News
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.