Doctor of Philosophy (Construction Technology Management), 2021, Dept. of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, HK SAR.
Master of Management Science (Project Management and Finance), 2017, Dept. Construction Management and Real Estate, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Management) and Bachelor of Law (Sociology), 2014, Dept. Construction and Real Estate, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
EMPLOYMENT RECORDS:
Assistant Professor, Dept. of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, SG. (2025-Present)
Carbon Specialist (Secondment), National Highways, UK. (2024-2025)
Marie Skłodowska–Curie Fellow, Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. (2022-2025)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong, HK. (2021-2022)
TEACHING:
[To be advised]
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Construction digitalization and automation (digital twin and human-machine collaboration);
Project organizing and integration;
Lean construction;
Infrastructure sustainability (carbon-cost optimization, infrastructure system climate resilience);
Data science and information management in the built environment;
Cyber-Physical-Social System and System thinking.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Xu, J., & MacAskill, K. (2024). Carbon data and its requirements in infrastructure-related GHG standards. Environmental Science & Policy, 162, 103935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103935
Li Y., Wang Q., Pan X., Zuo J., Xu J., Han Y*. (2024). Digital Twins for Engineering Asset Management: Synthesis, Analytical Framework, and Future Directions. Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2023.12.006
Xu J., Lou, J.*, Lu W.S., Wu L., Chen C. (2023). Ensuring construction material provenance using Internet of Things and blockchain: Learning from the food industry. Journal of Industry Information Integration, 33, 100455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jii.2023.100455
Wu L., Lu W.S., Zhao R., Xu J., Li, X., Xue F. (2022). Using blockchain to improve information sharing accuracy in the on-site assembly of modular construction. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38 (3), 04022014. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001029 (Best Paper Award)
Xu J.*, Lu W.S., Wu L., Li X., Lou J. (2022). Balancing privacy and occupational safety and health in construction: A blockchain-enabled P-OSH deployment framework. Safety Science, 154, 105860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105860
Xu J.*, Lu W.S. (2022). Developing a Human-Organization-Technology Fit (HOT) model for information technology adoption in organizations. Technology in Society, 70, 102010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102010
Xu J.*, Lu W.S., Papadonikolaki E. (2022). Human-Organization-Technology Fit Model for BIM adoption in Construction Project Organizations: Impact factor analysis using SNA and comparative case study. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38 (3), 04022004. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0001013
Xu J., Ye M., Lu W.S., Bao Z., Webster C. (2020). A four-quadrant conceptual framework for analyzing extended producer responsibility in offshore prefabrication construction. Journal of Cleaner Production, 282, 12540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124540
Lu W.S., Xu J.*, Söderlund J. (2020). Exploring the effects of building information modelling (BIM) on projects: A longitudinal social network analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(5), 04020037. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001823
Xu J., Lu W.S., Xue F., Chen K. (2019). ‘Cognitive facility management’: definition, system architecture, and example scenario. Automation in Construction. 107, 102922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.102922
AWARDS (SELECTED):
2022, Best Paper Award, Journal of Management in Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
2021, Professional Research Award, buildingSMART Internation Awards Programme.
2020, Outstanding Paper Award, The 25th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM.
2019, Excellent Paper Award, The 24th International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM.
