Current Appointments

Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

  • Professor of Civil Engineering, School of Technology.

  • Director of Civil Engineering Research Centers, Faculty of Business, Technology and Education.

  • Head of Program, Civil Engineering Bachelor Program. (GEO)

  • Head of Program, Civil Engineering Bachelor Program. (ENG)

Reserch and Teaching Interests

My main research and teaching interests embrace, but are not limited to, the following areas: Construction Engineering and Management|Structural Mechanics|Transport Engineering|Project Management

Professional Development

Recognition for satisfying the requirements for the San Diego University, SDSU-Georgia Faculty Development Program. February 9, 2019. San Diego, California, USA. 

Training-course "Active Learning in the Flipped Classroom" (obtained 1 ECTS). GTU & ERASMUS+ Project PRINTel, 11-15 March 2019-Tbilisi, Georgia. 

Fundamentals of Program Assessment workshop, 7 PDHs, Professional Development Hours, ABET April 10, 2019. Dallas, Texas, USA. 

ABET Symposium, obtained 14 PDHs Professional Development Hours for participation April 11-12, 2019. Dallas, Texas, USA. 

Training-course Flipped Classroom and Open Educational Resources (OER) in innovative pedagogy (obtained 1 ECTS). GTU & ERASMUS+ Project PRINTel, 27-28 February 2020-Tbilisi, Georgia. 

Online Course, Flexible Course Design Summer Institute, Instructional Technology Services at San Diego State University. July 6, 2020. 

Training-course „Designing Meaningful Online Learning“ , GTU & ERASMUS+ Project PRINTel, 19 – 21 April, 2021 -Tbilisi, Georgia.  

EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon Europe) – Practical aspects, 14-15 December 2021- Tbilisi, Georgia. 

Online Course, ABET Accreditation & Assessment Essentials, obtained 12 PDHs, Professional Development Hours, ABET April 11-13, 2022. 

The 19th international scientific and technical conference “Materials and Energy saving technologies. Construction of optimized energy potential”,  Częstochowa University of Technology, 16-18 of November 2022, Czestochowa, Poland. 

Contributions To The University and The Community

University Service (University, School, Department)

  • Member-Council of the Faculty of Business, Technology and Education. (2022 to present)

  • Member-University Committee for ABET Accreditation Processes of STEM Programs at the Faculty of Business, Technology and Education, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

  • Member-Doctoral Dissertation Defenses Committee, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. (2018 to 2020)

  • Member-Master's Thesis Defense Committee, Construction Economics and Management Department, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, Georgia. (2018 To 2020)

Service to Journals

  • Editorial Board Member, Scientific-Technical journal “BILDING”, Tbilisi, Georgia. (2006 to 2008)

Service as Grant Reviewer

  • LEPL “Shota Rustaveli national scientific foundation of Georgia”, under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia

  1. Independent expert, Competition Commission for Evaluation of Projects Submitted within the Grant Competition on Publishing State Scientific Grants.

Service to the Field (Professional and Community Service)

  • LEPL "National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement", within the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.

  1. Accreditation Expert of Higher Education Programs 2019 to Present

  2. Member of Industry Council for Higher Education in Construction Engineering, 25/02/2021 to Present

  • German International Cooperation Agency/Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

  1. Short-Term Expert (09.02.2022 to 30.09.2022): Participation in revision and development of new qualifications in the construction sector based on the new methodology; In cooperation with Infrastructure Construction Companies Association (ICCA) facilitating sectorial working groups to develop occupational standards, prepare needed documents; Participation in development of sector map; Participation in development of education standard; Participation in the validation of final documents.

  2. Consultant (28.09.2021 to 30.11.2021): Participate in the preparation of the two focus groups (In cooperation with Infrastructure Construction Companies Association (ICCA) and GIZ PSD TVET representatives develop selection criteria for the focus group participants, elaborate questioners, and focus group protocol). Conducting two focus groups with the involvement of private sector representatives from the construction sector. Creating focus group report, negotiating with the Infrastructure Construction Companies Association (ICCA) and GIZ, and submit the final version