Dong Zhao
PhD Program Director - Planning, Design & Construction at Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolDong Zhao is an Associate Professor and PhD Program Director in Planning, Design & Construction at Michigan State University, bringing a decade of academic and industry experience in construction management and civil engineering. Trained at Virginia Tech with a postdoc there, his research advances human-building integration for smart buildings and cities, blending construction practice with sensing, data, and design. He has held leadership roles running graduate programs and directed interdisciplinary initiatives that bridge academia and industry, including a VDC/BIM residency with Barton Malow. An NSF CAREER Award recipient, he combines rigorous scholarship with practical deployment experience, often focusing on how occupants and built systems interact in real-world settings. His scholar homepage and sustained publication record reflect a consistent focus on translating research into actionable tools for smarter, more human-centered infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
PhD MS Building construction, PhD MS Building construction at Virginia TechBS MS Construction Engineering and Management, BS MS Construction Engineering and Management at Chongqing University
Github Skills (1)
machine-learning2
Github contributions (5)
phoenixtreesky7/hazyimage_generator
May 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
phoenixtreesky7/iders_dehazing
Oct 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:9 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
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