Robotic, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing
(RAISe) in construction
@ Penn State
ABOUT
The Robotic, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing (RAISE) Lab at The Pennsylvania State University is committed to (1) conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research on automation, robotics, and sensing for construction industry and infrastructure systems management; (2) provide high-quality education to create a creative, rigorous, multidisciplinary and cross-cultural educational environment for students; and (3) offer technological advancements that can benefit the industry. Particularly, RAISE Lab is interested in promoting safe construction sites and productive and healthy workers through interactive uses of automatic data acquisition, simulation tools, and data analysis via signal processing and machine-learning algorithms. RAISE Lab envisions safe, manageable, automated, robot-integrated, trackable, connected construction sites, built environments, and smart cities to enhance construction workers, users of infrastructure, and citizen health, productivity, and safety.
TEAM
Director
Houtan Jebelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Architectural Engineering Department,
The Pennsylvania State University
Director of Construction Robotics, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing Lab
Bio:
Houtan Jebelli, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering and an Affiliate of the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University. He earned his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan. He received his bachelor′s degree in Civil Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic University and an MSc in Structural Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology. Dr. Jebelli completed a second MSc in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While pursuing his Ph.D., he received his third MSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dr. Jebelli is the Director of the Robotic, Automation, and Intelligent Sensing (RAISE) Lab. Dr. Jebelli's research group at Penn State explores novel approaches that infuse human physiology into robotic control and motion planning system to augment awareness and adaptation between workers and robots. His team's other thematic priorities involve physiological computing for construction automation and safety, physiologically-enabled health monitoring of construction workers, brain-driven approaches for teleoperation, and personalized worker-robot collaboration and co-adaptation at construction sites. He has received several awards and fellowships, including the Charles M. Eastman Top Ph.D. Paper Award, two Outstanding Thesis Awards, the Rackham Research Grant, the John L. Tishman Fellowship, and the Calvin C. Solem Foundation Fellowship. He serves as a reviewer for a number of journals and symposia and is an active member of professional communities like the ASCE Data Sensing and Analysis (DSA) and ASCE Visualization, Information Modelling, and Simulation (VIMS) committees.
Members
Yizhi Liu
Ph.D. Candidate
Rosina Adhikari
Ph.D. Student
Research Topic: The occupant-centric control for energy efficiency of commercial buildings
Jacob Ringer
Undergraduate Student
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Amit Ojha
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Topic: Addressing the cultural challenges of emerging technologies in the construction industry; application of emerging technology for enhancing STEM students teaching and learning
Madeline Breneman
Schreyer Honors Master Student
Carolina Manrique Paez
Undergraduate Student
Shayan Shayesteh
Ph.D. Candidate
Research Topic: Applications of immersive technologies for human-robot teaming training
Jerome Jackson
Undergraduate Student
Anika Sengul
Undergraduate Student
Hongyu Guo
Undergraduate Student
K12 Teachers and Students
Deborah Armstrong
Visiting K12 Teacher
Ken Yoshida
Visiting K12 Student
Alumni
Research Topic: Construction automation and robotics; Virtual and augmented reality for construction safety training
Current Position:
VDC Researcher at Turner Construction
Dr. Mahmoud Habibnezhad
Postdoctoral Scholar
Yumna Kurdi
Ph.D.
(Co-supervision with Dr. Asadi)
Research Topic: Co-simulation and Optimization of PV System Design, Building Geometry, and Layout at the Urban Scale
Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Idaho
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Shahrad Shakerian
Ph.D.
Research Topic: Digital Twin Enabled Facilities Maintenance Management through the Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sensory-Level Data
Current Position:
Data Scientist at Lowe's
Jonathan Seagers
Master's Student
Research Topic: Immersive technologies in the construction industry; Human-robot collaboration for the construction industry
Current Position: Project Engineer at Southland Industries
Milad Sadat Mohammadi
Ph.D.
(Co-supervision with Dr. Asadi)
Research Topic: Human-Centric Digital Twin Model of Electric System Maintenance Technicians for Near Real-Time Health and Ergonomic Postural Risk Monitoring
Current Position:
Data Scientist at NRG Energy
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Lorena Ribeiro
Master's Student
Research Topic: Application of artificial intelligence and robotics in the construction industry
Current Position: Management Consulting Associate at BCG
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Inquiries
For any inquiries, questions or commendations, please send an email to Dr. Jebelli or fill out the following form
Address
224 Engineering Unit A
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802
Tel: 814-863-6442
Prospective Students
If you are interested in joining RAISE Lab, please send a cover letter together with your C.V. to Dr. Jebelli