Doctor Songbo Hu
Associate Lecturer in Construction Management, Digital Design,
Construction Management
Biography
Songbo holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) degree from the University of Sydney (2018) and a PhD from Monash University (2023). Before joining Western Sydney University, he worked as a Research Fellow at Monash University, lecturing/coordinating digital design units and contributing to numerous Building 4.0 CRC research projects. Songbo now imparts his expertise in Digital Design within the Building Design Management and Construction Technology programs.
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Qualifications
- PhD Monash University
Interests
- Construction Productivity
- Construction Technology
- Human Factors
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Construction Management
Committees
- Construction Digital Twin Seminar at Monash Civil Engineering Department
- Modular Construction Technology Forum
- International Conference on Construction Technology in Tunnelling and Underground
Contact
| Email: | S.Hu@westernsydney.edu.au |
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Teaching
Current Teaching Areas
- ARCH1004 Drawing and CAD
- BLDG1007 Construction Work Safety
Publications
Journal Articles
- Einizinab, S., Khoshelham, K., Winter, S., Christopher, P., Fang, Y., Windholz, E., Radanovic, M. and Hu, S. (2023), 'Enabling technologies for remote and virtual inspection of building work', Automation in Construction, vol 156 .
- Hu, S., Fang, Y. and Moehler, R. (2023), 'Estimating and visualizing the exposure to tower crane operation hazards on construction sites', Safety Science, vol 160 .
- Rao, A., Radanovic, M., Liu, Y., Hu, S., Fang, Y., Khoshelham, K., Palaniswami, M. and Ngo, T. (2022), 'Real-time monitoring of construction sites : sensors, methods, and applications', Automation in Construction, vol 136 .
- Hu, S., Fang, Y. and Guo, H. (2021), 'A practicality and safety-oriented approach for path planning in crane lifts', Automation in Construction, vol 127 .
- Hu, S., Fang, Y. and Bai, Y. (2021), 'Automation and optimization in crane lift planning : a critical review', Advanced Engineering Informatics, vol 49 .
Conference Papers
- Hu, S., Fang, Y. and Moehler, R. (2021), 'Estimating hazard exposure in tower crane lift operations using BIM and path planning algorithm', International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Hu, S., Fang, Y. and Moehler, R. (2020), 'BIM-based lift planning workflow for on-site assembly in modular construction projects', International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management, Hong Kong.
- Hu, S. and Fang, Y. (2020), 'Automating crane lift path through integration of BIM and path finding algorithm', International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Kitakyushu, Japan.
- Goh, J., Hu, S. and Fang, Y. (2019), 'Human-in-the-loop simulation for crane lift planning in modular construction on-site assembly', International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, Atlanta, U.S..
In his research endeavours, Dr. Songbo Hu is dedicated to enhancing construction safety and automating construction progress monitoring. His work is marked by the use of construction robotics technologies to enhance the safety of construction machinery operations. Additionally, he employs Linked Data techniques to interpret multi-modality data and facilitate an automated understanding of construction activities and their progress.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0589-1813
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