News & Updates (Since 2019)

2022

• Mar. Journal paper by Kim, J., Ham, Y., and Park, H. on “Underground Metal Pipeline Localization Using Low-cost Wireless Magnetic Sensors Mounted on an Excavator” was accepted by IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

• Mar. Jinsol presented his research on Exploring Human-Machine Interfaces for Teleoperation of Excavator in CRC 2022 conference, Arlington, Virginia.

• Feb. Dr. Ham has been selected as a Assistant Specialty Editor in the Information Technologies (IT) area for American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (JCEM).

• Jan. Minguk Kim from Incheon National University, South Korea joined Ham Research Group as a Visiting Student. Welcome, Minguk!

2021

• Dec. Journal paper by Lee, J., Ham, Y., Park, H. and Kim, J. on “Challenges, Tasks, and Opportunities in Teleoperation of Excavator towards Human-in-the-loop Construction Automation” was accepted by Automation in Construction, Elsevier.

• Dec. Journal paper by Kamari, M. and Ham, Y. on “AI-based Risk Assessment for Construction Site Disaster Preparedness through Deep Learning-based Digital Twinning” was accepted by Automation in Construction, Elsevier.

• Oct. Ruchita joined our research group as a master student. Congrats and Welcome aboard!

• Sep. Dr. Ham got promoted to an Associate Professor with a History Maker Homes professorship.

• Aug. Dr. Seulbi Lee (former lab member) joined Incheon National University, as an Assistant Professor. Congrats and Good luck!

• Aug. Dr. Ham's team received funding from NSF to study Smart City Digital Twin for Older Adults.

• Aug. Dr. Ham's team received funding from NSF to study Digital Twin Infrastructures for Coastal Community Resilience.

• Aug. Yoojun joined our research group as a PhD student and received the Top Off Scholarship. Congrats and Welcome aboard!

• Jul. Nicole joined our research group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome aboard!

• May. Dr. Ham received the 2020 Research Excellence Award from Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University.

• May. Salar passed the preliminary exam and now became a PhD candidate. Congrats!

• Mar. Dr. Seulbi Lee (former lab member) joined Ewha Womans University, as a Research Associate. Congrats and Good luck!

• Mar. Dr. Hongjo Kim (former lab member) joined Yonsei University, as an Assistant Professor. Congrats and Good luck!

• Jan. Dr. Ham's team received funding from NSF to study The Future of Teleoperation in Construction Workplaces.

• Jan. Dr. Ham's team received funding from NSF to build PreK-12 School Resilience in the Face of COVID-19.

• Jan. Dr. Jeehee Lee (former lab member) joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as an Assistant Professor. Congrats and Good luck!

• Jan. Dr. Ham's team received funding from TAMU President's Excellence Fund (T3) to leverage Human-Building Interaction for Occupant Comfort and Productivity .

2020

• Oct. Dr. Ham's team received funding from NSF to improve Undergraduate Education in Civil & Building Engineering through Student-centric Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) and Real-world Problems.

• Sep. Dr. Ham and PhD student Jaeyoon Kim won the 2020 Best Paper Award from ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering. Congrats!

• Sep. Dr. Ham's team received funding from Innovation [X] Program to study Intelligent Psychoacoustic Space for Health and Well-Being.

• Aug. Dr. Ham's team received funding from Department of Defense (DOD) Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) to Elevate, Integrate, and Document Research for Architecture and Technologies to Support an Integrated RADAS Framework.

• Aug. Jinsol joined our research group as a PhD student.

• Jul. Dr. Ham received 2020 Junior Faculty Award from The Korean-American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association (KACEPMA).

• Jul. Dr. Ham's team received funding from NSF to study Artificial Intelligence-driven Disaster Risk Prediction and Assessment.

• Jan. Dr. Ham's team received funding from TxDOT to develop Guidance for the Use of UAS During Suboptimal Environmental Conditions.

2019

• Nov. Dr. Ham received 2019 Montague-CTE Faculty Award from Texas A&M University.

• Sep. Dr. Ham's team received funding from X-Grant Program to study Digital Twin City for Age-friendly Communities: Crowd-biosensing of Environmental Distress for Older Adults.

• Sep. Dr. Ham's team received funding from Texas A&M Institute of Data Science to study Boosting Workplace Productivity: Data-driven Framework for Enhancing Occupant Environmental Comfort.

• Sep. Dr. Ham's team received funding from Innovation [X] Program to study Adaptive Responsive Environments for Physical and Mental Health.

• Aug. Aswin, Jingdi, and Nathan joined our research group as master and undergraduate researchers for Smart City project.

• May. Dr. Ham was selected as a ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow.

• Jan. Dr. Ham's team received funding from TAMU President's Excellence Fund (T3) to study Wearable Sensing Framework for Examining the Effect of Built Environments to Human Performance.

• Jan. Jaeyoon joined our research group as a PhD student.