Kevin Han
Assistant Professor

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- khan6@ncsu.edu
- Fitts-Woolard Hall 3351
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Dr. Kevin Han is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received a PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management emphasis) and Master of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a MS in Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management emphasis) and a BA in Architecture/Minor in Structural Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Prior to joining NC State, Dr. Han was a founding member and Lead Construction Management Engineer at a startup called Reconstruct that provides a web-based visual platform that continuously reconstructs and visualizes Reality directly within 4D Building Information Modeling (BIM), measures progress and productivity, and analyzes risk for delay.
Dr. Han’s research focuses on creating and validating new computer vision and machine learning analytics that leverage emerging and often already existing visual data (images, videos, and point cloud data) and BIM for effective construction project controls, enhancing site-to-office and office-to-site communications, safety and hazard recognition, and safety training and monitoring. He is particularly interested in new modalities of information and user interaction, including Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Augmented Virtuality. Other areas of interest include robotics for automating management of civil infrastructure systems (subtopics to include autonomous navigation for data collection and analytics) and project-based learning for STEM education.
He teaches BIM in Construction, Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Buildings, Visual Sensing for Civil Infrastructure Engineering and Management and Design of a Robotic Computer Vision System for Autonomous Navigation.
More information about his research group, Construction Automation and Robotics Lab (CARL) can be found here: http://go.ncsu.edu/carl
Education
Civil Engineering
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Computer Science
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Civil Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Architecture/Minor in Structural Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Publications
- Digital Engineering for Integrated Modeling and Simulation for Building-Piping Systems Through Interoperability Solutions
- Crowder, N., Lee, J., Gupta, A., Han, K., Bodda, S., & Ritter, C. (2022, May 13), NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2022.2055705
- Automated Object Manipulation Using Vision-Based Mobile Robotic System for Construction Applications
- Asadi, K., Haritsa, V. R., Han, K., & Ore, J.-P. (2021), JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000946
- Feasibility Study to Identify Brain Activity and Eye-Tracking Features for Assessing Hazard Recognition Using Consumer-Grade Wearables in an Immersive Virtual Environment
- Noghabaei, M., Han, K., & Albert, A. (2021), JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002130
- Object manipulation in immersive virtual environments: Hand Motion tracking technology and snap-to-fit function
- Noghabaei, M., & Han, K. (2021), AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION, 124, 103594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103594
- Real-time vision-based worker localization & hazard detection for construction
- Jeelani, I., Asadi, K., Ramshankar, H., Han, K., & Albert, A. (2021). Real-time vision-based worker localization & hazard detection for construction. AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION, 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103448,
- An Integrated UGV-UAV System for Construction Site Data Collection
- , (2020). Automation in Construction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.103068
- Developing hazard recognition skill among the next-generation of construction professionals
- Albert, A., Jeelani, I., & Han, K. (2020), CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2020.1797133
- Development of virtual reality and stereo-panoramic environments for construction safety training
- Jeelani, I., Han, K., & Albert, A. (2020), Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2019-0391
- Smart Infrastructure: A Vision for the Role of the Civil Engineering Profession in Smart Cities
- Berglund, E. Z., Monroe, J. G., Ahmed, I., Noghabaei, M., Do, J., Pesantez, J. E., … Levis, J. (2020), Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 26(2), 03120001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000549
- Trend Analysis on Adoption of Virtual and Augmented Reality in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry
- Noghabaei, M., Heydarian, A., Balali, V., & Han, K. (2020), Data, 5(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/data5010026
Grants
- Digital Engineering Solutions in Construction Engineering and Integration with Structural Design and Risk Assessment - CNEFS Core -Project
- NCSU Center for Nuclear Energy Facilities and Structures (CNEFS)(1/01/22 - 12/31/22)
- IGE: Learning the Entire Pipeline: Analyzing and Improving Graduate Engineering Education through Communities of Practice
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(8/15/21 - 7/31/23)
- NCHRP Synthesis 20-05/Topic 52-04: Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Departments of Transportation
- National Academy of Sciences(12/23/20 - 6/23/22)
- Development and Assessment of Digital Twin for Advanced Reactors
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(8/16/21 - 6/30/24)
- Guidelines to Enhance the Constructability of Diverse, Modern, and Unconventional Intersections and Interchanges (DMUII)
- NC Department of Transportation(1/01/21 - 8/14/23)
- Collaborative Research: Improving Undergraduate Education in Civil & Building Engineering through Student-centric Cyber-Physical Systems: Bringing Real-world Problems to Classrooms
- National Science Foundation (NSF)(10/01/20 - 9/30/23)
- Safety Management in Complex Environments
- Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America(7/12/19 - 8/31/21)
- Applying Small UAS to Produce Survey Grade Geospatial Products for DOT Preconstruction & Construction Activities
- NC Department of Transportation(8/01/19 - 10/31/21)
- BIM for VTR: Holistic Approach to Design and Construction
- US Dept. of Energy (DOE)(9/17/18 - 9/30/22)