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Research Projects

Principal Investigator

  1. “Preliminary Investigation for Innovations on the Project Delivery, Contract & Assessment Policies & System of the Singapore Construction Industry”, Samsung Electronics, Singapore, 2024 – 2025.
  2. “The Construction Industry’s Readiness and Innovations for Digital Transformation”, Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, 2023 – 2026.
  3. “Trust, Competency and Project Performance of Virtual Teams in the Era of New Normal”, Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, 2022 – 2024.
  4. “Sensor-Based Mobile App System for Safety Behavior Self-Diagnosis & Innovations”, Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation, Singapore, 2020 – 2023.
  5. “Technological Competency of Project Managers: Development of a Knowledge-Based Technological Competency Analytics and Innovations System”, Humanities and Social Science Research (HSS) Seed Fund, Singapore, 2020 – 2021.
  6. "Technological Risk Perception and Technological Competency in the Built Environment”, Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR), Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore, 2020 – 2021.
  7. “Singapore Center for Urban Resilience (SeCURE) White Paper, National Research Foundation (NRF), Singapore, 2019.
  8. “Implementation of an Integrated Approach to the Application of Recognized Capital Project Management Best Practices and Productivity Measurement for Participants from the Energy & Chemicals and Process Construction & Maintenance Industry”, Economic Development Board (EDB), Singapore and Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2015 – 2018.
  9. “Benchmarking Global Benchmarking Initiatives for the Singapore Construction Industry”, Ministry of Education of Singapore, Singapore, 2009 – 2011.

Co-Investigator

  1. "Establishing, Measuring and Governing Knowledge Networks in International Engineering: Theory, Empirical Study, and Application", National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China, 2022 – 2025.
  2. “Intelligent Construction”, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Science and Technology, China, 2020 – 2024.
  3. "Assessment and Improvement of Resilience in Urban Transit Infrastructure Construction Projects", Central South University, China, 2018 - 2022.
  4. "Research on the Evolutionary Mechanism, Multidimensional Evaluation and Ecological Compensation of External Effects of Infrastructure Projects”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China, 2019 – 2021.
  5. “Research on Forming Mechanism, Dynamical Measurement, and Improvement Path for Transient Competitive Advantage in International High-Speed Railway Project”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China, 2018 – 2021.
  6. "Developing Web Intelligence Systems of Construction Tacit Knowledge Based on Text Mining”, National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea, 2014 – 2017.
  7. "Integrated Measurement and Intelligent Decision Making for Political Risks in International Projects: Theory and Empirical Study”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China, 2014 – 2017.

Collaborator

  1. "The Planning of Advanced Technology Development for Augmented/Virtual Reality Based Apartment House Project Management”, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK), South Korea, 2018.
  2. "Deep-Learning-Based Information Service System to Support Life-Cycle Risk Management of Construction Projects”, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), South Korea, 2016 – 2018.
  3. "Development of Policies and Business Models for Cost Efficient and High Performance Remodelling in Multi-Family Housing”, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation of Korea, South Korea, 2015 – 2020.
  4. "Predicting Safety Conditions of Bridge Structures Using Big Data Analyses for Safer Korea”, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2015 – 2018.
  5. "Automatic Reasoning on Vulnerable Object based on Rule of Safety Criteria for Children Play-Facilities and Safety Management System with Public Participation Way”, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK), South Korea, 2015 – 2018.
  6. "Convergence Research Center for Disaster-Hazard Resilience, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRFK), South Korea, 2015 – 2017.
  7. "Construction Information and Knowledge HUB Center”, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), South Korea, 2014 – 2017.
  8. "ICT-Based Construction Equipment Fleet Management and Smart Construction Technology Development”, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), South Korea, 2014 – 2017.
  9. "BIM-based Cloud Computing System Development for the Next-Generation Design Environment”, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), South Korea, 2013 – 2016.
  10. "Establishing a Master Plan of the Construction Workforce and Training Advanced Design Personnel for International Projects”, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement (KAIA), South Korea, 2013 – 2014.

Research Fellow

  1. "Optimizing the Value of Construction in Front End Planning”, w/CII Research Team 241, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2007 – 2008.
  2. "Leveraging Technology to Improve Construction Productivity”, w/CII Research Team 240, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2006 – 2008.
  3. "Planning for, Facilitating, and Evaluating Design Effectiveness”, w/CII Research Team 233, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2005 – 2007.
  4. "Development of a Benchmarking System for Pharmaceutical Construction Projects”, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2004 – 2008.
  5. "CII New Value of Best Practice Analysis”, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2006 – 2008.
  6. "CII Benchmarking & Metrics Program”, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2003 – 2008.
  7. "NIST Homeland Security Case Study”, Construction Industry Institute (CII), USA, 2003 – 2005.