Dr. Rui Liu

Rui Liu

Dr. Rui Liu

M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management
Associate Professor

Contact Information

352-273-1168
RINKER 321

Biography

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
Employers

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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