Publication

Journal Article

Ma, X., Zhang, W., Bagtzoglou, A., and Zhu, J., (2020). Local System Modeling Method for Resilience Assessment of Overhead Power Distribution System under Strong Winds. ASCE Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part A: Civil Engineering, 7(1), 04020053. [link]

Chowdhury, S., Zhu, J., Zhang, W. (2020). Optimized Restoration Planning of Infrastructure System-of-Systems using Heterogeneous Network Flow Simulation. ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 34(5), 04020032. [link]

Chowdhury, S., Zhu, J., Rasoulkhani, K., Mostafavi A., Jaselskis, E., Stoa R., Li, Q., Banerjee, S., Alsharef A., and Brannen L. (2020). Guidelines for Robust Adaptation to Environmental Regulations in Infrastructure Projects. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(10), 04020121. [link]

Li, Q., Brannen L., Rasoulkhani, K., Mostafavi A., Stoa R., Alsharef A., Banerjee, S., Chowdhury, S., Zhu, J., Jaselskis, E. (2020). Regulatory Future-proofing Framework for the Construction Industry: A Case Study of OSHA Update to Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard. ASCE Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and Construction, 12(4), 06520003. [link]

Rasoulkhani, K., Brannen, L., Zhu, J., Mostafavi A., Jaselskis E., Stoa R. B., Li, Q., Alsharef A., Banerjee S., Chowdhury S. (2020). Establishing a Future-Proofing Framework for Infrastructure Projects to Proactively Adapt to Complex Regulatory Landscapes. ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(4), 04020032. [link]

Orgut, R. E., Batouli, M., Zhu, J., Mostafavi, A., & Jaselskis, E. J. (2020). Critical factors for improving reliability of project control metrics throughout project life cycle. Journal of Management in Engineering, 04019033. [link]

Orgut, R. E., Zhu, J., Batouli, M., Mostafavi, A., & Jaselskis, E. J. (2018). Metrics That Matter: Core Predictive and Diagnostic Metrics for Improved Project Controls and Analytics. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144(11), 04018100. [link]

Zhu, J., Manandhar, B., Truong, J., Ganapati, N. E., Pradhananga, N., Davidson, R., and Mostafavi. A. (2017). Assessment of Infrastructure Systems Resilience in the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. DOI: 10.1193/121116EQS231M[link]

Zhu, J. and Mostafavi. A. (2017). Performance Assessment in Complex Engineering Projects Using a Systems-of-Systems Framework. IEEE Systems Journal. 10.1109/JSYST.2017.267173[link]

Zhu, J. and Mostafavi. A. (2017). Discovering Complexity and Emergent Properties in Project Systems: A New Approach to Understanding Project Performance. International Journal of Project Management, 35(1), 1-12.[link]

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2017). Meta-Network Framework for Integrated Performance Assessment under Uncertainty in Construction Projects. ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 31(1), 04016042.[link]

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2014). A System-of-Systems Framework for Performance Assessment in Complex Construction Projects. Organization, Technology & Management in Construction: An International Journal, 6(3), 1083-1093. (Invited Paper from 2014 Project Management Symposium)[link]

Li, D. Z., Zhu, J., Hui, E. C. M., Leung, Y. P., and Li, Q. M. (2011). An Emergy Analysis-Based Methodology for Eco-Efficiency Evaluation of Building Manufacturing. Ecological Indicators, 11(5), 1419-1425.[link]

Wang, X. X., Zhu, J., Li, Q. M., and Deng, X. P. (2010). Analysis of Top 200 Design Firms in International Construction Market of 2008. Construction Economy, 2, 26-28. (In Chinese)

Conference Paper

Zhu, J., Zhang, Lu, and Ren, Z. (2020). How Transportation Infrastructures Make Human Resilience Possible: Towards A Conceptual Framework. ASCE Construction Research Congress, March 8-10, 2020, Tempe, AZ.

Rasoulkhani, K., Alsharef A., Banerjee S., Chowdhury S., Li, Q., Mostafavi A., Zhu, J., Jaselskis E., Stoa R. B., (2020). A Process Map for Regulatory Adaptation in the Construction Industry. ASCE Construction Research Congress, March 8-10, 2020, Tempe, AZ.

Chowdhury, S.,* and Zhu, J. (2019). Heterogeneous Network Flow Model for Optimized Restoration Planning of Interdependent Infrastructure System-of-Systems. ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 17-19, 2019, Atlanta, GA. 

Chowdhury, S.,* and Zhu, J. (2019). Towards the Ontology Development for Smart Transportation Infrastructure Planning via Topic Modeling. The 36th ISARC, May 21-24, Banff, Alberta, Canada. 

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2018). Enhancing Resilience in Disaster Response: A Meta-Network Analysis Approach. ASCE Construction Research Congress 2018, April 2-4, 2018, New Orleans, LA.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2017). Characterization of the Underlying Mechanisms of Vulnerability in Complex Projects using Dynamic Network Simulation. Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), December 3-6, 2017, Las Vegas, NV.

Zhu, J., Mostafavi, A., and Whyte J. (2017). Towards Systems Integration Theory in Megaprojects: A System-of-Systems Framework. Lean & Computing in Construction Congress, July 4-12, 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. 

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2016). Dynamic Meta-Network Modeling for Integrated Project Performance Assessment under Uncertainty. ASCE Construction Research Congress, May 31-June 2, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Orgut, R. E., Batouli, M., Zhu, J., Mostafavi, A., and Jaselskis, E. (2016). Metrics That Matter: Evaluation of Metrics and Indicators for Project Progress Measurement, Performance Assessment, and Performance Forecasting during Construction. ASCE Construction Research Congress, May 31-June 2, 2016, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2015). An Integrated Framework for Ex-Ante Assessment of Performance Vulnerability in Complex Construction Projects. International Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, June 8-10, 2015, Vancouver, Canada.

Orgut, R., Zhu, J., Batouli, M. Mostafavi, A., and Jaselskis, E. (2015). A Review of the Current Knowledge and Practice related to Project Progress and Performance Assessment. International Construction Specialty Conference, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, June 8-10, 2015, Vancouver, Canada.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2015). An Integrated Framework for the Assessment of the Impacts of Uncertainty in Construction Projects Using Dynamic Network Simulation. ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 21-23, 2015, Austin, TX. (Best Paper Award from VIMS Committee)

Batouli, M., Swei, O.A, Zhu, J, Gregory, J., Kirchain, R., and Mostafavi, A. (2015). A Simulation Framework for Network Level Cost Analysis in Infrastructure Systems. ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, June 21-23, 2015, Austin, TX.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2014). Integrated Simulation Approach for Assessment of Performance in Construction Projects: A System-of-Systems Framework. Winter Simulation Conference, December 7-10, 2014, Savannah, GA.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2014). An Integrated Framework for Bottom-Up Assessment of Performance in Construction Projects. Project Management Symposium, June 9-10, 2014, College Park, MD. (Invited to submit as a journal article in Organization, Technology & Management in Construction: An International Journal)

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2014). Project Organizations as Complex System-of-Systems: Integrated Performance Assessment at the Interface of Emergent Properties, Complexity, and Uncertainty. Engineering Project Organizations Conference, July 29-31, 2014, Winter Park, Colorado.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2014). System-of-Systems Modeling of Performance in Complex Construction Projects: A Multi-Method Simulation Paradigm. ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, June 23-25, 2014, Orlando, FL.

Zhu, J., and Mostafavi, A. (2014). Towards a New Paradigm for Management of Complex Engineering Projects: A System-of-Systems Framework. IEEE Systems Conference, March 31 – April 3, 2014, Ottawa, Canada.

Report

Construction Industry Institute. (2016). Metrics That Matter: Improving Project Progress and Performance Assessment. Austin, TX[link]