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Assistant Professor

Thi Qui Nguyen

Assistant Professor
PhD (Project management and Infrastructure systems), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Cluster:
Engineering
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Biography

Dr. Nguyen Thi Qui (in Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thị Quí) is an Assistant Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Engineering Cluster. She obtained her PhD in Construction Technology and Management from National University of Singapore, Singapore in 2014. She has more than 10 years of experience working in applied research projects in both academic and industry environments. Her research interests are situated in the field of Building Information Modelling (BIM), digitalization, robotics and Artificial Intelligence methodologies for building industry. Dr. Nguyen has taught courses on construction technologies, project management and lean construction. She was a guess lecturer for BCA Academy, SCAL Academy and NUS for lectures on BIM, Virtual Design and Construction, and integrated Lean project delivery.

SIT Appointments

  • Assistant Professor
    – Present

Education

  • PhD (Project management and Infrastructure systems)
    National University of Singapore , Singapore
  • M.Eng (Construction technology and Management)
    Hochiminh City University of Technology , Vietnam
  • B.Eng (Civil Engineering - Building Structures) - Gold medal
    Hochiminh City University of Technology , Vietnam

Achievements

  • NUS Research Scholarship
    –

Corporate Experience

  • Research Fellow - National University of Singapore, CEE
    –
  • Lead Lean Consultant cum R&D Manager - Lean Station, Singapore
    –
  • Research Engineer/Research Fellow - National University of Singapore, CEE
    –
  • Structural Engineer - Structures Vietnam, Vietnam
    –

Research Interests

  • Building Information Modelling for construction management
  • Applied Artificial Intelligence for construction management
  • Digitalization and automation in construction
  • Process optimization, Lean construction and change management

Journal Papers

  • T. Q. Nguyen, K. W. Yeoh, and Natasha Angelia (2023) “Predicting Percent Plan Complete Through Time Series Analysis.” Journal of Construction of Engineering and Management, Vol 149, Issue 6. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-12867.

  • David K. H. Chua, T. Q. Nguyen, K. W. Yeoh, (2013) “Automated construction sequencing and scheduling from functional requirements.” Automation in Construction, 35, 79-88.

  • T. Q. Nguyen and K. W. Yeoh (2023) “Effectiveness of 4D BIM to estimate construction hazard exposure.” Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, under review.

  • T. Q. Nguyen, David K. H. Chua, (2015) “Preemptive constraint analysis in construction schedules.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 29(5), 04014062 (10pp).

  • T. Q. Nguyen, David K. H. Chua, (2014) “Criticality of schedule constraints – classification and identification for project management.” Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 4(1), 17-25.

  • Md. A. Hossain, Ernest L. S. Abbott, David K. H. Chua, T. Q. Nguyen and Y. M. Goh (2018) “Design-for-safety knowledge library for BIM-integrated safety risk reviews.” Automation in Construction, 94, 290-302.

Conferences

  • T. Duan, T.Q. Nguyen, K. W. Yeoh (2023). Deep learning method to detect and locate signages from 2D drawings for semantic enrichment of BIM. i3CE 2023: 2023 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering. Corvallis, OR, United States, June 25-28, 2023.

  • T.Q. Nguyen, Ernest L.S. Abbott, David K.H. Chua, and Y. M. Goh (2014), Formalizing construction safety knowledge for intelligent BIM-based review of design for safety, CIB W099 International Conference on Achieving Sustainable Construction Health and Safety, Lund, Sweden

  • T.Q. Nguyen, David K.H. Chua, and K.W. Yeoh (2010). Extended Functional Requirement Model for Construction Schedule Computation, 23rd KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, November 2010.

  • T. Q. Nguyen and Sharath S. Waikar (2018), A Relook at Plan Reliability Measurements in Lean Construction and New Metrics from Digitized Practical Implementation, 26th Annual Conference of International Group for Lean Construction, Chennai, India.

  • David K. H. Chua, T. Q. Nguyen, K. W. Yeoh, (2013), Plan-It – a game approach to teach last planner methodology and lean construction, 4th International Conference on Engineering, Project and Production Management, Bangkok, Thailand.

  • T. Q. Nguyen and K. W. Yeoh (2022) “Streamlining Building Information Modelling data for robotic inspection system.” CONVR22 Conference, Seoul, South Korean.

  • Nguyen Thi Qui, David K.H. Chua, and Ker-Wei, Yeoh (2010). Functional Requirement Oriented Framework for Schedule Generation, 6th International conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), State College, Pennsylvania, USA, June 2010.

  • Justin K. W. Yeoh, T.Q. Nguyen, and Ernest L. S. Abbott (2017), Construction Method Models Using Context Aware Construction Requirements for Automated Schedule Generation, ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, Seattle, Washington.

  • T.Q. Nguyen, David K.H. Chua. Criticality of Schedule Constraints: Classification and Identification. 3rd International Conference on Engineering, Project and Production Management, Brighton, United Kingdom, September 2012 (Best paper award).

  • T. Q. Nguyen and K. W. Yeoh (2022) “BIM-based scan planning for robotic inspection system.” 33rd KKTHCNN Symposium, Singapore.

Teaching Modules

Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons)

  • CVE2361 - Construction Technology