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Fareed Salih is an emerging construction engineering and management researcher whose work sits at the critical intersection of technology adoption, project performance, and artificial intelligence in the construction industry. His most cited work, "Quantifying the Impact of Technology Utilization on Schedule and Cost Performance in Construction Projects" (2024, 16 citations), broke new ground by systematically measuring how multiple construction technologies collectively influence project outcomes — an area previously overlooked in the literature. Building on this foundation, Salih has expanded his inquiry to infrastructure projects specifically, comparing expert perceptions against real project data to reveal gaps between theory and practice, a methodological approach that strengthens the practical relevance of his findings. His most recent contribution investigates the synergies between artificial intelligence techniques and construction technologies, addressing a largely unexplored dimension of the industry's digital transformation. Notably, Salih's work consistently confronts a well-documented paradox: construction remains one of the least digitized industries globally, yet its technology adoption is accelerating rapidly. With 22 citations accumulated across just three papers published between 2024 and 2025, Salih represents a promising voice shaping how researchers and practitioners understand and measure digital transformation in construction.