Somin Park

Somin Park is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Her research focuses on advancing construction automation and robotics through interdisciplinary approaches integrating Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Building Information Modeling (BIM), Machine Learning, and Virtual Reality (VR). She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and B.S./M.S. degrees from Yonsei University in South Korea. Dr. Park’s work emphasizes improving productivity, safety, and human-technology interaction in construction through AI-driven tools and intelligent systems.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan (2024)
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, Yonsei University (2019)
• B.S. in Civil Engineering, Yonsei University (2017)

Research interests span construction automation, human-robot collaboration, AI integration with BIM, VR applications, and natural language processing for intuitive robotic interaction. She serves on UTA’s Technology Advancement Committee and teaches courses in advanced project control and doctoral research.

Her presentations include talks on human-robot interaction frameworks in field construction, and she actively contributes to conferences like ASCE and the International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering.