Our Team
Researchers, students and visiting scholars driving the future of digital engineering.
Management Team
Dr Jun Wang
Director of the Digital Engineering Lab. Recognised globally as a top BIM researcher, leading research across digital twins, AI, and construction robotics.
Dr Wenchi Shou
Deputy Director focusing on construction decarbonisation, sustainable infrastructure, and building prefabrication in the built environment.
Yifeng Chen
Technical Lead overseeing the lab's development of AI-powered BIM tools, knowledge graphs and carbon analytics platforms.
Current PhD Students
Ben Zhang
Dynamic Monitoring and Scheduling for Improving Mining Shutdown Maintenance
Roger Qiu
Digital Twin-driven Road Barrier Evaluation and Maintenance Optimisation
Yifeng Chen
Semantic BIM Data Queries Using Integrated Large Language Models and Custom-Built Knowledge Graphs
Farshid Abdoli
Structural Health Monitoring of Timber Bridge via NDT and AI
Tran Thien Toan Ngo
Impacting Affordable Housing: Local Planning Policies on Modular Prefabricated Housing in Australia
Alumni — Completed PhDs
| Graduate | Thesis | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Shuyuan Xu | IFC-based Method for Bridge Defect Information Representation and Analysis | 2022 |
| Dr Weiqi Xing | Evaluation of Sustainability Performances on Recycled Aggregate Concrete through Life Cycle Perspectives | 2023 |
| Dr Yijun Zhou | A Design-based Multi-Objective Optimisation Model with BIM-LCA Integration for Reducing Environmental Impacts of Residential Buildings | 2024 |
| Dr Yang Su | Automatic 3D Reconstruction for Underground Utilities | 2024 |
| Dr Yilong Jia | A GNN and RL-enabled Framework for Building Thermal Load Prediction and HVAC Control | 2025 |
| Dr Yuan Yao | Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Construction Scheduling Generation and Optimisation | 2026 |