Soowon Chang

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363 N. Grant St.
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Biography
Soowon Chang, Ph. D received her Ph. D in Building Construction from Georgia Institute of Technology (USA). During her PhD, she worked on urban redevelopment projects in Tokyo for smart and connected communities supported by the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. She received her B.S. in Architectural Engineering, B.A. in Management for Science and Technology, and M.S. in Architectural Engineering with emphasis on construction management from EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY, South Korea.
Her research revolves around paradigm shifts in human-urban-building interactions with intelligent applications of disruptive technologies in the future smart cities for decarbonization, health and safety, and social equity. She conducts research about (1) smart and connected communities considering urban systems networks; (2) generative design and planning systems by optimizing functional, spatial, and temporal performance; and (3) energy infrastructure transitions through spatiotemporal data-driven analytics.
As a teacher, her goal is to foster students contributing to society with professional and ethical awareness as well as a lifelong learning attitude. At Purdue University, the courses she offers focus on Computational Design Data and Interoperability, Building Information Management (BIM), Sustainability in Design, Construction, and Development, Building Energy Modeling, Comfort Analysis, Construction Modeling and Simulation, and Construction Management.
Education:
Ph.D. Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., 2020
Dissertation title: "Decision support framework for transforming urban buildings at multiple scales"
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Castro-Lacouture
M.S. Architectural Engineering (currently, Architectural and Urban Systems Engineering), EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY, Seoul, South Korea, 2016
Thesis titles: "BIM-Integrated Construction Operation Simulation Framework for Lean Construction Planning_An Application to steel erection work"
Advisors: Dr. June-Seong Yi and Dr. JeongWook Son
B.S. Architectural Engineering, EWHA WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY, Seoul, South Korea, 2014
B.A. Management for Science and Technology, EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY, Seoul, South Korea, 2014
Certifications:
LEED® Green Associate™ - Green Building Certification Institute
Internal Grant:
- Polytechnic RDE Research Impact Area 2023 FY Seed Grant (2022.11 - 2023. 06), Title: New Multi-Objective Optimized Framework, Digital Twin Modeling, and Control for Future Electrified Navy Ships. $8,000, Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. Adel El-Shahat).
- Polytechnic FWL Research Impact Area 2021 FY Seed Grant (2021.11 - 2022. 06), Title: Smart Charging System for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Load Management utilizing Fine-Grained Solar Power Predictions. $7,699, Role: Co-PI (PI: Dr. Adel El-Shahat).
- Protect Purdue Innovations Faculty Grants (2020.09 - 2021.01), Title: Generative space layout for responding occupants’ health and space utilization. $12,000, Role: PI.
Honors:
- 2021 Best Impact Research Award, The 2021 international conference of KIEAE, Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment
- 2018 Building Construction Graduate Student Instructor of the Year (Institute Recognition at Georgia Institute of Technology)
- 2018 Georgia Tech College of Design ADVANCE Women of Excellence Graduate Award
- 2015 Charles (Chuck) M. Eastman Top PhD Paper Award, CIB W78 Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 2015 Best Poster Award, ICCEPM 2015 Conference Organized by KICEM (Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management), Busan, Korea
Recent Refereed Journal Articles:
Li, H., Zhang, J., Chang, S., and Sparkling, A. (2022). “BIM-based Object Mapping using Invariant Signatures of AEC Objects” Automation in Construction. 145: 104616.
Jeong, J., Jeong, J., Lee, M., Lee, J., and Chang, S. (2022) “Data-driven approach to develop prediction model for outdoor thermal comfort using optimized tree-type algorithms” Building and Environment, 109663.
Mehta, S. M., Chang, S.*, Oh, H. J., Kwon, J.-H. and Kim, S. (2022). “An Investigation of Construction Project Efficiency: Perception Gaps and the Interrelationships of Critical Factors.” Buildings, 12 (10): 1559.
Chang, S., Cho, J., Heo, J., Kang, J., and Kobashi, T. (2022). “Energy infrastructure transitions with PV and EV combined systems using techno-economic analyses for decarbonization in cities.” Applied Energy, 319: 119254.
Quan, S. J., Chang, S., Castro-Lacouture, D., Igou, T. K., Dutt, F., Ding, J., Chen, Y., and Yang, P. Pei-Ju. (2022). “Planning decentralized urban renewable energy systems using algal cultivation for closed-loop and resilient communities.” Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 49 (5): 1464–1488. SAGE Publications Ltd STM.
Heo, J., Moon, H., Chang, S., Han, S., and Lee, D.-E. (2021). “Case Study of Solar Photovoltaic Power-Plant Site Selection for Infrastructure Planning Using a BIM-GIS-Based Approach.” Applied Sciences 2021, Vol. 11, Page 8785, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 11(18), 8785.
Chang, S., Yoshida, T., Castro-Lacouture, D., Yamagata, Y. (2021). “Block-Level Building Transformation Strategies for Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort, and Visibility Using Bayesian Multilevel Modeling”. Journal of Architectural Engineering 27 (3), ASCE
Chang, S., Castro-Lacouture, D., Yamagata, Y. (2020). “Estimating Building Electricity Performance Gaps with Internet of Things Data Using Bayesian Multilevel Additive Modeling”. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 146 (12), ASCE
Chang, S., Castro-Lacouture, D., Yamagata, Y. (2020) “Decision support for retrofitting building envelopes using multi-objective optimization under uncertainties”. Journal of Building Engineering, Elsevier
Yang, P., Chang, S., Saha, N., Chen, H.W. (2020). “Data-driven planning support system for a campus design”. Environment & Planning – B special issue “Planning Support with Urban Informatics”, SAGE Publications
Tobey, M., Binder, R., Chang, S., Yoshida, T., Yamagata, Y., Yang, P. (2019). “Urban systems design: a conceptual framework for Smart Communities”. Smart cities, MDPI, 2, 522-537. DOI: 10.3390/SMARTCITIES2040032
Chang, S., Saha, N., Castro-Lacouture, D., Yang, P. (2019). “Multivariate relationships between the urban performance and design parameters by using reinforcement learning and parametric modeling”. Applied Energy, Elsevier, 249, 253-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019. 04.109
Kim, S., Chang, S., Castro-Lacouture, D., (2019). “Dynamic modeling for analyzing impacts of skilled labor shortage on construction project management”. Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, 36(1), 04019035. DOI: doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000720
Chang, S., Saha, N., Castro-Lacouture, D., Yang, P. (2019). “Generative design and performance modeling for relationships between urban built forms, sky opening, solar radiation and energy”. Energy Procedia, 158, 3994-4002. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.841
Chang, S., Castro-Lacouture, D., Dutt, F., and Yang, P. P.-J. (2017). “Framework for evaluating and optimizing algae façades using closed-loop simulation analysis integrated with BIM.” Energy Procedia, 143, 237–244. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.677\
Quan, S. J., Igou, T. K., Chang, S., Dutt, F., Castro-Lacouture, D., Chen, Y., and Yang, P. (2017). “Decentralized algal energy system design at various urban densities and scales.” Energy Procedia, 143, 767–773. DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.760
Jeong, W., Chang, S., Son, J., Yi, J. (2016). “BIM-Integrated Construction Operation Simulation for Just-In-Time Production Management”. Sustainability, 8(11), 1106. DOI: 10.3390/su8111106
Kim, Y., Han, S., Yi, J., Chang, S. (2015). “Supply chain cost model for prefabricated building material based on time-driven activity-based costing.” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 43(4), 287-293. DOI: 10.1139/cjce-2015-0010
Chang, S., Yi, J., and Son, J. (2015). “The productivity improvement for steel framing work efficiency by work sampling and 5-minute rating technique.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management, 5(1), 40-46. DOI: 10.6106/jcepm.2015.5.1.040
Refereed Conference Proceedings:
Chang, S., Kim, K., Kwon, J.H., Kim, S. (2022) "Capturing Dynamics of UAS-Based Construction Safety Management Using Causal Loop Diagram", Construction Research Congress 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers, March 9 -12, 2022.
Li, H., Zhang, J., Xue, X., Debs, L., Chang, S., Qu, M., Sparkling, A., Goldwasser, D. (2022) "Issues in Bi-Directional Interoperability between BIM and BEM", Construction Research Congress 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers, March 9 -12, 2022.
Chang, S. (2022) "Energy Infrastructure Scenarios for Reducing Distribution Losses and Carbon Emissions Using Multimethod Simulation with GIS", Construction Research Congress 2022, American Society of Civil Engineers, March 9 -12, 2022.
Yang, P.J.P., Yoshida, T., Murayama, A., Chang, S., Yamagata, Y. (2022) "Potentials of Rooftop Photovoltaics Combined with Electric Vehicles for Decarbonization in Korean Cities", The 13th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), 2021.
Chang, S., Cho, J., Kang, J., Kobashi, T. (2022) "Potentials of Rooftop Photovoltaics Combined with Electric Vehicles for Decarbonization in Korean Cities", The 13th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE 2021), 2021.
Chang, S. (2021) "Multiscale decision approach of retrofitting buildings and communities for sustainability", Proceedings of the 20th KIEAE conference, Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment , November 2021.
Oh, H. J., Chang, S., Ashuri, B. (2021) “Investigation of Skill Sets for Multiskilled Labor Development in Construction”, Proceedings of the 57th Associated Schools of Construction Annual International Conference (ASC 2021), Virtually, April 5-9, 2021.
Kim, S., Chang, S. (2020) "A framework for semantic interoperability of BIM and UAS flight mission planning system", Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Innovative Production and Construction (IPC 2020), Hong Kong (and Virtually), Dec 7-8, 2020.
Chang, S., Yoshida, T., Binder, R.B., Yamagata, Y., Castro-Lacouture, D. (2020) “Energy sharing boundaries integrating buildings and vehicles tangled in spatial and temporal changes”, Proceedings of the 2020 ASCE Construction Research Congress, Tempe, Arizona, U.S.A., Mar 8-10, 2020.
Chang, S., Yoshida, T., Tobey, M., Yamagata, Y., Yang, P. (2019). “Transformative model of urban buildings optimizing energy demands, solar harvesting potential, and indoor thermal comfort”. The 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden, Aug 12-15, 2019.
Yoshida, T., Chang, S., Murakami, D., Yamagata, Y. (2019). “The relationships between energy consumption and surface temperature: a combining multiple-scale observations approach”. The 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden, Aug 12-15, 2019.
Tobey, M., Chang, S., Binder, R., Yoshida, T., Yamagata, Y. (2019) “Measuring resilience, economy, sustainability, and human well-being in multiple scales for urban diagnostics”. The 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden, Aug 12-15, 2019.
Binder, R., Chang, S., Tobey, M., Zilske, M., Yamagata, Y. (2019). “The smart hub concept: developing the relationship between human mobility and energy consumption in Tokyo”. The 11th International Conference on Applied Energy, Västerås, Sweden, Aug 12-15, 2019.
Tobey, M., Chang, S., Binder, B. B., Yamagata, Y. (2019). “Typologies of Rapid Urbanization in Developing Asian Countries: A Study of Shanghai’s Rapid Urbanization and Subsequent Strategies”. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Volume 294, DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/294/1/012097.
Yoshida, T., Tobey, M., Chang, S., Yamagata, Y. (2019), “Carbon Emission Intensities of Each Building Typology: Towards a standardized framework”, 16th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Wuhan, China, July 8-12, 2019.
Yang, P., Chen, H., Chang, S., Saha, N. (2019). “Data-Driven Campus Design Support Systems”, 16th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Wuhan, China, July 8-12, 2019 .
Tobey, M., Binder, R., Chang, S., Yoshida, T., Yamagata, Y., Yang, P. (2019). “Urban systems design conceptual framework: Modeling, Design, and Emergent Iterative Smart Communities”. 16th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Wuhan, China, July 8-12, 2019.
Chang, S., Yoshida, T., Matsui, K., Castro-Lacouture, D., Yamagata, Y. (2019). “An Ontology to Sustainability Provision System of Energy Demands and Indoor Thermal Comfort by Integrating Building Energy Models with IoT – Focusing on Residential Building in Kyojima, Tokyo”. CIB World Building Congress, Hong Kong, June 17-21, 2019.
Chang, S., Castro-Lacouture, D., Matsui, K., Yamagata, Y. (2019). “Planning and Monitoring of Building Energy Demands under Uncertainties by Using IoT Data”. The ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Atlanta, June 17-19, 2019. DOI: 10.1061/9780784482445.027.
Chang, S., Son, J., Jeong, W., and Yi, J. (2015). “Application of BIM-integrated construction simulation to construction production planning.” Proc., of the 6th International Conference on Construction and Project Management (ICCEPM 2015), Busan, Korea.
Chang, S., Son, J., Jeong, W., and Yi, J. (2015). “BIM-integrated construction operations simulation for reliable production management.” Proc., CIB W78 Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Books:
Chapter author, Urban Systems Design: creating sustainable smart cities in the internet of things era by Yamagata, Y., and Yang, P. P.-J. (2020). ELSEVIER
Industry Engagement:
Faculty-Industry Collaboration, VDC Office @ Gilbane Building Company, Atlanta, GA, Summer 2022
Professional Affiliations:
Memberships in academic, professional, and scholarly societies:
- Associate Member, American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2020 - Present
- Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2020 - Present
- Member, Associates Schools of Construction (ASC), 2020 - Present
- Member, Korean-American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association (KACEPMA), 2020 - Present
- Member, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), 2021 - Present
Committee activities in the department, college, and/or university:
- Polytechnic Technology Diversity Committee (2022 – Present)
- Member, Graduate Faculty Committee in SCMT (2020 – Present)
Academic and professional service and engagement activities:
- Early Career Editorial Board Member in the International Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, Jan 2023 ~ Present
- Guest Professor (Global) at Keio University, AY 2022
- Sustainable Communities, Institute for a Sustainable Future at Purdue
- Guest Editor, Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier - Special Issue Paradigm Shift in Human-Urban-Building Interactions in Smart Cities
- Guest Editor, Urban Science, MDPI - Special Issue: Urban Systems Design: Planning, Design, and Construction of Smart and Connected Communities, MDPI
- Topic Editor, Applied Sciences - MDPI,https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci
- Reviewer, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - ASCE
- Reviewer, Automation in Construction - Elsevier
- Reviewer, Journal of Building Engineering - Elsevier
- Reviewer, Building and Environment - Elsevier
- Reviewer, Building Research and Information - Taylor & Francis
- Reviewer, Sustainability - MDPI
- Reviewer, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering - Oxford Academic
- Reviewer, Built Environment Project and Asset Management - Emerald Publishing
- Technical Committee & Session Chair, ASCE Construction Research Congress 2022, March 9 -12, 2022, Arlington, VA, USA.
- Session Chair, The 11th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE), August 12-15, 2019, in Västerås, Sweden
- Organizing Committee, The Smart and Resilient Design and Construction Workshop, National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan, 2019
- Organizing Committee, The Tokyo Smart City Workshop, National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan, 2019