Ghang Lee

Ghang Lee is a Professor at the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering of Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea. He directs the Building Informatics Group, focusing on Building Information Modeling (BIM), AI applications in construction, and automated code compliance checking. His work bridges human expertise with artificial intelligence, advancing digital transformation in the built environment.

• Developed systems: Tower Crane Navigation System (TCVS), IoT-based exit signs, and NADIA (speech-to-BIM tool)
• Co-author of the internationally recognized BIM Handbook
• Recipient of Silver Medal (President of Korea) and multiple Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

Research Interests span BIM, information interoperability, quality management, and AI-driven construction technologies. His recent work emphasizes:

• NLP for defect detection and classification
• Domain-specific corpus embeddings
• Human-AI collaboration in design
• Smart construction and digital twinning
• Building informatics standardization
• Visual-language models for defect analysis

Scientific Awards include Silver Medal (President of Korea), Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scholar recognition, and multiple Outstanding Conference Paper Awards from KICEM, AIK, and KAIARI. He also holds Yonsei Distinguished Teaching Awards and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport commendations.