(Note: G Graduate Student and C Corresponding Author)
Nguyen, T., Duong, T., Le, T., & Le, C. "Real-time AI-based Smart Hearing Protection Prototype for Enhancing Safety Signal Audibility in Work Zones." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (in press).
Le, B.T.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, & Le, T.T. (2026). "A Systematic Review of Eye-Tracking in Construction Hazard Recognition and Risk Assessment." International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 115, 103979.
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, Huang, Y., Le, T., Pirim, H., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2026). "Spatial and Recurrent Event Survival Analysis of Oil Pipeline Incident Hotspots and Regional Longevity Patterns." ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 17(3), 04026025.
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, Le, T.T., & Pirim, H. (2026). "Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: A Novel Data-Driven Framework for Quantifying Bidding Competition in Transportation Design-Bid-Build Contracts." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 152(3), 04026006.
Nguyen, T., Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. (2026). "Enhancing Auditory Safety Warnings in Highway Construction Zones with Loud Noise Using Generative Artificial Intelligence." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 152(3), 04025283.
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, Le, Q.T., Pirim, H., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T.T. (2025). "Natural Language Processing for Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure: Research Focus and Future Opportunities." Resilient Cities and Structures, 4(4), 47–71.
Kazim, M., Pirim, H., Le, C., Le, T.Q., & Yadav, O.P. (2025). "Multilayer GNN for Predictive Maintenance and Clustering in Power Grids." iScience, 28(10), 113490.
Kazim, M., Pirim, H., Le, C., Le, T., & Yadav, O.P. (2025). "Edge-Level Explainable Graph Neural Networks with Network Centric Features for Transmission Line Failure Prediction in Power Grids." Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks, 101969.
Do, Q., Le, T., Trinh, M.T., & Le, C. (2025). "Multi-objective Project Clustering Optimization for Enhancing Highway Contract Bundling Decisions." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(11), 04025166.
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, Le, T., Huang, Y., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2025). "Identifying Hotspots in Natural Gas and Oil Pipeline Networks and Understanding Incident Risk Factors: An Integrated Spatial Analysis and Machine Learning Approach." ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice, 16(4), 04025070.
Kazim, M., Pirim, H., Yadav, O.P., Le, C., & Le, Q.T. (2025). "Analysis of Multilayer Energy Networks: A Comprehensive Literature Review." Applied Energy, 398, 126357.
Heravi, M.Y., Demeke, A.Y.ᴳ, Dola, I.S., Jang, Y., Jeong, I., & Le, C. (2025). "Vehicle Intrusion Detection in Highway Work Zones Using Inertial Sensors and Lightweight Deep Learning." Automation in Construction, 176, 106291.
Yin, Y., Wu, M., Le, C., Jeong, H.D., & Choi, K. (2025). "Examining Critical Factors Affecting Urban Highway Construction Contract Times." ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 41(3), 04025011.
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, Huang, Y.ᶜ, Le, T.Q., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2025). "Predicting and Understanding Emergency Shutdown Durations Level of Pipeline Incidents Using Machine Learning Models and Explainable AI." Processes, 13(2), 445.
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C.ᶜ, Le, T., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2025). "Insights into the Interactions of Pipeline Risk Factors and Consequences Using Association Rule Mining." ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 39(1), 04024059.
Do, Q., Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Le, T., Le, C., & Piratla, K. (2025). "Enhanced Highway Project Clustering Framework to Support Project Cost Estimation." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 151(1), 04024191.
Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. (2024). “Equipment Sounds’ Event Localization and Detection Using Synthetic Multi-Channel Audio Signal to Support Collision Hazard Prevention.” Buildings, 14(11), 3347.
Ko, T., Le, C.C, Jeong, H. D., & Choi, K. (2024). “Enhancing Reliability of Construction Contingency Estimation at the Scoping Phase through Historical Cost Data Analysis.” ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 10(4), 04024068.
Nguyen, T., Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. (2024). “Discovering Workers’ Actions Leading to Severe Construction Accidents Using Accident Report Data and Sequence Mining Techniques.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(12), 04024172.
Demeke, A.Y.G, Heravi M.Y., Dola, I.S., Jang, Y., Le, C., Jeong, I., Lin, Z., and Wang, D. (2024) "Advancing Highway Work Zone Safety: A Comprehensive Review of Sensor Technologies for Intrusion and Proximity Hazards," Transportation Research Record, 03611981241265845.
Ko, T., Le, C.C, Jeong, H.D., Nguyen, P., Choi, K., and Gransberg. D. (2024) "Risk Identification, Prioritization, and Mapping for Early Construction Cost Contingency in Transportation Infrastructure Projects." ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 10(3), 04024050.
Rahman, M., Akash, A., Pirim, H., Le, C., Le, T., & Yadav, O. P. (2024). "Enhancing Electrical Network Vulnerability Assessment with Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques." Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS), 6(1), 2.
Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. (2024). “Uncovering Critical Causes of Highway Work Zone Accidents Using Unsupervised Machine Learning and Social Network Analysis.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(3), 04023168.
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).
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).
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.
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 (2024 Best Paper Award).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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
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
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
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
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).
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
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
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).
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
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ & Le, C. (2026). "Identification of Critical Grounds of Bid Protests and Co-Occurrence Patterns in Alternative Contracting Methods Using GAO Decisions." International Conference on Transportation and Development 2026, 991–1003.
Le, T.ᴳ & Le, C. (2026). "Examining the Impact of Alternative Best-Value Scoring Systems on Contractor Selection Outcomes in Highway Procurement." International Conference on Transportation and Development 2026, 1004–1014.
Le, B.T.ᴳ, Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, & Le, C. (2026). "Developing a Conceptual Framework for Quantifying Airport Infrastructure Resilience: A Network Theory Approach." CI & CRC Joint Conference 2026, March 18–21, San Antonio, TX.
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Le, C., Le, T.T., & Pirim, H. (2026). "A Novel Graph-Based Approach to Bidding Tendency Monitoring in Low-Bid Procurement for Highway Construction." CI & CRC Joint Conference 2026, March 18–21, San Antonio, TX.
Le, B.T.ᴳ, Asaye, L.A.ᴳ, Le, C., & Tran, T. (2026). "Equity in Transportation Infrastructure Funding: A Geospatial Analysis of Resource Distribution in Charlotte's Neighborhoods." CI & CRC Joint Conference 2026, March 18–21, San Antonio, TX.
Nguyen, T., Le, T., & Le, C. (2026). "Real-Time Enhancement of Safety-Critical Warning Signals in Highway Construction Noise Using DeepFilterNet on Portable Devices." CI & CRC Joint Conference 2026, March 18–21, San Antonio, TX.
Farzana, F., Shazeeb, T.I., Pirim, H., Le, C., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T.Q. (2025). "Sustainable Energy Load Allocation Using Differentiable Optimization Layers in Neural Networks." IISE Annual Conference Proceedings, 1–6.
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Le, C., Le, T., & Le, T.B.ᴳ (2025). "A Graph-Based Framework for Analyzing Bidding Competition to Support Project Bundling Decisions in Highway Construction." 10th Joint CRC/CSCE Construction Specialty Conference, July 28–31, Montreal, Quebec.
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C., Huang, Y., Le, T., Pirim, H., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2025). "Regional Variations in Pipeline Longevity: Insights from a Spatial and Survival Analysis Approach." 10th Joint CRC/CSCE Construction Specialty Conference, July 28–31, Montreal, Quebec.
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C., Huang, Y., Le, T., Pirim, H., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2026). "Survival Analysis for Pipeline Longevity and Maintenance Optimization." Computing in Civil Engineering 2025, 170–180.
Huynh, P.K., Huynh, P., Yadav, O.P., Le, C., Pirim, H., & Le, T.Q. (2025). "Transformer-Based Prognostic Modeling for Smart Grid Health Monitoring." 2025 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), 1–7. IEEE. (2025 Ralph A. Evans/P. K. McElroy Award)
Asaye, L.ᴳ, Le, C., Le, T., Yadav, O.P., & Le, T. (2025). "Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Pipeline Incident Frequencies and Causes: Implications for Risk Management." Computing in Civil Engineering 2024, 234–243.
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Le, C., Le, T., Yadav, O.P., & Pirim, H. (2025). "Advancing Power System Resilience: A Hybrid Empirical and Network Theory-Based Approach Using Historical Failure Data." Computing in Civil Engineering 2024, 328–338.
Moriyani, M.A.ᴳ, Le, C., Pirim, H., & Le, T. (2025). "A Novel Multiplex Network-based Approach to Assessing Bidding Competitiveness in Low Bid Procurement." Computing in Civil Engineering 2024, 391–401.
Kazim, M., Pirim, H., Le, C., Le, T., & Yadav, O.P. (2025). "Link Prediction and Navigability of Multiplex Energy Networks." Computing in Civil Engineering 2024, 405–414.
Nguyen, T., Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. (2025). "Augmenting Highway Workers' Hearing of Backup Alarm Sounds in Noisy Workplace Using Speech Enhancement Generative Adversarial Network (SEGAN)." Computing in Civil Engineering 2024, 801–810.
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
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)
Huynh, P. K., Rahman, M. M., Yadav, O. P., Le, T. Q., & Le, C. "Assessing Robustness and Vulnerability in Interdependent Network Infrastructure: A Multilayer Network Approach," 2024 Annual Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS), IEEE.
Elelu, K., Le, T., & Le, C. "Multiple-Channel Audio Construction Equipment Dataset Preparation for Sound Detection and Localization to Prevent Collision Hazard," Construction Research Congress 2024, 487-496.
Le, C., Moriyani, M.A.G, & Le, T. “Developing a Conceptual Life-Cycle Framework for Advancing Equity in Local Capital Improvement Planning,” Construction Research Congress 2024, 217-225.
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." Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, 763-771.
Nguyen, T., Do, Q., Le, T., & Le, C. "Identifying High-Risk Workers’ Actions Contributing to Highway Construction Accidents." Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, 443-451.
Le, C., Doddi, G.G, Moriyani, M.A.G, & Le, T. "Insights from Applying Association Rule Mining to Construction Severe Injury Reports." Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, 656-663.
Do, Q., Le, T., and Le, C. "Text Mining-Based Approach for Identifying Critical Accident Causes in Highway Construction." Computing in Civil Engineering 2023, 1105-1112.
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).
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).
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).
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.
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).
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).
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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jang, Y., Lin, Z., Wang, D., Jeong, I., & Le, C. (in press). Enhanced Safety of Highway Construction Site Using Low Cost, Wearable Sensor Network. Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Le, T., Nguyen, T., & Le, C. (2025). Augmenting the Hearing of Safety-Critical Sounds for Highway Workers Using Artificial Intelligence. Final Report, NCHRP IDEA Project 247.
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
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
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
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.
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.