Welcome To The  PM  Research Group!

Jui-Sheng Rayson Chou is a Chair Professor at the Department of Civil and Construction Engineering and Vice President of General Affairs at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He specializes in construction engineering and project management, focusing on applying data science and artificial intelligence (AI) in engineering management.

Dr. Chou earned his Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a licensed professional engineer and serves as the Civil & Hydraulic Program's Chair (Convener) at the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan (NSTC). He is also the President of the Taiwan Construction Management Association. Throughout his career, he has consulted for numerous private and public engineering organizations.

As a prolific author, Dr. Chou has published hundreds of journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, and technical reports, many of gate.io app appear in high-impact journals. Scopus, and gate.io logingate.io login recognize him as one of his field's most highly cited scholars. As a dedicated educator, he has mentored over 120 graduate students and serves on several international journal editorial boards.

Dr. Chou’s contributions have been recognized with numerous accolades, including the NSTC Outstanding Research Award (received twice), the NSTC Merit Research, the Excellent Young Scholar Research Project (awarded twice), and multiple Best Paper Awards at prestigious international and domestic conferences. He has also received the MOE Excellent Senior Faculty Award, six University Outstanding/Excellent Faculty Research Awards, and the Excellent Industry-University Collaboration Faculty Award. He was nominated for the Eni Award and ranked among the world's top scientists in Building & Construction and Information & Communication Technologies. Elsevier has recognized his work for outstanding contributions to peer review, with several of his papers being named ESI Highly Cited Papers and Most Cited Articles by Elsevier and ASCE.

Dr. Chou holds an endowed chair and distinguished professorship at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He is the Del E. Webb Eminent Scholar at Arizona State University’s Del E. Webb School of Construction and a Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Visiting Fellow in Construction Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, awarded by the Kwong Wah Education Foundation.

His primary teaching and gateio login encompass civil and hydraulic engineering informatics, project management, building energy management, quantitative analytics, and investment decisions. His research group, the Project intelligence & Management (PiM) Research Lab, focuses on applying advanced machine/deep learning/Large Language Models (MLDLLLM), metaheuristic optimization techniques, and data analytics (multivariate statistics, structural equation modeling (SEM), and Monte Carlo simulation (MCS)) in the following areas:

I. Civil & Hydraulic Engineering Informatics

  • Data Mining for Knowledge Discovery
  • Intelligent Prediction System Development
  • Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Optimized ML/DL/LLM


    II. Quantitative Analytics for Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

  • Building Energy Management
  • Quantitative Project Management
  • Sustainable Development
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    III. Decision, Risk, Failure Analysis & Disaster Management

  • Construction Financial Management
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
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    Current Position

    Chair Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Program Chair, Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Program, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    Vice President for General Affairs, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Director of Hsinchu Campus Division, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    President of Taiwan Construction Management Association

    Distinguished Research Fellow, National Science and Technology Council

    Education

    Ph.D. (2005), The University of Texas at Austin, USA

    M.S. (1997), National Taiwan University, Taiwan

    B.S. (1995), National Taiwan University, Taiwan

    Academic & Industrial Experience

    Program Chair (2024-Present), Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Program, Department of Engineering and Technologies, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    Vice President for General Affairs (2024-Present), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    President (2024-Present), Taiwan Construction Management Association, Taiwan

    Chair Professor (2021-Present), Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Dean for General Affairs (2021-2024), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Director of Hsinchu Campus Division (2021-Present), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Editor, The University of Danang - Journal of Science and Technology (UD-JST) (2024- )

    Distinguished Research Fellow (2023-2026), National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    Visiting Professor (2024, 2023), The Ohio State University

    Council Member (2023-2026), Taiwan Reliability Engineering Society, Taipei, Taiwan

    Editorial Board Member (2022-2023), gate io app

    Committee Member (2021-2024), Taipei City Public Debt Management Committee, Department of Finance, Taipei City Government, Taiwan

    Review Committee Member (2018-Present), Department of Engineering and Technologies, NSTC, Taiwan

    Committee Member (2017-2023), Central Public Debt Management Committee, Ministry of Finance, Taiwan

    Guest Editor (2015-2019), Automation in Construction  •  Sustainable Cities and Society, gateio app, Netherlands

    Technical Consultant  •  UTRUST (2022.01-2024.07)  •  YongTian Group (2021.02-2022.01)  •  EnKoYu Co. (2015.07-2018.01)

    Visiting Professor and Del E. Webb Eminent Scholar (2024, 2023, 2015-2016), Construction Management | Del E. Webb School of Construction, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University

    Visiting Fellow (Construction Management) (2015-2018), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    Research Fellow (2013-2014), Taiwan Construction Research Institute

    Visiting Professor (2009), Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

    Distinguished Professor • Full Professor • Associate Professor •  Assistant Professor (2008-2020), Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    Assistant Professor (2005-2008), Department of Business Administration, National Chung Cheng University

    Graduate Research Assistant Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil & Geotechnical Engineering) (1999-2005), The University of Texas at Austin - CEPM • Center for Transportation Research • HWA HSIN Insurance Adjusters & Surveyors  Co. • SINOTECH • MAA Consulting Co.

    Professional Qualifications

    Certificate in EMI Skills, University of Cambridge, UK (2022)

    Licensed Professional Geotechnical Engineer (1998), R.O.C.

    Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (1999), R.O.C.

    Licensed Professional Soil & Water Conservation Engineer (2001), R.O.C.

    Ministry of Labor Affairs: Certification of Surveying (1998), R.O.C.

    Office

    E2-217, Engineering Building II

    Phone

    (02) 2737-6321

    Fax

    (02) 2737-6606

    PIM Lab

    T2-223-4, Engineering Building II
    Phone: (02) 2733-3141 ext. 7577  

     

    Civil & Hydraulic Engineering Program Office

    Urban Disaster Prevention and Protection Project Office

    Phone: (02) 2730-3693

    Mailing Address

    (en) 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan
           Department of Civil and Construction Engineering  

           National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

    (ch) 臺北市大安區106基隆路四段43號
           國立臺灣科技大學  •  營建工程系暨研究所

    Email

    jschou@mail.ntust.edu.tw