Personal profile
Research interests
Civil Engineering - Construction robotics
Civil Engineering - BIM reconstruction
Position Held
Associate Director of Center for Digital Twin on the Built Environment
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Smart Construction, PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2020
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adaptive proactiveness design of robots for trustworthy and efficient worker-robot collaboration on construction sites
YU, Y. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Construction skill transfer learning for smooth worker-robot collaboration in dynamic and uncertain workplaces
ZHANG, J. (CoPI), YU, Y. (PI), WANG, Z. (CoPI), HUANG, G. (CoPI), LI, H. (CoPI), MA, X. (CoPI), ZHENG, P. (CoPI) & LUO, X. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
30/06/24 → 29/06/27
Project: Research
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A multimodal learning approach to monitoring force and repetition factors for MSD risk during construction tasks
YU, Y. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Representing Urban Physical Environment using Street View Imagery
YU, Y. (CoI) & GAO, S. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Digital Twin-empowered Landslide Emergency Risk Management
HUANG, B. (CoPI), ZHANG, F. (CoI), CHENG, J. C. P. (CoPI), ZHANG, S. (CoI), YU, Y. (CoI), ZHANG, L. M. (PI), TANG, C. K. (CoPI), JIAO, J. J. J. (CoPI), KO, F. W. Y. (CoI), WANG, G. (CoPI), ZHAO, J. (CoPI), SOGA, K. (CoPI), LACASSE, S. (CoPI), CHEUNG, R. W. M. (CoPI), WU, X. (CoPI), XIAO, T. (CoI) & ZENG, Z. (CoI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
Research output
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Accurate concrete spalling segmentation from bounding box supervision using Segment Anything
Zhang, C., Mishra, D. K., Yuen, M. M. F., Yu, Y. & Zhang, J., Feb 2026, In: Automation in Construction. 182, 106752.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Challenges and Opportunities in Perceiving Worker Intentions for Proactive Human–Robot Collaboration in Construction
PAN, Z. & YU, Y., 28 Jan 2026, Computing in Civil Engineering 2025: Resilient, Robotic, and Educational Systems: Resilient, Robotic, and Educational Systems - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2025. Jafari, A. & Zhu, Y. (eds.). American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), p. 394-403 10 p. (Computing in Civil Engineering 2025: Resilient, Robotic, and Educational Systems - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Orientation-aware detection system for real-time monitoring of cracks in steel structures
Xiao, H., Yang, B., Yu, Y., Han, J., Lian, Z. & Lai, S., 1 Mar 2026, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 299, Part A, 129932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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An Experimental Study For Multi-robot Coordination In Multi-story Building Construction Sites
LUO, H. & YU, Y., Jan 2025, In: Kalpa Publications in Computing. 22, p. 425-439Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article published in journal › peer-review
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A Real-world Visual SLAM Dataset for Indoor Construction Sites
LI, W., CHEN, X. & YU, Y., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Infomatics. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, p. 289-296 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Editorial work
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Buildings (Journal)
YU, Y. (Co Editor)
1 May 2022 → 1 Apr 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
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Excellent Young Lecturer Award of The Eighth Digital Twins and Intelligent Manufacturing Conference
YU, Y. (Recipient), Jul 2024
Prize: Honorary Award
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