Kevin Han
Associate Professor & Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Scholar
- 919-515-8719
- khan6@ncsu.edu
- Fitts-Woolard Hall 3351
Dr. Kevin Han is an associate professor and Edward I. Weisiger Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received a Ph.D. 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
- Automatic and Real-Time Joint Tracking and Three-Dimensional Scanning for a Construction Welding Robot
- Lee, D., Nie, G.-Y., & Han, K. (2024), JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 150(3). https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14135
- Integrated 4D Design Change Management Model for Construction Projects
- Wang, L., Lee, J., Nimawat, J., Han, K., & Gupta, A. (2024), JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, 150(5). https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14246
- Automated Model-Based 3D Scan Planning for Prefabricated Building Components
- Son, R. H., & Han, K. (2023), JOURNAL OF COMPUTING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0001055
- Vision-based inspection of prefabricated components using camera poses: Addressing inherent limitations of image-based 3D reconstruction
- Lee, D., Nie, G.-Y., & Han, K. (2023), JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING, 64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105710
- Assessment and Prediction of Impact of Flight Configuration Factors on UAS-Based Photogrammetric Survey Accuracy
- Liu, Y., Han, K., & Rasdorf, W. (2022), REMOTE SENSING, 14(16). https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164119
- Automated compatibility checking of prefabricated components using 3D as-built models and BIM
- Noghabaei, M., Liu, Y., & Han, K. (2022), AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION, 143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104566
- Computer-Vision-Based Vibration Tracking Using a Digital Camera: A Sparse-Optical-Flow-Based Target Tracking Method
- Nie, G.-Y., Bodda, S. S., Sandhu, H. K., Han, K., & Gupta, A. (2022), SENSORS, 22(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/s22186869
- Design of Computer Vision-Based Robotic Welding for Nuclear Power Plants Construction Project
- , (2022). 26th International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology (SMiRT26).
- Development of Automated Welding System for Construction: Focused on Robotic Arm Operation for Varying Weave Patterns
- , (2022). International Journal of High-Rise Buildings (IJHRB).
- 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