Department of Construction Management Associate Professor
电子邮箱：yuanchen_2020@tju.edu.cn
研究方向：Sustainable urban construction and management, Age-friendly cities, AI-based infrastructure management
Yuan Chen, Associate Professor, Department of Construction Management, College of Management and economics, Tianjin University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Sichuan University (2011), a master’s degree in Construction Management, Tianjin University (2014), and a Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Management, University of Alberta, Canada (2019). Her research interests include sustainable urban construction and management, age-friendly cities, and AI-based infrastructure management, etc.
| Time | Institution | Degree/Position |
|---|---|---|
| Jun. 2020-Present | Tianjin University | Associate Professor |
| Jul. 2019-Dec. 2019 | University of Alberta | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Sep. 2015-Jun. 2019 | University of Alberta | Ph.D. |
| Jul. 2014-Jun. 2015 | China Resources Land Limited | Construction management employee |
| Sep. 2011-Jan. 2014 | Tianjin University | Master |
| Sep. 2007-Jul. 2011 | Sichuan University | Bachelor |
1. Yin, X.F., Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “Data-driven bi-level sewer pipe deterioration model: Design and analysis.” Automation in Construction, 116, 103181.
2. Du, X.J., Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “An agent-based simulation framework for analysing fall risk among older adults in the evacuation procedures.” Safety Science, 129, 104790.
3. Chen, Y. *, Bouferguene, A., Shen, Y.H., Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “Bilevel decision-support model for bus route optimization and accessibility improvement for seniors.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 34(2), 04019057.
4. Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Shargkao, M., Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “Spatial analysis framework for age-restricted communities integrating spatial distribution and accessibility evaluation.” Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 146(1), 04019021.
5. Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Shen, Y.H., Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “Difference analysis of regional population ageing from the temporal and spatial perspectives: a case study in China.” Regional studies, 53(6), 849-860.
6. Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Shen, Y.H., Al-Hussein, M. (2019). “Assessing accessibility-based service effectiveness (ABSEV) and social equity for urban bus transit: A sustainability perspective.” Sustainable Cities and Society, 44, 499-510.
7. Liu, B.S., Chen, Y.*, Shen, Y.H., Yin, X.F. (2019). “Clustering experts in linguistic environment: A hybrid method.” Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, 37(5), 6983-7001.
8. Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2018). “Analytic hierarchy process-simulation framework for lighting maintenance decision-making based on the clustered network.” Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 32(1), 04017114.
9. Chen, Y.*, Bouferguene, A., Li, H.X., Liu, H.X., Shen, Y.H., Al-Hussein, M. (2018). “Spatial gaps in urban public transport supply and demand from the perspective of sustainability.” Journal of Cleaner Production, 195, 1237-1248.
10. Chen, Y.*, Liu, B.S., Shen, Y.H., Wang, X.Q. (2018). “Spatial analysis of change trend and influencing factors of total factor productivity in china’s regional construction industry.” Applied Economics, 50(25), 2824-2843.
1. Chen, Y., Yin, X.F., Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “An optimization model for bus route redesign considering accessibility improvement for seniors.” Proceedings, Construction Research Congress, pp. 1-10.
2. Yin, X.F., Chen, Y., Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2020). “Data-driven Markov chain deterioration model for sewer pipes” Proceedings, Construction Research Congress, pp. 1-10.
3. Wei, X., Liu, N.L., Chen, Y., Liu, X.P., Wang, T., Mu, S.J., Zhao, H.K., Zhang, X. (2019). “How to build ‘age-friendly’ cities: Based on big data from Baidu maps.” The 25th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD Cup 2019), pp. 1-7.
4. Chen, Y., Yin, X.F., Zhang, Q., Bouferguene, A., Zaman, H., Al-Hussein, M., Russell, R., Kurach, L. (2019). “Productivity analysis of manual condition assessment for sewer pipes based on CCTV monitoring.” Proceedings, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference, pp. 1-10.
5. Yin, X.F., Chen, Y., Zhang, Q., Bouferguene, A., Zaman, H., Al-Hussein, M., Russell, R., Kurach, L. (2019). “A neural network-based application for automated defect detection for sewer pipes.” Proceedings, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference, pp. 1-8.
6. Chen, Y., Wang, M., Li, L. (2019). “A framework for contract management system in cloud-based ERP for SMEs in the construction industry.” Proceedings, International Conference of Construction and Real Estate Management, pp. 1-11.
7. Chen, Y., Yin, X.F., Bouferguene, A., Zhang, Y.X., Al-Hussein, M., Liu, B.S. (2019). “Accessibility-based location selection for building panelized housing for seniors.” Proceedings, Modular and Offsite Construction Summit, pp. 92-95.
8. Yin, X.F., Chen, Y., Bouferguene, A., Zaman, H., Al-Hussein, M., Russell, R., Kurach, L. (2019). “Standard closed-circuit television (CCTV) collection time extraction of sewer pipes with machine learning algorithm.” Proceedings, International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, pp. 107-113.
9. Du, X.J., Chen, Y., Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2018). “Multi-agent based simulation of elderly egress process and fall accident in senior apartment buildings.” Proceedings, Winter Simulation Conference, Gothenburg, pp. 929-940.
10. Chen, Y., Bouferguene, A., Al-Hussein, M. (2018). “Neighborhood design and regional accessibility of age-restricted communities from the resilient and spatial perspectives.” Proceedings, Construction Research Congress, pp. 9-18.
1. Alberta Innovates Graduate Student Scholarship, University of Alberta
2. 2018 National Excellent Self-Financed International Student Scholarship, China Scholarship Council
3. Ledcor Graduate Scholarship in Construction Engineering and Management, University of Alberta
1. 2021-2023 Scheme optimization of building an age-friendly city: From the perspective of synergistic accessibility at different spatial scales, funded by National Natural Science foundation, China. (Project Initiator)
2. 2018–2019 Age-friendly Urban Built Environment Assessment and improvement, funded by Alberta Innovates, Canada. (Project Initiator)
3. 2017–2019 Preventive Maintenance Management for Drainage Pipes by means of CCTV Monitoring, funded by a NSERC CRD Grant, Canada. (Key research staff)
1. 2011–2015 Lean Construction Management Modes for the Angu Hydropower Station During the Life Circle, funded by Shengda Hydropower Corporation Limited Attached to Sinohydro Corporation. (Key research staff)
1. ASCE Associate Member
2. Reviewer for Journal of Automation in Construction, Construction Management and Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part E etc.
