• Master's Students
  

• Ph.D Students
  • Abhinav Agrawal (co-advised with Lucio Soibelman and Hoon Sohn)
  • Elfatih Ahmed
  • Asli Akcamete (co-advised with Burcu Akinci)
  • Michael Bigrigg (co-advised with Scott Matthews)
  • Chung Yan Shih (co-advised with Lucio Soibelman)
    
  • Wei Guo (co-advised with Lucio Soibelman)
  • Daniel Oliviera (co-advised with Lucio Soibelman)

Recent Graduate Students

• Master's Students
  • Nenad Ivezic, "NETSYN - A Neural Network Approach for Engineering Synthesis Knowledge Acquisition and Use," Aug. 1992.
  • Gary Hooyman, "An Object-Oriented User Interface Design for Standards Modeling,"  Aug. 1992.
  • Chih Chieh Tsai, "Interpretation of Ground Penetrating Radar Signals using Neural Networks," Dec. 1992.
    
  • Tom Chmielenski, "A Standards Processing Environment using a Context-Oriented Approach to Standards Modeling," Sept. 1993.
  • Han Kiliccote, "Context-Oriented Modeling and Processing of Design Standards," Jan. 1994.
  • Mark Krofchik, "A Broker for Environmental Regulations," June 1995.
  • Dana Stasiak, "An Environmental Regulations Broker: Classification and Co-Word Analysis," Sept. 1996.
  • Richard D. Quinn, "Exploration of JAVA as an Appropriate Language for CAE Systems", Aug. 1997.
  • Vei-Chung Liang, "A Java-based Regulation Broker," May 1998
  • Douglas Sackin, "A Study of Embedded Microdevices for Infrastructure Monitoring," Sept. 1999. Richard Hallon, "The Potential Use of Moisture Sensors on PeopleMover Guideways: Experimentation and Cost/Benefit Analysis," Jan. 2001.
  • DeWitt Latimer, “Estimating the Cost of Software Components in Civil System Development Using Function Point Analysis,” May 2002.
  • Ping Chen, “WEB-VACUUM: A Web-based Environment for Assessing Civil Infrastructure Data Quality,” Dec 2003.
  • Vincent Collins III, “Exploration and Comparison of Commercially Available Maturity Measurement Systems for use on Construction Sites”, August 2004
  • Jaime Wright, Assisted on the Augmented Reality Project for Bridge Inspection, July 2006

• Ph.D. Students 
  • Dr. Wayne Seiler (Advised jointly with Prof. M. I. Darter at the University of Illinois), "A Knowledge-Based Expert System for Airport Pavement Diagnosis," November 1990. Present Position: Engineer, ERES Consulting, Champaign, IL
  • Dr. Xiping Wu (Advised jointly ** with Prof. J. Ghaboussi at the University of Illinois), "A Neural Network-based Approach to Material Modeling," July 1991. Present Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Singapore.
  • Dr. Jerry Yau (Advised jointly ** with Prof. J. Melin at the University of Illinois), "An Object-Oriented Model for Integrating Design, Scheduling and Cost Estimation," March 1992. Present Position: Has an offer from the Department of Civil Engineering at the Central University in Taiwan and intends to take that offer.
  • Dr. S. Ranjithan (Advised jointly ** with Prof. J. W. Eheart at the University of Illinois), "Neural Networks for Screening Distributed Parameter Fields with Application to Groundwater Remediation," June 1992. Present Position: Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University.
  • Dr. Rajaram Ganeshan (Advised jointly with Prof. Susan Finger), "Representing and Reasoning with Design Intent," August 1992. Present Position: Research Engineer, USC.
  • Dr. Mahar Hakim, "A Class-Centered Approach for Modeling Evolving Engineering Information," January 1994. Present Position: Founder and CEO, Apexion.
  • Dr. Nenad Ivezic, "Simulation-Based Support for Early Collaborative Design," December 1995. Present Position: Guest Researcher Manufacturing Systems Integration Division National Institute of Standards and Technology (on leave from Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  • Dr. Han Kiliccote, "A Standards Processing Framework," January 1997. Present Position: Senior Software Engineer, Atoga.
    Dr. Octavio Juarez-Espinoza, "Development of User-Centered Environmental Software Systems," (Co-advised with Prof. Chris Hendrickson), May 1999. Present Position: Research Staff, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Dr. Jirapon Sunkpho, "A Framework for Rapid Development of Speech-Controlled Interfaces for Mobile Data Collection Systems," September 2001.  Present Position: Lecturer, Walailak University, Thailand
  • Dr. Rebecca Buchheit, "VACUUM: An Automated Procedure for Assessing and Cleansing Civil Infrastructure Monitoring Data," May 2002. Present position: Project Engineer, Ab Initio
  • Dr. Christian Buergy, "An Interaction Constraints Model for Mobile and Wearable Computer-Aided Engineering Systems in Industrial Environments," May 2002. Present position:  President, Wearable Consult, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Dr. Jan Reinhardt, “Navigational Models for Effective and Efficient Interaction with Integrated Product and Process Models in Construction Sites,” Dec 2003. Present Position: Turner Construction.
  • Dr. Hongjun Wang, “Domain-Oriented Semi-Automated Model Matching for Supporting Building Commissioning-Related Data Exchange,” May 2006. Present Position: ANSYS, Inc.

  • Ms. Ping Chen, Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies (Dissertation Advisor was Scott Matthews; Garrett was an Academic Advisor), September 2006. Present Position: Data Analyst, Morgan Stanley

  • Mr, Vipul Singhvi, Machine Learning Based Building Control Strategy (Co-advised with Scott Matthews), August 2006. Present Position:
  • Mr. Chris Gordon, A Formalism and a Framework for Planning of Sensor-Based Inspections on Construction Sites, (Co-advised with Burcu Akinci), December 2006. Present Position: Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University