cmlab | PROFESSOR

SEOKHO CHI, Ph.D.

Professor | Ph.D. | Construction Management
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director | STEAM for Construction Digital Twin
1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
T 02 880 7344 | M 010 6366 9379 | F 02 873 2684
shchi@snu.ac.kr | http://cm.snu.ac.kr
Open Researcher and Contributor ID: 10131353

Ph.D. (2006. 1 – 2010. 5), Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Project Management), University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), U.S.
M.S.E. (2004. 8 – 2005. 12), Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Project Management), UT Austin, U.S.
B.E. (1996. 3 – 2004. 2), Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea University, Korea

Professor (2020. 9 – Present), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea
Associate Professor (2015. 9 – 2020. 8), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU, Korea
Visiting Professor (2019. 1 – 2019. 12), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UT Austin, U.S.
Assistant Professor (2013. 3 – 2015. 8), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU, Korea
Lecturer (Assistant Professor in the U.S. system, 2011. 4 – 2013. 2), School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
Research Fellow (2011. 4 – 2013. 2), Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre, Australia
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2010. 7 – 2011. 2), Center for Transportation Research, UT Austin, U.S.
Graduate Research Assistant (2005. 1 – 2010. 5), Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, UT Austin, U.S.

Excellent Lecture Award (2022. 9. 7), SNU College of Engineering (No. 2022-037)
InfraSPHERE Fellow (2022), Smart City Cluster, SNU InfraSPHERE Education and Research Team
Outstanding Paper Award (2021. 12. 31), Korean Society of Civil Engineers (No. 2021-305)
President Award (2020. 12. 31), Korean Society of Civil Engineers (No. 2020-316)
Sinyang Outstanding Young Professor Award (Education Sector) (2020. 10. 14), SNU College of Engineering
Yonam International Joint Research Fellowship (2018. 11. 21), LG Foundations
President Award (2015. 11. 12), Korean Society of Civil Engineers (No. 2015-188)
SNU Leading Early Career Research Fellowship (2015. 6. 2), Seoul National University
Early Career Academic Fellowship (2011. 4. 13), Early Career Academic Recruitment and Development (ECARD) Program, QUT

Outstanding Paper Award (2023. 12. 1), “Selective Classification and Automatic Text Summarization on News Articles for Country Risk Management in International Projects.” 2023 KSARC Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2023. 12. 1), “Training Dataset Generation through Vision and Text Prompt Integration for Multi-Model Safety Monitoring.” 2023 KSARC Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2023. 11. 3), “Real-time Particulate Matter Estimation Model for Construction Sites Using Spatial Interpolation.” 2023 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2023. 10. 20), “Classification of Bridges Significantly Degrading in Performance and Deterioration Prediction.” KSCE 2023 Civil Expo and Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2022. 10. 21), “A Chatbot Framework for Civil Engineering Education.” KSCE 2022 Civil Expo and Conference
Excellence Award (2021. 12. 15), SiteVision, Haedong Junior Startup Award, Haedong foundation
Excellence Award (2021. 11. 10), SiteVision, Industry-Academic Project Challenge Awards, KIAT
Outstanding Paper Award (2021. 11. 12), "Automated Construction Scheduling and Visualization by Digitalized Proper Path Method(DPPM)." 2021 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2021. 10. 21), "Computer Vision-based Curtainwall Installation Progress Monitoring Using Synthetic Training Dataset." KSCE 2021 Civil Expo and Conference
Special Award (2021. 09. 15), "Computer Vision-based Real-time Construction Monitoring System-Site-Vision.", SNU-Dongsuh Startup Produce34
Outstanding Paper Award (2020. 11. 5), "Accident Types and Risk Assessment of Construction Activities Based on Construction Accident Cases." 2020 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2020. 11. 5), “An Automated Ground Classification Model for Road Construction from UAV Images.” 2020 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2020. 11. 5), "Automated Vision-Based Tracking of Curtainwall Installation Through CPS Database." 2020 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2020. 11. 5), “A Study on Application of Proper Management of Construction Projects Using Soft Logic Optimization.” 2020 KICEM Conference
Special Award (2020. 11. 12), Seoul National University X-Corps Practice Research Team
Outstanding Paper Award (2019. 11. 15), "Risk Assessment of Middle East Road Construction by Analyzing Non-conformance Reports (NCR)." 2019 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2019. 10. 18), "Web Crawling-based Automated Training Database Development for Vision-based Monitoring on Construction Sites." 45th KSCE 2019 Civil Expo and Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2019. 9. 20), "Automatic Comparative Analysis of Construction Specifications Using Text-mining Based on Artificial Intelligence." 2019 KSRE Conference
Special Award (2018. 12. 18), 2018 Seoul National University X-Corps Practice Research Team
Outstanding Paper Award (2018. 10. 18), "Non-compliance Specification Checking Based on Text-Mining Construction Standard Analysis." 44th KSCE 2018 Civil Expo and Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2018. 10. 18), "Comprehensive Quantification of Enablers' Effects on Smart City Performances Using Structural Equation Modeling." 44th KSCE 2018 Civil Expo and Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2017. 10. 20), “Analysis of Sequential Patterns Causing Bridge Element Damages.” 43th KSCE 2017 Civil Expo and Conference
2016 Best Paper Award (2016. 11. 18), “Developing an Estimation Model for Safety Rating of Road Bridges Using Rule-based Classification Method.” Korea Institute of Building Information Modeling.
Outstanding Paper Award (2016. 11. 11), “A Preliminary Study on Identifying Risk Factors Causing Damages on Bridges by Analyzing Safety Inspection and Precise Safety Diagnosis Reports Based on Text-mining Techniques.” 2016 KICEM Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2016. 11. 3), “Developing a Pattern Model of Damages on Bridge Elements Using Association Rules Discovery.” 42th KSCE 2016 Civil Expo and Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2015. 10. 30), “Site-customized Online Training Detector and Tracker for Construction Workers and Equipment.” 41th KSCE 2015 Civil Expo and Conference
Outstanding Paper Award (2014. 11. 7), “A Preliminary Study on User Classification Using Construction Knowledge Information Demand Analysis.” 2014 KICEM Conference
KUSCO–KSEA Scholarship (2010. 8. 13), Korea-U.S. Science Cooperation Center & Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
FIATECH Student Scholarship (2010), FIATECH Industry Consortium, UT Austin

BOD Member, Engineering Project Management (EPM) Program, SNU College of Engineering (2013 – Present)
Vice Head, Next Generation Construction Leader Academy (NCLA), SNU College of Engineering (2013 – 2018)
BOD Member, SNU Global Engineering Project Management Program, Hyundai Engineering Co. Ltd. (2013 – 2016)
BOD Member, Advanced Industrial Strategy Program (AIP), SNU College of Engineering (2016 – 2017)

Associate Department Head for Academic Affairs, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU (2021 – 2023)
Associate Department Head for Student Affairs, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU (2020 – 2021)
Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU (2021 – 2023)
Chair, Student Affairs Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU (2020 – 2021)
Director, Faculty Council, Seoul National University College of Engineering (2023 - 2025)
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Practice (2023 – 2025)
Adjunct Professor, Smart Ocean Mobility Convergence Major (2022 – 2024)
Member, AI Research Center for Logistics, Artificial Intelligence Institute (AIIS), SNU (2022)
Member, AI Research Center for Smart Construction, AIIS, SNU (2022)
Adjunct Researcher, AI Institute, SNU (2020 – 2021)
BOD Member, Institute of Construction and Environmental Engineering (ICEE), SNU (2017 – Present)
BOD Member, Engineering Development Research Center (EDRC), SNU (2017 – Present)
Member, Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs Committee, SNU (2022 - 2024)
Member, Construction Quality Management Committee, SNU (2017)
Associate Head for Research, Institute of Engineering Research, SNU (2017 – 2019)
Member, Institute of Curriculum Committee in College of Engineering, SNU (2021 – 2023)
Member, Experiment and Practice Equipment Expansion Project Committee in College of Engineering, SNU (2021)
Member, Educational Environment Improvement Committee in College of Engineering, SNU (2020)
Member, College of Engineering Magazine Committee, SNU (2014 – 2018)
Member, SNU-KAIST Future Industry Technology TF (2015 – 2017)
Member, Student Affairs and Communication TF, SNU College of Engineering (2015 – 2016)
Member, Future Industry and Economy Division, SNU Big Data Institute (2013 – 2018)
Member, Faculty Expert Mapping Project (EMP), College of Engineering, SNU (2013 - 2014)
Member, TF for Development Plan, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU (2014 - 2021)
Referee, SNU Undergraduate Research Support Project (2018)
Referee, SNU College of Engineering Creative Design Fair (2014)
Member, Human Resources Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, SNU (2021 – Present)

Section Editor Chair, Construction Management, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (2023 - Present)
Associate Editor, Construction Management, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (SCI-E, 2014 – 2022)
Associate Editor, The BIM Magazine, buildingSMART Korea (2016 – Present)
Associate Editor, Construction Management, Journal of the Korean Society of Civil Engineers (2014 – Present)
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2017 - Present)
Bidding Proposal Review Panel, Central Deliberation Committee on Construction Technology, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (2022. 3 – 2024. 2)
Review Panel, Korea Authority of Land and Infrastructure Safety (2022. 1 – 2025. 12)
Project Review Panel, Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation (2019. 8 – 2021. 8)
Project Review Panel, Public Procurement Service, Korea (2016. 8 – 2019. 8)
Project Review Panel, Multifunctional Administrative City Construction Agency, Korea (2015. 1 – 2018. 12)
Project Review Panel, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (2018. 3 – 2019. 2)
Project Review Panel, Korea Electric Power Corporation (2017 – 2018)
Expert Pool, Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation (2018 – 2020)
Expert Pool, Construction Project Management (CM) Performance Review Committee, The CM Association of Korea (2023 - 2025)
R&D Review Panel, National Research Foundation of Korea (2014 – Present)
R&D Review Panel, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement R&D (2014 – Present)
Member, 7th Construction Technology Promotion Planning - Smart Construction Committee (2022)
Member, 6th Construction Technology Promotion Planning - Convergence Construction Technology Committee (2017 – 2018)
BOD Member, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (2021 – Present)
BOD Member, Korean Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (2022 – Present)
BOD Member, Korean Society of Automation and Robotics in Construction (2022 – Present)
BOD Member, Korea Institute of BIM (2019 – Present)
BOD Member, Korea Association of Procurement and Supply Management (2017 – Present)
Chair, Image Improvement Committee, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (2023)
Chair, University Review and Public Communication Committee, Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (KICEM) (2022 – 2023)
Chair, Digital Transformation Committee, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (2021– 2022)
Chair, Academic and Research Committee, Korea Institute of BIM (2019 – 2021)
Chair, Construction Issues and Policies TF, Korean Society of Civil Engineers (KSCE) (2017 – 2018)
Vice Chair, Magazine Committee, Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (KICEM) (2016 – 2017)
Vice Chair, Digital Infra Comittee, Korean Institute of Building Information Modeling (KIBIM) (2020 – 2021)
Life Member, Korean Society of Civil Engineers
Life Member, Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management
Member, Construction Vision Forum
Member, BuildingSMART Korea
Member, Architectural Institute of Korea
Member, Korea Institute of Building Construction
Member, W078 Information Technology for Construction, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
Member, W116 Smart and Sustainable Built Environments, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
Member, TG85 R&D Investment and Impact, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
Member, TG90 Information Integration in Construction, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction
Member, International Society of Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ISCCBE)
BOD Member, Korean Academy of Scientists and Engineers in Australasia (KASEA) (2011 – 2013)
Member, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)

Organizing Chair, KICEM 2024 Conference
Organizing Committee, 2025 CECAR10 (Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region)
Organizing Committee, KSARC 2023 Conference
Organizing Committee, KICEM 2023 Conference
Organizing Committee, Smart Construction Innovation Forum 2023, Autodesk
Organizing Committee, KSARC 2022 Conference
Organizing Committee, KICEM 2022 Conference
Organizing Committee, Smart Construction Innovation Forum 2022, Autodesk
Organizing Committee, KSARC 2021 Conference
Organizing Committee, KICEM 2021 Conference
Organizing Committee, Smart Construction Innovation Forum 2021, Autodesk
Organizing Chair, KIBIM 2020 International Symposium, KIBIM
Organizing Committee, 2020 BIM for Digital Twin Conference, KIBIM
Organizing Committee, KSCE 2020 Convention
Scientific Committee, 2019 Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure (CIGOS)
Scientific Committee, 2019 International Conference on Smart Design, Construction IT and BIM
Organizing Committee, KSCE 2018 Convention
Organizing Chair, 2018 buildSMART Conference
Organizing Committee, 2018 KICEM Conference
Organizing Committee, 2018 buildSMART Forum
Organizing Committee, KSCE 2017 Convention
Technical Committee, 2017 International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering (IWCCE)
Technical Committee, 2017 International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Constructed Infrastructure Facilities (MAIREINFRA)
Advisory Committee, 2016 International Conference on Sustainable Construction and Structures (ISuCOS)
Organizing Committee, KSCE 2016 Convention
Technical Committee, 2016 ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction (ICSDEC)
Organizing Committee, 2015 International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM)
Organizing Committee, KSCE 2015 Convention
Technical Committee, 2015 International Conference on Innovative Production and Construction (IPC)
Organizing Committee, KSCE 2014 Convention
Organizing Committee, 2014 KICEM Conference
Track Chair, 2014 International Symposium for Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC)
Organizing Committee, 2014 BIM Forum, buildingSMART, Korea
Organizing Committee, 2014 Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation Conference
Organizing Committee, 2013 KICEM Conference
Technical Committee, 2013 ISARC
Technical Committee, 2013 CIB World Building Congress (WBC 2013)
International Committee Co-Chair, 2012 ASCE International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, and Construction (ICSDEC)
Technical Committee, 2012 ISARC
Organizing Committee, 2009 ASCE International Workshop in Computing in Civil Engineering
Organizing Committee, 2009 ISARC
Session Chair, KICEM 2020 Conference
Session Chair, KSCE 2014 Convention
Session Chair, 2014 ISARC
Session Chair, 2012 ICSDEC

Reviewer, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Reviewer, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
Reviewer, Journal of Management in Engineering
Reviewer, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Reviewer, Automation in Construction
Reviewer, International Journal of Project Management
Reviewer, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
Reviewer, Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management
Reviewer, Technological and Economic Development of Economy
Reviewer, Advances in Civil Engineering
Reviewer, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Reviewer, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
Reviewer, Korea Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Reviewer, Journal of Korean Institute of BIM
Reviewer, Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
Reviewer, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
Reviewer, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
Reviewer, Sustainability
Reviewer, Journal of Cleaner Production
Reviewer, Buildings
Reviewer, Engineering Structures
Reviewer, Advanced Engineering Informatics
Reviewer, Journal of Flood Risk Management
Reviewer, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Reviewer, Construction Management and Economics
Reviewer, Cities
Reviewer, Sustainable Development
Reviewer, Building and Environment