Arkady Retik

Associate Teaching Professor

Arkady Retik

Associate Teaching Professor

Dr. Arkady Retik earned a Doctor of Science in 3D computer-aided design from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in 1990. His MSc in applied mathematics and management and BSc in civil engineering are also from the Technion. During his postdoc in Manchester, UK, he developed a LISP-based knowledge-based system for cost-time forecasting. He subsequently taught computer applications as a senior lecturer and professor at the University of Strathclyde and Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland. There, he established and led the Virtual 4D Intelligent Simulation group, focusing on time-based simulation of construction site design and management. In 2000, Retik joined Microsoft as a technical program manager in CoreOS, subsequently working in the developer, business development, and tech evangelism divisions, rising to the director level. Prior to joining UW Bothell as a full-time member in 2016, he co-founded one startup and served as CTO of another. He is a member of ACM and Computing For All, and has previously served as a member of PMI and IEEE.

Courses

  • CSS 107 Programming
  • CSS 142 Programming Methodology I
  • CSS 143 Programming Methodology II
  • CSS 295 K-12 Community Teaching
  • CSS 342 Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Math
  • CSS 350 Management Principles for Computing Professionals
  • CSS 360 Software Engineering
  • CSS 371 Business of Technology
  • CSS 451 3D Computer Graphics
  • CSS 461 Software Project Management
  • CSS 475 Databases
  • CSS 490 Special Topic (Entrepreneurship & Innovation)
  • CSS 506 Software Engineering

Research and Scholarship Interests

Artificial intelligence; knowledge representation; design evaluation and management; mixed reality, IP management, computing education

Books, edited books and chapters

  • Marston V K, Skitmore M, Alshawi M, Retik A and Koudounas K. The Use of Intelligent Simulation in Cost-Time Forecasts for Housing Rehabilitation Works. University of Salford, Dec. 1991, 104p. ISBN 0-9519060-0-3.
  • Langford D A and Retik A. “Information Sources in Construction”. Chapter in Information Sources in Engineering, 3rd Ed, Milde, K & Hicks, P (Eds), Bowker-Saur, 1996, ISBN 1-85739-057-1.
  • Langford D and Retik A. (Eds). “The Organization and Management of Construction: Shaping Theory & Practice”, Volume 1: Managing the Construction Enterprise, E &FN SPON, London, 1996, 430p. ISBN 0-419-22230-8.
  • Langford D and Retik A. (Eds). “The Organization and Management of Construction: Shaping Theory & Practice”, Volume 2: Managing the Construction Project and Managing Risk, E &FN SPON, London, 1996, 910p. ISBN 0-419-22240-5.
  • Langford D and Retik A. (Eds). “The Organization and Management of Construction: Shaping Theory & Practice”, Volume 3: Managing Construction Information, E &FN SPON, London, 1996, 358p. ISBN 0-419-22250-2.
  • Kumar B and Retik A. (Eds) “Information Representation and Delivery”, Proceedings of ITCSED’96, Edinburgh, CIVIL-COMP Press, 1996, ISBN 0-948-749-38-5.
  • Kumar B, MacLeod I and Retik A. (Eds). “IT in Civil & Structural Engineering Design”, Proceedings of ITCSED’96, Inverleith Spottiswoode, Glasgow, 1996, ISBN 1-900957-00-0.
  • Retik A and Langford D. Computer Integrated Planning and Design for Construction. Thomas Telford Publishing, London, 2001, p. 194. ISBN 0-7277-3007-X.
  • Leinonen J, Kähkönen K, Hemiö T, Retik A and Layden A. “New Construction Management Practice Based on the Virtual Reality Technology”. Chapter in 4D CAD and Visualization in Construction: Developments and Applications, Issa R, Flood I, O’Brien W. (Eds), Taylor and Francis, Amsterdam, 2005, ISBN 90 5809 3549.

Peer-reviewed Journals

  • Retik A, Warszawski, A and Banai, A. The use of computer graphics as a scheduling tool. Building and Environment, Vol. 25, No 2, 1990, pp133-142.
  • Retik A and Warszawski, A. Automated design of prefabricated building. Building and Environment, Vol. 29, No.4, 1994, pp. 421-436.
  • Retik A and Marston V K. An intelligent simulation approach to cost-time forecasting for housing modernization work. Computing Systems in Engineering, Vol.6, No.2, 1995, pp177-189.
  • Retik A. Geometric-based Reasoning System for Project Planning, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Discussion paper no. 04510, 1995, pp.63-64.
  • Retik A and Kumar B. Computer-aided integration of multidisciplinary design information. Advances in Engineering Software, Vol.25, No.2.3, 1996, pp. 111-122.
  • Shapira A and Retik A. Computer Integrated Construction Management: A Case for Octree-based representation, International Journal of Construction Information Technology, Vol5, No2, 1996, pp.61-82.
  • Conlin J and Retik A. Applicability of Project Management Software and Advanced IT Techniques to Construction Delays and Claims Mitigation, International Journal of Project Management (APM), January, Vol. 15, No.2, 1997, pp. 107-120.
  • Navon R and Retik A. Programming of Construction Robots Using VR Techniques, Automation in Construction, 1997, pp. 400-412.
  • Retik A. Planning and Monitoring of Construction Projects using Virtual Reality, Journal of Project Management (APMF), 3, 1997, pp. 28-32.
  • Retik A and Shapira A. VR based planning of construction site activities, Automation in Construction, 8/6, 1999, pp. 603-615.
  • Retik A. The Organization and Management of Construction, Intl Journal of Automation in Construction. Editorial paper, 8/6, 1999, pp. 3-4

Patents

  • US patent 7,278,143. System for accessing management functionality through a command line utility, 2007 (co-inventor)
  • US patent 7,676,815. System and related methods for accessing management functionality through a command line utility, 2010 (co-inventor)

Faculty Adviser

  • ACM Student Club
  • Startup Club
  • K-12 Community Engagement, Research Grant with Prof Rejoice Akapame, UW Bothell, 2021-2022
  • Community-Based Learning and Research Faculty Fellowship, UW, Bothell
  • Computing For All, Washington State