About CID Lab
The CID Lab Focuses on Construction Integration and Digitalization Research to improve construction performance through process and stakeholder integration.
In 2025…
The CID Lab Focuses on Construction Integration and Digitalization Research to improve construction performance through process and stakeholder integration.
Our key research areas are:
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Our research has been featured many times, most recently on 2024.
Strengthening Global Partnerships: SUT Team at UBC Okanagan
Today marks a significant milestone for the CIDers team at UBC Okanagan as we expand our collaboration network and strengthen ties with the Silesian University of Technology (SUT) Poland. A team of SUT officials visited our campus to discuss exciting opportunities for student and research exchanges between SUT and UBC Okanagan. The CIDers team has been recognized as the key facilitator and initiator of this collaboration.
This partnership will pave the way for numerous joint research and development ventures, fostering innovation and academic excellence.
We look forward to the many opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to build strong, global connections.
Welcoming International Collaboration: UBC Okanagan and Silesian University of Technology Unite for Innovative Research
We are excited to kick off the summer semester by hosting esteemed colleagues from the the Silesian University of Technology. Dr. Marcin Jasiński and Dawid Piotrowski have joined us to initiate joint ventures of deeper collaboration between our teams.
Our joint research will focus on the following domains:
🔹 AI-Driven Design Automation
🔹 Immersive Digital Twin Platforms powered by AI plugins & 3D game engines
Visit to the fire training center, Kelowna, BC.
Dr. Qian Chen and CID team members Jingshuo Yu, Brain Bian, and Ian Tu visited the North Okanagan Fire Training Center in Vernon to observe a firefighting drill led by Chief Dennis’s team. During the drill, a multimodal fire dataset, including RGB and thermal images, was collected. This dataset will aid in training more accurate automatic fire detection systems and contribute to improving rescue efforts in fire scenarios.
Hands on training on the use of Laser Scanning and Mixed Reality (MR)
The CID Team, led by Dr. Qian Chen and Dr. Muhammad Fawad, conducted a hands-on training session for graduate students at UBC Okanagan campus. The training focused on using advanced Laser Scanning and Mixed Reality technologies, enhancing the group’s leadership in digital construction research. The Leica BLK360 laser scanner was used to capture detailed building interior scans, while the Microsoft HoloLens XR-10 was used to implement Mixed Reality in real-world environments.
Presentation at the MICROBODD Annual Stakeholder Meeting
Recently, the CID team participated in the annual general meeting of the Miniaturized Intelligent Construction Robot for Optimal Building Operations and Defect Detection (Micro-BODD) project, where Jingshuo Yu presented our latest research progress on an automated fire detection system.
International Undergraduate Student Research Award 2024
Third-year civil engineering student Ruizhi (Wise) Chen received the IUSRA award with $10,000 for his project. He is planning to create a framework that can help the designer intuitively check on the environmental impacts of their choices.
Wise will be working alongside Assistant Professor Qian Chen in 2024 summer. This multi-disciplinary project covered 3D modelling, visual reality, computer science, and engineering design.
CID paper nominated for Best Paper in CONVR 2022
A conference paper written by Kantheepan et al. titled ‘ Exploring AR-Based Solutions to Engage Local Workforce in Prefabricated Construction’ gets nominated as one of the best papers in CONVR 2022 (22nd International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality).