<<BRE MiC Team Awarded in The 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition>>
Our PhD students, WANG Dong and LIU Rongsheng were awarded the 2nd prize in the 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition for their creativity and endeavours in research.
The winning project, ‘GIS and Metamodeling for Best MiC Logistics and Crane Layout’, aimed to use several techniques (i.e., AI, metamodeling, simulations, GIS) to realize 1) automated logistic planning and 2) the best crane layout design for Modular Integrated Construction (MiC). According to the validation via several real MiC projects, the team’s solutions could reduce logistics duration by 28%, cost by 50%, and carbon emissions by 28%. Regarding the crane layout performances, the 81% reduction in crane collision possibility, 38% improvement in crane operation duration, and 26% decrease in module installation degrees were achieved.
The Team shared, “It was an interesting, memorable, and meaningful journey to join the 9th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition. Under the supervision of Prof. Tarek Zayed and Dr Mohamed Hussein, we received positive comments and suggestions from the experts and judges, which motivates us to further enhance our research and techniques in the future. It is also a great opportunity to transfer our research into practice, contributing to construction safety and productivity in Hong Kong and all over the world.” Also, the Team was grateful to forward to the “Internet Plus” and “Challenge Cup” National Entrepreneurship Competitions.
Well done to the Team!
*Dr Wang Dong is currently our postdoctoral fellow, continuing to pursue his research ambitions.
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