Dr. Yong Bai, P.E., F.ASCE (Construction)

Dr. Yong Bai, P.E., F.ASCE (Construction)Marquette University

Haggerty Hall, 257

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 288-6708yong.bai@marquette.edu

Curriculum Vitae

McShane Chair and Professor

Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

McShane Chair in Construction Engineering and Management

Education

 Ph.D., 1996, Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, North Carolina State University

 M.S., 1992, Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management, Clemson University

 Bachelor of Engineering, 1986, Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Research Interests

Emerging technologies in construction, maintenance, and replacement

Improving efficiency of construction operations 

Enhancing work zone safety

Developing skilled workforce for construction related industries

Managing international construction and engineering projects

Publications (*indicates Dr. Bai's students)

1. 1. 1.   Sisi Han*, Yuhan Jiang, Yilei Huang, Mingzhu Wang, Yong Bai, and Andrea Spool-White, “Scan2Drawing: Use of Deep Learning for As-Built Model Landscape Architecture,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 149, Issue 5, May 2023. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13077. 
      2.   Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, “Scan4Façade: Automated As-Is Façade Modeling of Historic High-Rise Buildings Using Drones and AI,” Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, Issue 4, December 2022. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000564. (Best Paper Award 2022, ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering).
      3.    Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, Dapeng Li, Yong Bai, and Mingzhu Wang, “Automatic Concrete Sidewalk Deficiency Detection and Mapping with Deep Learning,” Expert Systems With Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 207, November 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117980.
      4.    Sisi Han*, Yuhan Jiang*, and Yong Bai, “Fast-PGM&ED: Fast and Dense Elevation Determination for Earthwork Using Drone and Deep Learning,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 148, Issue 4, April 2022. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0002256. (Editor’s Choice, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management).
      5.   Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, “Building and Infrastructure Defect Detection and Visualization Using Drone and Deep Learning Technologies,” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 35, Issue 6, December 2021. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CF.1943-5509.0001652.
      6.   Yuhan Jiang* and Yong Bai, “Low–High Orthoimage Pairs-Based 3D Reconstruction for Elevation Determination Using Drone,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Vol. 147, Issue 9, Sept. 2021. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0002067.
      7.    Yuhan Jiang*, Sisi Han*, and Yong Bai, “Development of a Pavement Evaluation Tool Using Aerial Imagery and Deep Learning,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part B: Pavements, ASCE, Vol. 147, Issue 3, Sept. 2021. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/JPEODX.0000282.
      8.   Yuhan Jiang*, Yong Bai, and Sisi Han*, “Determining Ground Elevations Covered by Vegetation on Construction Sites Using Drone-Based Orthoimage and Convolutional Neural Network,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 34, No. 6, November 2020. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CP.1943-5487.0000930.
      9.   Yuhan Jiang* and Yong Bai, “Estimation of Construction Site Elevations Using Drone-Based Orthoimagery and Deep Learning,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, Volume 146, No. 8, August 2020. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001869.
      10. Yilei Huang* and Yong Bai, “Driver Responses to Graphic-aided Portable Changeable Message Signs in Highway Work Zones,” Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, Vol. 11, No. 6, Pages 661-682, May 7, 2018. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19439962.2018.1463336.

Grants

“Training Workforce for Infrastructure, Construction and Engineering (TWICE),” US Department of Housing and Urban Development, $1,000,000, January 2025 to December 2027, (Principal Investigator).

“A Feasibility Study on Hosting a CSI Construction Camp for Girls at Marquette Campus,” Milwaukee Chapter CSI Education Trust, $2,250, August 2024 to December 2024 (Principal Investigator).

“HUD Research Center of Excellence: Innovation in Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities/Property Façade Inspection and Maintenance Using Drone and AI for the Development of Sustainable Communities,” a subaward from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development via a North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, $120,000, January 2024 to April 2026, (Principal Investigator).

“3D Printing Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composite Materials for Infrastructure Research and Education,” GHR Foundation/Research Seed Grant, MU College of Engineering, $36,546, August 2023-June 2024 (Co-investigator).

“I-Corps: Automated As-is Facade Modeling of High-rise Buildings Using Drones and Artificial Intelligence,” NSF (Award No. 2224104), May 15 to Dec. 31, 2022, $50,000 (Principal Investigator). https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2224104&HistoricalAwards=false