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CORE RESEARCH THRUSTS
CORE RESEARCH THRUSTS
AI-Enabled Industrailized Construction
AI-Enabled Industrailized Construction
LLM-driven BIM automation;
BIM-enabled DfMA;
Modular and off-site construction;
BIM design and planning.
Infrastructure Lifecycle
Infrastructure Lifecycle
Intelligence
Intelligence
Bridge deck deterioration modeling;
Predictive maintenance;
Computer vision and SHM;
Bridge life-cycle cost.
Construction
Construction
Market Intelligence
Market Intelligence
State highway construction cost index;
Price volatility forecasting;
Construction procurement intelligence;
DOT decision-support tools.
The digital and smart construction (DiSC) Lab’s work is supported by NSF, MDOT, ODOT, OHSP, NHTSA, and agency / industry partners, with research outputs spanning peer-reviewed publications, decision-support tools, DOT reports, and graduate student training.
CROSS-CUTTING METHODS
CROSS-CUTTING METHODS
AI-BIM
AI-BIM
Automation
Automation
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Digital Twins
Digital Twins
Human-AI
Human-AI
Decision Support
Decision Support
Why DiSC Lab?
Why DiSC Lab?
Construction and infrastructure systems generate fragmented data across design models, field operations, agency records, cost histories, maintenance logs, and asset-management systems. We develop domain-grounded AI, BIM, and digital-twin systems that transform fragmented construction and infrastructure data into validated decisions for industrialized construction, lifecycle infrastructure management, and transportation construction markets.
As of Mar. 2026
As of Mar. 2026
External Research Funding
$1.6M+
$1.6M+
Refereed Journal Articles
45+
45+
Citations
3,800+
3,800+
Research Software Tools
7
7
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