Intelligent Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Dr. Ling Ma

Lecturer

Dr. Ling Ma’s research focuses on computing in civil and infrastructure engineering. He has acquired much research experiences in Data Mining, Building Information Modeling, remote sensing, computer vision, Agent-based simulation, and construction production system design.

Research projects

Looking for a PhD scholarship? If you got:

Interests in solving engineering problems using ICT

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Skills in statistics and data analysis
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Experience in Python and/or C++ programming

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Proof of English proficiency
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Please send me an email: L.Ma@hud.ac.uk

HTC Vive, Hololens, DJI Phantom 4 Pro,

Faro Laser Scanner, etc. are available for playing and research experiment in the lab :)

Education and Work Experience

Dr. Ling Ma

2013

2017

2015

Collaborated with scholars from ten different institutions in transnational research projects

Teaching and Research in Virtual and Digital Construction

Collaborated with scholars from ten different institutions in transnational research projects

Network Rail

Atkins

Gladstone River Entrance, the main entrance to the dock complex and the Seaforth container terminal. The outer gate has historically failed on some occasions and apparently without warning.

The goal is processing the telemetry data that some sensors are recording in the river (parameters such as hydraulic pressures, tidal, weather or other climatic data) to alert if something is not going well.

This real streaming data is embedded to BIM models on a GIS platform.

Waldeck Consulting

Transnational Collaboration

IRR: Suspension performance, wheel-rail contact, traction and braking

Students

Dr. Ling Ma

Prof. Lieyun Ding

Prof. Hanbin Luo

Prof. Rafael Sacks

Dr. Ling Ma

Dr. Sagi Filin

Dr. Reem Zeibak-Shini

Demo on Youtube

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Point Cloud in Virtual Reality

Exploring Reality in Virtual Reality

Construction Simulation in Virtual Reality

Laser scanned CAD room

1:1 Scale Design Review in Mixed Reality

University building in Mixed Reality

Identify structural joints in 360 street views

Communication:

A significant problem in a construction project

The lifecycle of a construction project
Understanding the communication problem in construction
Some possible solutions

Typical construction project lifecycle

Architectural Design

Structural Design

MEP Design

Communication Problems

Game Time

Possible solution

Different Career Paths and

Further Education You Can Get

@ University of Huddersfield

Planning and Maintaining the Built Environment

Architectural Technology BSc(Hons)
Surveying (Quantity Surveying) BSc(Hons)
Construction Project Management BSc(Hons)
Surveying (Building Surveying) BSc(Hons)

TEF Gold for delivering consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.

1 of the 2 in Yorkshire

Typical construction project lifecycle

Architectural Design

Structural Design

MEP Design

Architectural Technology BSc(Hons)

Professional links and accreditations

The course is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT). The University of Huddersfield was the first University to run an Architectural Technology Honours degree course to be accredited by the CIAT.

The course is also fully accredited by the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

Guardian League Tables 2018 - Architecture: 6th in the UK

Surveying (Quantity Surveying) BSc(Hons)

Professional links and accreditations

The University of Huddersfield has been awarded Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Accredited Centre Status. The course has been awarded provisional accreditation by the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PACS), which incorporates a number of international members. The course has also been awarded provisional accreditation by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM).

Construction Project Management BSc(Hons)

Professional links and accreditations

The University of Huddersfield has been awarded Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Accredited Centre Status.

Surveying (Building Surveying) BSc(Hons)

Professional links and accreditations

The University of Huddersfield has been awarded Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Accredited Centre Status.

Safety classification of tunneling induced grounding settlement using data mining

Ma, L., Early Warning Analysis for Safety Risk of Metro Tunnel Construction Based on a Spatio-Temporal Model of Ground Settlement, China National Natural Science Funds for Young Scholar, $41,000, PI, 51408247, 2015-2017,

Ma, L., H.B. Luo, and H.R. Chen, Safety risk analysis based on a geotechnical instrumentation data warehouse in metro tunnel project. Automation in Construction, 2013. 34: p. 75-84.

Ding, L., L. Ma, H. Luo, et al., Wavelet Analysis for tunneling-induced ground settlement based on a stochastic model. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2011. 26(5): p. 619-628.

Ma, L., L. Ding, and H. Luo, Non-linear description of ground settlement over twin tunnels in soil. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2014. 42(0): p. 144-151.

Guo, J., L. Y. Ding, H. B. Luo, C. Zhou and L. Ma, Wavelet prediction method for ground deformation induced by tunneling. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2014. 41(0): p. 137-151.

Generation of the BIM model of an earthquake damaged building using laser scanning

Ma, L., R. Sacks, and R. Zeibak-Shini, Information modeling of earthquake-damaged reinforced concrete structures. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2015. 29(3): p. 396-407.

Ma, L., R. Sacks, R. Zeibak-Shini, et al., A Computational Procedure for Generating Specimens of BIM and Point Cloud Data for Building Change Detection, in Computing in Civil Engineering 2015. 2015, American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 684-691.

Zeibak-Shini, R., R. Sacks, L. Ma, et al., Towards generation of as-damaged BIM models using laser-scanning and as-built BIM: First estimate of as-damaged locations of reinforced concrete frame members in masonry infill structures. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2016. 30(3): p. 312-326.

Ma, L., R. Sacks, R. Zeibak-Shini, et al., Preparation of Synthetic As-Damaged Models for Post-Earthquake BIM Reconstruction Research. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2016. 30(3): p. 04015032.

Next generation bridge inspection system using remote sensing and information modeling

Sacks, R., Ma, L.*, Yosef, R., Borrmann, A., Daum, S. and Kattell, U. (2017) ‘Semantic Enrichment for Building Information Modeling: Procedure for Compiling Inference Rules and Operators for Complex Geometry’ Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering , 31 (6). ISSN 0887-3801

Ma, L., Sacks, R. and Kattell, U. (2017) ‘Building Model Object Classification for Semantic Enrichment Using Geometric Features and Pairwise Spatial Relations’. In: 2017 Lean and Computing in Construction Congress (LC3), July 4-7, 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece , pp. 373-380

Sacks, R., Kedar, A., Borrmann, A., Ma, L.*, Singer, D., and Kattel, U., SeeBridge Information Delivery Manual (IDM) for Next Generation Bridge Inspection. 33rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 2016: Auburn, AL

Ma, L., and Sacks, R., (2016). ‘A Cloud-based BIM Platform for Information Collaboration’, ISARC 2016 33rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Sattineni, A. (ed.), Auburn University, Auburn AL, US, July 2016.

Ma, L., Sacks, R., Kattel, U., and Bloch, T (2017). Building Model Object Classification for Semantic Enrichment using Geometric Features and Pairwise Spatial Relationships. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, under review.

Sacks, R., Kedar, A., Borrmann, A., Ma, L.*, Daum, S., Yosef, R., Brilakis, I., Huethwohl, P., Liebich, T., Barutcu, B. and Muhic, S. SeeBridge Next Generation Bridge Inspection: Overview, Information Delivery Manual and Model View Definition. Automation in Construction, under review.

Agent based simulation of construction workflow and information flow

Ma, L. and Sacks, R. (2016). ‘Agent-based simulation of construction workflows using a relational data model’ Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Pasquire, C., Alves, T., and Reginato, J., (eds.), Boston, MA, US, July 2016, pp. 73-82.

Shahaf, Y., Sacks, R., Ma, L., The Impact of Process Information Flow on Trade Crews' Workflow, Part I: Serious Game Simulation. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, in preparation.

Ma, L., Sacks, R., Shahaf, Y., The Impact of Process Information Flow on Trade Crews' Workflow, Part II: Agent–Based Simulation. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, in preparation.