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Author Archives: Reza Akhavian
Newsha has been awarded the Lean Construction Institute San Diego (LCI-SD) Scholarship!
LCI is a non-profit organization created in 1997. Its purpose is to transform the design and build environment through reforming production management in design, engineering and construction for capital facilities. LCI has developed the Lean Project Delivery System™ (LPDS) that applies lean principles pioneered in manufacturing to construction. LPDS tools facilitate planning and control, maximize …
DiCE paper titled has received the 2023 Best Paper Award in the Electronics Journal!
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Dr. Akhavian has received the 2023 AGC Award!
New in 2023, the AGC Education and Research Foundation voted to award select Outstanding Educator applicants with the Meritorious award to highlight educators who are early in their career in the field of construction but are tracking to be leaders and innovators in industry. (Read more)
Dr. Akhavian received the NSF CAREER Award!
This award comes with a $700k, 5-year grant to support a research project in which DiCE will tackle challenges in construction robotics through convergence research, interdisciplinary education, and industry collaboration. Read more here.
Dr. Akhavian received the ENR California Top 20 Under 40 award!
Engineering News Record (ENR) Top Young Professionals. Read more here.
Our new paper entitled “Construction activity recognition with convolutional recurrent networks” is now published in the journal of Automation in Construction!
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Dr. Akhavian received the ASCE CI Outstanding Young Professional Award!
Our new paper entitled “Analysis of the Synergistic Effect of Data Analytics and Technology Trends in the AEC/FM Industry” is now published in the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management!
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