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Ming Lu is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Engineering. Specializing in Construction Engineering and Management (CEM), he leads the Construction Automation Lab (AutoLab) since 2010, focusing on integration, automation, and optimization in construction. Dr. Lu holds professional engineering licensure (PEng) in Alberta and has extensive academic experience across Canada, Hong Kong, and China.
- PhD in Civil Engineering (University of Alberta, 2000)
- B.Eng. in Road & Traffic Engineering (Tongji University, 1994)
His research spans Construction Automation, Project Scheduling, and Resource Optimization, with over 150 publications in top journals. Recent work emphasizes model trees, time-window constraints, and labor cost regression. Publications appear in Automation in Construction, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, and ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
Notable awards include the 2022/23 CSCE Stephen G. Revay Award, Fiatech STAR Award (2013), and multiple Best Paper Awards from ASCE. His software tools like SDESA and S3 revolutionized construction simulation and resource-constrained scheduling.
Dr. Lu supervised numerous graduate students in projects involving BIM applications, earthwork optimization, and steel fabrication scheduling. He developed key courses like CIV E 406 (Construction Estimating) and CIV E 607 (Productivity Modeling), integrating simulation-based learning into construction education.
