Human-Centered
Technology in
Construction

Welcome to HCTC

Welcome to the website of Prof. Masoud Gheisari’s research group in the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management at the University of Florida.

Human-Centered Technology in Construction (HCTC) research focuses on the theoretical and experimental investigation of human-computer/robot systems in construction. This includes the design, implementation, and evaluation of technological artifacts to satisfy human needs in the construction environment.

News
Our team at the 2024 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE)
Award
Our team received the best paper award at 2023 ASC International conference
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Safety challenges of UAVs in construction in 90 seconds
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Our NSF-funded “Safe Human-Robot Interaction in Construction” Webinar; Short Video Summary

The Latest

Effective communication is key to safety. In our latest paper we explore multimodal communication protocol to enable workers communicate with drones. Thanks to @NSF for support.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2024.102827

@MasoudGheisari @UFRinkerSchool @UFdcp @UFexplore

We had an amazing time celebrating the start of the new semester with our research group’s grad students and collaborators! 🎉 Welcomed our new PhD student, Rohantha, and bid farewell to our incredible visiting scholar, Caroline. 🌟
@UFRinkerSchool @UFdcp

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Looking forward to working with the amazing team: PIs Dr. @Idrisjeelani and Dr. Pasha Antonenko, as well as our PhD student Ali Katooziani on this innovative project!

Congratulations to new @ufalumni Kyle Morman, Mahtab Kouhirostamkolaei and Yuan Sun on earning your @uf doctoral degrees! #UFGrad #RinkerLegacy #OneDCP

Our External Research partners