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
Dr Yang Zou has been invited to join the Editoral Advisory Board (EAB) of a brand new, fully open access journal entitled Artificial Intelligence for a Sustainable Built Environment (AISBE). AISBE is a cutting edge, inter-/trans- disciplinary gold open access journal that aims to advance knowledge in AI applications within architecture, civil and construction engineering.
We are pleased to share that Dr Yang Zou and our second-year PhD candidate, Zhen Zhang, have been awarded the Visiting Research Fellowship by Australia’s Decarbonising the Building Industry (DBI) Network.
It is pleased to share that our PhD graduates, Cheng Zhang and Feng Wang, have had their technical article titled “Automated UAV Image-to-BIM Registration for Planar and Curved Building Façades Using Structure-from-Motion and 3D Surface Unwrapping ” accepted for publication in the Elsevier journal of Automation in Construction.
It is pleased to share that Dr Yang Zou has been elected as a Board of Directors (BoD) member for the prestigious International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC).
We are delighted to share Dr Yang Zou has been appointed as an Associate Editor for Construction Innovation journal. Before that, Yang was working as an assistant editor for the same journal for two years.