McShane Chair and Professor
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
McShane Chair in Construction Engineering and Management
Education
Ph.D., 1996, Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, North Carolina State University
M.S., 1992, Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, Clemson University
Bachelor of Engineering, 1986, Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Research Interests
Emerging technologies in construction, maintenance, and replacement
Improving efficiency of construction operations
Enhancing work zone safety
Developing skilled workforce for construction related industries
Managing international construction and engineering projects
Publications (*indicates Dr. Bai's students)
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- Sisi Han*, Yuhan Jiang, Yilei Huang, Mingzhu Wang, Yong Bai, and Andrea Spool-White, 鈥淪can2Drawing: Use of Deep Learning for As-Built Model Landscape Architecture,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 149, Issue 5, May 2023. .
- Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, 鈥淪can4Fa莽ade: Automated As-Is Fa莽ade Modeling of Historic High-Rise Buildings Using Drones and AI,鈥 Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, Issue 4, December 2022. . (Best Paper Award 2022, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering).
- Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, Dapeng Li, Yong Bai, and Mingzhu Wang, 鈥淎utomatic Concrete Sidewalk Deficiency Detection and Mapping with Deep Learning,鈥 Expert Systems With Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 207, November 2022. .
- Sisi Han*, Yuhan Jiang*, and Yong Bai, 鈥淔ast-PGM&ED: Fast and Dense Elevation Determination for Earthwork Using Drone and Deep Learning,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 148, Issue 4, April 2022. . (Editor鈥檚 Choice, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management).
- Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, 鈥淏uilding and Infrastructure Defect Detection and Visualization Using Drone and Deep Learning Technologies,鈥 Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 35, Issue 6, December 2021. .
- Yuhan Jiang* and Yong Bai, 鈥淟ow鈥揌igh Orthoimage Pairs-Based 3D Reconstruction for Elevation Determination Using Drone,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 147, Issue 9, Sept. 2021. .
- Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, 鈥淒evelopment of a Pavement Evaluation Tool Using Aerial Imagery and Deep Learning,鈥 Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE, Vol. 147, Issue 3, Sept. 2021. .
- Yuhan Jiang*, Yong Bai, and Sisi Han*, 鈥淒etermining Ground Elevations Covered by Vegetation on Construction Sites Using Drone-Based Orthoimage and Convolutional Neural Network,鈥 Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 34, No. 6, November 2020. .
- Yuhan Jiang* and Yong Bai, 鈥淓stimation of Construction Site Elevations Using Drone-Based Orthoimagery and Deep Learning,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Volume 146, No. 8, August 2020. .
- Yilei Huang* and Yong Bai, 鈥淒river Responses to Graphic-aided Portable Changeable Message Signs in Highway Work Zones,鈥 Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, Vol. 11, No. 6, Pages 661-682, May 7, 2018. .
Grants
鈥淭raining Workforce for Infrastructure, Construction and Engineering (TWICE),鈥 US Department of Housing and Urban Development, $1,000,000, January 2025 to December 2027, (Principal Investigator).
鈥淎 Feasibility Study on Hosting a CSI Construction Camp for Girls at 向日葵视频Campus,鈥 Milwaukee Chapter CSI Education Trust, $2,250, August 2024 to December 2024 (Principal Investigator).
鈥淗UD Research Center of Excellence: Innovation in Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities/Property Fa莽ade Inspection and Maintenance Using Drone and AI for the Development of Sustainable Communities,鈥 a subaward from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development via a North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, $120,000, January 2024 to April 2026, (Principal Investigator).
鈥3D Printing Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Materials for Infrastructure Research and Education,鈥 GHR Foundation/Research Seed Grant, MU College of Engineering, $36,546, August 2023-June 2024 (Co-investigator).
鈥淚-Corps: Automated As-is Facade Modeling of High-rise Buildings Using Drones and Artificial Intelligence,鈥 NSF (Award No. 2224104), May 15 to Dec. 31, 2022, $50,000 (Principal Investigator).