Check our new article: Recent advancements of human-centered design in building engineering: ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl….

One more article resulting from an international collaboration: "Structural damage identification under ambient temperature variations based on CNN and normalized modal flexibility-autoregressive coefficients hybrid index" 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…

Check our new paper: Predicting Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration: A Hyperparameter Optimization Approach | Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities | Vol 38, No 3 ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JP…

Congratulations, Dr. Manea. Wish all the best for your next adventure in the Academia

New article: A systematic review and evaluation of synthetic simulated data generat... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Another new article published within Automation in Construction: Enhanced concrete crack detection and proactive safety warning based o... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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NSF Award Search: Award # 2417804 - CyberTraining: Pilot: Cognitive and Generative AI-driven Cyber-Infrastructure Training Platform for Construction Education. Looking forward to working with the team! nsf.gov/awardsearch/sh…

Passport day, Excited to welcome freshmen to our lab for some hands-on activities!

Zaid has received WMU travel grants to attend the 23rd World Building Congress, where he will present two research papers—one on highway construction cost inflation and the other on the uses of generative AI in construction. Congratulations on this achievement!

New article: Deep learning-driven multi-level data fusion framework for predictive ... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Western Michigan University Study Looks to Improve Safety with Data - WorkersCompensation.com workerscompensation.com/daily-headline…

Wrapping up Spring and kicking off Summer research with a great team celebration—excited for what’s ahead!

Our project, which focuses on enhancing roadside safety, is funded by OHSP! We’ll be using AI-driven analytics to evaluate Move Over law compliance, digital alert systems, and public awareness strategies. Grateful for the support! #RoadSafety #AI #TrafficSafety #MoveOverLaw

The new Michigan Highway Construction Cost Index integrates project-level data, economic trends, and regional variations to improve project cost estimations and support sound budget practices at MDOT. michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/P…

Zaid successfully presented at the 23rd CIB World Building Congress! #WBC2025 #ConstructionResearch #GenerativeAI

New journal article: Robust Forecasting Models for Highway Construction Cost Indices during Pandemic-Era Inflation | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | Vol 151, No 8 ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JC…

Another new journal article: Data-driven identification of key pricing factors in highway construction cost estimation during economic volatility tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New Journal Article: Generative artificial intelligence for construction: Use cases, trends... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our proposal, 'Superstructure Life-Cycle Cost Determination: Best Practices and Guidelines,' has been approved for funding by MDOT. This grant will allow us to continue our critical work of improving the accuracy and reliability of cost estimation for bridges.