Automation and Intelligent Construction (AutoIC) Lab​

The AutoIC Lab develops and leverages advanced technologies to support construction engineering and management, construction automation, and sustainable infrastructure, including building information modeling (BIM), natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and Construction Robotics.

Director/Founder:

Dr. Jiansong Zhang, Ph.D., zhan3062@purdue.edu

Assistant Professor in Construction Management Technology

Research Assistant:

Ran Ren, Ph.D. Student, ren153@purdue.edu

Jin Wu, Ph.D. Student, wu1275@purdue.edu

Temitope Akanbi, Ph.D. Student, takanbi@purdue.edu

Oscar Wong Chong, Ph.D. Student, owongcho@purdue.edu

Xiaorui Xue, Ph.D. Student, xue39@purdue.edu

Candice Sexton, Ph.D. Student, sexton21@purdue.edu

Hang Li, Ph.D. Student, li4016@purdue.edu

Fan Yang, Ph.D. Student, yang2051@purdue.edu

Lingyan Cao, Visiting Ph.D. Student, cao335@purdue.edu

Christopher Mark Lacny, Undergraduate Student, clacny@purdue.edu

Noah Reardon, Undergraduate Student, nreardon1@hawk.iit.edu

Former Members (Undergraduate - U, Graduate Master - GM, Graduate Ph.D. - GP, PostDoc - P, Visiting Scholar - V):

(2020-V) Rui He, Ph.D. (Chang'an University - Assistant Professor)

(2019-P) Yuting Chen, Ph.D. (The University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Assistant Professor)

(2019-V) Vincent Gan, Ph.D. (National University of Singapore - Assistant Professor)

(2019-V) Kaiqin Yu, Ph.D. (Shanghai Urban Construction Vocational College - Associate Professor)

(2016-V) Yantao Yu, Ph.D. (Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Research Assistant Professor)

List of Publications

Ph.D. Openings:

Fall 2022

Patents:

Zhang, J. (2021). Methods of Processing Three Dimensional Models. Patent Number: 11107274. Date of Patent: Aug 31, 2021. Current U.S. Class: Modeling By Mathematical Expression (703/2) International Classification: G06T 19/20 (20110101); G06T 17/05 (20110101); G06T 7/70 (20170101); G06T 17/30 (20060101).

Datasets:

Xue, X., Zhang, J. (2019). Part-of-Speech Tagged Building Codes (PTBC). Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/Y0ZQ-4946

Wu, J., Zhang, J. (2019). Building Information Modelling (BIM) data repository with labels. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/60V2-PJ72

Wu, J., Zhang, J. (2021). Invariant Signatures of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Objects in Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)-based Building Information Modeling. Purdue University Research Repository. doi:10.4231/7VW7-0129

Funded Research Projects:

National Science Foundation (NSF) PFI-RP: Automating Building Code Compliance Checking and Modular Construction Through Interoperable Building Information Modeling Technology, Principal Investigator 

National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER/Collaborative Research: Science-Based Exploration of Invariant Signatures of Architecture/Engineering/Construction Objects to Enable Interoperability of Building Information Modeling, Principal Investigator 

Project Website: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/autoic-lab/nsf-eager/collaborative-researchscience-based-exploration-of-invariant-signatures-of

National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER: SAI: Human-Centered Design and Enhancement of Next Generation Transportation Infrastructure with Connected and Automated Vehicles, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Robert Proctor)

National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Phase I (RAISE): Civil Infrastructure Systems Open Knowledge Network (CIS-OKN), Senior Personnel (Principal Investigator Dr. Nora El-Gohary)​

Indiana Department of Transportation Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP) SPR-4523: Applied Ergonomics, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Yunfeng Chen)

 Purdue Research Foundation Summer Faculty Grant: Semi-Automated Information Extraction from Heterogenous Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Textual Data and Mapping the Extracted Information with Building Information Models, Principal Investigator

Purdue Research Foundation Research Grant: Interoperable Building Information Modeling Information Completeness Checking, Principal Investigator

Indiana Department of Transportation Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP) SPR-4421: Life Cycle Integration of Infrastructure Information Modeling, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Yunfeng Chen)

Acquisition of a Research Robot Consisting of a Robot Manipulator and a Mobile Base, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Yi Jiang)

Developing Robots to Support Automated Construction of Buildings, Principal Investigator
Robotics Systems for Autonomous Construction, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Byung-Cheol Min)
Preliminary Study of Police Officers’ Performance Measurements, Principal Investigator

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, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Jun-Seok Oh)

Enhancing Non-Motorized Mobility Within Construction Zones, Transportation Research Center for Livable Communities, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Upul Attanayake)

A Holistic Framework to Support Compliance Checking in the Construction Domain, Georgeau Construction Research Center, Co-Principal Investigator (Principal Investigator Dr. Wuwei Shen)

Research Outcome Video Snapshots:

Crane Simulation

Game Visualization of AEC Object Formation in BIM -  Cone Frustum Shape

Contact:

Dr. Jiansong Zhang

zhan3062@purdue.edu

(765) 494-1574

https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/zhan3062