ilab successfully organised two talks, one by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus König and the other by Prof. Chimay Anumba, Dean of College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida
On June 2nd 2023, iLab welcomed Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus König, the deputy head of the national center for the digitalization of the German construction industry (BIM Germany). During the visit, he made a presentation on the topic “Generation of initial digital twins...
Prof. Wilson Lu was invited to give a plenary talk on the International Conference on Solid Wastes 2023: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK2023) on 2nd June 2023 in Hong Kong
His talk is on “Sharing construction waste materials across different jurisdictions: Prospects and challenges for a smarter and greener Greater Bay Area”.
Prof. Wilson Lu attended the GLF-CEM (Global Leadership Forum For Construction Engineering and Management Programs) 2023 held in 29-30 May 2023, Salvador-Brazil
He also shared on Panel – “Lessons learned about academic leadership for future leaders in CEM” alongside Prof. Burcin Becerick (Head of Department of Civil Engineering at University of Southern California, US) and Prof. Sérgio Scheer (Ex-provost, Federal University...
Dr. Frank Xue gave a keynote talk on the 2023 Forum of Smart City and Smart Construction in Wuhan International Expo Center on 5 May
Dr. Frank Xue gave a keynote talk “Fully automatic scan-to-BIM: Consolidation of unsupervised, supervised, and reinforced learning” on the 2023 Forum of Smart City and Smart Construction cum the 2023 Smart Construction Conference of Architectural Society of China, in...
Prof. Wilson Lu moderated the RICS Hong Kong Construction Conference on 12 May 2023
Prof. Wilson Lu was invited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to chair a panel discussion on its Hong Kong Construction Conference at Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel on 12 May 2023. The Theme of the Conference this year is “Revitalizing the prosperity of...
Professor Wilson Lu joined CIC Chairman’s Luncheon in discussing AI for Construction on 12 May 2023
Professor Wilson Lu joined CIC Chairman’s Luncheon in discussing AI for Construction – The Challenges to the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operation (AECO) Industry on 12 May 2023 at Hong Kong Club. The event involved a small group of leading experts...
iLab successfully organised Generative Design for Modular Building Forum 2023 cum Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) project kick-off meeting on 10 May 2023
The forum focused on the theme of generative design for modular buildings in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector. The Forum lined up speakers from different backgrounds (e.g., architecture, engineering, material, construction, and others) from...
iLab members visited MiC factories in the Greater Bay Area on three separate occasions on the 13th, 18th and 26th of April 2023
Mr. Jinfeng Lou (third-year Ph.D. student), Mr. Liupengfei Wu (third-year Ph.D. student), and Ms. Zhongze Yang (Second-year Ph.D. student) together with the representatives from the Hong Kong Development Bureau (DEVB) visited MiC factories in the Greater Bay Area on...
iLab member delivered a keynote speech at Young Scholar Forum of Smart Construction Frontier 2023 on 5th May 2023
On May 5th, Dr. Junjie Chen delivered a keynote speech titled “Built environment defect mapping, modeling, and management (D3M): A BIM-centric integrated framework” at Young Scholar Forum of Smart Construction Frontier 2023 hosted at Wuhan, China. The forum is jointly...
iLab members won the bronze medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions on 26th May 2023
iLab won the bronze medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions, for ‘e-Inspection System’.This e-Inspection System is a Modular Construction Supply Chain Quality Assurance system that includes i-Core (an loT device attached to each MC module to monitor...