Funded Research Projects
1. Enhancing Holistic Thinking among Undergraduate Students in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction through a Digital Twin-Integrated Learning Platform
Role: PI (Co-PIs: Dr. Yimin Zhu, Marc Aubanel, Yufeng Qian)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation, Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)
Period: October 2026 – September 2029
2. Modernizing Disaster Resilience and Mitigation Strategies of Coastal Communities with Urban Digital Twin Frameworks
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Paul Miller)
Sponsor: Louisiana Sea Grant (NOAA)
Period: February 2026 – February 2028
3. Advanced Neural Radiance Field for Digitalized Deactivation and Decommissioning of Legacy Nuclear Power Plants
Role: Lead-PI
Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents (Industrial Ties Research Subprogram, ITRS)
Period: June 2025 – May 2028
4. Urban-level Digital Twin and AI Technology for Scalable Education and Interactive Learning Environment
Role: PI
Sponsor: LSU Student Technology Fee
Period: November 2024 – June 2025
5. Accelerating AI for Construction Safety: A Collaborative Framework for Development and Evaluation
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Namgyun Kim at Texas A&M)
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
Period: November 2024 – September 2025
6. Economic, Social, and Policy Pathways to Freeboard Adoption for Existing Homes
Role: PI (Co-PIs: Dr. Carol Friedland, Dr. Robert Rohli, Dr. Monica Farris, Dr. Pamela Jenkins)
Sponsor: Louisiana Sea Grant, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Period: February 2022 – January 2025
7. Visual Notification and Awareness Apparatus and System
Role: PI
Sponsor: Board of Supervisors of LSU and A&M College (Board), The Leverage Innovation for Technology Transfer (LIFT2)
Period: August 2022 – July 2025
8. AI-Based Roadway Flooding Digital Twinning (AIR-FLOOD)
Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. Kunhee Choi, Co-PI: Dr. David Jeong)
Sponsor: Texas Sea Grant, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Period: February 2022 – August 2024
9. Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Digital Twin for Risk-Improved Decision Making in Transportation Construction
Role: PI
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 6 University Transportation Center
Period: April 2022 – March 2024
10. Automated Disaster and Resilience Code Compliance Checking System of Vulnerable Housing
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Kisung Lee)
Sponsor: Board of Supervisors of LSU and A&M College (Board), The Leverage Innovation for Technology Transfer (LIFT2)
Period: August 2022 – July 2024
11. Data Interoperability for Smart Cities (DISC): Revealing Intrinsic Logic and Requirements of Urban-level Data Integration and Interoperability for Qatar Smart Cities
Role: PI (Co-leading PIs: Dr. M. Salim Ferwati, Dr. Ahmad M. Ahmad)
Sponsor: Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), National Priority Research Program
Period: February 2020 – November 2023
12. A Bridge Digital Twin for Enhancing Transportation Resilience and Asset Management
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Chao Wang)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 6 University Transportation Center
Period: August 2021 – February 2023
13. Incentives and Barriers to Increased Freeboard to Enhance Flood Resilience: Southeast Louisiana Perspectives
Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. Carol Friedland, Co-PIs: Dr. Robert Rohli, Dr. Monica Farris, Dr. Pamela Jenkins)
Sponsor: Louisiana Sea Grant, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Period: February 2020 – August 2022
14. Developing An Automated Disaster Resilience Evaluation System Using a Virtual Building Design
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Kisung Lee)
Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents, Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS)
Period: August 2021 – July 2022
15. Teaching Technology for Humanities, Social-, Natural-, Environmental & Engineering Science in the Digital Age & Era of Big Data
Role: Co-PI
Sponsor: LSU Student Technology Fee
Period: April 2022 – December 2022
16. A Data-Driven Dynamic Optimization Framework for Modular Construction-Based Rapid Post-Flood Recovery of Residential Houses and Neighboring Communities
Role: PI
Sponsor: Economic Development Assistantships Program, Louisiana State University
Period: August 2018 – July 2022
17. CC* Compute: Deep Bayou: Accelerating Scientific Discoveries with A GPU Cluster
Role: Senior Personnel (PI: Dr. Le Yan, Co-PIs: Dr. Thomas Kutter, Dr. Lu Peng, Dr. Zachary Byerly, Dr. Feng Chen)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Period: August 2020 – June 2022
18. Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Project Prioritization for Rapid Post-Disaster Recovery of Transportation Infrastructure Systems
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Kunhee Choi)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 6 University Transportation Center
Period: August 2020 – February 2022
19. Holistic Network-Level Assessment of Pavement Flood Damages using the FEMA's Hazus Flood Models and Maintenance Cost Prediction
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Kunhee Choi)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 6 University Transportation Center
Period: August 2019 – February 2021
20. Development, Education, and Implementation of A Low-Cost Audio Sensor-based Autonomous Surveillance System for Smart and Connected Transportation Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance
Role: PI (Co-PI: Dr. Jinwoo Choi)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 6 University Transportation Center
Period: August 2019 – February 2021
21. Selecting the Most Feasible Construction Phasing Plans for Urban Highway Rehabilitation Projects
Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. Kunhee Choi)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation, Region 6 University Transportation Center
Period: August 2019 – February 2021
22. Development of Audio-based Process Monitoring and Safety Surveillance Systems for Roadway and Bridge Construction
Role: PI
Sponsor: Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC)
Period: July 2018 – June 2019
23. Communication Recognition Framework and Data Analytics Solutions Using Construction Field Communication Transmitted on a Two-Way Radio Network
Role: PI
Sponsor: Board of Supervisors of LSU and A&M College, The Leverage Innovation for Technology Transfer (LIFT2)
Period: January 2017 – December 2018
24. Modularized Graphical Scripting for Validation of Building Information Models
Role: PI
Sponsor: Georgia Tech Research Corporations and Vectorworks
Period: December 2016 – November 2017
25. Graphical Programming and Node-based Rule Definition and Checking Process for BIM Models
Role: Co-PI (PI: Professor Charles Eastman)
Sponsor: Vectorworks
Period: January 2016 – June 2016