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• February 2024: SICIS paper entitled "Natural Language Instructions for Intuitive Human Interaction with Robotic Assistants in Field Construction Work." has been accepted for publication in Automation in Construction. Elsevier.

• January 2024: SICIS paper entitled “Cloud-Based Hierarchical Imitation Learning for Scalable Transfer of Construction Skills from Human Workers to Assisting Robots.” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. ASCE. 

• November 2023: SICIS paper entitled "A Systematic Analysis of Physiological Responses as Indicators of Driver Takeover Readiness in Conditionally Automated Driving.”  has been accepted for publication in Accident Analysis and Prevention. Elsevier. 

• September 2023: Prof. Menassa has been elected to ASCE Fellow. 

• September 2023: SICIS paper entitled "Automatic High-Level Motion Sequencing Methods for Enabling Multi-Tasking Construction Robots." has been accepted for publication in Automation in Construction. Elsevier.

• August 2023: SICIS paper entitled "Learning-Based Personal Models for Joint Optimization of Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption in Flexible Workplaces ." has been accepted for publication in Energy and Buildings. Elsevier.

• April 2023: Congratulations to SICIS PhD student Min Deng for successfully completing his PhD studies. Dr. Deng will be joining Texas Tech University starting August 2023.

• April 2023: Congratulations to SICIS and LIVE PhD student Somin Park for being named as Barbour Scholar for 2023-2024 by the Rackham Graduate School. 

• March 2023: SICIS paper entitled "Mutual Physical State-Aware Object Handover in Full-Contact Collaborative Human-Robot Construction Work." has been accepted for publication in Automation in Contruction. Elsevier.

• February 2023: SICIS receives the ASCE John O. Bickel Award for paper entitled “Trajectory-Based Skill Learning for Overhead Construction Robots Using Generalized Cylinders with Orientation" published in Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, March 2022.

• January 2023: SICIS paper entitled "A Comprehensive Evaluation of Factors Influencing Acceptance of Robotic Assistants in Field Construction Work .” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Management in Engineering. ASCE.