I am a Senior Lecturer in Digital Construction at the University of Auckland. I am the Programme Leader for postgraduate studies in Construction Management, as well as the Director of the Smart Digital Lab (SDL). My research lies in the inter-disciplinary area of intelligent infrastructure and digital construction. I have focused on applying Building Information Modelling (BIM), Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (VR/AR/MR), Smart Sensing and Visualisation, throughout the lifecycle of complex building and large-scale infrastructure systems. My ultimate research goal is to develop a smarter, safer and better built environment to meet the new needs of a changing world.
PhD Civil Engineering
University Liverpool
MSc (Distinction) Structural Engineering (Dual Masters Programme)
Cardiff University
MSc Bridge and Tunnel Engineering (Dual Masters Programme)
Chongqing Jiaotong University
BEng Civil Engineering
Chongqing Jiaotong University
I am delighted to share that our PhD gradaute Xiaofei Yang just had his paper titled ‘Automated Concrete Bridge Damage Detection Using an Efficient Vision Transformer-Enhanced Anchor-Free YOLO’ accepted by Engineering (Elsevier) after an extensive one-and-a-half-year review process.
I am delighted to share that we won the Best Paper Award at the recent 6th International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI 2025) for our paper, “Enhancing Knowledge Capture and Reuse for Offsite Construction Through a Container-Based Knowledge Approach”.
I am delighted to share that our PhD student, Li Xu, has had his review article titled “Automation in Manufacturing and Assembly of Industrialised Construction” accepted for publication in Automation in Construction.
I am delighted to share that our PhD student, Zhen Zhang, has successfully passed his provisional year review! He is now confirmed to proceed to the next stage of his PhD research.
I am delighted to share that Zhen Zhang, Zhengxing Chen, and Tao Yang have successfully submitted their conference papers to the 6th International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI 2025).