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.
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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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Dr. Akhavian received the SDSU University Grants Program (UGP) research funding!
Dr. Akhavian received the Emerging Scholar Award by the International Conference on the Constructed Environment!
Dr. Akhavian received SDSU Grants and Research Enterprise Writing Fellowship (GREW)
DiCE received a research grant from The California Department of Transportation!
Four journal papers published in 2019!
Safapour, E., Kermanshachi, S., Alfasi, B., & Akhavian R. (2019). “Identification of Schedule-Performance Indicators and Delay-Recovery Strategies for Low-Cost Housing Projects”. Sustainability, 11(21), 6005, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11216005 Faghih A., Akhavian R. (2019), “A Game-Theory Approach to Construction Dispute Resolution through Mediation”, ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000325 Jafari, A, Akhavian …