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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering

Teaching areas

Digital construction AI and data science Construction 4.0

Research areas

Construction informatics Building Information Modeling Digital construction management

Education

PhD, Real Estate And Construction, The University of Hong Kong, 2025
Master, Architectural Design And Engineering, Incheon National University, 2019
Bachelor, Civil Engineering, Chongqing JiaoTong University, 2017

Professional experience

Postdoctoral Researcher, Real Estate And Construction, The University of Hong Kong, 2025 - 2026

Contact

[email protected]

Dr. Hao Chen

Visiting Assistant Professor
PhD, The University of Hong Kong,

Dr. Hao Chen is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the American University of Sharjah. His research interests include construction informatics, Building Information Modeling (BIM), human-machine collaboration, artificial intelligence, robotics, and construction automation. He received his Ph.D. from The University of Hong Kong, M.S. from Incheon National University, and B.S. from Chongqing Jiaotong University. His research focuses on applying AI and emerging digital technologies to improve construction safety, efficiency, and human-machine collaboration. He has published in leading journals in construction engineering, building science, and engineering informatics.

Publications

Hao Chen, Isabelle Y.s. Chan, Zhao Dong, Qing Guo, Jingqing Hong And Twum-ampofo Samuel. Biosignal measurement for human-robot collaboration in construction: A systematic review, Advanced Engineering Informatics, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2025
Hao Chen, Isabelle Y.s. Chan, Zhao Dong And Twum-ampofo Samuel. Unraveling trust in collaborative human-machine intelligence from neurophysiological perspective: a review of EEG and fNIRS features, Advanced Engineering Informatics, June 2025
Hao Chen, Zhao Dong And Isabelle Y.s. Chan. Biometric evaluation and immersive construction environments: a research overview of the current landscape, challenges, and future prospects, Journal Of Construction Engineering And Management, May 2025
Isabelle Y.s. Chan, Hao Chen And Pei Ma. Effects of Signage Color on Human Psychophysiological States and Wayfinding Performance in Urban Underground Spaces with Different Noise Levels: A combined EEG and VR experiment, Routledge Handbook Of Smart Built Environment, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2025
Hao Chen And Isabelle Y.s. Chan. Effects of automation and transparency on human psychophysiological states and perceived system performance in construction safety automation: an electroencephalography experiment, Journal Of Construction Engineering And Management, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2024
Hao Chen And Isabelle Y.s. Chan. A systematic literature review of trust-aware shared control for human-robot collaboration in construction, 2024 16th International Conference On Computer And Automation Engineering (iccae), March 2024
Isabelle Y.s. Chan, Zhao Dong And Hao Chen. Impacts of connections to the outside on underground space occupants’ psychophysiological health: A virtual reality-based experimental approach, Tunnelling And Underground Space Technology, March 2024
Jiajia Wang, Zhe Chen, Hao Chen And Xiangsheng Chen. Risk Management of Underground Rail Transit: A Disaster Chain Network Analysis, Buildings, June 2023
Isabelle Y.s. Chan And Hao Chen. Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic: A multigroup structural equation modelling of underground space environment and users’ health, Buildings, May 2023
Isabelle Y.s. Chan And Hao Chen. Towards an integrative analysis of underground environment and human health: A survey and field measurement approach, Engineering, Construction And Architectural Management, November 2022
Hao Chen And Isabelle Y.s. Chan. The influences of facilities management on mental health of underground development users during the pandemic in Hong Kong, Iop Conference Series: Earth And Environmental Science, August 2022
Isabelle Y.s. Chan And Hao Chen. Enhancing underground development users’ health through facilities management: a study of the underground metro system in Hong Kong, Iop Conference Series: Earth And Environmental Science, September 2021
Hao Chen And Isabelle Y.s. Chan. Automation in safety planning in construction: Insights from a literature review, Computing In Civil Engineering, May 2021
Hao Chen, Seung Hyun Cha And Tae Wan Kim. A framework for group activity detection and recognition using smartphone sensors and beacons, Building And Environment, May 2019

Awards and Honors

Merit Winner of OSH Student Best Project Scholarship, Occupational Safety and Health Council, Hong Kong, 2025
Runner-up for HKIE-SSC Student Project Competition, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIA), Hong Kong, 2023
Meritorious Winner in MCM/ICM, Consortium for Mathematics and Its Application (COMAP), USA., 2016

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