SEOKHO CHI, PH.D.

Professor | Ph.D. | Construction Management
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director | Haedong Advanced Engineering Center
Director | STEAM for Construction Digital Twin
Director | Center for International Cooperation
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 | https://cm.snu.ac.kr
Open Researcher Contribution ID: 10131353

빠르게 발전하고 있는 분야,
서울대학교 연구실은 함께 미래를 만들어 갑니다.

Education

  • Ph.D. (2006. 1 – 2010. 5), Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering and Project Management), 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

Professional

Expericence

Professor (2020. 9 – Present), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea
Director (2024. 8 – 2026. 5), Haedong Advanced Engineering Center, Seoul National University (SNU), Korea
Director (2023. 4 – 2027. 12), STEAM for Construction Digital Twin, National Research Foundation of Korea
Director (2024. 4 – 2028. 12), Center for International Cooperation on Land Infrastructure and Transport, Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement
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.

Honors and

Awards

    • 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
    • Best Paper Award (2024. 7. 31), “Application of Domain-specific Thesaurus to Construction Documents based on Flow Margin of Semantic Similarity.” 10th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management
  • 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

Professional

Acitivies

Professional Education Program
  • 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)
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University Services
  • 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)
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Academic Society
  • Subject Editor, 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 (2024. 3 – 2025. 3)
  • 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)
  • Member, Education Development Committee, Construction Engineer Policy Institute of Korea (2024 – 2027)
  • 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)
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Conference Activities
  • 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
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Journal Review
  • 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