Jun Wang

Jun Wang is Assistant Professor and Director of the Mississippi Transportation Research Center in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from McMaster University, with research interests spanning smart construction, sustainable infrastructure, human-robot collaboration, and construction safety. Awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER grant ($557,391) for VR and AI research in construction robotics, he leads projects sponsored by NSF, DOT, CDC, and industry partners.

Key research areas include:

• Virtual Reality and AI for safety training
• Human-in-the-loop cyber-physical systems
• Sustainable infrastructure development
• Construction automation technologies

His recent publications explore drone systems for marine debris management, VR safety training, AI-powered PPE detection, and digital twin frameworks, with work appearing in leading engineering and computing venues.