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Papers submitted to the EG-ICE conference presents new approaches, methodologies, and findings relating to computing in engineering, and other application areas listed on this page.

Conference papers

Section 1

• A hybrid knowledge extraction method for rock tunnel design

  A hybrid knowledge extraction method for rock tunnel design

• Automatic Design Method of Building Pipeline Layout Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning

  Automatic Design Method of Building Pipeline Layout Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning

• Explainability for Support of Open-Sequence Building Design

  Explainability for Support of Open-Sequence Building Design

• Model Updating for Geotechnical Design and Assessment

  Model Updating for Geotechnical Design and Assessment

• Simulation Modelling as a Decision Support Tool for Efficient Healthcare Layout Design

  Simulation Modelling as a Decision Support Tool for Efficient Healthcare Layout Design

• Strokes2BIM Generating an IFC Model from 4D Concept Design Sketches

  Strokes2BIM Generating an IFC Model from 4D Concept Design Sketches

Section 2

• Developing a Context-based Bounded Centrality Approach of Street Patterns in Flooding: A Case Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ of London

  Developing a Context-based Bounded Centrality Approach of Street Patterns in Flooding: A Case Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ of London

• Towards Socioeconomic Centered Resilience Modeling and Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Systems

  Towards Socioeconomic Centered Resilience Modeling and Assessment of Critical Infrastructure Systems

• Ontology Construction for Human Non-Adaptive Evacuation Behavior in Building Fires

  Ontology Construction for Human Non-Adaptive Evacuation Behavior in Building Fires

• Immersive Virtual Reality to Measure Flood Risk Perception in Urban Environments

  Immersive Virtual Reality to Measure Flood Risk Perception in Urban Environments

• Interpreting accident reports by integrating a heterogeneous graph neural network and factor analysis

  Interpreting accident reports by integrating a heterogeneous graph neural network and factor analysis

Section 3

• Knowledge graph-driven smart contract for metadata checking in blockchain-based BIM collaboration

  Knowledge graph-driven smart contract for metadata checking in blockchain-based BIM collaboration

• Linking Fabrication Information Modeling and Finite Cell Method for simulating the behavior of additively manufactured building components

  Linking Fabrication Information Modeling and Finite Cell Method for simulating the behavior of additively manufactured building components

• Process-oriented progress monitoring of cast-in-place shell constructions based on computer vision

  Process-oriented progress monitoring of cast-in-place shell constructions based on computer vision

• 3D Reconstruction of Building Morphology from Façade Drawings using Transformed-based Mono-depth Estimation

  3D Reconstruction of Building Morphology from Façade Drawings using Transformed-based Mono-depth Estimation

• Semantic web-assisted progress monitoring of crane operations in construction projects

  Semantic web-assisted progress monitoring of crane operations in construction projects

• Learning multi-granularity task primitives from construction videos for human-robot collaboration

  Learning multi-granularity task primitives from construction videos for human-robot collaboration

Section 4

• A prototype tool to embed digital exchange information requirements in construction projects

  A prototype tool to embed digital exchange information requirements in construction projects

• Discrete Event Simulation Tool for Productive, Resource-Efficient, and Safe Construction Management

  Discrete Event Simulation Tool for Productive, Resource-Efficient, and Safe Construction Management

• An Ontology-Based Data Model to Create Virtual Training Environments for Construction Safety Using BIM and Digital Twins

  An Ontology-Based Data Model to Create Virtual Training Environments for Construction Safety Using BIM and Digital Twins

• Prediction of Accident Types and Accident-Causing Objects Using Construction Project Data

  Prediction of Accident Types and Accident-Causing Objects Using Construction Project Data

• Measuring the impact of Augmented Reality warning systems on onsite construction workers using object detection and eye-tracking

  Measuring the impact of Augmented Reality warning systems on onsite construction workers using object detection and eye-tracking

• Construction Site Scaffolding Completeness Detection Based on Mask RCNN and Hough Transform

  Construction Site Scaffolding Completeness Detection Based on Mask RCNN and Hough Transform

Section 5

• Improving Symbol Detection on Engineering Drawings Using a Keypoint-Based Deep Learning Approach

  Improving Symbol Detection on Engineering Drawings Using a Keypoint-Based Deep Learning Approach

• Assessment and Integration of Sustainability and Circularity Metrics within Generative Bridge Design

  Assessment and Integration of Sustainability and Circularity Metrics within Generative Bridge Design

• Visualisation as a Collaborative Decision Support Approach for Architectural Design for Excellence

  Visualisation as a Collaborative Decision Support Approach for Architectural Design for Excellence

• Semio: A meta-model for formalizing reusable parametric semantic architectural concepts for non-standard collaborative testable designing

  Semio: A meta-model for formalizing reusable parametric semantic architectural concepts for non-standard collaborative testable designing

• Identifying cost-efficient alternatives to building designs based on building regulations

  Identifying cost-efficient alternatives to building designs based on building regulations

• Sustainability recommendation system for process-oriented building design alternatives under multi-objective scenarios

  Sustainability recommendation system for process-oriented building design alternatives under multi-objective scenarios

Section 6

• Object Re-identification for Digital Twin Enabled Facility and Workplace Management

  Object Re-identification for Digital Twin Enabled Facility and Workplace Management

• LOADt: Towards a Concept of Level of as-is Detail for Digital Twins of Roads

  LOADt: Towards a Concept of Level of as-is Detail for Digital Twins of Roads

• Template Matching-based Method to Detect Bridge Components in Point Clouds

  Template Matching-based Method to Detect Bridge Components in Point Clouds

• Industry 4.0-based Production of Precast Concrete Modules – Enabling Dynamic Scheduling Using the Digital Twin

  Industry 4.0-based Production of Precast Concrete Modules – Enabling Dynamic Scheduling Using the Digital Twin

• Enriching and maintaining road digital twins with condition information

  Enriching and maintaining road digital twins with condition information

• Stakeholder identification-based data requirements specification approach for city-level dynamic digital twin

  Stakeholder identification-based data requirements specification approach for city-level dynamic digital twin

Section 7

• Generative Machine Learning for Energy Predictions of Existing Buildings

  Generative Machine Learning for Energy Predictions of Existing Buildings

• A knowledge transfer LSTM model to estimate the seismic response of existing structures

  A knowledge transfer LSTM model to estimate the seismic response of existing structures

• Component-Based Machine Learning for HVAC Systems Component Modeling

  Component-Based Machine Learning for HVAC Systems Component Modeling

• Machine learning-based vertical wind profile estimation for high-rise buildings by using building morphological parameters

  Machine learning-based vertical wind profile estimation for high-rise buildings by using building morphological parameters

• GAN-enabled framework for fire risk assessment and mitigation of building blueprints

  GAN-enabled framework for fire risk assessment and mitigation of building blueprints

• A novel hybrid approach for alignment modelling of virtual trial assembly of steel box girder bridge

  A novel hybrid approach for alignment modelling of virtual trial assembly of steel box girder bridge

Section 8

• CBIM: A Graph-based Approach to Enhance Interoperability Using Semantic Enrichment

  CBIM: A Graph-based Approach to Enhance Interoperability Using Semantic Enrichment

• Graph-based linking of point cloud and BIM elements for extended DT integration

  Graph-based linking of point cloud and BIM elements for extended DT integration

• Interoperability Definition Framework for Creating Consistent Constraints in BIM Data Exchange

  Interoperability Definition Framework for Creating Consistent Constraints in BIM Data Exchange

• OpenBIMRL – An open format for code compliance checking of complex functional requirements from a regulation to the BIM model

  OpenBIMRL – An open format for code compliance checking of complex functional requirements from a regulation to the BIM model

• Wind-induced pressure prediction using quasi-steady theory and few-shot learning

  Wind-induced pressure prediction using quasi-steady theory and few-shot learning

• Virtual Prototyping-Enabled Pseudo-Lidar Point Cloud Dataset for 3D Module Detection in Modular Integrated Construction

  Virtual Prototyping-Enabled Pseudo-Lidar Point Cloud Dataset for 3D Module Detection in Modular Integrated Construction

Section 9

• A Parallel IFC Normalization Algorithm for Incremental Storage and Version Control

  A Parallel IFC Normalization Algorithm for Incremental Storage and Version Control

• BIM Integration for Automated Identification of Relevant Geo-Context Information via Point Cloud Segmentation

  BIM Integration for Automated Identification of Relevant Geo-Context Information via Point Cloud Segmentation

• GlobalIFC: Classification of Building Components in IFC Model via Multi- Feature Fusion Method

  GlobalIFC: Classification of Building Components in IFC Model via Multi- Feature Fusion Method

• Graph Embedding-based Automatic Domain Ontology Completion

  Graph Embedding-based Automatic Domain Ontology Completion

• OntoBPR: Ontology-based workflow and concept for building permit reviews

  OntoBPR: Ontology-based workflow and concept for building permit reviews

• Public Sector BIM Adoption: Development and Evaluation of Government Policy Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review

  Public Sector BIM Adoption: Development and Evaluation of Government Policy Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review

Section 10

• Building system data integration using semantic

  Building system data integration using semantic

• Comparative Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ of Automatic Multi-class Object Detection Algorithms with Transfer Learning based on a Dataset from Construction Sites

  Comparative Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ of Automatic Multi-class Object Detection Algorithms with Transfer Learning based on a Dataset from Construction Sites

• Integrated Real-time Data-driven Model Framework for Optimization of Slurry Control Parameters in SPB-TBM Tunnelling

  Integrated Real-time Data-driven Model Framework for Optimization of Slurry Control Parameters in SPB-TBM Tunnelling

• Semantic sensor data federation in dynamic knowledge graphs using RDF-star

  Semantic sensor data federation in dynamic knowledge graphs using RDF-star

• The Effectiveness of Data Augmentation Methods in Multi-Defect Classifications from Façade Images Using Transfer Learning

  The Effectiveness of Data Augmentation Methods in Multi-Defect Classifications from Façade Images Using Transfer Learning

• Use case based implementation of a standardised exchange process for configurable and parametric product data

  Use case based implementation of a standardised exchange process for configurable and parametric product data

Section 11

• An Innovative Approach for Detecting Bridge Defects Based on UAV Imagery in Low-Light Environments

  An Innovative Approach for Detecting Bridge Defects Based on UAV Imagery in Low-Light Environments

• Digitalization of 2D Bridge Drawings Using Deep Learning Models

  Digitalization of 2D Bridge Drawings Using Deep Learning Models

• Enhancing Construction Image Captioning with Dual Augmentation 1 Methods Synonymous Replacement and Contextualised Word Embeddings

  Enhancing Construction Image Captioning with Dual Augmentation 1 Methods Synonymous Replacement and Contextualised Word Embeddings

• Few-shot Classification for Image-based Crack Detection

  Few-shot Classification for Image-based Crack Detection

• Towards predicting Pedestrian Evacuation Time and Density from Floorplans using a Vision Transformer

  Towards predicting Pedestrian Evacuation Time and Density from Floorplans using a Vision Transformer

• Verification of the suitability of CityGML city models as a data basis for simulations at urban district level using extracted information from façade images

  Verification of the suitability of CityGML city models as a data basis for simulations at urban district level using extracted information from façade images

Section 12

• A GPT-based method of Automated Compliance Checking through promptÌýEngineering

  A GPT-based method of Automated Compliance Checking through promptÌýEngineering

• A Multi-view Interface for Tower Crane Teleoperation

  A Multi-view Interface for Tower Crane Teleoperation

• Automatic creation of digital building twins with rich semantics from dense RGB point clouds through semantic segmentation and model fitting

  Automatic creation of digital building twins with rich semantics from dense RGB point clouds through semantic segmentation and model fitting

• Evaluating smartphone-based road roughness estimation systems in an urban area

  Evaluating smartphone-based road roughness estimation systems in an urban area

• Generation of road zone synthetic data for training MOT models with the NVIDIA Omniverse platform

  Generation of road zone synthetic data for training MOT models with the NVIDIA Omniverse platform

• Understanding Patient Flow using IoT in a Pop Up Eye Clinic

  Understanding Patient Flow using IoT in a Pop Up Eye Clinic

Section 13

• Document and Query Expansion for Information Retrieval on Building Regulations

  Document and Query Expansion for Information Retrieval on Building Regulations

• Improving the Semantic Parsing of Building Regulations through Intermediate Representations

  Improving the Semantic Parsing of Building Regulations through Intermediate Representations

• Parametrization-based solution space exploration for Model Healing

  Parametrization-based solution space exploration for Model Healing

• SAGC-A68 a space access graph dataset for the classification of spaces and space elements in apartment buildings

  SAGC-A68 a space access graph dataset for the classification of spaces and space elements in apartment buildings

• Towards Scene Graph Descriptions for Spatial Representations in the Built Environment

  Towards Scene Graph Descriptions for Spatial Representations in the Built Environment

• XML-based Automated Information Requirement Import to a Modelling Environment

  XML-based Automated Information Requirement Import to a Modelling Environment

Section 14

• Extracting topological features from room polygons based on a 2-dimensional space partitioning approach

  Extracting topological features from room polygons based on a 2-dimensional space partitioning approach

• The Distribution of Human Activity Space in Urban Area and its Relationship with Urban Human Mobility: A Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ in Disaster Context

  The Distribution of Human Activity Space in Urban Area and its Relationship with Urban Human Mobility: A Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ in Disaster Context

• Predicting roadway workers’ safety behaviour in short-term work zones

  Predicting roadway workers’ safety behaviour in short-term work zones

• Scene restoration from scaffold occlusion using deep learning-based methods

  Scene restoration from scaffold occlusion using deep learning-based methods

• Automatic generation of Structural models from BIM models using Semantics and Machine Learning

  Automatic generation of Structural models from BIM models using Semantics and Machine Learning

• Towards a human-centred framework for representing and reasoning about social values in buildings

  Towards a human-centred framework for representing and reasoning about social values in buildings

Section 15

• An Approach to Generate Multi-Alternative Proposals of Architectural Plan by Semi-Supervised Learning

  An Approach to Generate Multi-Alternative Proposals of Architectural Plan by Semi-Supervised Learning

• An Innovative Collision Detection Algorithm for Fast Crane-lift Path Planning in High-rise Modular Integrated Construction

  An Innovative Collision Detection Algorithm for Fast Crane-lift Path Planning in High-rise Modular Integrated Construction

• Combining Predictions of Municipal Asset Conditions at the Segment Level to Determine Street Closures

  Combining Predictions of Municipal Asset Conditions at the Segment Level to Determine Street Closures

• Graph-based mass customisation of modular precast bridge systems – Methodology for kit development and algorithmic design

  Graph-based mass customisation of modular precast bridge systems – Methodology for kit development and algorithmic design

• Impact of hazard type on pre-attentive detection of safety hazards Evidence from visual mismatch negativity

  Impact of hazard type on pre-attentive detection of safety hazards Evidence from visual mismatch negativity

• Incorporating cracks into the structural analysis of concrete walls using full-dimensional update of point clouds

  Incorporating cracks into the structural analysis of concrete walls using full-dimensional update of point clouds

Section 16

• An On-body Sensor-based Visual Management Tool for Work Task Progress Monitoring

  An On-body Sensor-based Visual Management Tool for Work Task Progress Monitoring

• AUGMENTING BIM WORKFLOWS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

  AUGMENTING BIM WORKFLOWS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

• Damage detection coupling convolutional neural networks and numerical simulations

  Damage detection coupling convolutional neural networks and numerical simulations

• Detection and Digital Modeling of Subsurface Pipe Structures from Ground Penetration Radargrams

  Detection and Digital Modeling of Subsurface Pipe Structures from Ground Penetration Radargrams

• Machine Learning Informed Knowledge Driven Framework supporting Holistic Bridge Maintenance

  Machine Learning Informed Knowledge Driven Framework supporting Holistic Bridge Maintenance

• Predicting elastic modulus of steel fibre-reinforced self-compacting concrete using hybrid machine learning models

  Predicting elastic modulus of steel fibre-reinforced self-compacting concrete using hybrid machine learning models

Section 17

• Graph-based Clustering of Bridge Management System Data for Bridge Maintenance Cost Estimation

  Graph-based Clustering of Bridge Management System Data for Bridge Maintenance Cost Estimation

• AR-Assisted Assembly in Self-Build Construction with Discrete Components

  AR-Assisted Assembly in Self-Build Construction with Discrete Components

• Estimating Urban Heat Island Effect through Building Façade System and Form Detection on Street View and Aerial Images

  Estimating Urban Heat Island Effect through Building Façade System and Form Detection on Street View and Aerial Images

• Leveraging Smart Contract in Construction for Supporting Timely Project Delivery

  Leveraging Smart Contract in Construction for Supporting Timely Project Delivery

• Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ on the dynamic evolution of safety risks with activities

  Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ on the dynamic evolution of safety risks with activities

• TRUST AND COLLABORATION PROBLEMS IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM) A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

  TRUST AND COLLABORATION PROBLEMS IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM) A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Conference topics

Key dates

• Abstract Submission: Dec 15, 2022
• Abstract Acceptance: JanÌý15, 2023
• Full Paper Submission: Apr 10, 2023
• Paper Acceptance: May 10, 2023
• Final Paper Submission: May 30, 2023
• Early Registration: May 20, 2023
• Last day to pay registration for papers to be included in the proceedings: JunÌý15, 2023
• Conference Dates: July 4-7, 2023Ìý

Information for authors

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Journal Special Issues

A selection of the best conference papers will be invited to extend their work and submit it to a special issue of the journalÌý.

Committee members

Conference Chairs

Prof. Tim Broyd, Professor of Built Environment Foresight, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾
, Chair in BIM for Smart Engineering, Cardiff University
Dr. Qiuchen Lu, Associate Professor, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾

Scientific Committee

Ali Ghelmani, Concordia University
Ali Tohidifar, University of Toronto
Aliakbar Kamari, Aarhus University
Amin Hammad, Concordia University
Amir Abbas Ziaee, Technische Universität Wien
Angan Mitra, Aarhus University
Aparna Harichandran, Aarhus University
Bernd Domer, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
Christian Koch, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Christopher Rausch, University of Waterloo
Christos Chronopoulos, Aarhus Univeristy
David Bucher, ETH Zurich Eduardo
Toledo Santos, University of Sao Paulo
Elvin Vindel, Carnegie Mellon University
Emil Lybaek Jacobsen, Aarhus University
Eyosias Guyo, Trimble
Farrokh Jazizadeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Frédéric Bosché, University of Edinburgh
Georg Suter, Technische Universität
Wien Ghang Lee, Yonsei University
Haijiang Li, Cardiff University
Han Liu, Tsinghua University
Hubo Cai, Purdue University
Ian F.C. Smith, Technische Universität München
Ian Flood, University of Florida
Ioannis Brilakis, University of Cambridge
Iva Kovacic, Technische Universität Wien
Ivan Mutis, Illinois Institute of Technology
Jakob Kirchner, Technische Universität Berlin
Jan Martens, RWTH Aachen
Jimmy Abualdenien, Technical University of Munich
Jinding Xing, Carnegie Mellon University
Jonas Schlenger, Technische Universität München
Jyrki Oraskari, RWTH Aachen
Karsten W. Johansen, Aarhus University
Kay Smarsly, Technische Universität Hamburg
Ke Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Li Shengtao, Tsinghua University
M.R. Mahendrini Fernando Ariyachandra, Kingston University
Mathias Artus, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Mathias Worm, Technische Universität Hamburg
Mehmet Bermek, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mehrzad Shahinmoghadam, École de Technologie Supérieure du Québec
Patrick Hsieh, National Taiwan University
Peter Hoegh Mikkelsen, Aarhus University
Philipp Geyer, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Pieter de Wilde, University of Strathclyde
Pieter Pauwels, Eindhoven University of Technology
Pingbo Tang, Carnegie Mellon University
Rafael Sacks, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Rehan Khan, DigitalTwin Technology GmbH
Robert Amor, University of Auckland
Sebastian Esser, Technische Universität München
Shang-Hsien Hsieh, National Taiwan University
Shuning Wei, Tsinghua University
Timo Hartmann, Technische Universität Berlin
Timson Yeung, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Tomas Kulik, Aarhus University
Volker Rodehorst, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Walid Tizani, University of Nottingham
Xia Chen, Technische Universität Berlin
Xiaofeng Zhu, Cardiff University
Yan Gao, Cardiff University
Yi Wie, Stevens Institute of Technology
Yingying Zhang, RWTH Aachen
Yohann Schatz, Haute École du Paysage, D'ingénierie et D'architecture de Genève
Žiga Turk, University of Ljubljana

Local Organising Committee

Prof. Tim Broyd, Professor of Built Environment Foresight, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾
, Chair in BIM for Smart Engineering, Cardiff University
Dr. Qiuchen Lu, Associate Professor, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾
Guoqian Ren,ÌýTongji University
Jiayi Yan, The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾
Yi An, Cardiff University
Long Chen, Loughborough University

Professional Services Team

Helen Pascoe, School Manager - The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Chizoba Onyiuke, Communications Manager - The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Van Anh Dang, Marketing, Communications, and Events Officer - The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Dorcas Sebiotimo, Marketing, Communications, and Events Officer - The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction

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