Research and expertise
My research centres on the development and application of Digital Twin technologies for the built environment. I focus on integrating computer vision, spatial and visual data fusion methods to enable automated monitoring, quality control, and health assessment in architecture and infrastructure. My work bridges the gap between digital modelling and real-world performance, with a particular emphasis on sustainability and infrastructure maintenance. I also explore emerging areas such as robotics in construction, AI-driven automation, and resilient built environments, aiming to improve productivity, safety, and environmental performance across the asset lifecycle.
I collaborate closely with academics and researchers from Oxford, Cambridge, HK, TUM, and other leading universities worldwide, building interdisciplinary partnerships across engineering, computer science, and architecture.
I warmly welcome opportunities for collaboration and knowledge exchange with academics and industry professionals who share an interest in shaping the future of digital construction and sustainable infrastructure.
I welcome PhD applications from motivated students worldwide. In addition, I am happy to host visiting students and exchange researchers from around the world who wish to collaborate on related topics.
PhD Opportunities
I am open to supervising PhD students interested in the following research areas:
- Digital Twin Modelling and Updating for Infrastructure Systems
- Automation and Robotics in Construction
- Sustainability and Net-zero Management
- Digital Monitoring and Maintenance of Heritage Buildings
Current research activity
- Deformation Monitoring for Heritage Buildings funded by UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Ward & Burke (2024 - present)
Recently completed research projects
- BIM2TWIN Optimal Construction Management Product Control funded by European Commission's Horizon 2020 Grant (2020-2024)
- CBIM Cloud Building Information Modelling funded by European Commission's Horizon 2020 under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant (2020-2024)
Recent publications
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Teaching
I contribute to learning and teaching activities across the Schools programmes including:
Undergraduate
- CVB115 Construction Project Delivery
- CVB123 Collaborative Design Management
- CVC029 Strategic Commercial Management
- CVC125 Integrative Project
Postgraduate
- CVP325 Sustainability in the Built Environment
- CVP326 Management of Construction Processes and Techniques
Profile
I am a Lecturer in Digital Construction Management at Loughborough University. Before joining Loughborough, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Oxford, focusing on point cloud technologies and deformation monitoring.
I obtained an MSc in Intelligent Building Technology and Management from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a BEng in Automation from Zhejiang University (ZJU).
I completed my PhD in Engineering at the University of Cambridge (2020-2024), funded by European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, where my research explored maintaining geometric building digital twins from spatial and visual datasets.
Professional affiliations
- Member, Stanford Institute for Human-centered Artificial Intelligence (Stanford HAI)
- Member, America Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Member, Construction Institute (CI) of ASCE
- Member, Oxford Women in Computer Science Society (OxWoCS)
- Member, DTHub of The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB)
- Member, Digital Built Environment Institute (DBEI)
- Member, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
- Member, International council for research and innovation in building and construction (CIB)
- Member, The International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)
- Member, The Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
- Member, Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)
Awards
- Best Poster Award, Product Digital Twin Construction, University of Cambridge
- Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Micro Grant, Europe, Belgium
- Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska Curie Fellowship, University of Cambridge
- Engineering Graduate Conference Grant Award, University of Cambridge
- Churchill College Travel Grant Award, University of Cambridge
- MSc Excellent Student Scholarship, School of Engineering, HKUST
- MSc Entrance Scholarship, School of Engineering, HKUST
- International Meritorious Winner of Mathematical Contest In Modeling (MCM)
External activities
- Invited Speaker at International DigiTwin2025, DT for Smart Construction and Cities
- Peer Reviewer for Top-Tier Journals and International conferences
- Academic Visiting Scholar, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
- Academic Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
- Academic Visiting Scholar, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
- Teaching Activities at the University of Cambridge (Part IB I2 I3, A4, Part IIA)
- Co-Supervision Activities for Master Theses at TUM & Cambridge
Key collaborators
My research and enterprise activities are conducted with a range of academic and stakeholder partners, including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Technical University of Munich, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Edinburgh, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Trimble.