Date:January 01, 2017

Presentations and Workshops

Huang, H., and Ayyub, B. M., 2017, Resiliency and Robustness on of Geostructural Systems, Panel Discussion, Geo-Risk, International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Denver, CO.
Ayyub, B. M., 2016 (keynote presentation), Models for the Economics of Resilience: From Assets to Socioeconomics, Second Symposium of Quantitative Finance and Risk Analysis (QFRA 2016), June 9-10, 2016, Rhodes Island, Greece.
Ayyub, B. M., 2016 (keynote presentation), Practical Resilience Metrics for Critical Infrastructure, International Engineering Mechanics Forum, (IEMForum2016), which is planned for July 7-8, 2016 at Kanagawa University in Yokohama, Japan.
Vinson, T., Olsen, R., Ayyub, B. M., Wright, R., Barros, A., Walker, D., 2016, Determining Most Probable and Extreme Conditions to Apply the Observational Method to Climate Project Design, ASCE Convention, Portland, OR.
Ayyub, B. M., 2015, Uncertainty Analysis and Modeling for National Security Studies, National Security Analysis Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Ayyub, B. M., 2015, Global Catastrophic Risks with Climate Change as a Case Study, National Security Analysis Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Ayyub, B. M., 2015, Global Catastrophic Risks with Climate Change as a Case Study, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Ayyub, B. M., “DC Deluge?” WTOP Radio, http://www.nae.edu/Projects/20730/wtop/68997.aspx, 2013.
Ayyub, B. M., Braileanu, H. G., and Qureshi, N., “Prediction and Impact of Sea Level Rise on Properties and Infrastructure of Washington, DC,” Risk Analysis Journal, Society for Risk Analysis, 2011 Oct 28. doi: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01710.x. Press release of the above paper by the Society for Risk Analysis and the University of Maryland on November 1, 2012 was picked up by well over 300 media outlets
Ayyub, B. M., “Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR)”, WAMU Interview, http://www.civil.umd.edu/news/news_story.php?id=4444 
Ayyub, B. M., “Electric Distribution Resilience: Is Undergrounding a Solution?” 6th Congress on Forensic Engineering, Panel Discussion: Resilience Engineering, San Francisco, CA, November 1, 2012.
Ayyub, B. M., “On Uncertainty in Information and Ignorance in Knowledge,” Committee on Mathematical Foundation of Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification, August 23, 2010 Meeting.
Ayyub, B. M., “Uncertainty Sources, Types and Quantification Models for Risk Studies,” The Association of Government Toxicologists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, October 21, 2010.
Ayyub, B. M., “Uncertainty Sources, Types and Quantification Models for Risk Studies,” DOE Workshop on Risk Assessment and Safety Decision Making Under Uncertainty, September 21-22, 2010, Bethesda, MD.
Ayyub, B. M., and Gavardashvili, G., “Risk-Based Security Analysis of the Hydraulic Systems in the River Network in the South Caucasus Region of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan,” Science for Peace and Security Section (SPS), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Belgium, July 6, 2009.
Ayyub, B. M., “A Risk-Based Framework for Multi-Hazard Analysis,” Georgian Water Management Institute, April 22, 2009, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Ayyub, B. M., “Developing an Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle: Towards Cognition,” Fourth Joint Military/Civilian Conference on Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT), April 1-2, 2009.
Ayyub, B.M., “A Risk-Based Framework for Multi-Hazard Analysis,“ Virginal Tech , Northern Virginal Center, November 13, 2008.
Ayyub, B.M., “Discussion: Perspectives Based on Engineering Risk Analysis,“ Distinguished Statistics Consortium Lecture By Mitchell H. Gail, December 5, 2008, University of Maryland, College Park.
Liebe, R. M., Scouras, J., Parnell, G., Ayyub, B.M., “Risk Analysis Frameworks for Counterterrorism,“ 2nd Annual SARMA conference this year, May 13-15, 2008, Arlington, VA.
Ayyub, B. M. (invited lecture), “A Risk-Based Framework for Managing Infrastructure,” National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan Building Technology Center, October 24-25, 2008, Taipei, Taiwan.
Ayyub, B. M. (invited keynote speaker), “Reclassification and Risk-Based Compliance: Statistical Analysis of Performance Tests of Personal Flotation Devices,” Marine Safety 2008 Conference, National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC), 27th–29th May 2008, Adelaide, South Australia.
Ayyub, B. M. (invited keynote speaker), “Using Uncertainty Modeling for Marine Safety Design – A Probabilistic Approach,” Marine Safety 2008 Conference, National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC), 27th–29th May 2008, Adelaide, South Australia.
Ayyub, B. M. (invited lecture), “Risks Analysis of Infrastructure Systems,” Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, December 26, 2007
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology: Background information, capabilities and case studies, Presentation at the Risk Methodologies Workshop, Infrastructure Strategies and Analysis Division, Department of Homeland Security, November 14, 2007.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology, Presentation to the Baltimore Police Department, August 31, 2007.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology: Baltimore Case Study, City of Baltimore, MD, May 10, 2007.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology, Emergency Management Division, Washington Military Department, State of Washington, Camp Murray, WA, November 17, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology, Governor’s Office for Homeland Security, State of Maryland, Annapolis, MD, August 14, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology, Grants and Training, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC, May 11, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Risks of Hurricane Protection Systems: Model Development for New Orleans and S.E. Louisiana (Volume VIII), U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC, May 4-6, 2006. https://ipet.wes.army.mil/  
Ayyub, B. M., (invited speaker) “Memetics: Establishing a Quantitative Foundation,” Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Workshop, April 4-6, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., and Wehr, S., “Risk-based PFD Classification and Standards Proposed Vision and Plan,” Personal Flotation Devices Manufacturing Association (PFDMA), U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division), 2006 PFDMA Annual Conference, March 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology: Risk Communication and Tactical Decision Making, Lockheed Martin Corporation, MD, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology: Sniper Case Study, SRA International for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology, Maryland State Highway Administration, MD, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Methodology, CitiStat, Mayor’s Office, City of Baltimore, MD, September 14, 2006.
Ayyub, B.M., and McGill, W.L., “The Critical Asset and Portfolio Risk Analysis Methodology for Critical Infrastructure Protection: Overview, Implementation, and Future Directions,” Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis, Baltimore, MD, December 6, 2006.
McGill, W.L., and Ayyub, B.M., “Quantitative Methods for Terrorism Warnings Analysis,” Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis, Baltimore, MD, December 6, 2006.
Ayyub, B.M., (invited speaker) “Risk Analysis for Informing Strategic and Tactical Decisions,” Naval War College, Chief of Naval Operations, Strategic Studies Group, Free Form Force, Newport, RI, October 26, 2006.
McGill, W.L., and Ayyub, B.M., “Risk Analysis for Informing Resource-Allocation Decisions: Applications to Intelligence Community Problems,” Second Annual National Intelligence Conference and Exposition (INTELCON), North Bethesda, MD, May 7-9, 2006.
McGill, W.L., and Ayyub, B.M., “Evidence-Theory Based Parameter Assessment for Homeland Security Risk Analysis,” Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Conference, November 6, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA.
McGill, W.L., and Ayyub, B.M., “Critical Asset & Portfolio Risk Analysis: Overview, Implementation, and Future Directions,” Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Annual Conference, November 6, 2006, Washington Plaza Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ayyub, B.M., (invited panelist), “Risk Assessment,” FERC-DHS Dam Security and Emergency Preparedness Workshop, April 6-7, 2006, Washington Plaza Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Quoted in Government Security News, http://www.gsnmagazine.com/, February 2006.
Ayyub, B. M. (invited speaker), “Reliability of Civil Infrastructure, Measuring Risks, Different Views,” Transportation Research Board, a Session on Improving Reliability of Transportation Systems: From Concepts to Actions and the Role of Computation and Information, Sponsored by the Artificial Intelligence and Advance Computing Applications Committee (ABJ70), Washington, DC, January 22, 2006.
Ayyub, B. M., Gupta, A., Assakkaf, I., Shah, N., Kotwicki, P., and Avrithi, K., “Development of Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Methods for Piping,” Several Presentations to Committees during Codes Week, Birmingham, AL, February 28 and March 1, 2005.
Ayyub, B. M., Reliability Analysis of Varistors and Deployable Generators, U. S. Air Force and Radian, Inc., Eglin Air Force Base, FL, January 10, 2005.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-Informed Methods for Protecting Nuclear Facilities,” invited panelist on “Critical Asset Protection – Assessing the Nation’s Nuclear Facilities” the American Nuclear Society topical meeting Operating Nuclear Facility Safety (2004 ONFS) in conjunction with the ANS Winter Meeting in Washington, DC, November 17, 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Simulation-Based Assessment of the Probability of the Dynamic Capsizing of Naval Vessels,” Independent Review Team of Dynamic Stability of Innovative Designs of Naval Vessels, U. S. Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock Division, May 6, 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection,” Workshop, U. S. Department of Homeland Security, and ASME, Washington, DC, April 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-Based Optimal Maintenance Management of Ship Structures (ROMMSS),” U. S. Navy SBIR Forum, Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA, May 4, 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Reliability-Based, Weight-Optimized Design of Primary Structural Components of Naval Vessels,” U. S. Navy SBIR Forum, Hyatt Regency, Reston, VA, May 3, 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., Lead Speakers on Various Aspects of the Development of the “Guidance on Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection,” U. S. Department of Homeland Security, ASME Workshop Asset Protection, April 14 to 16, 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Portrayal of Information Uncertainty,” USAF, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 2/3/2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Consequences of Barge Operation in Locks with Deteriorated Walls,” U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, January 21-23, 2004.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-based Protection of Critical Assets,” U. S. Department of Homeland Security, and ASME, Washington, DC, December 2, 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Expert Opinion Elicitation: Consequences of Barge Operation in Locks with Deteriorated Walls,” USACE, St. Louis District and Waterways Experiment Station, November 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Consequences of Barge Operation in Locks with Deteriorated Walls,” U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District and Waterways Experiment Station, November 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., and Kendrick, A., “The Effects of Fabrication Tolerances on the Fatigue Performance of Welded Details,” NAVSEA, U. S. Navy, Ship Structure Committee, SR-1428, October 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-based Protection of Critical Assets,” The Office of Domestic Preparedness of the U. S. Department of Justice, and ASME, Washington, DC, September 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “A Plan for Dynamic Loss-of-Stability Risk Assessment and Risk-based Design of Intact Naval Vessels,” NSWC-CD, U. S. Navy, Washington, DC, July 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-based Quality Assurance for Manufacturing Personal Flotation Devices,” Personal Flotation Devices Manufacturing Association (PFDMA), U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division) Report at 2003 PFDMA Annual Conference, June 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “A Risk-based Compliance Approval Models for Personal Flotation Devices,” Personal Flotation Devices Manufacturing Association (PFDMA), U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division) Report at 2003 PFDMA Annual Conference, June 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “A Risk-based Compliance Approval Models for Personal Flotation Devices,” NBSAC and U. S. Coast Guard Meeting, April 29, 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Electric-Current Induced Drowning Accidents,” USCG, Washington, DC, May 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-Based Optimal Maintenance Management of Ship Structures,” Naval Sea System Command, U. S. Navy, May 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Reliability-Based, Weight-Optimized Design of Primary Structural Components of Naval Vessels,” Naval Sea System Command, U. S. Navy, May 2003.
Al-Fadhala, M. A., and Ayyub, B. M., “Uncertainty-Based Condition Assessment of Existing Structures,” the Third International Workshop on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and Design of Civil Infrastructure Systems, Lausanne, 24-26, March 2003.
Quoted in Professional Mariner Online, “In the aftermath of Prestige: Can industry spot problem tankers?” by David Tyler, Professional Mariner #70, February/March 2003, Navigator Publishing, 2003.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-based Quality Assurance for Manufacturing Personal Flotation Devices,” U. S. Coast Guard, Underwriters Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 13, 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-based Compliance Approval and Equivalency of Personal Flotation Devices,” U. S. Coast Guard, Underwriters Laboratories, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 13, 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Failure Modes and Limit States for Class 2 and 3 Piping,” ASME Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME Special Working Group on Probabilistic Methods in Design, Orlando, FL, December 11, 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design Methods for Class 2 and 3 Piping,” ASME Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME Special Working Group on Probabilistic Methods in Design, Orlando, FL, December 10, 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Development of Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design Methods for Piping,” Invited by ASME Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME Special Working Group on Probabilistic Methods in Design, Endorsed by ASME Codes Committee, Presented at the Office of Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, October 31, 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Quality Assurance for Manufacturing Personal Flotation Devices,” Underwriters Laboratories, U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division), Expert Opinion Elicitation, August 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Development of Risk-based Compliance Approval Models of PFDs,” Underwriters Laboratories, U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division), Expert Opinion Elicitation, August 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Risk-Based Maintenance Management System for Ship Structure,” Naval Sea System Command, U. S. Navy, June 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Development of Probabilistic Design Primary Loads for use in a Weight Optimized Structural Design of CVN(X),” Naval Sea System Command, U. S. Navy, June 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Coastal Storm Damage Relationships Based on Expert Opinion Elicitation,” Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, June 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “A Risk-based Compliance Approval Process for PFDs: Beta Testing, Calibration, and Data Collection,” Personal Flotation Devices Manufacturing Association (PFDMA), U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division) Report at 2002 PFDMA Annual Conference, June 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Quality Assurance for Manufacturing Personal Flotation Devices,” Personal Flotation Devices Manufacturing Association (PFDMA), U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division) Report at 2002 PFDMA Annual Conference, June 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Development of Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design Methods for Piping,” ASME SWG Probabilistic Methods in Design (SG-D) (SCIII), ASME, May 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Development of Reliability-Based Load and Resistance Factor Design Methods for Piping,” ASME Codes Committee and Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME, May 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “Economic Consequence Assessment of Residential Flood Damage Expert-Opinion Elicitation,” Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, April 2002.
Ayyub, B. M., “A Risk-based Compliance Approval Process for PFDs: Model Development,” Personal Flotation Devices Manufacturing Association (PFDMA), U. S. Coast Guard (Office of Boating Safety, Product Assurance Division) Report at 2001 PFDMA Annual Conference, June 2001.
Ayyub, B. M., and Finkelstein, R., “Decide-Now Business Plan,” CyberCFO, VC Funding January 2001.
Ayyub, B. M., and Finkelstein, R., “Decide-Now Business Plan,” VA Tech Expo, November 2000.
Ayyub, B.M., “Hierarchical Ignorance Categories and Uncertainty Types in Engineering Systems,” Second International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Methods in Pavement and Geomechanical Systems, organized by N. O. Attoh-Okine, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, August 2000.
Mattei, N. J., and Ayyub, B.M., “Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Rules as Performance-Based Design Criteria for Surface Ships,” Shipbuilding Technologies 2000, September 21-22, 2000, Double Tree Hotel, New Orleans, LA.
Ayyub, B.M., “Cost-Benefit Analysis of Risk-Informed Design of Structural Systems,” ASME Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME, December 2000.
Ayyub, B.M., “The Development of Risk-based Standards for Skate Parks and Other Active Recreational Activities Parks,” ASME Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME, December 2000.
Ayyub, B. M., “Cost-benefit Analysis of Risk-Informed Design of Piping Systems of Nuclear Plants,” in the Risk-Informed Design Coordination Meeting, ASME Code Week, New Orleans, Sheraton Hotel, December 14, 1999.
Ayyub, B.M., “The Development of Risk-Informed Qualification (RIQ) Guidelines of Active Mechanical Equipment,” ASME Main Committee on the Qualification of Mechanical Equipment, ASME, May 1999.
Ayyub, B.M., “Risk-Informed Qualification (RIQ) Guidelines of Active Mechanical Equipment,” ASME Research Committee on Risk Technology, ASME, May 1999.
Ayyub, B.M., “Simulation Methods for Structural Reliability Assessment,” the First TSS/ASTA International Conference on Technology Parks and Transfer of Knowledge, the Arab Scientists and Technologists Abroad (ASTS), Tunis, funded by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) among others, through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, July 1996.
Ayyub, B.M., “Systems Reliability Analysis of Navigation Locks,” the First TSS/ASTA International Conference on Technology Parks and Transfer of Knowledge, the Arab Scientists and Technologists Abroad (ASTS), Tunis, funded by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) among others, through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, July 1996.
Ayyub, B.M., “Marine Applications of Risk-based Technologies,” ASME Workshop on Risk-based Applications for U.S. Coast Guard Operations, December 12-13, 1995, Tysons Corner, VA.
Ayyub, B.M., Advances in Structural Reliability, the USACE Structural Engineering Conference, invited speaker, August 28 – September 1, 1995.
Ayyub, B.M., “Risk-Based Inspection,” the Second Congress of Arab Scientists and Technologists Abroad (ASTS), Amman, Jordan, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) among others, through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, July 30 to August 5, 1994.
Dahiyat, E., Hassoun, G., Ayyub, B.M., Aissi, C., Shawar, S., and El-Ekabi, H., A Panel on “Brain Drain,” the First Congress of Arab Scientists and Technologists Abroad (ASTS), Amman, Jordan, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) among others, through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, August 17-19, 1992.
Ayyub, B.M., and Lai, K.-L., “Structural Reliability Assessment with Ambiguity and Vagueness in Failure,” ASNE Day, May 1, 1992, Washington, DC
Hassan, M.H.M., and Ayyub, B.M., “A Model for Real-Time Control of Construction Activities Using Personal Computers,” American Concrete Institute Annual Convention, March 8, 1992, Washington, DC
Ligomenides, P., Ayyub, B.M., Zimmermann, H.J., and Vamos, T., A Panel on “Management of Uncertainty: Cases, Models and Machines,” The First International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, December 3-5, 1990.
Ayyub, B. M., White, G. J., Bell-Wright, T. F., and Purcell, E. S., “Comparative Structural Life Assessment of Patrol Boat Bottom Plating,” ASNE Day, May 2-4, 1990.
Ayyub, B. M., Ibrahim, A., and Pressualla, H., “Post-Tensioned Steel Bridges,” Poster Session, 1989 National Steel Construction Conference, AISC, Nashville, Tennessee, June 21-24, 1989.
Ayyub, B. M., “Structural Life Expectancy of Ships,” Society of Reliability Engineers meeting, ORI, Inc., Crystal City, VA, May 11, 1989.
Ayyub, B.M., White, G.J., and Purcell, E.S., “Estimation of the Structural Service Life of Boats,” ASNE Day, May 1989.
Ayyub, B.M., “Risk-Based Decision Making in Bridges, Marine Structures and Construction,” Panel Presentation, ASME Third Annual Forum on Risk Analysis, Chicago, December 1988.
Schelling, D.R., Albrecht, P., and Ayyub, B.M., “Heavy Truck Limits on the National Bridge Inventory,” Afternoon Session A: Design, Construction and Evaluation, International Bridge Conference, Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 23, 1987
White, G.J., and Ayyub, B.M., “Reliability-Based Fatigue Design for Ship Structures,” SNAME, ASNE Day, May 1987.
Schelling, D.R., Albrecht, P., and Ayyub, B.M., “Evaluation of Bridge Structures Subjected to Heavy Loads,” Transportation Research Board 66th Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, January 1987.
Saadatmanesh, H., Albrecht, P., and Ayyub, B.M., “Behavior of Prestressed Composite Steel-Concrete Beams,” American Concrete Institute Annual Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, November 11, 1986.
Ayyub, B.M., and Kadissi, R., “Conditional Failure and Survival Probability Distributions in Structural Engineering,” Chesapeake Bay-Delaware Probability Statistics Day, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, December 1986.
Ayyub, B.M., and White, G.J., “A Reliability-Conditioned Approach for Calibrating Structural Codes,” The Fifth ASCE Structures Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana, 15-18 September, 1986.
Saadatmanesh, H., Albrecht, P., and Ayyub, B.M., “Analytical and Experimental Study of Prestressed Steel Composite Girders,” the Fifth ASCE Structures Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana, 15-18 September 1986.
Ayyub, B. M., Applications of Fuzzy Sets, The National Science Foundation Workshop on Civil Engineering Applications of Fuzzy Sets, October 17-19, 1985, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
White, G.J., and Ayyub, B.M., “Reliability Methods for Ship Structures,” SNAME, ASNE Day, May 1985.
Haldar, A., and Ayyub, B.M., “Probabilistic Lateral Loading in Pressure Vessel Design,” Symposium on Advances in Probabilistic Structural Mechanics, Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, ASME, Orlando, Florida, June 1982.