Title
Assistant ProfessorOffice Building
Solberg HallOffice
202BMailing Address
Solberg Hall 202BConstruction and Concrete Industry Mgmt-Box 2223
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
Phuong Nguyen, an assistant professor in the Department of Construction and Operations Management, began teaching at South 啵啵直播秀 State University in Fall 2023 after his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alberta, Canada. His research focuses include applications of artificial intelligence (e.g., machine learning, reinforcement learning and fuzzy logic) and automation in construction; innovative project delivery and procurement methods; and improving construction labor productivity and safety using wearable sensors and computer visions.Education
- B.Eng. in civil engineering | Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology | 2014
- M.S. in construction management | California State University, East Bay | 2016
- Ph.D. in civil engineering, specializing in construction engineering and management | University of Kansas | 2020
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2020-present
- U.S. Green Building Council, 2019-present
- Associated Schools of Construction, 2018-present
- ASCE Construction Research Congress, 2018-present
- American Society of Civil Engineering, 2016-present
啵啵直播秀s and Honors
- 2022, 2021, 2020, Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
- 2022, Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering
- 2018, J.E. Dunn Construction Scholarship, University of Kansas and J.E. Dunn Construction Group
- 2018, Bert and Dorothy Steves Memorial Scholarship, University of Kansas
- 2017, Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program Scholar Selections, California State University
- 2016, Engineering Doctoral Degree Scholarship, University of Kansas
Areas of Research
- Project delivery and procurement methods
- Artificial intelligence and automation in construction
- Wearables and computer visions
- Construction productivity and safety
- Geographic information system for winter maintenance operations
Publications
- Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2023). 鈥淥ptimizing Snow and Ice Route Removal Operations using Vehicle Routing Problems and Geographic Information System.鈥 Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. ASCE.
- Kedir, N., Nguyen, P., P茅rez, C., Ponce, P., and Fayek, A.R. (2023). 鈥淪ystematic literature review on fuzzy-hybrid methods in photovoltaic solar energy: opportunities, challenges, and guidance for implementation.鈥 Energies. MDPI.
- Nguyen, P., and Fayek, A.R. (2022). 鈥淎pplications of fuzzy hybrid techniques in construction engineering and management research.鈥 Automation in Construction. Elsevier.
- Kedir, N., Somi, S., Fayek, A.R., and Nguyen, P. (2022) 鈥淗ybridization of reinforcement learning and agent-based modeling to optimize construction planning and scheduling.鈥 Automation in Construction. Elsevier.
- Mudiyanselage, S., Nguyen, P., Rajabi, M., and Akhavian, R. (2021). 鈥淎utomated workers鈥 ergonomic risk assessment in manual material handling using sEMG wearable sensors and machine learning.鈥 Electronics. MDPI.
Conference Publications
- Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2024 鈥 Accepted). 鈥淚mplementing Bayesian Networks in delivery selection for highway construction projects.鈥 In Construction Research Congress 2024. Des Moines, Iowa: ASCE.
- Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2024 鈥 Accepted). 鈥淒evelopment of a practical project delivery selection tool for airport capital projects.鈥 In Construction Research Congress 2024. Des Moines, Iowa: ASCE.
- Nguyen, P., Fayek, A.R., and Hamzeh, F. (2022). 鈥淎 sensor-based empirical framework to measure construction labor productivity.鈥 In Construction Research Congress 2022. Arlington, Virginia: ASCE.
- Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2022). 鈥淐urrent state of practice in selection and implementation of airport capital project delivery methods.鈥 In Construction Research Congress 2022. Arlington, Virginia: ASCE.
- Nguyen, P., Mohamed, M., and Tran, D. (2021). 鈥淓xamining skill sets for successfully managing alternative contracting methods for highway projects and programs.鈥 In CSCE Virtual Annual Conference.
Department(s)
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