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Interdisciplinary topics: Building Construction, Architecture, City, Remote Sensing, Manufacturing, Information Systems, Computer science, and Sustainability.
Construction Management and Economics, Innovation, Modular Construction, Smart Cities and Infrastructure, Digital Twin and Virtual Reality

He is an editor for various scholarly journals and an active researcher in the field. His research direction and the main component of his research projects are Construction Management, considering innovation and sustainability, covering innovation development, diffusion/dissemination, adoption, decisions, applications, and implementation over the project lifecycle. Recently he published many over 150 research papers in these areas. See some of his publications in the top (Decile 1 or Quartile 1) leading journals in the field demonstrating his work in innovation:

  • Construction education and training
    • Sepasgozar, S.M., 2022. Immersive on-the-job training module development and modeling users’ behavior using parametric multi-group analysis: A modified educational technology acceptance model. Technology in Society, 68, p.101921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.101921 

  • Prefabrication / Modular Construction:
    • Forsythe, P.J. and Sepasgozar, S.M., 2019. Measuring installation productivity in prefabricated timber construction. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-09-2017-0205
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM):
    • Shirowzhan, S., Sepasgozar, S.M., Edwards, D.J., Li, H. and Wang, C., 2020. BIM compatibility and its differentiation with interoperability challenges as an innovation factor. Automation in Construction112, p.103086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103086
  • Sustainability and Carbon Emission (technological directions):
    • Sepasgozar, S.M., Li, H., Shirowzhan, S. and Tam, V.W., 2019. Methods for monitoring construction off-road vehicle emissions: A critical review for identifying deficiencies and directions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research26(16), pp.15779-15794. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05003-6
  • Lidar and Point Cloud work:
    • Shirowzhan, S., Lim, S., Trinder, J., Li, H. and Sepasgozar, S.M., 2020. Data mining for recognition of spatial distribution patterns of building heights using airborne lidar data. Advanced Engineering Informatics43, p.101033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2020.101033
  • Innovation development (use case):
    • Shirowzhan, S., Sepasgozar, S.M., Li, H., Trinder, J. and Tang, P., 2019. Comparative analysis of machine learning and point-based algorithms for detecting 3D changes in buildings over time using bi-temporal lidar data. Automation in Construction105, p.102841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.102841
  • Decisions for innovation (concept):
    • Sepasgozar, S.M., 2020. Digital technology utilisation decisions for facilitating the implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies. Construction Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-02-2020-0020
  • Innovation applications (use case):
    • Shirowzhan, S., Sepasgozar, S.M. and Trinder, J., 2021. Developing Metrics for Quantifying Buildings’ 3D Compactness and Visualizing Point Cloud Data on a Web-Based App and Dashboard. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management147(3), p.04020178. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2568-3111
  • Innovation implementation (concept):
    • Sepasgozar, S.M., Davis, S.R., Li, H. and Luo, X., 2018. Modeling the implementation process for new construction technologies: Thematic analysis based on Australian and US practices. Journal of Management in Engineering, 34(3), p.05018005. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000608

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Building construction management and project planning, Quantity surveying, Building, Building information modelling and management, Building science, technologies and systems

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Biography

Associated Professor Samad Sepasgzoar was named as Top Researcher nationally by The Australian and recognized as Wolrd’s Top 2% Researcher by Standard University based on his citations and research performance. He was also awarded as one of the World’s Top 1% Reviewers by Publons, Web of Science.

He is the former Deputy Head of Research, Associate Editor for the Journal of Architectural Engineering (ACE: USA), and Academic Editor...view more