Rui Liu

M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management
Associate Professor
352-273-1168
RINKER 321
liurui@ufl.edu

Ph.D., Design, Construction, and Planning, University of Florida
Master's of Science, Information Systems and Operations Management, University of Florida
Master's of Management, Construction Management, Tianjin University
Bachelor's of Management, Project Management, Tianjin University
Bachelor's of Science, Applied Mathematics, Tianjin University

Research Interest:

  • Building Information Modeling
  • Facility Management
  • BIM Software Development
  • GIS and BIM Integration
  • Construction Economics and Urbanization
  • Big Data and Cloud Computing
  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
  • Sensing and Indoor Localization
  • Smart Cities

Employer(S):

Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Construction and Planning, University of Texas at San Antonio

Certification:

  • CM-BIM
  • LEED AP BD+C
  • OSHA 30 Hour Outreach Training
  • Green Globe Professional (GGP)

Awards and Honors:

  • 2015 Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • Outstanding Presentation, The 1st International Shanghai “Global BIM” Summit, 2015
  • Best Paper Award (International), International Conference on Innovative Technologies in Construction 2014
  • Fiatech Student Scholarship
  • Rinker Alumni Fellowship
  • CEMEX Scholarship, twice
  • Rinker Material Scholarship
  • Outstanding Student, multiple times, Tianjin University

Memberships & Involvement:

  • Co-Chair: Alamo BIM Peer Group
  • Member, SOCIETY BETA GAMMA SIGMA
  • A.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Construction Institute (CI)
  • Member, Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
  • Member, ASC (Associated Schools of Construction)
  • ASCE Construction Research Congress (CRC)
  • Associated Schools of Construction (ASC)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

PUBLICATION EXAMPLES:

  • 3D visualization of sub-surface pipelines in connection with the building utilities: Integrating GIS and BIM for facility management
  • Cloud-based deep immersive game for human egress data collection: a framework
  • Introducing Building Information Modeling Course into a Newly Developed Construction Program with Various Student Backgrounds
  • Cloud-Based Interactive Probabilistic Simulation for AEC Industry

Published Papers:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GycfidMAAAAJ& hl=en&oi=sra

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