Professor Weisheng Lu 呂偉生
Professor Weisheng Lu 呂偉生
Wilson Lu is Professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He holds a BSc of Computer Science and an MSc of Construction Economics and Management. He was awarded his PhD by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU). He has worked as a research fellow at the University of Reading, UK, from 2006 to 2008. His research interests focus on Construction Management with two directions:
- Construction informatics: Building Information Modelling (BIM), smart construction, and big data, and blockchain; and
- Sustainable construction: construction waste Management, economics, and public policies.
Prof. Wilson Lu (webpage: https://fac.arch.hku.hk/wilson/) is the leader of research grants worth HK$40+ million from various prestigious funding regimes including Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC), Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), The Government Policy Innovation and Co-Ordination Office (PICO), Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Prof. Wilson Lu is the author of more than 160 books, book chapters, and journal papers. He has a Google Citation > 8000 and H-index > 50 (Google citation page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-5oPDYsAAAAJ). He has been ranked as one of the Top 1% Scholar by Clarivate Analytics since 2017 (http://hub.hku.hk/local/top1pc/top1pc.jsp). He was the receiver of HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2014-15 (http://www.rss.hku.hk/honours-awards/internal-awards/oyra-winners), HKU Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) award 2018-19, and HKU Faculty Research Output Prize (ROP) award 2018-19.
Prof. Lu is the Director of iLab@hku (webpage: https://ilab.hku.hk/), which is an urban big data hub to facilitate multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary urban big data collection, storage, analysis, and presentation to inform decision-making in urban development. Prof. Lu has been the Associate Dean (Research) of Faculty of Architecture (FoA) since March 2016. He is pledged to serve colleagues and assist the Dean of FoA with Scholarship (e.g., grant applications), Knowledge Exchange (KE), and other ad hoc businesses (e.g., Research Assessment Exercise 2020).
Prof. Wilson Lu is the President of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM).
Wilson Lu is Professor in the Department of Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He holds a BSc of Computer Science and an MSc of Construction Economics and Management. He was awarded his PhD by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK PolyU). He has worked as a research fellow at the University of Reading, UK, from 2006 to 2008. His research interests focus on Construction Management with two directions:
- Construction informatics: Building Information Modelling (BIM), smart construction, and big data, and blockchain; and
- Sustainable construction: construction waste Management, economics, and public policies.
Prof. Wilson Lu (webpage: https://fac.arch.hku.hk/wilson/) is the leader of research grants worth HK$40+ million from various prestigious funding regimes including Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC), Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC), The Government Policy Innovation and Co-Ordination Office (PICO), Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).
Prof. Wilson Lu is the author of more than 160 books, book chapters, and journal papers. He has a Google Citation > 8000 and H-index > 50 (Google citation page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-5oPDYsAAAAJ). He has been ranked as one of the Top 1% Scholar by Clarivate Analytics since 2017 (http://hub.hku.hk/local/top1pc/top1pc.jsp). He was the receiver of HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2014-15 (http://www.rss.hku.hk/honours-awards/internal-awards/oyra-winners), HKU Faculty Knowledge Exchange (KE) award 2018-19, and HKU Faculty Research Output Prize (ROP) award 2018-19.
Prof. Lu is the Director of iLab@hku (webpage: https://ilab.hku.hk/), which is an urban big data hub to facilitate multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary urban big data collection, storage, analysis, and presentation to inform decision-making in urban development. Prof. Lu has been the Associate Dean (Research) of Faculty of Architecture (FoA) since March 2016. He is pledged to serve colleagues and assist the Dean of FoA with Scholarship (e.g., grant applications), Knowledge Exchange (KE), and other ad hoc businesses (e.g., Research Assessment Exercise 2020).
Prof. Wilson Lu is the President of the Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM).
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
ZHAO, Rui WU, Liupengfei Xu, J | 2022-07-01 | 2022 Best Peer Reviewed Paper Award: Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE (JCR Impact Factor = 6.415, 12/138 in Civil Engineering) | Research Achievement |
| 2022-10-19 | BIM Achievement Award 2022, awarded by the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (HKCIC) | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-11-16 | Gold Award in the “Smart Mobility” Category of Hong Kong Information Communication Technology (ICT) Award 2022, awarded by The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, The HKSAR Government | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-11-30 | Best paper awards of the 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM 2020), awarded by the CRIOCM committee | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-11-21 | Merit Paper Award at the 26th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2021), awarded by the CRIOCM committee | Research Achievement | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme, awarded by the RGC Hong Kong | Research Achievement | ||
| Appreciation certificate from of the CIC BIM Certification and Accreditation Schemes (BIMCAS), awarded by the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (CIC) | Research Achievement | ||
| 2022-01-01 | The ETNet Awards 2022, awarded by the ET Net, Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-12-06 | Merit Paper Award at the 27th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2022), awarded by the CRIOCM committee | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-01-01 | The Featured Article of Volume 167 of ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (IF = 7.319, ranked 1/50 in Physical Geography) | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-11-16 | The 2022 Hong Kong ICT Smart Logistics Gold Award, awarded by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Trade Development Council | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-04-30 | Bronze medal, awarded by the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva | Research Achievement | |
| 2023-11-23 | Outstanding Research Postgraduate Alumni Award 2023, awarded by the HKPolyU | Research Achievement | |
| 2022-12-01 | Gold Award in the “Smart Mobility” Category of Hong Kong Information Communication Technology (ICT) Award 2022: The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, The HKSAR Government | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-09-01 | BuildingSMART Hong Kong International Award 2016 (Title of Entry: Towards a new era in logistics and supply chain management of precast element production through the integrated use of BIM and RFID): BuildingSMART | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-07-01 | Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2018 for 'RFID-Enabled Building Information Modeling (BIM) Platform for Prefabrication Housing Production in Hong Kong': The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-11-01 | RFID-Enabled Building Information Modeling (BIM) Platform for Prefabrication Housing Production in Hong Kong: CIC HK | Research Achievement | |
LI, Maosu | 2020-11-01 | Outstanding Paper Award: The 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2020), Wuhan, China, 28-29 Nov. 2020. | Research Achievement |
| 2021-11-01 | Merit Paper Award: 26th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2021) | Research Achievement | |
YUAN, Liang | 2022-04-01 | 2021 Best Paper Award: Resources, Conservation and Recycling (JCR Impact Factor = 13.716, 12/279 in Environmental Sciences, 4/54 in Engineering, Environmental) | Research Achievement |
| 2012-06-01 | The 2nd Prize of the Advanced Technology Award: The Chongqing Government | Research Achievement | |
Ye, M Chen, X | 2014-11-01 | The 2nd Prize, Excellent Paper: Construction waste generation rate (WGR) revisited: a big data approach: The 19th International Symposium On The Advancement Of Construction Management And Real Estate | Research Achievement |
CHEN, Ke NIU, Yuhan YE, Meng LIU, Diandian | 2015-07-01 | 2nd Prize (RPG students) - Auto-In: An SCO-based Autonomous Installation System for Prefabrication Construction: 8th Innovation Competition in Construction Engineering and Management (ICCEM) | Research Achievement |
CHEN, Ke NIU, Yuhan LIU, Diandian | 2016-12-01 | The only Best Paper Award of CRIOCM'2016: The 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM'2016) | Research Achievement |
| 2016-12-01 | Quantity Surveying Top Award (supervision): THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS (HKIS) | Others | |
| 2016-12-01 | Building Surveying Second Award (supervision): THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS (HKIS) | Others | |
| 2017-08-01 | CIOB (HONG KONG) Outstanding Student Awards 2016/17 (Supervision): The Chartered Institute Of Building (ciob, Hong Kong) | Others | |
| 2018-08-01 | Excellent Paper Award in The 23rd International Symposium on the Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate.: Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM) | Research Achievement | |
WANG, Jing Cao, J XU, Jinying BAO, Zhikang Zetkulic, AE | 2018-06-01 | 4th Prize of the 11th Innovation Competition in Construction Engineering and Management (ICCEM): Tsinghua University and Gammon Construction Ltd., | Research Achievement |
LEE, Mun Wai Wendy | 2020-11-01 | Merit Paper Award: The 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2020), Wuhan, China, 28-29 Nov. 2020. | Research Achievement |
XU, Jinying | 2020-11-01 | Outstanding Paper Award: The 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2020), Wuhan, China, 28-29 Nov. 2020. | Research Achievement |
YANG, Zhongze Xu, J | 2021-11-01 | Merit Paper Award: 26th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2021) | Research Achievement |
| 2022-11-01 | BIM Achievement Award 2022: Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (HKCIC) | Research Achievement | |
WANG, Jing | 2019-10-01 | Best student presentation award: The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures | Research Achievement |
WU, Liupengfei | 2020-11-01 | Merit Paper Award: The 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2020), Wuhan, China, 28-29 Nov. 2020. | Research Achievement |
LAOVISUTTHICHAI, Vikrom | 2020-11-01 | Outstanding Paper Award: The 25th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (CRIOCM2020), Wuhan, China, 28-29 Nov. 2020. | Research Achievement |
Chen, Z | 2020-09-01 | 2020 Featured Article: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Elsevier (JCR Impact Factor = 11.774, 1/50 in Geography, Physical, 3/34 in Remote Sensing) | Research Achievement |
Chen, K | 2020-04-01 | Research Output Prize 2018/19: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2019-10-01 | Best Paper Award: The 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Buildings and Structures (ICSBS 2019) | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-09-01 | Bronze Award of the Hong Kong U-21 RFID Awards 2013: GS1 Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2010-09-01 | Gold Prize of the Hong Kong U-21 RFID Awards 2010: GS1 Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-07-01 | The 1st Prize of the 5th Innovation Competition in Construction Engineering and Management: Tsinghua University | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-09-01 | Gold Prize of the Hong Kong U-21 RFID Awards 2011: GS1 Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2012-06-01 | The Dedication and excellence in the Research and Development work: Hong Kong Housing Authority | Research Achievement | |
| 2013-07-01 | The 2nd Prize of the 6th Innovation Competition in Construction Engineering and Management: Tsinghua University, Beijing | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-07-01 | Certificates of Appreciation for the R&D works on “Logistic management with the adoption of RFID and BIM”: Hong Kong Housing Authority | Research Achievement | |
YE, Meng | 2015-10-01 | Best paper award: “Ye, M., Lu, W.S., Ye, K.H. and Flanagan, R. (2015). How do top construction companies diversify in the international construction market? ": CRIOCM2015 International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate | Research Achievement |
CHEN, Ke NIU, Yuhan YE, Meng LIU, Diandian | 2016-05-01 | Young Innovator Award (Academia): Construction Industry Council (CIC) Hong Kong Innovation Award – 2015 | Research Achievement |
| 2015-06-01 | Certificate of Appreciation for the R&D work on "Cost Benefit Analysis on the use of BIM for Construction Projects".: Hong Kong Housing Authority | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-03-01 | HKU Outstanding Young Researcher Award (OYRA): HKU | Research Achievement | |
WANG, Jing | 2017-07-01 | The Special Award for Joint Computing in Construction: The LC3 Innovation Competition 2017, Heraklion, Greece | Research Achievement |
WANG, Hongdi | 2016-12-01 | HKIS Outstanding Final Year Thesis Award (supervision): THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS (HKIS) | Others |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 04/2022 | President and the Secretary-General | The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management |
| 09/2009 to Present | Member | Charted Institute of Builder |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Project management | |
| International construction | |
| Construction waste management | |
| Construction management | |
| Construction IT and building information modeling |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Putonghua, Cantonese | 英語、普通話、粵語 |
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |