Research Interest
Sustainability: "The American Society of Civil Engineers defines sustainability as a set of ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, and SOCIAL conditions in which all of society has the capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitely without degrading the quantity, quality, or the availability of ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, and SOCIAL resources."
- Policy statement 418 - The role of the civil engineer in sustainable development
Sustainable Infrastructure Investment: We are at a historical crossroad - there is an urgency to make trillion-dollar investments to revive the decayed infrastructure facilities in North America, which are vital to every single person’s daily life. To achieve sustainability throughout the planning, financing, and decision-making of infrastructure investment (right figure), in SII Lab, we strive to find answers for the following questions:
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How to leverage the power of big data to accurately forecast infrastructure investment needs with consideration of climate change and disruptive innovation? (ECONOMIC & ENVIRONMENTAL)
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How to protect valuable financial resources via preemptive risk identification, mitigation, and allocation? (ECONOMIC & SOCIAL)
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How to accurately understand and further align opinions from megaprojects’ stakeholders? (ECONOMIC & SOCIAL)
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How to balance the investment needs on traditional infrastructure facilities and sustainable/ smart infrastructure facilities? (ECONOMIC & ENVIRONMENTAL)
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How to promote facility performance via optimizing capital structure and ownership of infrastructure assets? (ECONOMIC & SOCIAL)
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How to enhance decision-making to promote racial & regional equity in infrastructure development? (ECONOMIC & SOCIAL)
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How to enhance infrastructure decision-making via cultivating understanding on heuristics and bias? (ECONOMIC & SOCIAL)