School of Engineering

Gunnar Lucko, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Civil Engineering
202-319-4381 phone
202-319-6677 fax
lucko@cua.edu 

Education
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1999
German Diploma, Hamburg University of Technology, 2000
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2003

Biography
Gunnar Lucko is Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and the Director of the Construction Engineering and Management Program at CUA. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from Virginia Tech and also a German diploma specializing in structural and environmental engineering. Before joining CUA he worked in an engineering firm. His research interest include mathematical modeling, simulation, and analysis of project schedules and their relationship with other aspects, e.g. costs, construction equipment operations and economics, optimization methods, and engineering education.

A research grant by NSF continues his investigation of mathematical models for various fundamental problems, in particular financial management. A previous research grant by NSF created a novel method of modeling and analyzing linear schedules using singularity functions, which originate in structural engineering. Under a grant by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance he developed a student-centered initiative for low-cost sustainable solutions in earthquake-resistant design for simple residential structures in developing regions.

In 2005 he was elected to the Construction Research Council, the premier association of North American construction researchers. He is a member of ASCE, INFORMS, and PMI. In other research projects he has statistically examined the owning and operating costs of equipment and the constructability of segmental bridges.

Representative Publications
Lucko, G., Mitchell, Z. W. (2010). "Preparation of Incongruous Economic Datasets for Archival Data Analysis." In print, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.

Lucko, G., Rojas, E. M. (2010). "Research Validation in the Construction Domain: Challenges and Opportunities." In print, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.

Lucko, G., Peña Orozco, A. A. (2009) "Float Types in Linear Schedule Analysis with Singularity Functions." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 135(5): 368-377.

Lucko, G. (2009). "Productivity Scheduling Method: Linear Schedule Analysis with Singularity Functions." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 135(4): 246-253.

Lucko, G., Benjamin, P. C., Swaminathan, K., Madden, M. G. (2009). "Case Study of Automatic Simulation Generation for Construction Project Management." In print, Proceedings of the 2009 41st Winter Simulation Conference eds. Rossetti, M.D., Hill, R. R. Johansson B., Dunkin A., Ingalls R.G., Austin, TExas, December 13-16, 2009, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, New Jersey.

Lucko G., Benjamin P.C., Swaminathan K., Madden M.G. (2008), "Harnessing the Power of Simulation in the Project Management/Decision Support Aspects of the Construction Industry." Proceedings of the 2008 40th WInter SImulation Conference, eds, Mason S.J., Hill R., Monch L., Rose O., Miami, Florida, December 7-10, 2008, Institute of Electronic Engineers, Piscataway, New Jersey: 2479-2487.

Lucko, G. (2008). "Analysis of Linear Schedules with Singularity Functions Versus Critical Path Method." Presented at 2008 5th Project Management Institute College of Scheduling Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 4-7, 2008, Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: 12 p.

Lucko, G. (2007). "Flexible Modeling of Linear Schedules for Integrated Mathematical Analysis." Proceedings of the 2007 39th Winter Simulation Conference, eds. Henderson, S. G., Biller, B., Hsieh, M.-H., Shortle, J., Tew, J. D., Barton, R. R., Washington, District of Columbia, December 9-12, 2007, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, New Jersey: 2159-2167.

Website
http://faculty.cua.edu/lucko