Contact

Phone: 470-578-5496

Email: yseo2@kennesaw.edu

Office Location: Marietta Campus, 655 Civil & Environmental Engr Bld, Room 111

Office Hours:
By Appointment Only

Research Overview 

Dr. Seo is interested in structural materials that show complex behavior under mechanical and environmental loading. His work reveals critical performance benchmarks for various road infrastructure, guiding the development of models, standards, and management systems. Between  2004 and 2013, he led extensive full-scale field experiments and oversaw multiple national projects at the Korea Expressway Corporation Test Road (KECTR), a prominent 7.7-kilometer highway testing facility in South Korea. These field studies are integral to refining and validating mechanistic-empirical pavement design methodologies. In 2013, Dr. Seo served as a pavement engineer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). During his tenure, he conducted influential studies on recycled materials, including Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) and Recycled Asphalt Shingles (RAS), utilizing Accelerated Loading Facilities (ALF). Dr. Seo's research interests extend to sustainable structural designs, with a particular focus on quantifying greenhouse gas emissions associated with highway construction and operation. He is also exploring innovative snow-melting systems that harness geothermal energy and is investigating traffic noise using machine learning algorithms. For more detailed information on Dr. Seo's research activities, please click on this link.

Key Research Interests

  • Full-scale performance evaluation of transportation materials
  • Laboratory material characterization of multi-phase pavement materials
  • Sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy
  • Traffic noise characterization

Recent Publications

  • Cho, W.Y., Kim, J.H., Song, G.G., Kim, K.N., and Seo. Y.,  Ensemble Learning Framework for Predicting Close Proximity for Tire-Pavement Noise on Expressways. Case Studies in Construction Materials, Volume 25, e06379, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2026.e06379 (08.2026) (IF: 6.9)
  • Seo. Y., Karim, M.A., Tzvekow, T., and Hardy, J. A Performance-Weighted Environmental Assessment of Ultra-High-Volume Fly Ash Substitution in Portland Cement Concrete. Buildings. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings16122454 (06.2026) (IF: 3.4)
  • Kim, J.H., Song, G.G., and Seo, Y. A Network-Aware Machine Learning Framework for Network-Level Pavement Condition Prediction. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacaie.2026.100091 (05.2026) (IF: 9.1)
  • Kim, J.H., Kwon, O.S., Cho, W.Y., Kim, K., and Seo, Y. Evaluating Tire-Pavement Noise Reduction of Porous Asphalt Using Close Proximity Tests: Comparative Performance and Long-term Effectiveness. Case Studies in Construction Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e05524 (11.2025) (IF: 6.6)
  • Baek, M. and Seo, Y. Hybrid Forecasting of University Electricity Demand Using Time Series and Deep Learning. Energy and Buildings 347 Part B. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116400 (09.2025) (IF: 6.6)
  • Seo, Y. and Kim, J.H. Synergistic Impact of Entrained Air and Fly Ash on Chloride Ingress in Concrete Pavement: An Electrical Resistivity Model Approach. Buildings 2025, 15, 1215. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15081215 (04.2025) (IF: 3.1)
  • Kim, J.H., Kwon, O.S., Cho, W.Y., Kim, K., and Seo, Y. Introducing the Rubber Plate Impact Method: A Versatile Alternative to Close Proximity Test for Tire-Pavement Noise Characterization on Highways, Discover Civil Engineering, http://doi.org/10.1007/s44290-024-00074-y, ISSN 2948-1546 (09.2024) (New Journal)
  • Kwon, J., Seo, Y., Kaplan, A. Assessment of Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) Pavement Performance: A Case Study in Georgia, Case Studies in Construction Materials, Volume 20, e02910, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e02910, ISSN 2214-5095 (07.2024) (IF:6.6)

Recent Grants (Engineering Research Only) 

  • Assessment of Durability and Functionality of Highway Porous Pavements, PI, KEC/KCL, 2024-2026
  • Optimizing Winter Roadway Treatment for Georgia Pavements, PI, GDOT RP 18-28 (subcontract to Georgia Southern University), 2019 - 2020 
  • Best Policies and Regulations for the Performance Enhancement of Highway Pavement in Korea, PI, Korea Expressway Corporation, Korea, 2016 - 2017
  • Development of Materials and Construction Technology for Cool and Porous Pavement, PI, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Korea, 2015 - 2016
  • Energy Harvesting Technologies for Road Pavement, PI (Brain Pool Scholar at KICT), Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, 05.2015 - 08.2015
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