Jiansong Zhang

Jiansong Zhang, "Father of Invariant Signatures in AEC"

Associate Professor

jiansong-zhang@purdue.edu

765-494-1574

765-496-2246

DUDL 4552

School of Construction Management Technology
Dudley Hall, 363 N. Grant Street

West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Dr. Jiansong Zhang earned his Bachelor of Construction Management from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China with the top grade in his department, his M.Sc. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He worked in the Civil and Construction Engineering Department at Western Michigan University as an Assistant Professor for two years before joining the School of Construction Management Technology at �鶹��Ʒ as an Assistant Professor in Aug. 2017. Dr. Zhang’s professional experience includes working for Jiuzhou Engineering Consulting company in China and Gaylor Electric. He is a member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Construction Research Congress (CRC), and a member of ASCE Data Sensing and Analysis (DSA) Committee, Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation (VIMS) Committee, and Technical Council on Computing and Information Technology (TCCIT) Education Committee. He is the elected Member-at-Large (October 2017-September 2019) and Secretary (October 2019-September 2021) of the ASCE DSA committee. He is also a member of the buildingSMART linked data working group and regulatory interoperability working group. He serves as a reviewer of (since 2015), (since 2015), (since 2017), (since 2016), (since 2017), (since 2017), Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering (since 2018), International Journal of Construction Education and Research (since 2018), Journal of Architectural Engineering (since 2020), Journal of Information Technology in Construction (since 2020), International Journal of Construction Management (since 2020), Journal of Advances in Engineering Software (since 2021), Expert Systems with Applications (since 2021), Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Law (since 2022), and several international/national conferences (ASCE, i3CE 2019, ISARC 2019, ISARC 2021, ISARC 2023, CRC 2016, CRC 2018, CRC 2020, CRC 2024, IPC 2019, CIB W78 2018, ICSDEC 2016, ICCCBE 2016, WTC 2017, IWCCE 2017, ASC 2017, ASC 2020). For example, he has been the session chair of Augmented & Virtual Reality session at IWCCE 2017, one of the session chairs of Data Sensing, BIM, Simulation Track, a program committee member of the Automation and Robotics Track, as well as a reviewer in both tracks of CRC 2018, the session chair of Cyber-Human-System Session at , the session chair of BIM, Ontologies and Semantic Approaches Session at , the session chair of 3F & 4F: Computer Applications and Simulation, Advanced Technologies, and Data Analytics at , the session chair of Robotics, Automation, and Control at, the session chair of G1: Technology Management and Iinnovation at . He is an active member in (TRB) and was the panelist and moderator. Some of his honors include receiving the prestigious Corps of Engagement Award (2022) with his NSF PFI-RP team from �鶹��Ʒ, The John P. Lisack Early-Career Engagement Award (2022) from �鶹��ƷInstitute (PPI), PPI Inaugural Interdisciplinary Research Award (2021), Outstanding Faculty in Engagement (2021-2022) and Outstanding Faculty in Discovery (2018-2019, 2020-2021) from �鶹��Ʒ School of Construction Management Technology, technology development award (2017) from Western Michigan University, conference travel awards (2012; 2013; 2014) from the University of Illinois, top three paper award (2013) from ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, Chester P. Siess Award (2012) from the University of Illinois, Pokrajac Fellowship (2011) from the University of Illinois, CEE Department Scholarship (2009) from Carnegie Mellon University, and National Scholarship (2007; 2008) from China. Dr. Zhang has research interests in developing and leveraging advanced technologies to support construction engineering and management, construction automation, and sustainable infrastructure, including building information modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence (AI) [i.e., natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and automated reasoning], virtual reality (VR), and construction robotics. His research has been supported by Federal and State agencies such as National Science Foundation (NSF), Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, and Indiana Department of Transportation. His total research grants added up to $8,018,352 as of Oct. 2024. He has been awarded six NSF research projects to: (1), (2) , (3) , (4) (5) , and (6) , respectively, through collaborations with experts in , , , Engineering Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Technology Leadership & Innovation, Construction Management Technology,and industrial partners. Dr. Zhang has served as an NSF panelist many times for proposal reviews at different programs such as CMMI, IIP, FW-HTF, and DUE.

Education:

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

B.Mgt. (with honors) in Construction Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), , 2025

The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), , 2024

National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), CMMI Panel Fellow, 2023

ASCE, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Outstanding Reviewer, 2023

Purdue, Corps of Engagement Award, 2022

Purdue, Polytechnic Institute The John P. Lisack Early-Career Engagement Award, 2022

Purdue, SCMT Outstanding Faculty in Engagement, 2021-2022

Purdue, Polytechnic Institute Inaugural Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award, 2020-2021

Purdue, SCMT Outstanding Faculty in Discovery, 2020-2021

Purdue, SCMT Outstanding Faculty in Discovery, 2018-2019
ASCE, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Outstanding Reviewer, 2017
WMU, Technology Development Award, 2016
UIUC, Conference Travel Awards for Graduate Students, 2014
UIUC, CSSA, Honorary Bachelor of Services, 2014
UIUC, CEE Professional Development Award, 2014
UIUC, Conference Travel Awards for Graduate Students, 2013
ASCE, Top Three Paper, International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, 2013
UIUC, Chester P. Siess Award, 2012
UIUC, Conference Travel Awards for Graduate Students, 2012
UIUC, CSSA, Outstanding Leadership Award, 2012
UIUC, CSSA, CSSA Award, 2011
UIUC, University Fellowship, 2010-2011
UIUC, Pokrajac Fellowship, 2010-2011
CMU, CEE Department Scholarship, 2009
HUST, Summa Cum Laude, 2009
CHINA, National Scholarship, 2008
CHINA, National Scholarship, 2007
HUST, Academic Excellency Scholarship, 2008
HUST, SCEM, Outstanding Academic Performance, 2008
HUST, Specially Excellent Academic Performance Honor of Undergraduate Student, 2008
HUST, Model Merit Student Candidate, 2008
HUST, Merit Student, 2008
HUST, Excellent Chairman of Students' Organization, 2008
HUST, Model Merit Student Candidate, 2007
HUST, Merit Student, 2007
HUST, Specially Excellent Academic Performance Honor of Undergraduate Student, 2007
HUST, Diligency Scholarship, 2007
HUST, Academic Excellency Scholarship, 2007
HUST, Excellent Chairman of Students' Organization, 2007
HUST, Merit Student, 2006
HUST, Active Undergraduate Student in Scientific Innovation, 2006
HUST, Student Activity Scholarship, 2006
HUST, Academic Excellency Scholarship, 2006
CHINA, First Prize in the National Physics Olympiad Competition (junior group), 2002

Li, H., and Zhang, J. (2025). “Semiautomatic IFC-based BIM reconstruction for as-designed bridges from 2D plans leveraging semantic segmentation and enrichment.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Accepted.
Zhang, C., Tian, C., Han, T., Li, H., Feng, Y., Chen, Y., Proctor, R., and Zhang, J. (2025). “Evaluation of an infrastructure-based warning system: A case study on roundabout driving behaviors.” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Accepted.
Soliman, S.M., Hegazy, H., Zhang, J., Mahdi, I.M., Dessouki, A.K., and AbdelRashid, I. (2025). “Integrated BIM framework for implementation of steel structure projects.” Journal of Architectural Engineering, 31(2), 04025006.
Li, H., and Zhang, J. (2025). “Automatic quantity takeoff for irregular areas of architectural, engineering, and construction objects from 2D drawings.” World Building Congress 2025, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Accepted.
Hegazy, H., Soy, M.G, and Zhang, J. (2025). “Future perspectives on enhancing the delivery of construction projects based on BIM technology.” World Building Congress 2025, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Accepted.
Hu, X., Guo, X., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2025). “Usability of passive back exoskeletons and ergonomic handles for transportation maintenance workers: A field-based study in shoveling.” World Building Congress 2025, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Accepted.
Hu, X., Guo, X., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2025). “The impacts of back exoskeletons and ergonomic handles on joint mechanics during shoveling activities.” 104th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting (TRB 2025), January 5th-9th, Transportation Research Board, Washing, DC, accepted.
Zhang, C., Tian, C., Han, T., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Feng, Y. (2025). “Examining driving behaviors and trust in an in-vehicle warning system under uncertainty: A driving simulator study.” 104th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting (TRB 2025), January 5th-9th, Transportation Research Board, Washing, DC, accepted.
Tian, C., Chen, Y., Feng, Y., and Zhang, J. (2025). “Highway worker’s perception of autonomous truck-mounted attenuator: A case study in Indiana DOT.” International Conference on Transportation & Development (ICTD 2025). ASCE, Reston, VA.
Yang, F., Zhang, J., and Dib, N.H. (2025). “A design information extraction method for architectural drawings to support automated compliance checking.” Proc., 2025 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE 2025), ASCE, Reston, VA., Accepted.
Lai, J., Zhang, J., Duerstock, B.S., and Kong, N. (2025). “Automating interior design for wheelchair accessibility: A case study of a STEM laboratory.” Proc., 2025 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE 2025), ASCE, Reston, VA., Accepted.
Pimentel de la Rosa, D.K., Hernandez, M.J.C., Zhang, J., and Félix-Herrán, L.C. (2025). “Advances in the development of a custom end effector for construction automation.” Proc., 42nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2025), The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (I.A.A.R.C.), iaarc.org., Accepted.
Rudo, M., and Zhang, J. (2025). “Adjustments and assembly of a novel robotic end-effector for construction automation.” Proc., ISARC 2025, I.A.A.R.C., iaarc.org., Accepted.
Soy, M., Fu, J., Wu, Y., Zhang, J., Gan, D., Wei-Kocsis, J., and Min, B. (2025). “Remote physical control for upgrading heavy construction equipment.” Proc., ISARC 2025, I.A.A.R.C., iaarc.org., Accepted.
Zheng, S., Soy, M., Lee, J., Kang, K., Zhang, J., and Elwakil, E. (2025). “Falling objects/debris detection system using surveillance camera at construction site.” Proc., ISARC 2025, I.A.A.R.C., iaarc.org., Accepted.
Yang, F., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Zhang, J., and Yang, F. (2024).
Xue, X., Zhang, J., and Chen, Y. (2024).
Milad, R., Hegazy, H., Zhang, J., Korashy, M., AboulHaggag, S., and Ebid, A. (2024).
Yang, F., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Yang, F., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Li, H., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Borgo, A., Ruiz, A., Zhang, J., and Félix-Herrán, L.C. (2024).
Wong Chong, O., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Hussain, F., Mehta, S., Soy, M., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Li, H., Yang, F., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Sethi, A., Ghosh, T., Lai, J., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Tian, C., Chen, Y., Feng, Y., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Tian, C., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Feng, Y. (2024).
Li, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, J., Cao, L., and Wang, Q. (2024).
Elba, H., Hegazy, H., Zhang, J., Mahdi, I.M., AbdelRashid, I., and Hassan, H.M. (2024). “Exploring critical barriers towards the uptake of renewable energy usage in Egypt.” Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 9(255), 1-17.
Rashad, A.S., Hegazy, H., Zhang, J., Mahdi, I.M., Abdel-Rasheed, I., and Ebid, A.M. (2024). “Developing preliminary cost estimates for foundation systems of high-rise buildings in Egypt.” International Journal of Construction Management, May, 1–17.
Badra, N., Elhegazy, H., Zhang, J., Yahia, M., Fathy, M., and Hagga, S.A. (2024). “Application of fuzzy multi-objective model for crashing the construction of steel structure projects post-pandemic (Covid-19).” International Journal of Construction Management, March, 1-12.
Guo, X., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Guo, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Hubbard, B. (2024).
Wu, J., Xue, X., and Zhang, J. (2023).
Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2023).
Ren, R., Li, H., Han, T., Tian, C., Zhang, C., Zhang, J., Proctor, R., Chen, Y., and Feng, Y. (2023).
Feng, Y., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., Tian, C., Ren, R., and Proctor, R. (2023).
Li, Y., Du, Q., Zhang, J., Jiang, Y., Zhou, J., and Ye, Z. (2023).
Yang, F., Akanbi, T., Wong Chong, O., Zhang, J., Debs, L., Chen, Y., and Hubbard, B. (2023).
Badra, N., Hegazy, H., Mousa, M., Zhang, J., Syed Zakaria, S.A., Aboul Haggag, S. and Abdul-Rashied, I. (2023),
Zhang, J. (2023).
Ren, R., Zhang, J., and Tang, P. (2023).
Kansal, S., and Zhang, J. (2023).
Liu, Y., Li, Y., Zhang, J., Jiang, Y., and Cao, L. (2023).
Li, H., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., Feng, Y., and Proctor, R. (2023).
Li, H., Xue, X., Zhang, J., and Chen, Y. (2023).
Yang, F., Zhang, J., Wong Chong, O., and Sexton, C. (2023).
Soliman, S.M., Hegazy, H.M., Zhang, J., Mahdi, I.M., Dessouki, A.K., and Rashid, I.A. (2023).
Yang, F., and Zhang, J. (2023).
Tian, C., Wu, H., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Feng, Y. (2023).
Li, H., Zhang, J., Chang, S., and Sparkling, A. (2022).
Li, H., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Wang, Y., Tang, P., Liu, K., Cai, J., Ren, R., Lin, J.J., Cai, H., Zhang, J., El-Gohary, N., Berges, M., and Golparvar-Fard, M. (2022).
Xue, X., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Wong Chong, O., Zhang, J., Voyles, R.M., and Min, B. (2022).
Wu, J., Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Wu, J., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Xue, X., Wu, J., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Bhokare, S., Goyal, L., Ren, R., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Xue, X., Hou, Y., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Li, H., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Yang, F., and Zhang, J. (2022). “Simulation and analysis of wildfire for disaster planning and management.”
Yang, F., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., and Debs, L. (2022).
Azzam, I., Breidi, F., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Hung, Y., Proctor, R., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Feng, Y. (2022).
Tian, C., Xiao, J., Chen, Y., Feng, Y., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Guo, X., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Tian, C., Chen, Y., Feng, Y., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Ren, R., Zhang, J., Chen, Y., and Dib, H.N. (2022).
Wu, J., Zhang, J., and Debs, L. (2022).
Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Akanbi, T., Wong Chong, O., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Xue, X., Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2022).
Sexton, C., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Yang, F., Zhang, J., and Benes, B. (2022).
Li, H., Zhang, J., Xue, X., Debs, L., Chang, S., Qu, M., Sparking, A., and Goldwasser, D. (2022).
Li, Y., Cao, L., Zhang, J., and Jiang, Y. (2022).
Lacny, C., and Zhang, J. (2022).
Osorio-Gomez, C.C., Moreno-Falla, S.M., Sexton, C., Zhang, J., and Zuluaga-Botero, V.L. (2022).
Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2021).
Ren, R., and Zhang, J. (2021).
Wong Chong, O., and Zhang, J. (2021). ".
Li, Y., Cao, L., Zhang, J., Jiang, Y., Han, Y., and Wei, J. (2021). [Download Draft]
Guo, X., Tian, C., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2021).9.
Brissi, S.G., Wong Chong, O., Debs, L., and Zhang, J. (2021). “.”
Xue, X., and Zhang, J. (2021). “” J. Adv. Eng. Inform., 47(January 2021), 101235.
Ren, R., Zhang, J., and Jiang, Y. (2021). J. Civ. Eng. Edu., 147(3), 04021004.
Wu, J., Sadraddin, H.L., Ren, R., Zhang, J., and Shao, X. (2021). J. Constr. Eng. Manage., 147(1), 04020148.
Zhang, J., Shen, C., and Li, R. (2021).
Li, H., and Zhang, J. (2021).
Ren, R., and Zhang, J. (2021).
Li, Y., Cao, L., Zhang, J., Jiang, Y., and Han, Y. (2021).
Wang, Y., Tang, P., Liu, K., Cai, J., Ren, R.G, Lin, J.J., Cai, H, Zhang, J., El-Gohary, N., Berges, M., Golparvar-Fard, M. (2021).
Debs, L., Zhang, J., Hubbard, B., and Cory, C. (2021). “Quantity take-off using building information modeling (BIM) for construction students.” Proc., 14th BIM Academic Symposium, in press.
Xue, X., and Zhang, J. (2020). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 35(1), 08220002.
Akanbi, T., Zhang, J., and Lee, Y.C. (2020). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 34(5), 04020036.
Xue, X., and Zhang, J. (2020). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 34(5), 04020035.
Cao, L., Li, Y., Zhang, J., Jiang, Y., Han, Y., and Wei, J. (2020). J. Energy Reports, 6(November 2020), 2751-2767.
Lee, Y.C., Shariatfar, M., Ghannad, P., Zhang, J., and Lee, J.K. (2020). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 34(3), 04020011.
He, R., Tan, Y., Chen, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., and Fang, J. (2020). J. Construction and Building Materials, 258(20 October 2020), 119575.
Wu, J., and Zhang, J. (2019). “” J. Comput. Civ. Eng., 33(5), 04019033. [Download Draft]
Kwayu, K.M., Kwigizile, V., Zhang, J., and Oh, S. (2019). J. Comput. Civ. Eng., 34(4), 04020015.
Baker, C.A., Rapp, R.R., Elwakil, E., and Zhang, J. (2019). J. Emerg. Manag., 18(1), 27-41.
Debs, L., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2020). “Engaging high-school students in building prefabrication (resource exchange).” Proc., 2020 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE, Washington DC, .
Wong Chong, O., Baker, C., Afsari, K., Zhang, J. and Roach, M. (2020). “.” Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 1203-1212.
Lee, Y.C., Ghannad, P., Dimyadi, J., Lee, J.K., Solihin, W., and Zhang, J. (2020). “.” Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 1127-1136.
Wang, J., Mu, L., Zhang, J., Zhou, X., and Li, J. (2020). “.” Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, .
Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2020). Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 658-666.
Ren, R., and Zhang, J. (2020). Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 537-545.
Ren, R., Zhang, J., and Chen, Y. (2020). “” Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 733-742.
Xue, X., and Zhang, J. (2020). “” Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 498-507.
Li, M., Li, D., Zhang, J., Cheng, J.C.P., and Gan, V.J.L. (2019). Proc., 8th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China, accepted.
Zhang, J., Chen, Y., Liu, R., and Debs, L. (2019). “” Proc., 36th Intl. Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2019), I.A.A.R.C., iaarc.org.
Wu, J., and Zhang, J. (2019). “.” Proc., 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Reston, VA, 264-271.
Wong Chong, O., and Zhang, J. (2019). “” Proc., 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Reston, VA, 376-383.
Akanbi, T., Zhang, J., and Lee, Y.C. (2019). “.” Proc., 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Reston, VA, 402-409.
Ren, R., and Zhang, J. (2019). “.” Proc., 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Reston, VA, 361-368.
Peng, C., Jiang, Y., and Zhang, J. (2019). Proc., 14th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, Sapienza University of Rome and the Asian-Pacific Network of Centers for Research in Smart Structure Technology (ANCRiSST), Rome, Italy, 221-224.
Lee, Y.C., Ghannad, P., Shariatfar, M., Zhang, J., and Lee, J.K. (2019). “.” Proc., 2019 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Reston, VA, 464-472.
Tian, C., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Cox, R.F. (2019). Proc., Innovative Construction Project Management and Construction Industrialization, ICCREM, Harbin, China,.
Tian, C., Guo, X., Chen, Y., Debs, L., and Zhang, J. (2019). Proc., The International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) World Building Congress 2019 – Constructing Smart Cities, Hong Kong, China, .
Chen, Y., Zhang, J., and Min, B.C. (2019). "." Proc., CSCE Annual Conference, CSCE, Laval, QC, Canada, .
Debs, L., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2019). "Developing a request for qualifications activity to integrate construction topics at the sophomore level." Proc., the 126th ASEE Annual Conference, ASEE, Washington, DC., .
Zhang, J. (2018). "." Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 96-105.
Wu, J., and Zhang, J. (2018). "." Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 706-715.
Bucarelli, N., Zhang, J., and Wang, C. (2018). "." Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 378-387.
Ren, R., Zhang, J., and Dib, H.N. (2018). "." Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 470-479.
Zhang, J., and Laddipeerla, S. (2018). "" Proc., 54th ASC Annual International Conference, ASC, Fort Collins, CO, 441-448.
Park, H., Liu, R., and Zhang, J. (2018). Proc., 17th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, , Tampere, Finland.
Aldegeily, M., Zhang, J., Hu, Y., and Shao, X. (2018). "" Proc., 54th ASC Annual International Conference, ASC, Fort Collins, CO, 537-545.
buildingSMART. (2017).White Paper.
Aldafaay, M., Zhang, J., and Oh, J. (2017). "Visualizing the constructability of a steel structure using building information modeling and game simulation." International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (2017 MAIREINFRA), South Korea, .
Yu, Y., Zhang, J., and Guo, H. (2017). Proc., 2017 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 417-424.
Akanbi, T., and Zhang, J. (2017). Proc., 2017 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 141-148.
Howsawi, A., and Zhang, J. (2017). Proc., 2017 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 296-303.
Mastali, M., and Zhang, J. (2017). Proc., 2017 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 399-406.
Alghamdi, A., Sulaiman, M., Alghamdi, A., Alhosan, M., Mastali, M., and Zhang, J. (2017). Proc., 2017 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 262-270.
Zhang, J. (2017). J. Vis. Eng., (Invited), 5(2).
Zhang, J., and Akanmu, A. (2016). Proc., CIB W78, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Mandava, B., and Zhang, J. (2016). Proc., CIB W78, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2017). J. Automation in Construction, 73, 45-57.
Akanmu, A., and Zhang, J. (2016). Proc., 33rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, I.A.A.R.C., iaarc.org., 907-913.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2016). Proc., 16th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Osaka, Japan, 535-542.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2016). Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 829-838.
Zhang, J., Kwigizile, V., and Oh, S. (2016). Proc., 16th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals, Shanghai, China, 1579-1590. [Download Draft]
Zhang, J. and El-Gohary, N. (2016). J. Comput. Civ. Eng., 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000583, 04016037. [Download Draft]
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2016). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 30(5), (Invited), 30(5), C4016004. [Download Draft]
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2015). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 29(4)(SP2013IWCCE), (Invited), B4015001. [Download Draft]
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2015). Proc., 2015 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 173-180. [[Download ZE_BIM_FOL_Converter.zip]] [Download Draft]
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2015). Proc., ICSC 2015 - The CSCE International Specialty Conference, CSCE, Montreal, Canada.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2014). Proc., Comput. in Civ. and Build. Eng. (2014), ASCE, Reston, VA, 2246-2253.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2014). Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 907-916.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2013). J. Comput. in Civ. Eng., 30(2), (Invited), 04015014. [Download Draft]
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2013). Proc., CIB W78 2013, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2013). Proc., 2013 ASCE Intl. Workshop on Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 701-708. Top Three Papers. General Session Presentation. [Download Draft]
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2012). Proc., 2012 ASCE Intl. Conf. Comput. in Civ. Eng., ASCE, Reston, VA, 453-460.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2012). Proc., ASCE Construction Research Congress, ASCE, Reston, VA, 622-632.
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2011). Proc. CIB W78-W102, Conseil International du Bâtiment (CIB), Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Atasoy, G., Tang, P., Zhang, J., and Akinci, B. (2010). 27th Intl. Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2010), I.A.A.R.C., iaarc.org.

Reports:

Tian, C., Feng, Y., Chen, Y., and Zhang, J. (2024).
Li, H., Hegazy, H., Xue, X., Zhang, J., & Chen, Y. (2023). West Lafayette, IN: �鶹��Ʒ.
Guo, X., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2023). West Lafayette, IN: �鶹��Ʒ.
Debs, L., Zheng, Y., Ademiloye, J., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2023). West Lafayette, IN: �鶹��Ʒ.
Guo, X., Tian, C., Xiao, J., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2021).West Lafayette, IN: �鶹��Ʒ.
Oh, J., Zhang, J., Ro, K., and Mastali, M. (2018). "." Transportation Research Center Reports TRCLC 16-01, Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Datasets:

Patents:

Ph.D. Dissertations Advised as Chair Advisor:

Li, H. (2024). Ph.D. Dissertation, December, 2024, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Wong Chong, O. (2022). Ph.D. Dissertation, December, 2022, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Xue, X. (2022). "." Ph.D. Dissertation, August, 2022, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Ren, R. (2021). "" Ph.D. Dissertation, October, 2021, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Wu, J. (2021). "." Ph.D. Dissertation, July, 2021, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Akanbi, T. (2021). "." Ph.D. Dissertation, May, 2021, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.

Ph.D. Dissertations Advised as Member Advisor:

Peng, C. (2024). Ph.D. Dissertation, December, 2024, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Wu, H. (2024).Ph.D. Dissertation, August, 2024, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Tian, C. (2024). Ph.D. Dissertation, May, 2024, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Hu, X. (2023). Ph.D. Dissertation, November, 2023, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Guo, X. (2023). Ph.D. Dissertation, June, 2023, �鶹��Ʒ, West Lafayette, IN.
Baker, C.A. (2019). Ph.D. Dissertation, August, 2019, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Professional Affiliations:

Chair, ASCE Data Sensing and Analysis (DSA) Committee

Friend, Transportation Research Borad (TRB) AKC10(1) Information Systems in Construction Management, Joint Subcommittee of AKC10 & AED30

Friend, TRB Committee on Construction Management (AFH10)

Center for Intelligent Infrastructure (CII)

Center for Innovation in Control, Optimization, and Networks (ICON)

Research Lab:

Automation and Intelligent Construction (AutoIC) Lab

Ph.D. Openings:

PostDoc Opening:

Active Research Projects:

PI,

Co-PI,

Completed Research Projects:

Co-PI,

Project Website:

PI,

Project Website: /autoic-lab/nsf-eager/collaborative-researchscience-based-exploration-of-invariant-signatures-of

SP,

Project Website:

PI, Purdue PRIA Research Grant, “BIM Interoperability for Energy Modeling,” Purdue University.

PI, 2020 Realizing Digital Enterprise Research Impact Area Seed Grant, “Building Fire Dynamic Simulation Using Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Building Information Modeling,” �鶹��ƷInstitute.

PI, PRF Research Grant #60000025, Purdue Research Foundation, “Interoperable Building Information Modeling Information Completeness Checking to Support Automated Building Code Compliance Verification and Modular Construction Analysis,” Purdue Research Foundation, 08/12/2019-07/11/2020.
PI, PRF Summer Faculty Grant #60000024, Purdue Research Foundation, “Semi-Automated Information Extraction from Heterogenous Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Textual Data and Mapping the Extracted Information with Building Information Models,” Purdue Research Foundation, 05/01/2019-09/30/2019.

PI, 2019 Realizing Digital Enterprise Research Impact Area Seed Grant, “Developing Crancobots to Support Automated Construction of Buildings,” �鶹��ƷInstitute, 11/08/2018-06/30/2019.
PI, 2018 Community and Engagement Research Impact Area Seed Grant, “Preliminary Study of Police Officers’ Performance Measurements,” �鶹��ƷInstitute, 05/18/2018-06/30/2018.
Co-PI, 2019 Realizing Digital Enterprise Research Impact Area Seed Grant, “Distributed Multi-robot Systems for Autonomous Construction,” �鶹��ƷInstitute, 11/08/2018-06/30/2019.
Co-PI, 2019 �鶹��ƷLearning Grant, “Upgrading School of Construction Management Technology Computer Labs with VR-Ready Computers and VR HMDs,” �鶹��ƷInstitute, 09/28/2019-11/30/2019.
Co-PI, 2017-18 Laboratory and University Core Facility Research Equipment Grants Program, “Acquisition of a Research Robot Consisting of a Robot Manipulator and a Mobile Base,” �鶹��Ʒ, 03/16/2018-05/31/2018.
Co-PI, “CM 20000 – Intermediate Pre-Construction Management (Integration of Learning Across an Entire Semester of Courses for A Degree/Major),” �鶹��ƷInstitute, 05/01/2018-08/31/2018.
PI, WMU Technology Development Fund Award #2017-004, “Automated Quantity Takeoff from Architecture, Engineering and Construction Object Leveraging Fundamental Cartesian Points Geometric Representation,” Western Michigan University Research Foundation Technology Development Fund, 12/05/2016-08/31/2017.
Co-PI, Georgeau Construction Research Institute Award #17-4, “A Holistic Framework to Support Compliance Checking in the Construction Domain,” Georgeau Construction Research Institute, 06/01/2017-09/30/2018.
Co-PI, TRCLC #16-01, “Paths to ADA-Compliance: The Performance and Cost Efficiency of Measurement Technologies that Support ADA-Mandated, Self-Evaluations of Pedestrian Rights of Way,” Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, 09/01/2016-08/31/2017.
Co-PI, TRCLC #16-02, “Enhancing Non-Motorized Mobility Within Construction Zones,” Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, 09/01/2016-08/31/2017.

Recent News:

Dr. Zhang had an in-depth discussion of BIM Interoperability, AI and Construction Automation with Peggy on today! You can listen to it here:

05/22/2024

Congratulations to Candice Sexton for receiving Employee Recognition Award for Efficiency Improvement from PPI!

03/20/2024

Congratulations to Chris Lacny, Noah Reardon, and Dr. Zhang for their US Patent (#11,745,356) granted by USPTO!

09/12/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang for being recognized as an National Science Foundation (NSF) CMMI Panel Fellow!

09/12/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Ran Ren, Dr. Sachin Kansal and Dr. Zhang for their three papers published at ISARC 2023!

https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2023/0011

https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2023/0032

https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2023/0086

https://youtu.be/cLXvIm9s2R0

https://youtu.be/eDgHAxqdk1U

Dr. Zhang also served as an Area Chair at ISARC 2023.

07/08/2023

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang whose tenure and promotion to associate professor of construction management technology has been approved!

04/14/2023

Congratulations on Dr. Jin Wu and Dr. Xiaorui Xue on their co-authored paper with Dr. Zhang accepted into from !

01/15/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TXpJQFTTIU

Dr. Zhang interviewed at "Construction Conversations"

12/20/2022

ISARC 2022 presentations are online now! Check these presentations out that our AutoIC Lab was involved with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEs-IH_U8lA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HufKNnwhzB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhSsU3vQIbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmO1kckeYAw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTR3NijxicI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzR667Or88Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peHNZSbiwto

12/06/2022

Dr. Zhang is chairing the Session G1: Technology management and innovation on July 15 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Colombia Time at the 39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2022). The full program can be found here:

07/10/2022

Dr. Zhang is serving as a Guest Editor at the Elsevier Journal of Developments in the Built Environment with Prof. Pingbo Tang from Carnegie Mellon University, Prof. Yongkui Li from Tongji University, Prof. Borja Garcia de Soto from New York University Abu Dhabi, and Prof. Žiga Turk from University of Ljubljana on this special issue on Secured Digital Twins for Responsible Decision-Making and Operation in the Built Environment

07/07/2022

AutoIC Lab is urgently seeking a PostDoc to work on Construction Robotics starting Sept. 1st. Please help spread the words to who might be interested.

06/18/2022

Congratulations to Oscar Wong Chong, Dania Khan, Hang Li, Candice Sexton, Ansh Shah, and Fan Yang on their posters highlighted in our college News! That made a strong representation of our research group!

/newsroom/student-researchers-present-realizing-digital-enterprise-projects-spring-posters-1of2

/newsroom/student-researchers-present-realizing-digital-enterprise-projects-spring-posters-2of2

06/03/2022

Dr. Zhang is presenting "Construction Robotic Systems for Building Construction Automation" at the A.I. and SMART CITIES Tech Showcase May 25th as part of the big Celebrating Discovery Park Discovery event!

05/12/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang for being celebrated as one of 16 Purdue Inventors during the National Inventors Day! https://medium.com/purdue-research-foundations-the-line/celebrating-prolific-purdue-university-inventors-f00a192ef4e0

02/11/2022

Purdue Research Foundation, Celebrating National Technology Day: Innovations from �鶹��ƷInstitute available for licensing, https://medium.com/purdue-research-foundations-the-line/celebrating-national-technology-day-innovations-from-purdue-polytechnic-institute-available-for-b8bdd69e3b42

01/06/2022

Congratulations to Dr. Temitope Akanbi to start his tenure-track assistant professor position at University of Toledo!

01/03/2022

Congratulations to Ran Ren to pass her Ph.D. defense of her dissertation titled "Heterogeneous Data Processing to Support Data Interoperability and Management in the AEC Domain" ! Way to go!

10/27/2021
Great to see Dr. Zhang's series of Automated Building Code Compliance Checking algorithms were successfully adopted in : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9523738
Dr. Zhang's algorithms adopted in this Norway paper include:
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2017).
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2015).
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2013).
Zhang, J., and El-Gohary, N. (2016).

09/17/2021

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang to have his first patent officially approved!

08/31/2021

Congratulations to Temitope Akanbi on the paper titled "Design Information Extraction from Construction Specifications to Support Cost Estimation." Accepted by Journal of Automation in Construction!

Way to go!

07/21/2021

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang on his most recent NSF Award as a Co-PI titled "EAGER: SAI: Human-Centered Design and Enhancement of Next Generation Transportation Infrastructure with Connected and Automated Vehicles"! More to come!

07/20/2021

Congratulations to Lingyan Cao on the paper titled "Energy Benchmarking in Healthcare Facilities: A Comparative Study" Accepted by Journal of Construction Engineering and Management! Way to go!

07/15/2021

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, How Can Robots Improve the Building Labor Shortage? https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/how-can-robots-improve-the-building-labor-shortage

06/09/2021

Congratulations to Jin Wu to pass his Ph.D. defense of his dissertation titled "INVARIANT SIGNATURES FOR SUPPORTING BIM INTEROPERABILITY" ! Way to go!

05/24/2021

Congratulations to Xiaorui Xue and Jin Wu on the paper titled "Semi-Automated Generation of Logic Rules for Tabular Information in Building Codes to Support Automated Code Compliance Checking" Accepted by Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering!

Way to go!

05/14/2021

Congratulations to Oscar Wong Chong on his paper titled "Logic Representation and Reasoning for Automated BIM Analysis to Support Automation in Offsite Construction" Accepted by Journal of Automation in Construction! Congratulations to Dr. Temitope Akanbi on his paper titled "Framework for Developing IFC-Based 3D Documentation from 2D Bridge Drawings" Accepted by Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering! Two prestigious journal papers accepted on the same day from our AutoIC Lab!

Way to go!

05/11/2021

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang on receiving the inaugural Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award!

04/30/2021

Congratulations to Chris Lacny on accepting a Ph.D. offer at Purdue ECE Department! Way to go!

04/28/2021

Dr. Zhang is honored to join this prestigious panel of Code Compliance Checking with Dr. André Borrmann, Dr. Johannes Dimyadi, and Dr. Jin-Kook Lee, chaired by Professor Robert Amor, as part of The Eastman Symposium, which will be held in honor of “the father of BIM” Professor Chuck Eastman on May 13, 2021, for 24 hours, starting at 12:00 UTC. A total of 65 talks will be given by world-leading researchers and practitioners in 14 areas including BIM, design cognition, process and product modeling, automated design compliance checking, AI and BIM, and information visualization. https://lnkd.in/ggt_9Zn https://lnkd.in/gFDxbhA
04/23/2021

Congratulations to Oscar Wong Chong to win the Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic! Way to go!

04/21/2021

Congratulations to Temitope Akanbi to pass his Ph.D. defense of his dissertation titled "IFC-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATION" ! Way to go!

04/13/2021

ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Education Twitter Account, New paper from: @RanRenRR , @JiansongZhang , @YiJiang9 , all from the School of Construction Management Technology @TechPurdue Great work! #PurduePolytechnic
https://twitter.com/ASCE_JCEE/status/1376962171318403073?s=20

03/30/2021

Congratulations to Dr. Zhang and Oscar Wong Chong for appearing in the college news again! /newsroom/zhang-investigating-bim-technology-automate-building-code-compliance-checking-modular

03/18/2021

Congratulations to Ran Ren for having the paper titled "Semantic Rule-Based Construction Procedural Information Extraction to Guide Jobsite Sensing and Monitoring" accepted by the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering! Three journal publications in a roll in the first two months of 2021! Way to go!

02/23/2021

Purdue University Polytechnic Institute Newsroom, Construction management professor adds better eyes to hands of construction robots /newsroom/construction-management-professor-adds-better-eyes-hands-of-construction-robots

02/22/2021

Purdue Research Foundation YouTube Channel, Purdue Technology Showcase 2021: 8 – Materials and Manufacturing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyN-1o8w_Wc

02/11/2021

�鶹��Ʒ Research Foundation News, WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Emerging robotics technology may soon help construction companies and contractors create buildings in less time at higher quality and at lower costs. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q1/emerging-robotics-technology-may-lead-to-better-buildings-in-less-time.html

02/09/2021

Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Xiaorui Xue on his paper titled "Building Codes Part-of-Speech Tagging Performance Improvement by Error-Driven Transformational Rules" being accepted to ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering!

04/28/2020

Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Temitope Akanbi on his paper titled "A Data-Driven Reverse Engineering Algorithm Development (D-READ) Method for Developing Interoperable Quantity Takeoff Algorithms Using IFC-Based BIM" being accepted to ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering!

03/10/2020

Dr. Zhang has been invited to speak at the February. His presentation is titled "How building information modeling and data science is going to reshape the buildings and infrastructures in the U.S. and all over the world."

01/31/2020

NSF Includes National Network, Dr. Zhang is the advisor and chair professor of the Ph.D. student Candice Sexton, who is featured in this national news. https://www.includesnetwork.org/blogs/jenna-rush1/2020/01/13/nsf-includes-funds-re-entry-of-women-and-women-vet

01/13/2020

Congratulations to our AutoIC lab to lead a Purdue team to collaborate with Arizona State University, University of Southern California, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in participating in an pilot for !

09/11/2019

Congratulations to our Ph.D. students Xiaorui Xue, Temitope Akanbi, Ran Ren, and Oscar Wong Chong whose papers have been accepted by !

09/01/2019

Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Jin Wu whose recent paper titled is among the top 3 most read papers in the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering!

08/20/2019

Our AutoIC lab pleasantly hosted the visit of .

07/23/2019

ASCE SmartBrief https://www.smartbrief.com/branded/91F4B281-2E1D-4492-AC81-F51EDC8C14C3/90F2B4AD-9226-481E-9CE3-BBAD8FAB3E2F

07/09/2019

Congratulations to our AutoIC Lab to be on the University News!

07/02/2019

Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Ran Ren for her research to be on the College News!

07/01/2019

Congratulations to our Postdoc Researcher Dr. Yuting Chen to start !

06/23/2019

Congratulations to our Professor Dr. Jiansong Zhang to chair which hosted the presentations of Profs. Drs. Nawari Nawari, Rafael Sacks, Eric Marks, André Borrmann, Martin Fischer, Carl Haas and two presentations of our AutoIC Lab!

06/20/2019

Phys Org https://phys.org/news/2019-06-ai-robots-software-approach-cities.html
06/19/2019

Purdue Research Foundation News https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2019/Q2/ai,-robots,-data-software-helping-create-new-approach-for-planning-cities-of-the-future.html 06/18/2019

Congratulations to Dr. Jiansong Zhang to win the Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award!

05/01/2019

�鶹��Ʒ Newsroom /newsroom/polytechnic-faculty-staff-receive-awards-recognition-at-annual-luncheon

05/01/2019

Congratulations to our Ph.D. student Ran Ren whose "Realizing the Digital Enterprise" poster has been selected for display in KNOY Hall!

01/30/2019

Congratulations to our Ph.D. Students Jin Wu, Ran Ren, Temitope Akanbi, and Oscar Wong Chong on their papers being accepted to ASCE i3CE conference! Go AutoIC Lab! Go Boilers! - 01/15/2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIxJt_xCWdA

�鶹��Ʒ Newsroom /newsroom/emerging-technology-could-improve-construction-safety-lower-costs

11/15/2018

National Roofing Contractors Association (http://www.nrca.net) http://www.nrca.net/RoofingNews/purdue-researchers-work-on-construction-technology.10-4-2018.7147/Details/Story

10/04/2018

ConstructionDive https://www.constructiondive.com/news/purdue-steps-up-in-construction-robotics-automation/533278/

ProfessionalConstructionEstimators Association of America (PCEA) Newsletter http://pcea-upstate.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/PCEA%20Newsletter%20V2-I5%20October%202018.pdf

09/26/2018

Landscape and Architect http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article-a.php?number=30413

September 2018

American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) NewsLine https://www.acec.org/newsline/xxxix-36/

09/19/2018

TheStructuralEngineer.info https://www.thestructuralengineer.info/news-center/news/item/769-robotics-technology-transforms-current-construction-industry
09/14/2018

Civil + Structural Engineer Magazine, https://csengineermag.com/emerging-technology-revolutionizing-traditional-construction-industry/

SmartBrief https://www.smartbrief.com/branded/EFF500A4-8092-4A57-A1D7-E75FB59FDA6F/779429C0-DB4C-4F9F-A332-91B69CBBD3AE

ConcreteConstruction https://www.concreteconstruction.net/business/technology/purdue-researcher-advancing-construction-through-ai_c

09/11/2018

Dr. Zhang participated in a panel during Faculty Advancement, Success and Tenure (FAST) Workshop for sharing experiences as a faculty member.

09/11/2018

Purdue Research News https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q3/robotics-at-work-sites-emerging-technology-revolutionizing-traditional-construction-industry.html

09/10/2018

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