Welcome To The
P
M
Research Group!
Jui-Sheng
Rayson Chou is
a Chair Professor at the
Department of Civil and
Construction Engineering and Vice President of General Affairs at the
National Taiwan University
of Science and Technology. He specializes in construction
engineering and project management, focusing on applying data science and
artificial intelligence (AI) in engineering management.
Dr. Chou earned his Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a licensed professional engineer and serves as the Civil & Hydraulic Program's Chair (Convener) at the National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan (NSTC). He is also the President of the Taiwan Construction Management Association. Throughout his career, he has consulted for numerous private and public engineering organizations.
As a prolific author,
Dr. Chou has published hundreds of
journal articles,
book chapters, conference papers, and technical reports,
many of
which
appear in high-impact journals.
Scopus,
and
ResearchGate
recognize him as one of his field's most highly cited scholars.
As a dedicated educator, he has mentored over 120
graduate students and serves on several international
journal editorial boards.
Dr. Chou’s contributions have been recognized with numerous accolades, including the NSTC Outstanding Research Award (received twice), the NSTC Merit Research, the Excellent Young Scholar Research Project (awarded twice), and multiple Best Paper Awards at prestigious international and domestic conferences. He has also received the MOE Excellent Senior Faculty Award, six University Outstanding/Excellent Faculty Research Awards, and the Excellent Industry-University Collaboration Faculty Award. He was nominated for the Eni Award and ranked among the world's top scientists in Building & Construction and Information & Communication Technologies. Elsevier has recognized his work for outstanding contributions to peer review, with several of his papers being named ESI Highly Cited Papers and Most Cited Articles by Elsevier and ASCE.
Dr. Chou holds an endowed chair and distinguished professorship at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He is the Del E. Webb Eminent Scholar at Arizona State University’s Del E. Webb School of Construction and a Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) Visiting Fellow in Construction Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, awarded by the Kwong Wah Education Foundation.
His primary teaching and research interests encompass civil and hydraulic engineering informatics, project management, building energy management, quantitative analytics, and investment decisions. His research group, the Project intelligence & Management (PiM) Research Lab, focuses on applying advanced machine/deep learning/Large Language Models (ML．DL．LLM), metaheuristic optimization techniques, and data analytics (multivariate statistics, structural equation modeling (SEM), and Monte Carlo simulation (MCS)) in the following areas:
I. Civil & Hydraulic Engineering Informatics
Intelligent Prediction System Development
II. Quantitative Analytics for Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
III. Decision, Risk, Failure Analysis & Disaster Management
PI of PiM Lab
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Current Position |
Chair Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Program Chair, Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Program, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan Vice President for General Affairs, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Director of Hsinchu Campus Division, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology President of Taiwan Construction Management Association Distinguished Research Fellow, National Science and Technology Council |
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Education |
Ph.D. (2005), The University of Texas at Austin, USA M.S. (1997), National Taiwan University, Taiwan B.S. (1995), National Taiwan University, Taiwan |
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Academic & Industrial Experience |
Program Chair (2024-Present), Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Program, Department of Engineering and Technologies, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan Vice President for General Affairs (2024-Present), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology President (2024-Present), Taiwan Construction Management Association, Taiwan Chair Professor (2021-Present), Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Dean for General Affairs (2021-2024), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Director of Hsinchu Campus Division (2021-Present), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Editor, The University of Danang - Journal of Science and Technology (UD-JST) (2024- ) Distinguished Research Fellow (2023-2026), National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan Visiting Professor (2024, 2023), The Ohio State University Council Member (2023-2026), Taiwan Reliability Engineering Society, Taipei, Taiwan Editorial Board Member (2022-2023), Construction News Record Committee Member (2021-2024), Taipei City Public Debt Management Committee, Department of Finance, Taipei City Government, Taiwan Review Committee Member (2018-Present), Department of Engineering and Technologies, NSTC, Taiwan Committee Member (2017-2023), Central Public Debt Management Committee, Ministry of Finance, Taiwan Guest Editor (2015-2019), Automation in Construction • Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier, Netherlands Technical Consultant • UTRUST (2022.01-2024.07) • YongTian Group (2021.02-2022.01) • EnKoYu Co. (2015.07-2018.01) Visiting Professor and Del E. Webb Eminent Scholar (2024, 2023, 2015-2016), Construction Management | Del E. Webb School of Construction, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University Visiting Fellow (Construction Management) (2015-2018), Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Research Fellow (2013-2014), Taiwan Construction Research Institute Visiting Professor (2009), Department of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Distinguished Professor • Full Professor • Associate Professor • Assistant Professor (2008-2020), Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Assistant Professor (2005-2008), Department of Business Administration, National Chung Cheng University Graduate Research Assistant • Licensed Professional Engineer (Civil & Geotechnical Engineering) (1999-2005), The University of Texas at Austin - CEPM • Center for Transportation Research • HWA HSIN Insurance Adjusters & Surveyors Co. • SINOTECH • MAA Consulting Co. |
| Professional Qualifications |
Certificate in EMI Skills, University of Cambridge, UK (2022) Licensed Professional Geotechnical Engineer (1998), R.O.C. Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (1999), R.O.C. Licensed Professional Soil & Water Conservation Engineer (2001), R.O.C. Ministry of Labor Affairs: Certification of Surveying (1998), R.O.C. |
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Office |
E2-217, Engineering Building II |
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Phone |
(02) 2737-6321 |
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Fax |
(02) 2737-6606 |
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PIM Lab |
T2-223-4, Engineering Building II Phone: (02) 2733-3141 ext. 7577
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Civil & Hydraulic Engineering Program Office |
Urban Disaster Prevention and Protection Project Office
Phone: (02) 2730-3693 |
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Mailing Address |
(en) 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan Department of Civil and Construction Engineering National Taiwan
University of Science and Technology
(ch) 臺北市大安區106基隆路四段43號 |
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