Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
137 Link Hall
yliu580@syr.edu
315-443-8706
Degrees:
- PhD Architectural Engineering, Penn State University
- MS Robotics, Columbia University
- MS Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Penn State University
- MS Construction Engineering & Management, University of Michigan
- BS Construction Management, Tianjin University
Research Interests:
- Construction robotics;
- Human-robot interaction;
- Robotic teleoperations;
- Robot path planning;
- Computer vision and machine learning algorithms for seamless human-robot collaboration;
- Physiological sensing for workers’ health and safety
Selected Publications:
Liu, Y., Habibnezhad, M., and Jebelli, H. (2021). “Brain-computer interface for hands-free control of construction robots,” Automation in Construction, Elsevier, 123, 103523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103523.
Liu, Y., Habibnezhad, and Jebelli, H. (2021). “Brainwave-driven human-robot collaboration in construction” Automation in Construction, Elsevier, 124, 103556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103556.
Liu, Y., Habibnezhad, M., Shayesteh, S., Jebelli, H., and Lee, S. (2021). “Paving the Way for Future EEG Studies in Construction: Dependent Component Analysis (DCA) for Automatic Ocular Artifact Removal from Brainwave Signals,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002097.
Liu, Y., Ojha, A., Shayesteh, S., and Jebelli, H. (2022). “Robotic Sensing and Perception in Construction: Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) based Physiological Computing Mechanism to Enable Robots to Perceive Workers’ Cognitive Load” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Canadian Science Publishing. http://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2021-0646.
Ojha, A., Liu, Y., Shayesteh, S., Jebelli, H., and Sitzabee, W., (2022). “Affordable Multiagent Robotic System for Same-level Fall Hazard Detection in Indoor Construction Environments,” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CP.1943-5487.0001052