship. International Road Federation (IRF), August 1997.
Honors
President, International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi). January 2024 - Present.
Chair, Asset Management Task Force, International Road Federation (IRF). April 2023 – Present.
Academic Advisor of the FHWA Pavement Management Planning Group, Representative of the Academia. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). August 2022 – Present.
Secretary, Florida Engineers in Education (FEE) Executive Committee. Florida Engineering Society. February 2021 - Present.
Guest Editor of the Infrastructures Journal Special Issue: “Artificial Intelligence and Risk Management for Sustainable Infrastructure”, MDPI Sustainability Editorial Office, March 2024 – Present.
Guest Editor of the Infrastructures Journal Special Issue: “Sustainable Infrastructure Engineering and Reliability of Condition Assessment”, MDPI Sustainability Editorial Office, March 2023 – Present.
Journal Editor of Infrastructures Special Issue: “A Pathway to Safe, Smart, and Resilient Road and Mobility of Networks”, Springer and the International Road Federation, February 2023 – Present.
Editor in Chief: Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (3rd Edition - Spanish Version), AASHTO and the Instituto de la Construcción y Gerencia, February 2023.
Vice President of the North-American Region, International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (iSMARTi). March 2016- December 2023.
Chair, Infrastructure and Systems Committee of the Transportation and Development Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), August 2019 – August 2022.
Editorial Board Member of Infrastructures, MDPI Infrastructures Editorial Office, August 2022 – Present.
Editor in Chief of Infrastructures Journal Special Issue: “Selected Papers from the 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructures Conference”. Indexed by ESCI (Web of Science) and Scopus, MDPI Infrastructures Editorial Office, August 2022 – Present.
Chair, V International Conference on Infrastructure Transportation (ICTI), International Society for Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Transport Infrastructures (ISMARTI). August 2022.
Chair, Pavement Management Systems Research Committee, Transportation Research Board (TRB). April 2014 – April 2023.
Chair, Committee for the Implementation of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design (CIDMEP). August 2010 – Present.
Vice Chair of the Infrastructure and Systems Committee, Transportation and Development Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), January 2015 – September 2019.
Chair, Pavement Preservation Task Force, International Road Federation (IRF). August 2009 – December 2011.
Chair, Pavement Management Task Force, International Road Federation (IRF). January 2012 – 2014.
Delegate in the U.S., Ibero-Latin American Asphalt Congress (Cogreso Ibero-Latinoamericano del Asfalto CILA). January 2002 - Present.
Professional Organizations and Honor Societies
Florida Board of Professional Engineers, P.E. 91891.
Texas Board of Professional Engineers, P.E. 101970.
Peruvian Board of Engineers, P.E. 39748.
Member, Chi Epsilon.
Member, Phi Kappa Phi.
University and Scholarly Service
Liasson, Departmental Advisory Board (DAB), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FIU, December 2022 - Present.
Member, Committee on Integrating AI into Engineering Academic Programs, College of Engineering and Computing, FIU, February 2025 - Present.
Editorial Board Member. Infrastructures Journal, MDPI Infrastructures Editorial Office, August 2022 – Present.
Editor in Chief, Infrastructures Journal Special Issue: “Selected Papers from the 5th International Conference on Transportation Infrastructures Conference”. Indexed by ESCI (Web of Science) and Scopus, MDPI Infrastructures Editorial Office, August 2022 – February 2024.
Editor in Chief, Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (3rd Edition - Spanish Version), AASHTO and Instituto de la Construcción y Gerencia, February 2023.
Contributor, ABET Report Preparation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FIU. August 2021 – May 2022.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Faculty Position: Engineering Risk and Reliability of Infrastructure Systems. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FIU. August 2021 – May 2022.
Contributor, SACS Report, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FIU. August 2021 - December 2021.
Advisor, Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) - UTEP Chapter. January 2010 - August 2020.
ABET Coordinator, Department of Civil Engineering, UTEP. January 2018 - June 2020.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Faculty Position: IMSE Assistant Professor Position, Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department, UTEP. September 2019 - February 2020.
Representative, Department of Civil Engineering at the College of Engineering Council, UTEP. August 2015 - August 2018.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Faculty Position: Construction management or sustainable building materials,UTEP. July 2013 - December 2013.
Member, College of Engineering Infrastructure and Sustainability Team, UTEP. January 2012 - August 2020.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Faculty Position: Geotechnical and Structural, UTEP. January 2011 - December 2012.
Member, Faculty Council Committee at the College of Engineering, UTEP. September 2011 - August 2011.
Member, Undergraduate Curricula Committee, College of Engineering, UTEP. August 2009 - May 2011.
Mentor, Center of Teaching Excellence, April 2011.
Judge, Sustainable Engineering Energy Projects, Department of Industrial Engineering, Fall 2010, UTEP. December 2010 and Spring 2011.
Coordinator, Construction Management Internship Program, UTEP. July 2009.
Member, Faculty Search Committee, Faculty Position: Construction Management, UTEP. March 2009.