P004Publications

Journal Paper

2024

1. Honghu Chu, Diran Yu, Weiwei Chen*, and Lu Deng, (2024) A Rendering-based Lightweight Network for Segmentation of High-resolution Crack Images, Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13290

2. Feifeng Jiang, Christopher John Webster; Jun Ma*, Weiwei Chen; Wei Wang, (2024) Estimating and Explaining Regional Land Value Distribution using Attention-Enhanced Generative Adversarial Networks, Computers in Industry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compind.2024.104103

3. Feng Jiang, Ling Ma, Zejiao Dong, Weiwei Chen, Tim Broyd, Guohao Wang, Junda Li*, (2024) Sustainable urban road planning under the Digital twin-MCMD-GIS framework considering multidisciplinary factors, Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143097

4. Tao Meng,*Haiying Yu, Zhejie Lai, Weiwei Chen，Shaoqin Ruan，Zhiguang Wang, Diran Yu, (2024) . A prospective approach for enhancing the performance of carbon-mixed concrete via retarder incorporation. Case Studies in Construction Materials, e03300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e03300

5. Nisbet, N., Zhang, Z., Ma, L., Chen, W., & Çıdık, M. S. (2024). Semantic correction, enrichment and enhancement of social and transport infrastructure BIM models. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 59, 102290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2023.102290

6. Chu, H., Chen, W., & Deng, L. (2024). Cascade operation-enhanced high-resolution representation learning for meticulous segmentation of bridge cracks. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 61, 102508. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2024.102508

7. Deng, L., Yuan, H., Long, L., Chun, P. J., Chen, W., & Chu, H. (2024). Cascade refinement extraction network with active boundary loss for segmentation of concrete cracks from high-resolution images. Automation in Construction, 162, 105410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105410

8. Ma, D., Wang, N., Fang, H., Chen, W., Li, B., & Zhai, K. Attention‐optimized 3D segmentation and reconstruction system for sewer pipelines employing multi‐view images. Computer‐Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13241

2023

1. Tang, J., Wang, M., Luo, H., Wong, P. K. Y., Zhang, X., Chen, W., & Cheng, J. C. (2023). Full-body pose estimation for excavators based on data fusion of multiple onboard sensors. Automation in Construction, 147, 104694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104694

2. Ma, J., Chen, W., Qian, J., Shui, A., Du, B., & He, C. (2023). Co-pressing and co-sintering preparation of cost-effective and high-performance asymmetric ceramic membrane for oily wastewater treatment. Separation and Purification Technology, 323, 124373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124373

3. Consilvio, A., Hernández, J. S., Chen, W., Brilakis, I., Bartoccini, L., Di Gennaro, F., & van Welie, M. (2023). Towards a digital twin-based intelligent decision support for road maintenance. Transportation Research Procedia, 69, 791-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.02.237

2022

1. Tetteh, M., Darko, A, Chan, A., Jafar A., Brilakis I., Chen W., Nani G., and Yevu, S., (2022) Scientometric mapping of global research on green retrofitting of existing buildings (GREB): Pathway towards a holistic GREB framework, Energy and Buildings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112532

2. Chen, W., Chen, K., & Cheng, J. C. (2022). From building information modeling to digital twin: the core for the sustainable smart campus at HKUST. In Research Companion to Building Information Modeling (pp. 671-696). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105524.00044

3. Tang, J., Luo, H., Chen, W.*, Wong, P. K. Y., & Cheng, J. C. (2022). IMU-based full-body pose estimation for construction machines using kinematics modelling. Automation in Construction, 138, 104217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104217

4. Zhang, J., Cheng, J. C.P.*, Chen, W., & Chen, K. (2022). Digital Twins for Construction Sites: Concepts, LoD Definition, and Applications. Journal of Management in Engineering, 38(2), 04021094. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000948

2020

1. Cheng, J. C.P., Chen, W.*, Chen, K., & Wang, Q. (2020). Data-driven predictive maintenance planning framework for MEP components based on BIM and IoT using machine learning algorithms. Automation in Construction, 112, 103087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103087

2. Chen K., Chen W., J.C.P. Cheng* (2020). Developing efficient mechanisms for BIM-to-AR/VR data transfer. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943- 5487.0000914

3. Chen, K., Yang, J., Cheng, J. C.*, Chen, W., & Li, C. T. (2020). Transfer learning enhanced AR spatial registration for facility maintenance management. Automation in Construction, 113, 103135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103135

4. Ma, J., Cheng, J. C.*, Jiang, F., Chen, W., Wang, M., & Zhai, C. (2020). A Bi-directional Missing Data Imputation Scheme based on LSTM and Transfer Learning for Building Energy Data. Energy and Buildings, 109941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109941

5. Cheng, J.C.P, Chen, K.*, Wang, P., Chen, W., and Li., C. (2020). Development of Graph-based Walking Path Network Generation and CCTV Processing Techniques for Real-time Fire Evacuation Navigation. Building Research & Information, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2020.1759397

6. Ma, J., Cheng, J. C., Jiang, F., Chen, W., & Zhang, J. (2020). Analyzing driving factors of land values in urban scale based on big data and non-linear machine learning techniques. Land Use Policy, 94, 104537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104537

7. Cheng, J. C.P., Chen, K. *, & Chen, W. (2020). State-of-the-Art Review on Mixed Reality Applications in the AECO Industry. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(2), 03119009. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001749

2019

1. Chen, K., Chen, W., and Cheng, J.C.P. *, (2019). A BIM-based Location-Aware AR Collaborative Framework for Facility Maintenance Management, Journal of Information Technology in Construction. (ITcon), 24(19), 360-380. https://www.itcon.org/paper/2019/19

2. Gan, V. J., Deng, M., Tan, Y., Chen, W., and Cheng, J. C*. (2019). BIM-based framework to analyze the effect of natural ventilation on thermal comfort and energy performance in buildings. Energy Procedia, 158, 3319-3324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.971

2018

1. Chen, W., Chen, K., Cheng, J. C.*, Wang, Q., and Gan, V. J. (2018). BIM-based framework for automatic scheduling of facility maintenance work orders. Automation in Construction, 91, 15-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2018.03.007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2018.03.007

Conference Paper

2024

1. Honghu Chu, Wewei Chen*, Probability Map Guided Point Rendering Technique for Refined Segmentation of High-Resolution Crack Images, European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) 2024

2. Percy Lam, Weiwei Chen, Lavindra De Silva, Ioannis Brilakis, CRAAC: Consistency Regularised Active Learning with Automatic Corrections for Real-life Road Image Annotations, European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) 2024

3. Guangming Wang, Alwyn Mathew, Mudan Wang, Ya Wen, Hamidreza Alavi, Weiwei Chen, and Ioannis Brilakis, Dense 3D Reconstruction of Building Scenes Only Using a Low-cost LiDAR, ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE) 2024

4. Pan, N., Chen, W.*, Brilakis, I., & Du, Y. (2024, April). A Data-driven Finer-grained Spatiotemporal Modelling Method for Pavement Distress Evolution. Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2024

5. Chu, Honghu; Chen, Weiwei*, CrackGauGAN: Semantic Layout-based Crack Image Synthesis for Automated Crack Segmentation, International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC) 2024 (accepted as BEST PAPER AWARD)

6. Chu, Honghu, Chen, Weiwei*, Fine-Grained Segmentation of High-Resolution Bridge Crack Images Using
Rendering Technology, European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3) 2024

7. Yu, Diran; Chen, Weiwei*; Meng, Tao; Yu, Haiying; Mahamadu, Abdul-Majeed, Applications of Immersive Technologies In Construction Computing: A Systematic Literature Review, European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3) 2024

8. Yoo, Hyunjung; Chen, Weiwei*; Yu, Diran; Broyd, Tim, The Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling Application On Railway Asset Management, European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3) 2024

9. Percy Lam, Weiwei Chen, Lavindra De Silva, Ioannis Brilakis , Correcting Road Image Annotations, Conference of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE) 2024

10. Alavi, Hamidreza; Chen, Weiwei; Wang, Mudan; Kookalani, Soheila; Brilakis, Ioannis, Enhancing Building Maintenance Efficiency Through Bim-Lidar Integration: A Methodology And Case Study, European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3) 2024

11. Bortolin, Giovanni; Moretti, Nicola; Farghaly, Karim ; Chen, Weiwei, An Approach To The Estimation Of Digital Twins Technological Components, European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3) 2024

12. Wang, Mudan; Wen, Ya; Pan, Yuandong; Alavi, Hamidreza; Kookalani, Soheila; Chen, Weiwei; Brilakis, Ioannis, A Digital Twin-Enabled Framework For Automatically Generating The Geometric Information For Building Façades, European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3) 2024

2023

1. Lam, Pui Hei, Chen, Weiwei*, Brilakis, Ioannis, (2023) Analysing the Conditions of Road Assets with a Network Thinking, EC3 2023, Greece.

2. Ching Yau (Fergus) Mok, Peihang (Hank) Luo, Weiwei Chen*, Ioannis Brilakis, (2023) Enriching and maintaining road digital twins with condition information, EG-ICE 2023, London, UK.

3. Weiwei Chen, Ioannis Brilakis, (2023) Developing Digital Twin Data Structure and Integrated Cloud Digital Twin Architecture for Roads, i3CE 2023, Oregon State, US.

4. Srivatsa Garg, Weiwei Chen*, Ioannis Brilaiks, (2023), Generating geometric digital twins of road assets, ARCOM 2023 .

5. Ma, K., Shen, W., Chen, W., & Dangana, Z. FACILITATING NET-ZERO TARGET IN THE BUILDING SECTOR THROUGH ONLINE TRANSACTION PLATFORMS: FEEDBACK FROM INDUSTRIAL PRACTITIONERS. In THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE (p. 761).

2022

1. Consilvio A., Hernández J., Chen W., Brilakis I., Bartoccini L., Gennaro F., Welie M., (2022), Towards a digital twin-based intelligent decision support for road maintenance, AIIT 3rd International Conference on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS ROMA 2022), Sep. 2022, Rome, Italy.

2. Huang, Z., Chen, W., Al-Tabbaa, A. and Brilakis, I., (2022). NHA12D: A New Pavement Crack Dataset and a Comparison Study of Crack Detection Algorithms. arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.01198.

2021

1. Rahman, Q. S., Luk, T. H., Siu, C. F., Kwok, H. H. L.*, Chen, W., CHENG, J. C. P.(2021). Energy consumption in the HVAC system and occupants’ thermal comfort optimization using a BIM-supported computational approach. Zero Energy Mass Custom Home 2021. Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Oct 26–28, 2021.

2020

1. Chen, W.,Das M., Gan, V.J.L. and Cheng, J.C.P.* (2020). Integrated Data Model and Mapping for Interoperable Information Exchange between BIM and Energy Simulation Tools, 18th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering ICCCBE, August, 2-4, 2020 São Paulo, Brazil

2. Chen, K., Cheng, J.C.P., Chen, W.*, Yang, J. Integration of Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Long Short-term Memory (LSTM) for AR Spatial Registration, 18th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering ICCCBE, August, 2-4, 2020 São Paulo, Brazil

3. Chen, W., Das M., Chen K. and Cheng, J.C.P.* (2020). Ontology-based Data Integration and Sharing for Facility Maintenance Management, Proceedings of 2018 Construction Research Congress (CRC), Tempe, Arizona, United States, March 8-10, 2020

2019

1. Chen, W., Chen, K., Gan, V.J.L., and Cheng, J.C.P. *(2019). A Methodology for Indoor Human Comfort Analysis based on BIM and Ontology. 36th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2019). Banff, Canada, 21-24 May 2019.

2018

1. Gan, Vincent J.L., Deng, M., Tan, Y., Chen, W., and Cheng, J. C.P. *, (2018). BIM-based Framework to Analyze the Effect of Natural Ventilation on Thermal Comfort and Energy Performance in Buildings, 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2018), Hong Kong, 22-25 August 2018.

2. Cheng, J.C.P., Chen, K.*, Chen, W., and Li, C.T. (2018) "Developing a location-aware augmented reality collaboration system for facility maintenance management based on BIM." Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR2018), Auckland, New Zealand, 21-23 November 2018.

3. Chen, W., Chen, K., and Cheng, J.C.P.* (2018) "An ontology-based approach for information interoperability between BIM and facility management." Proceedings of the 25th International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE 2018), Lausanne, Switzerland, 10-13 June 2018.

4. Chen, W., Gan, V.J.L., and Cheng, J.C.P*. (2018) "A BIM-based approach for implementing WELL standard on human health and comfort analysis." Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE 2018), Tampere, Finland, 5-7 June 2018.

5. Chen, K., Chen, W., Li, C.T., Chan, K.Y., and Cheng, J.C.P*. (2018) "Developing a location-aware building information modelling system for facility maintenance management." Proceedings of 2018 Construction Research Congress (CRC), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2-5 April 2018.

2017

1. Chen, W., Cheng, J.C.P., and Tan, Y*. (2017) "BIM- and IoT-based data-driven decision support system for predictive maintenance of building facilities." Proceedings of International Conference on Innovative Production and Construction (IPC 2017), Perth, Australia, 30 November - 1 December 2017.

2. Chen, W., Chen, K., and Cheng, J.C.P*. (2017) "BIM- and IoT-based framework for building energy consumption and indoor human comfort management." Proceedings of The CRIOCM 2017 22nd International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Melbourne, Australia, 20-23 November 2017.

3. Cheng, J.C.P., Chen, K.*, and Chen, W*. (2017) "Comparison of marker-based AR and markerless-based AR: A case study on indoor decoration system." Proceedings of Lean and Computing in Construction Congress (LC3), Heraklion, Greece, 4-12 July 2017.

2016

1. Chen, W., Chen, K., and Cheng, J.C.P*. (2016) "A BIM-based facility management framework for automatic scheduling of maintenance work orders." Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR2016), Hong Kong, China, 11-13 December 2016. (Best Student Paper Award)

2. Chen, W., Cheng, J.C.P., Tan Y., Wang, M.(2016) "A BIM-based decision support system framework for predictive maintenance management of building facilities", Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE 2016), Japan, 7-10 July 2016

Patents

2019

1. Chen, W., Li, C., Chen, K., Cheng, J.C.P. (2019) An innovated information platform based on IoT combining sensor network with RFID, Patent No.: CN109831471A, Authorization date: 31 May 2019.

2. Li, C., Chen, K., Chen, W., Cheng, J.C.P. (2019) A developed indoor positioning system based on passive RFID, Patent No.: CN109828233A Authorization date: 31 May 2019.

3. Chen K., Li, C., Chen, W., Cheng, J.C.P. (2019) A developed augmented reality system without tags based on passive RFID. Patent No.: CN109828654A, Authorization date: 31 May 2019

2016

1. Yin, S., Tang, D.S., Chen, W., Lu, S. and Ding, Y., (2016). A Combined Rotated General Regression Neural Network Method for River Flow Forecasting. Patent No. CN103577895A, Authorization date: 31 August 2016. https://patents.google.com/patent/CN103577895A/

Book and Chapters

2024

1. Weiwei Chen* and Nicola Moretti, Digital innovation and technology development for digital building asset management, Digital Built Asset Management: From Theories To Applications. Publisher, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2024. (Recieved)

2. Diran Yu, Abdul-Majeed Mahamadu, Weiwei Chen, Integration of Immersive Technology and Digital Twins for Emergency Management In Buildings: A Systematic Review, Applications of Immersive Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. Publisher, Taylor & Francis Group LTd, 2024. (Recieved)

2019

1. Cheng, J.C.P., Dou, Q., Chen, W., Hu, Z.Z., and Fang, D.P. (December 2019), Digital Facility Management. China Architecture & Building Press. ISBN: 978-7-112-24511-6.