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Construction and Concrete Industry Management

Phuong Nguyen

Phuong

Title

Assistant Professor

Office Building

Solberg Hall

Office

202B

Mailing Address

Solberg Hall 202B
Construction 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 Dakota 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

Awards 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

  1. Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2023). “Optimizing Snow and Ice Route Removal Operations using Vehicle Routing Problems and Geographic Information System.” Journal of Cold Regions Engineering. ASCE.
  2. Kedir, N., Nguyen, P., Pérez, C., Ponce, P., and Fayek, A.R. (2023). “Systematic literature review on fuzzy-hybrid methods in photovoltaic solar energy: opportunities, challenges, and guidance for implementation.” Energies. MDPI.
  3. Nguyen, P., and Fayek, A.R. (2022). “Applications of fuzzy hybrid techniques in construction engineering and management research.” Automation in Construction. Elsevier.
  4. Kedir, N., Somi, S., Fayek, A.R., and Nguyen, P. (2022) “Hybridization of reinforcement learning and agent-based modeling to optimize construction planning and scheduling.” Automation in Construction. Elsevier.
  5. Mudiyanselage, S., Nguyen, P., Rajabi, M., and Akhavian, R. (2021). “Automated workers’ ergonomic risk assessment in manual material handling using sEMG wearable sensors and machine learning.” Electronics. MDPI.

Conference Publications

  1. Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2024 – Accepted). “Implementing Bayesian Networks in delivery selection for highway construction projects.” In Construction Research Congress 2024. Des Moines, Iowa: ASCE.
  2. Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2024 – Accepted). “Development of a practical project delivery selection tool for airport capital projects.” In Construction Research Congress 2024. Des Moines, Iowa: ASCE.
  3. Nguyen, P., Fayek, A.R., and Hamzeh, F. (2022). “A sensor-based empirical framework to measure construction labor productivity.” In Construction Research Congress 2022. Arlington, Virginia: ASCE.
  4. Nguyen, P., and Tran, D. (2022). “Current state of practice in selection and implementation of airport capital project delivery methods.” In Construction Research Congress 2022. Arlington, Virginia: ASCE.
  5. Nguyen, P., Mohamed, M., and Tran, D. (2021). “Examining skill sets for successfully managing alternative contracting methods for highway projects and programs.” In CSCE Virtual Annual Conference.

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