Mr Chengzhang Chai

2026

• Liu, J. et al. 2026. Large-scale Gaussian splatting with semantic graph modeling for fine-grained bridge surface damage management. Automation in Construction 191 107128. (10.1016/j.autcon.2026.107128)
• Gao, Y. et al., 2026. Multi-agent framework for schema-guided reasoning and tool-augmented interaction with IFC models. Automation in Construction 186 106888. (10.1016/j.autcon.2026.106888)

2025

• Liu, J. et al. 2025. A LLM-informed multi-agent AI system for drone-based visual inspection for infrastructure. Advanced Engineering Informatics 68 (A) 103643. (10.1016/j.aei.2025.103643)
• Liu, J. et al. 2025. Semantic-PolygonGraph driven context-aware coverage path planning for infrastructure visual inspection. Advanced Engineering Informatics 68 (Part A) 103580. (10.1016/j.aei.2025.103580)
• Chai, C. et al. 2025. Semantic-enriched image retrieval for bridge damage assessment. Presented at: The Sixth International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI 2025) Hong Kong, China 8 -11 January 2025. Published in: Cheng, J. and Yantao, Y. eds. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics. EasyChair. , pp.222-232. (10.29007/r53r)
• Xiong, G. et al. 2025. A BIM component-centred bridge digital twin for smart and practical bridge maintenance. Presented at: ICCBEI 2025 Hong Kong 8-10 January 2025. Published in: Cheng, J. and Yantao, Y. eds. Proceedings of The Sixth International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics. Vol. 22.Kalpa Publications in Computing EasyChair. , pp.1034-1042. (10.29007/4rwx)
• Chai, C. et al. 2025. Domain knowledge-driven image captioning for bridge damage description generation. Automation in Construction 174 106116. (10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106116)

2024

• Gao, Y. et al. 2024. Bridge digital twin for practical bridge operation and maintenance by integrating GIS and BIM. Buildings 14 (12) 3731. (10.3390/buildings14123731)
• Yi, P. et al., 2024. Potential of desulfurized gypsum as a sulfate alternative in preparing solid waste-based limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) and its effects on early properties. Journal of Building Engineering 98 111335. (10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111335)
• Gao, Y. et al. 2024. Damage volumetric assessment and digital twin synchronization based on LiDAR point clouds. Automation in Construction 157 105168. (10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105168)
• Chai, C. et al. 2024. Automatic generation of bridge defect descriptions using image captioning techniques. Presented at: The 10th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 29 July - 01 August 2024. ICCEPM 2024 Conference Proceedings. , pp.319-326.
• Chai, C. et al. 2024. Corrosion SAM: adapting segment anything model with parameter-efficient fine-tuning for structural corrosion inspection. Presented at: 31st EG-ICE International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering Vigo, Spain 3-5 July 2024.
• Chen, K. , Chai, C. and Li, H. 2024. Universal decision-making system for life cycle maintenance of bridge based on deep reinforcement learning. Presented at: 31st EG-ICE International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering Vigo, Spain 3-5 July 2024.
• Liu, J. et al. 2024. LLM-informed drone visual inspection of infrastructure. Presented at: 31st EG-ICE International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering Vigo, Spain 3-5 July 2024. Published in: Riveiro, B. and Arias, P. eds. Proceedings of the 31st International Workshop on Intelligent Computing in Engineering. University of Vigo. , pp.1-10. (10.35869/Proceedings_EGICE2024)
• Liu, J. et al. 2024. Towards higher information density in image transmission: learned image compression for construction site monitoring. Presented at: ICCBEI 2025 Hong Kong 08-10 January 2025.

2023

• Gao, Y. et al. 2023. A deep learning framework for intelligent fault diagnosis using AutoML-CNN and image-like data fusion. Machines 11 (10) 932. (10.3390/machines11100932)