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Dr. habil. László GÁSPÁR is a distinguished Hungarian civil engineer, researcher, and professor emeritus renowned for his expertise in road engineering, pavement and bridge management, and sustainability in infrastructure. He has made an exceptional impact in academia and research through decades of groundbreaking contributions to transport engineering and infrastructure sustainability. He currently serves as a research professor at the KTI Hungarian Institute for Transport Sciences and Logistics and an emeritus professor at Széchenyi István University. Fluent in five languages, Dr. Gáspár has dedicated his life to advancing civil engineering, mentoring PhD students, and contributing to international collaborations.
Profile
🎓 Education
Dr. Gáspár earned dual Master of Science degrees from the Technical University of Budapest, first in Civil Engineering (1966) and then in Economic Engineering within the Transport Faculty (1970). His academic journey continued with a Technical University Doctorate (1972), followed by a PhD (Candidate of Technical Sciences, 1979) and a Doctor of Technical Sciences (DSc, 1991). He achieved his habilitation in 1997 and was promoted to full university professor in 2000. He also holds a Euro-engineer diploma (1992) and received an honorary doctorate from Széchenyi István University in 2019.
💼 Experience
With over five decades of professional engagement, Dr. Gáspár's roles span across academia, industry, and public policy. He led soil stabilization and asphalt groups in the 1960s and later directed road laboratories and conducted pioneering research in pavement condition evaluation. His international experience includes study tours in Germany and the USA (Darmstadt, Stuttgart, Berkeley, Ann Arbor). Since 1990, he has chaired or participated in numerous global conferences, led or reviewed 12+ EU-funded projects, and served on scientific committees and doctoral councils. His dedication to research mentoring is evidenced by supervising both Hungarian and international PhD candidates.
🔬 Research Interests
Dr. Gáspár’s research encompasses a wide range of civil engineering domains:
🛣️ Pavement and bridge management, 🧪 asphalt and cement concrete technology, 🧭 road maintenance, 🔬 quality control, 📊 road condition forecasting, and 🌍 climate change impacts on infrastructure. He is especially recognized as an early advocate for lifetime engineering in Hungary and for integrating BIM and sustainability assessment frameworks into road and bridge design.
🏆 Awards & Honors
His numerous accolades include being an official candidate for the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2003, 2006, 2009) and receiving the Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) from Széchenyi István University in 2019. He has also held significant roles such as non-academic representative in the Technical Sciences Section of the Hungarian Academy and project leader of cutting-edge research on climate-resilient roads and innovative rubber-bitumen technology.
📚 Selected Publications
“Optimizing Foamed Bitumen Mixtures: AI-Based Determination of Ideal RAP and FBC Percentages Using HWTT and ITS Data”, Applied Sciences, 2025 — 🔗 DOI:10.3390/app15073780
🧾 Cited by: forthcoming
“Optimizing Sustainability in Bridge Projects: A Framework Integrating Risk Analysis and BIM with LCSA According to ISO Standards”, Applied Sciences, 2025 — 🔗 DOI:10.3390/app15010383
🧾 Cited by: forthcoming
“The Role of BIM in Managing Risks in Sustainability of Bridge Projects: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis”, Sustainability, 2024 — 🔗 DOI:10.3390/su16031242
🧾 Cited by: 3+
“Optimizing Sustainability in Bridge Projects”, Preprint, 2024 — 🔗 DOI:10.20944/preprints202411.1625.v1
🧾 Cited by: pending review