Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

(Note: G Graduate Student and C Corresponding Author)

1. Asaye, L.G, Le, C.C, Le, T., Yadav, O.P., and Le, T. "Insights from Applying Association Rule Mining to Pipeline Incident Reports," ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (Under Review)

2. Ko, T., Le, C.C, Jeong, H.D., and Choi, K. "Improving Construction Contingency Estimation at Scoping phase through Historical Cost Data Analysis." ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering (In Revision)

3. Nguyen, T., Do, Q., Le, T., and Le, C. "Discovering Workers' Actions Leading to Severe Construction Accidents Using Accident Report Data and Sequence Mining Techniques." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (In Revision)

4. Elelu, K., Do, Q., Le, T., and Le, C. "Estimating Equipment Sounds' Direction of Arrival Using Multi-Channel Audio Signal Processing to Support Struck-by Hazard Detection." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (In Revision)

5. Do, Q., Le, T., and Le, C. "Uncovering Critical Causes in Highway Work Zone Accidents Using Unsupervised Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Accepted)

6. Asaye, L.G, Moriyani, M. A.G, Le, C.C, and Le, T. (2024). "Detecting Red-Flag Bidding Patterns in Low-Bid Procurement for Highway Projects with Pattern Mining." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 40(1), 04023060 (Invited by the 2022 ICCEPM's technical committee in recognition of high-quality work).

7. Moriyani, M. A.G, Asaye, L.G, Le, C.C, and Le, T. (2024). "Network Theory–Based Approach to Data-Driven Assessment of Bidding Competition in Highway Construction." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 40(1), 04023051 (Invited by the 2022 ICCEPM's technical committee in recognition of high-quality work). 

8. Hassan, F.u., Nguyen, T., Le, T., and Le, C. (2023). "Automated prioritization of construction project requirements using machine learning and fuzzy Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)." Automation in Construction, 154, 105013.

9. Alikhani, H., Le, C.C, Jeong, H. D., and Damnjanovic, I. (2023). "Sequential Machine Learning for Activity Sequence Prediction from Daily Work Report Data." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(9), 04023082.

10. Do, Q., Moriyani, M. A.G, Le, C.C, and Le, T. (2023). "Cost-Weighted TF-IDF: A Novel Approach for Measuring Highway Project Similarity Based on Pay Items' Cost Composition and Term Frequency." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(8), 04023069.

11. Le, C.C and Jeong, H.D. (2023) "Determining Highway Project Contract Time from Project Duration Estimates." ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 15(3), 04523019.

12. Hassan, F., Le, T., and Le, C. (2023) "Automated Approach for Digitalizing Scope of Work Requirements to Support Contract Management." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(4), 04023005. DOI: 10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-12528.

13. Elelu, K., Le, T., and Le, C. (2023) "Collision Hazard Detection for Construction Workers Safety Using Audio Surveillance." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149(1). DOI: 10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-12561 (Editor's Choice Paper).

14. Elelu, K., Le, T., and Le, C. (2022). "Augmented Hearing of Auditory Safety Cues for Construction Workers: A Systematic Literature Review." Sensors, 22(23), 9135.

15. Le, C.C, Jeong, H.D., Damnjanovic, I., & Bukkapatnam, S.T.S. (2022) "Pareto Principle in Scoping-Phase Cost Estimating: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach for Selecting and Applying Optimal Major Work Items." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 148(8), 04022076. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002349

16. Le, C., Jeong, H. D., and Damnjanovic, I. (2021). "Network Theory—Driven Construction Logic Knowledge Network: Process Modeling and Application in Highway Projects." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147(10), 04021114

17. Le, C., Yaw, M. W., Jeong, H. D., and Choi, K. (2021). "Comprehensive Evaluation of Influential Factors on Public Roadway Project Contract Time." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 37(5), 04021044. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000932

18. Le, C., Shrestha, K.J., Jeong, H. D., & Damnjanovic, I. (2021) "A Sequential Pattern Mining Driven Framework for Developing Construction Logic Knowledge Bases." Automation in Construction, 121, 103439. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103439

19. Le, C., Jeong, H. D., Le, T., & Kang, Y. (2020). "Evaluating Contractors' Production Performance in Highway Projects Using Historical Daily Work Report Data." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(3), 04020015. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000764 (Editor's Choice Paper).

20. Le, C., Le, T., Jeong, H. D., and Lee, E.-B. (2019). "Geographic Information System–Based Framework for Estimating and Visualizing Unit Prices of Highway Work Items." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(8), 04019044. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001672

21. Le, T., Hassan, F., Le, C., & Jeong, H. D. (2019). "Understanding dynamic data interaction between civil integrated management technologies: a review of use cases and enabling techniques." International Journal of Construction Management, 1-22. DOI: 10.1080/15623599.2019.1678863

22. Le, T., Le, C., & Jeong, H. D. (2018). "Lifecycle Data Modeling to Support Transferring Project-Oriented Data to Asset-Oriented Systems in Transportation Projects." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 34(4), 04018024. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000620 (Editor's Choice Paper). 

23. Le, T., Le, C., Jeong, H.D., & Jahren, C. (2018). "Visual Exploration of Large Transportation Asset Data using Ontology-Based Heat Tree." International Journal of Transportation, 6(1), 47-58. DOI: 10.14257/ijt.2018.6.1.04  

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

1. Huynh, P., Singh, G., Yadav, O., Le, T.Q., & Le, C. "Unsupervised Anomaly Detection in Electric Power Networks Using Multi-layer Auto-encoders," January 22-25, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 70th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium 2024 (Winner of the SRE Stan Oftshun Award for the best RAMS paper by students of an SRE member)

2. Rahman, M.M., Huynh, P., Yadav, O., Le, T.Q., & Le, C. "Assessing Robustness and Vulnerability in Interdependent Network Infrastructure: A Multilayer Network Approach," January 22-25, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 70th Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium 2024 (Accepted)

3. Moriyani, M.A.G, Asaye, L.G, Le, C., Le, T., & Le, T. "Natural Language Processing for Infrastructure Resilience to Natural Disasters: A Scientometric Review," April 04-05, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, International Conference series on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures (CIGOS) 2024 (Accepted)

4. Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. "Multiple-Channel Audio Construction Equipment Dataset Preparation for Sound Detection and Localization to Prevent Collision Hazard," March 20-23, Des Moines, Iowa, CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024 (Accepted)

5. Le, C., Moriyani, M.A.G, & Le, T. "Developing a Conceptual Life-Cycle Framework for Advancing Equity in Local Capital Improvement Planning," March 20-23, Des Moines, Iowa, CI & CRC Joint Conference 2024 (Accepted)

6. Asaye, L.G, Moriyani, M. A.G, Le, C., Le, T., & Yadav, O.P. "Insights from Applying Association Rule Mining to Pipeline Incident Report Data," ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023 (In Press)

7. Nguyen, T., Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. "Identifying High-risk Workers' Actions Contributing to Highway Construction Accidents,"ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023 (In Press)

8. Le, C., Doddi, G.G, Moriyani, M. A.G, & Le, T. "Insights from Applying Association Rule Mining to Construction Severe Injury Reports," ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023 (In Press)

9. Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. "Text Mining-Based Approach for Accident Cause Analysis in Highway Construction," ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2023 (In Press)

10. Le, C., Nguyen, T.G, & Le, T. "Detecting Red-Flag Bidding Patterns in Low-Bid Procurement for Highway Projects," June 20-23, Las Vegas, Nevada, the 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2022) (Invited to submit an extended version in recognition of high-quality work). 

11. Le, C., Arya, M.G, Moriyani, M.A.G, & Le, T. "Assessing Contractor Competition in Competitive Bidding for Highway Construction Projects Using Network Analysis," June 20-23, Las Vegas, Nevada, the 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2022) (Best Paper Award; Invited to submit an extended version in recognition of high-quality work).

12. Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. "Direction of Arrival of Equipment Sound in the Construction Industry," July 12-15, Bogota, Colombia, ISARC 2022 39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (Plenary Talk).

13. Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. "Action Sequencing in Construction Accident Reports using Probabilistic Language Model," July 12-15, Bogota, Colombia, ISARC 2022 39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction.

14. Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. "Collision Hazards Detection for Construction Workers Safety Using Equipment Sound Data," June 20-23, Las Vegas, Nevada, the 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2022).

15. Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. "Application of Deep Neural Network to Construction Accident Reports Analysis," June 20-23, Las Vegas, Nevada, the 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2022).

16. Hassan, F., Le, T., & Le, C. "Automated Prioritization of Construction Project Requirements using Machine Learning and Fuzzy Logic System," June 20-23, Las Vegas, Nevada, the 9th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2022).

17. Le, C., Ko, T., & Jeong, H.D. (2022) "A Natural Language Processing-Based Approach for Clustering Construction Projects," March 09-12, Arlington, Virginia, Construction Research Congress 2022, 354-360.

18. Le, C., & Jeong, H. D. (2020) "Artificial Intelligence Framework for Developing a Critical Path Schedule Using Historical Daily Work Report Data," March 08-10, Tempe, Arizona, ASCE Construction Research Congress, 2020. 

19. Alikhani, H., Le, C., and Jeong, H.D. (2020) "Deep Learning Algorithms to Generate Activity Sequences using Historical As-built Schedule Data," Creative Construction Conference, 2020 (Virtual Conference).

20. Le, C., & Jeong, H. D. (2020). "A Daily Work Report Based Approach for Schedule Risk Analysis." In CIGOS 2019, October 31-November 01, Hanoi, Vietnam, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure (pp. 1131-1136). Springer, Singapore.

21. Shrestha, K.J., Le, C., Jeong, H.D., and Le, T. (2019). "Mining Daily Work Report Data for Detecting Patterns of Construction Sequences." In the Proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference 2019 (pp. 578-583), June 29 – July 02, Budapest, Hungary. 

22. Le, C., Le, T., & Jeong, H. D. (2019). "Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Based Visual Analytics Framework for Highway Project Performance Evaluation." In CIB W78 2018, October 01-03, Chicago, Illinois, Advances in Informatics and Computing in Civil and Construction Engineering (pp.719-724). Springer, Cham.

23. Le, T., Le, C., Jeong, H. D., Gilbert, S. B., & Chukharev-Hudilainen, E. (2019). "Requirement Text Detection from Contract Packages to Support Project Definition Determination." In CIB W78 2018, October 01-03, Chicago, Illinois, Advances in Informatics and Computing in Civil and Construction Engineering (pp. 569-576). Springer, Cham.

Research Project Reports & Guidebooks

1. Jeong, H.D., Choi, K., Ko, T., Gransberg, D.D., and Le, C. (2022). Contingency Factors to Account for Risk in Early Construction Cost Estimates for Transportation Infrastructure Projects, The National Academies Press (No. NCHRP Project 15-71), Washington, DC

2. Jeong, H. D., Choi, K., Le, C., Yaw, M., Yin, Y., Gransberg, D. D., Touran, A., Gao, N., & Rahgozar, M. (2022). Systematic Approach for Determining Construction Contract Time: A Guidebook, The National Academies Press (No. NCHRP Project 08-114A), Washington, DC 

3. Jeong, H. D., Choi, K., Le, C., Yaw, M., Yin, Y., Gransberg, D. D., Touran, A., Gao, N., & Rahgozar, M. (2022). Developing a Systematic Approach for Determining Construction Contract Time, The National Academies Press (No. NCHRP Project 08-114A), Washington, DC

4. Jeong, H.D., Le, C., and Devaguptapu, V. (2019) Effective Production Rate Estimation using Construction Daily Work Report Data, Montana Department of Transportation, FHWA/MT-19-001/9344-504.

5. Jeong, H.D., Jahren, C., Shane, J., Cetin, K., Le, T., and Le, C. (2018) Guide to Life-Cycle Data and Information Sharing Workflows for Transportation Assets, Institute for Transportation, Ames, IA. 102p.