Prof. Wilson Lu delivered a keynote speech on Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) 28th conference at Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 4-6, August 2023
The topic is Generative DfX (design for excellence) for high-rise modular building: The human and AI ways. This year the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) conference is the 28th conference in a row. It was held at Southeast University,...
Prof. Wilson Lu and iLab received the visit by delegates from Shenzhen University on 2 August 2023
The delegation was led by Assistant Professor Dr Huanyu Wu with 8 PhD, and Masters students, and Research Assistants. Both parties exchanged fascinating research projects in Shenzhen and Hong Kong in relation to construction waste management, smart construction, and...
Prof. Wilson Lu guide the ilab members for a company tour visit to Gammon Construction on 31 July 2023
This is a follow-up visit since last time Gammon Construction's senior management team met with some of our students in Beijing. CEO of Gammon, Mr. Kelvin O'Brien met briefly with Prof. Wilson Lu Then, the company arranged a well-plan tour and several talks about...
Prof. Wilson Lu and iLab received the visit by delegates from Chongqing University (Prof. Guiwen Liu, VP, CQU; Prof. Chao Mao, CQU; and Jinke Hong, CQU) on 15 July 2023
This included a workshop to share 8 pieces of research from the two parties. It turned out that we are doing some very high-profile research with both theoretical and practical contributions.
Prof. Wilson Lu and iLab received the visit by delegates from Zhejiang City University and Chongqing University on 11 July 2023
The delegation was led by Prof. Liyin Shen. Chair Professor KW Chau represented the Department to receive the souvenir and exchange ideas with Prof. Shen. Afterward, a mini-symposium was organized to allow the students from three parties (i.e., HKU, CQU, Zhejiang City...
ilab successfully organised two talks, one by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus König and the other by Prof. Chimay Anumba, Dean of College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida
On June 2nd 2023, iLab welcomed Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus König, the deputy head of the national center for the digitalization of the German construction industry (BIM Germany). During the visit, he made a presentation on the topic “Generation of initial digital twins...
Prof. Wilson Lu was invited to give a plenary talk on the International Conference on Solid Wastes 2023: Waste Management in Circular Economy and Climate Resilience (ICSWHK2023) on 2 June 2023 in Hong Kong
His talk is on "Sharing construction waste materials across different jurisdictions: Prospects and challenges for a smarter and greener Greater Bay Area”.
Prof. Wilson Lu attended the GLF-CEM (Global Leadership Forum For Construction Engineering and Management Programs) 2023 held in 29-30 May 2023, Salvador-Brazil
He also shared on Panel – “Lessons learned about academic leadership for future leaders in CEM” alongside Prof. Burcin Becerick (Head of Department of Civil Engineering at University of Southern California, US) and Prof. Sérgio Scheer (Ex-provost, Federal University...
We signed a MoU with the Construction Industry Council!
On behalf of the Faculty of Architecture (FoA) and witnessed by senior professors Anthony Yeh and Kelvin Wong, I signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Construction Industry Council (CIC) on 24 April 2023. More information can be found on CIC's website...
Our work is featured by HKU Knowledge Exchange Office (KEO) as a case study
For more, please browse: https://www.ke.hku.hk/story/impact/smart-logistics or FB https://fb.watch/jB_IXFyJIE/ IG www.instagram.com/hkuknowledgexchange/