HANYANG UNIVERSITY

Members HYU Civil and Environmental Engineening

Full-time Faculty

Prof.
Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim Jinwoo Kim
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineening
Jinwoo Kim Assistant Professor
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About the Prof.
Construction and infrastructure systems are vital to enhancing human well-being and quality of life, yet they have faced longstanding challenges such as stagnant productivity, safety concerns, sustainability threats, project delays, and cost overruns. We believe these global issues can be addressed through a human-centric perspective, which places humans at the heart of construction and infrastructure systems. In this sense, our vision is to transform these physically demanding and hazardous engineering systems into ones that are more human-friendly, where individuals are physically, emotionally, and mentally healthy, while systems become more productive, sustainable, and safer. To this end, we investigate how humans feel, respond, and behave in complex construction and infrastructure systems; and how to innovate and reform the entire system processes from planning, design, and construction to operation and maintenance. In particular, we leverage emerging data sensing and analytical technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Wearables, Robotics, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Simulation, and Building Information Modeling, in integration with long-established human theories and knowledge. This theory-informed, data-driven approach enables us to deepen our understanding of human-system interactions and propose practical solutions that foster human-friendly environments.
Education

2014 B.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, KAIST, Korea

2014 B.S. in Business & Technology Management, KAIST, Korea

2019 Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering (Construction Management), Seoul National University, Korea

Career

2020–2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, USA

2022–2024: Assistant Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

2024–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University

Major research field

Construction Automation

AI

Construction Robotics

Occupational Safety and Health

Disaster Management

Research Interests

Construction Industry–Specialized AI: Training Data, Foundation Models, and Performance Evaluation

Prediction of Unsafe Worker Behaviors for Safer Industrial Worksites

Optimization of Industrial Wearable Robot Utilization

Awards

2024 Best Paper Award, International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management

2023 Excellence in Education Award, Ministry of Education, Singapore

2020 Outstanding Paper Award, Annual Conference, Korean Construction Management Association

2019 Outstanding Paper Award, Annual Conference, Korean Society of Civil Engineers

2018 Outstanding Paper Award, Annual Conference, Korean Society of Civil Engineers

2015 Outstanding Paper Award, Annual Conference, Korean Society of Civil Engineers

Academic Activities

Session Chair, International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (2025)

Organizing Committee Member, BuildingSMART Forum 2024 (2024)

Committee Member, International Exchange Committee, Korean Construction Management Association (2023–Present)

Affiliate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2021–Present)

Committee Member, Construction Research Council, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2021–Present)

Committee Member, Data Sensing and Analysis Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2021–Present)