Debra Laefer

2025

From 2D to 3D: Flood risk communication in a flood-prone neighborhood via dynamic, isometric street views

Zhu, J., Laefer, D. F., Lejano, R., Gmelch, P., O'Keeffe, E. & Chandna, K., Apr 2025, In: Progress in Disaster Science. 26, 100419.

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Low-Cost, LiDAR-Based, Dynamic, Flood Risk Communication Viewer

Laefer, D. F., O’Keeffe, E., Chandna, K., Hertz, K., Zhu, J., Lejano, R., Vo, A. V., Bertolotto, M. & Ofterdinger, U., Feb 2025, In: Remote Sensing. 17, 4, 592.

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Modeling food-related business closure in select New York City communities using multi-scale and spatial features

Wang, S. & Laefer, D. F., Jan 2025, In: Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. 52, 1, p. 247-264 18 p.

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Stakeholder engagement to strengthen underground infrastructure resilience

Restrepo, C. E., Zimmerman, R., Laefer, D. F., Leidner, A., Dorf, W., Gmelch, P. & Hertz, K., Mar 2025, In: Environment Systems and Decisions. 45, 1, 10.

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2024

Detailed modeling and numerical analysis of thermo mechanical stresses in the crystalline silicon and thin film PV modules under varying climatic conditions

Limane, B., Ould-Lahoucine, C., Guenfoud, S., Diaf, S. & Laefer, D. F., Jul 2024, In: Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 52, 102625.

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Multiscale Analysis of Pedestrian Crossing Distance

Moran, M. E. & Laefer, D. F., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Planning Association.

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Volumetric Pothole Detection from UAV-Based Imagery

Chen, S., Laefer, D. F., Zeng, X., Truong-Hong, L. & Mangina, E., May 1 2024, In: Journal of Surveying Engineering. 150, 2, 05024001.

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2023

A comparative study of hydrogen peroxide oxidation and electrocoagulation using aluminum, iron, and zinc electrodes for urban sludge disintegration

Mouna, C., Merzouk, B., Sabir, H., Laefer, D. F. & Wafa, A., 2023, In: Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia). 58, 10, p. 1806-1820 15 p.

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Effect of Electrocoagulation Parameters on Chromium Removal, Sludge Settling, and Energy Consumption

Wafa, A., Mouna, C., Azzeddine, G., Laefer, D. F. & Sabir, H., Mar 2023, In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Electrochemistry. 15, 3, p. 166-183 18 p.

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Flight Path Setting and Data Quality Assessments for Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicle-Based Photogrammetric Bridge Deck Documentation

Chen, S., Zeng, X., Laefer, D. F., Truong-Hong, L. & Mangina, E., Aug 2023, In: Sensors. 23, 16, 7159.

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In Search of Basement Indicators from Street View Imagery Data: An Investigation of Data Sources and Analysis Strategies

Vo, A. V., Bertolotto, M., Ofterdinger, U. & Laefer, D. F., Mar 2023, In: KI - Kunstliche Intelligenz. 37, 1, p. 41-53 13 p.

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Rapid surveillance of New York City healthcare center egress behaviors during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown

Kirchner, T., Jiang, H., Gao, H., Kabutaulaka, G., Cheong, D., Jiang, Y., Khan, A., Qiu, W., Tai, N., Truong, T., Virk, M., Gmelch, P., Carey, C. & Laefer, D., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Data. 10, 1, 795.

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2022

A comparison of ground-based hyperspectral imaging and red-edge multispectral imaging for façade material classification

Zahiri, Z., Laefer, D. F., Kurz, T., Buckley, S. & Gowen, A., Apr 2022, In: Automation in Construction. 136, 104164.

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Essential Business Visits and Social Vulnerability during New York City’s Initial COVID-19 Outbreak

Laefer, D. F. & Protopapas, D., Dec 2022, In: Epidemiologia. 3, 4, p. 518-532 15 p.

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Experimental testing and analysis of the axial behaviour of intermeshed steel connections

McGetrick, P. J., Robinson, D., Matis, P., Martin, T., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S., Truong-Hong, L., Huynh, M. P., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Shemshadian, M. E. & Labbane, R., Feb 1 2022, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings. 175, 2, p. 153-173 21 p.

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Local public right of way for surface and subsurface resource integration

Matthews, T. & Laefer, D. F., 2022, In: Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems. 39, 4, p. 309-327 19 p.

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Machine Learning Methods for Multiscale Physics and Urban Engineering Problems

Sharma, S., Thompson, M., Laefer, D., Lawler, M., McIlhany, K., Pauluis, O., Trinkle, D. R. & Chatterjee, S., Aug 2022, In: Entropy. 24, 8, 1134.

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Managing wind resource variation for rooftop turbine placement

Epple, P., Thakur, G. & Laefer, D. F., Jul 2022, In: European Physical Journal: Special Topics. 231, 9, p. 1715-1734 20 p.

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Structural, Elastic Stability, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of the Quaternary Heusler Alloy CoMnVSi: An Ab Initio Study

Doghmane, M., Amraoui, R., Chettibi, S. & Laefer, D. F., Oct 2022, In: Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 96, 10, p. 2166-2172 7 p.

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Wastewater sludge as a low-cost effective adsorbent of hexavalent chromium: equilibrium, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies

Cherifi, M., Mecibah, W., Bouasla, S., Laefer, D. F. & Hazourli, S., Dec 2022, In: Desalination and Water Treatment. 278, p. 102-116 15 p.

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2021

Amass: Advanced manufacturing for the assembly of structural steel

Shemshadian, M. E., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Labbane, R., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S., Truong-Hong, L., Huynh, M. P., McGetrick, P., Martin, T. & Matis, P., Feb 1 2021, In: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. 26, 1, 04020052.

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Characterizing building materials using multispectral imagery and LiDAR intensity data

Zahiri, Z., Laefer, D. F. & Gowen, A., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Building Engineering. 44, 102603.

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Comparative study between electrocoagulation used separately and coupled with adsorption for dairy wastewater treatment using response surface methodology design

Cherifi, M., Guenfoud, S., Bendaia, M., Hazourli, S., Laefer, D. F., Leclerc, J. P. & Mecibah, W., May 2021, In: Desalination and Water Treatment. 223, p. 235-245 11 p.

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Free vibration analysis of multi-span orthotropic bridge deck with rubber bearings

Farah, I., Rezaiguia, A., Mouassa, A., Debra, L. & Guenfoud, S., 2021, In: Diagnostyka. 22, 1, p. 11-21 11 p.

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Integrated Evolutionary Algorithms/Computational Fluid Dynamics for Drag Reduction in Highway Design

Zhang, P., Vo, A. V., Laefer, D. F. & Porfiri, M., Sep 1 2021, In: Journal of Infrastructure Systems. 27, 3, 04021025.

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Metrics for aerial, urban lidar point clouds

Stanley, M. H. & Laefer, D. F., May 2021, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 175, p. 268-281 14 p.

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Optimizing urban LiDAR flight path planning using a genetic algorithm and a dual parallel computing framework

Vo, A. V., Laefer, D. F. & Byrne, J., Nov 1 2021, In: Remote Sensing. 13, 21, 4437.

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Spring 2020 COVID-19 community transmission behaviours around New York City medical facilities

Lee, S. A. K. & Laefer, D. F., Sep 2021, In: Infection Prevention in Practice. 3, 3, 100158.

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Structural mechanics characterization of steel intermeshed connection using nonlinear finite element analysis

Shemshadian, M. E., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S. & McGetrick, P., Jul 1 2021, In: Engineering Structures. 238, 112264.

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Voxel Change: Big Data-Based Change Detection for Aerial Urban LiDAR of Unequal Densities

Aljumaily, H., Laefer, D. F., Cuadra, D. & Velasco, M., Nov 1 2021, In: Journal of Surveying Engineering. 147, 4, 04021023.

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2020

Evaluation of the integrals of Green’s function of Lamb’s model used in contact problems

Gherdaoui, H., Guenfoud, S., Bosakov, S. V., Rezaiguia, A. & Laefer, D. F., Oct 1 2020, In: Acta Mechanica. 231, 10, p. 4145-4156 12 p.

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Experimental study of intermeshed steel connections manufactured using advanced cutting techniques

Shemshadian, M. E., Labbane, R., Schultz, A. E., Le, J. L., Laefer, D. F., Al-Sabah, S. & McGetrick, P., Sep 2020, In: Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 172, 106169.

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Introduction of the intermeshed steel connection - A new universal steel connection

Al-Sabah, S., Laefer, D. F., Hong, L. T., Huynh, M. P., Le, J. L., Martin, T., Matis, P., McGetrick, P., Schultz, A., Shemshadian, M. E. & Dizon, R., Mar 1 2020, In: Buildings. 10, 3, 37.

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Selective demolition of masonry unit walls with a soundless chemical demolition agent

Natanzi, A. S., Laefer, D. F. & Zolanvari, S. M. I., Jul 10 2020, In: Construction and Building Materials. 248, 118635.

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Using Short-wave Infrared Range Spectrometry Data to Determine Brick Characteristics

Laefer, D. F., Zahiri, Z. & Gowen, A., Jan 2 2020, In: International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 14, 1, p. 38-50 13 p.

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2019

An empirical study to evaluate students’ conceptual modeling skills using UML

Aljumaily, H., Cuadra, D. & Laefer, D. F., Oct 2 2019, In: Computer Science Education. 29, 4, p. 407-427 21 p.

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Characterising the segregation of self‑consolidating concrete using ultrasonic pulse velocity

Abdelouahab, G., Abdelhalim, B. & Laefer, D. F., Mar 2019, In: Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. 61, 1, p. 26-37 12 p.

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Dynamic response of a multi-span, orthotropic bridge deck under moving truck loading with tandem axles

Fisli, Y., Rezaiguia, A., Guenfoud, S. & Laefer, D. F., 2019, In: Diagnostyka. 20, 4, p. 37-48 12 p.

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Integration of lidar data and GIS data for point cloud semantic enrichment at the point level

Aljumaily, H., Laefer, D. F. & Cuadra, D., Jan 2019, In: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 85, 1, p. 29-42 14 p.

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LiDAR point-cloud mapping of building façades for building energy performance simulation

O'Donnell, J., Truong-Hong, L., Boyle, N., Corry, E., Cao, J. & Laefer, D. F., Nov 2019, In: Automation in Construction. 107, 102905.

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Numerical study of the behavior of intermeshed steel connections under mixed-mode loading

Shemshadian, M. E., Le, J. L., Schultz, A. E., McGetrick, P., Al-Sabah, S., Laefer, D. F., Martin, A., Hong, L. T. & Huynh, M. P., Sep 2019, In: Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 160, p. 89-100 12 p.

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2018

A spatio-temporal index for aerial full waveform laser scanning data

Laefer, D. F., Vo, A. V. & Bertolotto, M., Apr 2018, In: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 138, p. 232-251 20 p.

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Automatic extraction of road features in urban environments using dense ALS data

Soilán, M., Truong-Hong, L., Riveiro, B. & Laefer, D., 2018, In: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 64, p. 226-236 11 p.

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Impact of thermal transfer on hydration heat of a Soundless Chemical Demolition Agent

Laefer, D. F., Natanzi, A. S. & Zolanvari, S. M. I., Oct 30 2018, In: Construction and Building Materials. 187, p. 348-359 12 p.

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Laser scan-based structural assessment of wrought iron bridges: Guinness Bridge, Ireland

Gyetvai, N., Truong-Hong, L. & Laefer, D. F., Feb 23 2018, In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage. 171, 2, p. 76-89 14 p.

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Robust statistical approaches for circle fitting in laser scanning three-dimensional point cloud data

Nurunnabi, A., Sadahiro, Y. & Laefer, D. F., Sep 2018, In: Pattern Recognition. 81, p. 417-431 15 p.

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The feasibility of short-wave infrared spectrometry in assessing water-to-cement ratio and density of hardened concrete

Zahiri, Z., Laefer, D. F. & Gowen, A., Oct 10 2018, In: Construction and Building Materials. 185, p. 661-669 9 p.

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