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Fernanda L. Leite, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE Vice
President for Research Joe J. King
Professor in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Provost
Teaching Fellow Construction Engineering
and Project Management Program Faculty Affiliate: Sustainable Systems Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering 2304 Whitis Ave, Austin, TX 78712 |
SHORT BIO
Fernanda Leite is the Vice President for
Research and Joe J. King Professor in Civil Engineering at The University of
Texas at Austin. An expert in Building Information Modeling (BIM), construction
engineering, and resilient systems engineering, her research explores the
integration of 3D modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) to create
sustainable and adaptable infrastructure. As Associate Dean for Research in the
Cockrell School of Engineering, Dr. Leite helped launch major interdisciplinary
initiatives in semiconductors, quantum science, robotics and AI. She has also
led cross-campus efforts, including the Planet Texas 2050 grand challenge. Dr.
Leite holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and is a licensed
Professional Engineer. She brings a collaborative, forward-looking approach to
research leadership – advancing UT Austin’s mission to become the world’s
highest-impact public research university.
EDUCATION
PhD, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
MS,
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2005
BS, Magna cum laude, Universidade Federal do
Ceara, Brazil, 2002
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
IAspire Leadership Academy, 2019-2020
RESEARCH
Research interests: building information
modeling, urban resilient systems engineering, circular economy in the built
environment, visualization and collaboration technologies.
BIM for Design Coordination
www.wiley.com/buy/9781119516019
Prospective graduate students: Graduate
studies in CAEE at UT Austin
Current Sponsored Research Projects:
Towards Scalable and
Automated Region-Wide Flood Analysis and Prediction from Aerial Data
Sponsor: UT-Portugal Program,
Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation
PIs: Leite;
Azenha (U. Minho, Portugal)
Period: 10/2025 to 12/2026
Southeast Texas (SETx) Urban Integrated Field Lab (IFL): solutions for
communities caught between floods and air pollution
Sponsor: Department of Energy
(DOE)
PIs: Passalacqua;
Leite; Haselbach;
Coon; Meyer; Estwick
Period: 10/2022 to 09/2027
Enabling Technologies for
Housing Innovation Center (ETHIC)
Sponsor: US Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD)
PIs: Rausch; Leite; Jiao; McCoy; Glenn-Griesinger
Period: 08/2023 to 09/2027
Current Students/Scholars:
Post-doctoral Scholar:
1. Dr. Jeonghyeun
Chae, PhD from Yonsei University, S. Korea
PhD Students:
1.
Emmanuel
Pozzer (CEPM), co-supervised with Chris Rausch
2.
J.D.
Slaughter (CEPM)
3.
Jong
Hyun (John) Kim
4. Tsung-Wei Huang
Leite Lab outside EER (Spring 2023)
Leite Lab laser scan in GLT building (Spring 2023)
Past Sponsored Research Projects:
Addressing Decarbonization in
the Construction of Capital Projects – RT-411
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Rausch; Co-PI: Leite
Period: 09/2023 to 08/2026
Planet Texas 2050: Equitable
and Regenerative Cities in a Post-Carbon Future
PIs: Leite, Lieberknecht
Sponsor: University of Texas,
Planet Texas 2050 Program
Period: 01/2021 to 08/2026
SCC-IRG Track 2: Integrating
Information Flows and Supporting Communities as Decision-Makers in Response to
Acute and Chronic Stressors
Sponsor: National Science
Foundation (NSF)
PIs: Lieberknecht;
Leite; Stephens; Pierce; Rodriguez
Period: 09/2020 to 08/2025
Virtual Tour of Sustainable
Systems in and around Campus: an Augmented Reality
Experience
PI: Leite
Sponsor: The University of
Texas, Green Fee Program
Period: 09/2023 to 08/2024
Value and Opportunities of a
Circular Economy on Capital Projects – RT-380
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PIs: Leite; Haas (University of Waterloo)
Period: 09/2020 to 07/2023
CAS-Climate: Workshop on
Resilience Research and Practice in the Gulf Region. Workshop white paper available here
Sponsor: National Science
Foundation (NSF)
PIs: Leite; Meyer; Ozguven; Lieberknecht; Koliou
Period: 01/2022 to 07/2022
Living BIM: a layered
approach for automatic and continuous built environment model update
Sponsor: National Science
Foundation (NSF)
UT-Austin PI: Leite; Drexel University PIs: Lo and Nishino
Period: 09/2016 to 08/2021
Technology Path to the
Future: Reimagining Capital Project Delivery – TC-01
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 09/2019 to 06/2021
A Sustainable Center for
Crowd-Sourced Water Infrastructure Modeling
Sponsor: Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
PI: Hodges; co-PIs: Barrett, Leite
Center partners: Texas Tech,
Brigham Young, North Carolina State and Urban Watersheds Research Institute
Period: 09/2016 to 08/2021
Planet Texas 2050: Texas
Futures Virtual Reality Experience
PI: Leite; Co-PIs: Solis, Johns
Sponsor: University of Texas,
Planet Texas 2050 Program
Period: 09/2019 to 12/2020
Advanced Work Packaging
(AWP)-Integrated Best Practices for Construction Completions, Commissioning,
and Startup – RT-364
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PIs: O’Connor, Leite
Period: 01/2019 to 12/2020
Planet Texas 2050:
Comprehensive Data and Communications Platform Focused on Texas’ Urbanization
Processes
PI: Lieberknecht;
Co-PIs: Leite, Oden, Bixler, Felkner
Sponsor: University of Texas,
Planet Texas 2050 Program
Period: 06/2018 to 08/2020
Advancing the Development and
Deployment of BIM-Infrastructure
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA)
Period: 09/2018 to 06/2020
Implementation Guide for
Virtual Reality in Construction - TC-02
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 09/2018 to 12/2020
4D Longhorn Construction
Waste Visualization and Reuse
PIs: Faust, Leite
Sponsor: University of Texas,
Green Fund Program
Period: 09/2018 to 08/2019
Engineering Requirements for
Facility Information Modeling in Support of Advanced Work Packaging
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 07/2018 to 01/2019
BIM-based Construction Waste
Estimation & Disposal Planning
PIs: Faust, Leite
Sponsor: University of Texas,
Green Fee Program
Period: 09/2017 to 08/2018
Information Modeling and
Mapping to Advance Interoperability in the Capital Projects Industry
PI: Leite
Sponsor: Fiatech
Period: 01/2017 to 12/2017
Rapid Scan: 3D reconstruction
of wind damage in the Texas Coast post Hurricane Harvey
PIs: Gong (Rutgers
University), Leite
Sponsor: National Science
Foundation, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER).
Period: 09/2017 to 09/2017
Finding Leading Indicators to
Prevent Premature Starts, and Assuring Uninterrupted Construction – RT-323
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 09/2014 to 01/2017
Automated Model-based
Benchmarking of Capital Projects
Sponsor: Autodesk, Inc.
PI: Leite
Period: 10/2015 to 10/2016
Guide for Civil Integrated
Management (CIM) in Departments of Transportation – NCHRP 10-96
Sponsor: National Cooperative
Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
PIs:
O’Brien, Goodrum, Leite, Khwaja,
Molenaar, Pawsey
Period: 06/2014 to 01/2016
True Impact of Late
Deliverables at the Construction Site – RT-300
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII) and Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
PIs: Leite, O’Brien
Period: 09/2012 to 08/2015
Stretch and Flex Program for
TxDOT Operations – 0-6805
Sponsor: Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT)
PIs: Griffin (Department of
Kinesiology), Leite, Machemehl
Period: 06/2013 to 06/2014
Prevention of Backing
Fatalities in Construction Work Zones – 0-6703
Sponsor: Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT)
UT Austin PIs: Leite, Seedah,
Caldas
UT Tyler PI: Fan
Period: 09/2011 to 08/2013
WorkFace Planning, from Design through Site Execution – RT-272
Sponsors: Construction
Industry Institute (CII) and Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA)
PIs: O’Brien, Leite
Period: 09/2011 to 08/2013
Generating as-built 3D models
of roads and bridges from 2D photos
Sponsor: Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT)
PI: Leite
Period: 06/2011 to 12/2011
Generating Industry
Foundation Classes Models for Mixed Use and Commercial Buildings to support
Building Energy Performance Simulation
Sponsor: United Technologies
Research Center (UTRC) and Department of Energy (DOE)
PI: Leite
Period: 04/2011 to 10/2011
Economic Considerations in
Transportation System Development & Operations– 0-6628
Sponsor: Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT)
PIs: Kockelman,
Leite, Boske,
Prozzi
Period: 09/2010 to 08/2011
State of the Practice for
Workers in Very Short Duration Work Zone Operations – 0-6640
Sponsor: Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT)
PIs: Machemehl,
Leite, Seedah
Period: 09/2010 to 08/2012
Enhanced Work Packaging:
Design through Work Face Execution – RT-272
Sponsor: Construction
Industry Institute (CII)
PIs: O’Brien, Leite
Period: 09/2009 to 12/2011
Past Students/Scholars:
Leite Lab PhD graduates Drs. Han, Weeks, Celoza,
and Ma (Spring 2022)
Post-Doctoral Scholars:
1.
Dr. Chih-Shen Cheng, 2023-2026, currently Assistant Professor,
Concordia University, Canada
2. Dr. Jong Won Ma, Fall 2022,
currently Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, S. Korea
3. Dr. Eduardo Isatto, Summer and Fall 2019, currently Civil Engineering
Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4. Dr. Ehsan Madadi-Kandjani,
2017-2018, co-advised with Lina Sela and Kasey Faust, currently Assistant
Professor at California State University, Long Beach
5.
Dr. Jose de Paula
Barros Neto, 2015-2016, currently Civil Engineering Professor, Federal
University of Ceara, Brazil
PhD Students:
1.
Sean
Murphy (CEPM), May 2026, Commander, Edwards Air Force Base
2.
Linchao (Lin) Luo (CEPM), May 2026, Post-doctoral scholar, Rutgers
University
3.
Guilherme
(Gui) Eliote (CEPM),
co-supervised with Chris Rausch, Dec 2024, Project Engineer, Fluor
4.
Abdullah
Alsuhaibani (CEPM), Aug 2024, Assistant Professor,
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
5.
Yu-Chen
(Gabrielle) Lee (SuS), Aug 2024, Project Engineer,
AECOM
6.
Dr.
Jong Won Ma (CEPM), May 2022, Assistant Professor, Yonsei University, S. Korea
7.
Dr.
Amelia Celoza, co-advised with Daniel Oliveira
(CEPM), May 2022, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado-Boulder
8.
Dr.
Bing Han (SuS), May 2022, Assistant Professor,
University of Colorado-Denver
9.
Dr.
Daniel Weeks (CEPM), May 2022, Assistant Professor of Engineering Management,
Air Force Institute of Technology
10. Dr. Beatriz Guerra (SuS), May 2021, Product Manager, Intelligence Center of
Excellence, Autodesk, Inc.
11. Dr. Thomas Czerniawski (CEPM), August 2020,
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
12. Dr. Jay Choi, co-advised with
Daniel Oliveira (CEPM), May 2020, Assistant Professor, Central Connecticut
State University
13. Dr. Yuanshen
Ji, May 2018, Software Development Engineer, Amazon, Inc.
14. Dr. Jim Wiethorn,
PE, May 2018, Founder/Chairman at International Crane & Construction Safety
Solutions, LLC
15. Dr. Sooyoung
Choe, Dec 2015) Research Scientist at the Construction and Economy Research
Institute of Korea - CERIK
16. Dr. Dan Seedah,
Dec 2014, Global Technology Lead, Jacobs Engineering
17. Dr. Li Wang, Aug 2014,
Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager, DPR Construction
18. Dr. Christopher M. Stoppel, Aug 2013, Course Director and instructor at Air
Force Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineer and Services School
19. Dr. Xiaowei
Luo, co-advised with William O’Brien, May 2013, Full Professor, City University
of Hong Kong
Visiting Scholars:
1.
Guilherme
(Gui) Canzian Marion (Sept
2026-May 2027), currently Civil Engineering PhD Candidate, Federal University
of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (advised by Dr. Tarcisio Saurin)
2.
Dr. Juhyeon Kim, (Jan-Dec 2025), PhD from Yonsei University, S.
Korea
3.
Benjamin
Oluleye, Fall 2023, PhD student from the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University.
4. Raquel Reck, Spring and
Summer 2020, currently Civil Engineering PhD Candidate, Federal University of
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (advised by Dr. Eduardo Isatto)
MS Students (Thesis or Departmental Report):
1.
Rohan
Singhal (CEPM), December 2023, now at WSP
2.
Kathryn
Marcenelle (CEPM), August 2023, United States Coast
Guard
3.
Asael Flores (CEPM), May 2023, United States Army Corps of Engineers
4.
Yu-Chen
(Gabrielle) Lee, Dec 2021, now Leite Lab PhD student
5.
Sam
Newton, Aug 2021, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC)
6.
Abdullah
Alsuhaibani, May 2021, now Leite Lab PhD student
7.
Katia
Blanco Gonzalez, May 2021
8.
Juan
Hidalgo Garrido, Dec. 2020
9.
Kate Compagnoni, Dec 2019, United States Coast Guard
10. Daniel Keyser, May 2019
11. Emmanuel Pozzer
(SuS), May 2019
12. Luis Beauperthuy,
May 2019
13. Jaqueline Martinez, May 2019
14. Fernando Cordero Leon, Dec
2018
15. Safak Tekin, Dec 2018
16. Beatriz Guerra, Aug 2018,
co-advised with Kasey Faust
17. Nathan Tarter, May 2018,
United States Army
18. Michael Horacek,
Dec 2017, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX
19. Drew Fineberg,
Aug 2017, Field Engineer, Austin Commercial
20. Chester J. Wyckoff, May 2017,
United States Navy
21. Carlos Alvarez Perez, Dec
2016
22. Ryan Griego, May 2016, Linbeck Construction, in Houston, TX
23. Arturo Monarrez,
May 2016, currently VDC Specialist, Balfour Beatty Construction, in San Diego,
CA
24. Samuel Piassa
dal Ross, May 2016
25. Richard Mahn,
May 2016, United States Army
26. Anthony Daou,
Dec 2015, DPR Construction, in Austin, TX
27. Benjamin L. Washkowiak, Dec 2015, United States Army
28. Jingran Sun, Dec 2015, PhD student at UT-Austin
29. Felipe Sandoval, Dec 2015
30. Bijen Malla, May 2015, Rogers-O’Brien
Construction, in Austin, TX
31. Anas Malaeb,
Aug 2014
32. William Barry, May 2014,
Austin Commercial, in Dallas, TX
33. Daniel F. Jacobsen, May 2014
34. Thierry Chalhoub,
Dec 2013
35. Cristina Calderon, Dec 2013
36. Wenxiang (Wendy) Sun, Dec 2013
37. Claire Powers, Dec 2013,
Austin Commercial, in Austin, TX
38. Caroline Grant, Aug 2013
39. Prasad Dali, Aug 2013
40. Olfa Hamdi, co-advised with William O’Brien, Aug 2013, CEO, Concord
Project Technologies Inc., San Francisco, CA
41. Luis
Aldana, Dec 2012, Sigma Inmobiliaria, in Guatemala
42. Puneet Anil Nathu, Dec 2012
43. Chris Kekicheff,
Aug 2012, McCarthy Building Companies, in Oakland, CA
44. Sooyoung Choe, May 2012, Construction & Economy Research Institute of
Korea
45. Ankit Bhatla,
Dec 2011, WorleyParsons, Houston, TX
46. Sarah Meeks, co-advised with
William O’Brien, Dec 2011, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX
47. Nitin Gulati, co-advised with
Jim O’Connor, May 2011
48. Li Wang, Dec 2010, Virtual
Design and Construction (VDC) Coordinator, Austin Commercial
49. Patrick Ryan, Dec 2010,
currently Project Manager at Northern Arizona University’s Planning, Design and
Construction office
Undergraduate Students (with Research):
1.
Zachary
Thibodeaux (BS EVE, May 2028)
2.
Emmy Sifuentes (BS EVE, May 2028)
3.
Caitlin
Leffel (BS CE, May 2024)
4.
Tiffany
Tran (BS ARE, May 2024)
5.
Jennifer
Rojas (BS CE, May 2024)
6.
Chayne Tillis (BS CE, May 2026)
7. Sofia
Aguilera (BS ARE, May 2026)
8.
Olivia
Parker (BS ECE + Plan II, May 2023)
9.
Nina Kilambi, BS CE, May 2021
10. Katrina Fierro, BS ARE, May
2024
11. Anahi Florez
(2021 Summer Research Academy), BS CE UTRGV, May 2023
12. Nina Kilambi
(Fall 2020-Fall 2021), BS CE, May 2022
13. Katrina Fierro (Spring
2021-Fall 2021), BS ARE, May 2024
14. Ruben Padilla-Ramirez (Fall
2020-Spring 2021), BS CE, May 2021
15. Rebekah Russek
(Fall 2020-Spring 2021), BS CE, May 2023
16. Lizeth Hernandez (Spring
2021), BS ARE, May 2023
17. Sabika Bharmal (Spring 2020), BS CE, May 2021
18. Victor Butcher (Fall 2019),
BS ARE, Dec 2019
19. Hector Puentes (Fall 2019),
BS ARE, Dec 2019, now with AEI in Madison, WI
20. Christina Liu (Fall
2018-Spring 2019, Green Fund)
21. João Victor Sousa de Souto (Spring 2019), BS CE at Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Brazil, May 2020
22. Sabrina Ransbarger
(Summer-Fall 2018, Green Fund), BS ARE, Dec 2018
23. Michael
Hernandez (Summer 2018), BS CE, Dec 2018
24. Jose
(Joe) Gonzalez (2017-2018 TREX Program), BS
CE, May 2018
25. Simge Girgin (Summer 2018), BS CE at Bogazici University, Turkey, May 2019
26. In Bae Chung (Summer 2018),
BS CE at Hanyang University, Korea, May 2019
27. Vitor Foncesa
(Spring 2018), BS CE at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May
2019
28. Morio Ramdenbourg (Fall 2017, NSF REU), BS
Computer Science, Dec 2017
29. Nuresh Maknojia (Spring-Summer 2017, CAEE Legacy
Scholar), BS CE, Dec 2017
30. Jonah Wolf (Fall 2015,
Independent Study), BS ARE, May 2016
31. Mariana Silva (Summer 2015, Bridging
Disciplines Program), BS CE, May 2017
32. Carrie Jaeger (Summer 2014,
CAEE Legacy Scholar), BS CE, Dec 2014
33. Felipe Trevisan
(Summer 2014, Brazilian Science without Borders program), BS CE at Federal
University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 2015
34. Oscar Fierro (2011-2012 TREX
Program), BS CE, May 2012, MS CEPM, Aug 2013, currently at ExxonMobil, Houston,
TX
35. Ramon Iglesias Torres
(2010-2011 TREX Program), BS CE, May 2012, currently PhD student at Stanford
University
TEACHING
Undergraduate courses:
ARE323K:
Project Management and Economics (Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2012,
Spring 2011, Spring 2010)
ARE376: Building Information Modeling for Capital Projects (Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall
2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015,
Fall 2014, Fall 2013)
ARC327R: Sustainability in the Galapagos-President’s Award for
Global Learning (Spring 2022 and Fall 2022)
Graduate courses:
CE395R7: Building Information Modeling for Capital Projects (Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall
2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015,
Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010)
CE397: Sustainable Systems
(Spring 2020, Fall 2018)
CE395U4:
Construction Safety (Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2017, Spring 2015)
CE395Q1: Project Controls, in
collaboration with Dr. Burcin Becerik-Gerber,
University of Southern California (Fall 2012)
LEADERSHIP & SERVICE (present service; see
resume for complete list of past and present service activities)
International: Georg Nemetschek
Institute (GNI) Artificial Intelligence for the Built World, Technical
University of Munich, Germany, International Scientific Committee Member
(2023-2026); Global Leadership Forum-Construction Engineering and Management
(GLF-CEM) Member (2023-Present)
National: ASCE Computing Division
Executive Committee (2020-2025; Chair 2023-2024)
University-wide: Planet Texas 2050’s Leadership Committee (2018-2023, Chair in 2020-2021)
Cockrell School of Engineering: Associate Dean for Research (2023-)
Journals: Associate Editor: Automation in Construction
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (underscore
indicates student or post-doc advisee; complete list in cv)
1. Kim, J.; Leite, F. (2026) “A Unified Framework for Automated Damage
Assessment in Post-Disaster Built Environments Using LiDAR Point Clouds.”
Submitted to: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106069
2.
Luo, L., Cheng, C.-S.; Mobley,
W.; Lierberknecht, K.; Kim, J.; Leite, F.
(2026) “Optimizing Fluvial Flood Mitigation Strategies: A Multi-Objective
Approach for Cost-Effective and Socially-aware Infrastructure Feasibility
Analysis,” In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR). DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106004
3.
Eliote, G.; Rausch, C.; Leite, F.
(2025) “Model-Based Topological Assessment for Selective Deconstruction:
Enhancing Quantity Recovery and Reuse Accuracy”. In: Automation in
Construction. Volume 178. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106438
4.
Eliote, G.; Rausch, C.; Leite, F.
(2025) “Overcoming Building Obsolescence via Adaptation: Perspectives from
Building Owners and Contractors”. In: ASCE Journal of Architectural
Engineering. Volume 31(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JAEIED.AEENG-1877
5.
Murphy, S.; Wang, M.; Cheng, C-S;
Passalacqua, P.; Leite, F. (2025) “Land-use
Analysis Using Infrastructure Representations and High-resolution Flood
Inundation Mapping Techniques”. In: International Journal of Disaster Risk
Reduction. Volume 123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105518
6.
Ma, J.W.; Jung, J.; Leite, F. (2024)
“Deep Learning-based Scan-to-BIM Automation and Object Scope Expansion using
Low-Cost 3D Scan Data.” In: ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.
Volume 38 (6). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JCCEE5.CPENG-5751
7.
Cheng, C-S; Luo, L.; Murphy,
S.; Lee, Y-C; Leite, F. (2024) “A Framework to Enhance
Disaster Debris Estimation with AI and Aerial Photogrammetry.” In:
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104468
8.
Celoza, A.; de Oliveira, D.; Leite, F. (2022) “Qualitative Analysis
of the Impact of Contracts on Information Management in AEC Projects.” In: ASCE
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. DOI:
10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-12359. Featured in Editor’s Choice Section. Featured
in Editor’s Choice Section.
9.
Guerra, B.; Shahi, S.; Mollaei, A.; Skaf., N.; Weber, O.; Leite, F.; Haas, C. (2021) “Circular Economy Applications in the
Construction Industry: A Global Scan of Trends and Opportunities”. In: Journal
of Cleaner Production. Volume 324. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129125
10. Guerra, B.C.; Leite, F. (2021)
"Circular Economy in the Built Environment: An overview of United States
stakeholders' awareness, major challenges, and enablers". In: Resources,
Conservation & Recycling. Volume 170, 105617, 14 pgs. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105617
11. Han, B.; Leite, F. (2021).
“Measuring the Impact of Immersive Virtual Reality on Construction Design
Review Applications: Head-Mounted Display vs. Desktop Monitor”. In: ASCE
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Volume 147(6): 04021042, 14
pgs. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002056. Featured in Editor’s Choice
Section.
12. Leite, F.; Brooks, G. (2020)
“Integrating an Architectural Engineering Undergraduate Program with Building
Information Modeling”. In: ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering. Volume 26(2),
05020002, 7 pgs. DOI:
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000389
13. Guerra, B.C.; Leite, F.; Faust, K.
(2020) "4D-BIM to Enhance Construction Waste Reuse and Recycle Planning:
Case Studies on Concrete and Drywall Waste Streams". In: Waste Management,
Volume 116, Pages 79-90. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.07.035
14. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, F. (2020)
“Automated segmentation of RGB-D images into a comprehensive set of building
components using deep learning”. In: Advanced Engineering Informatics, Volume
45. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2020.101131
15. Ma, J.W.; Czerniawski, T.; Leite,
F. (2020) "Semantic Segmentation of Point Clouds of Building Interiors
with Deep Learning: Augmenting Training Datasets with Synthetic BIM-based Point
Clouds". In: Automation in Construction, Volume 113. DOI:
10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103144
16. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, F. (2020)
"Automated digital modeling of existing buildings: A review of visual
object recognition methods". In: Automation in Construction, Volume 113.
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103131
17. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, L. (2018)
“3DFacilities.” In: Zenodo, June 18, 2018. Available
at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1292314
18. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, L. (2018)
"3DFacilities: Annotated 3D Reconstructions of Building Facilities".
In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Advanced Computing Strategies for
Engineering. 25th EG-ICE International Workshop 2018, Lausanne, Switzerland,
June 10-13, Proceedings, Part I”. SMITH, I.F.C.; DOMER, B. (Ed.), pp. 186-200,
Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91635-4_10. Best Student Paper Award.
19. Czerniawski, T.; Sankaran, B.; Nahangi, M.; Haas, C.; Leite, F. (2018) “6D DBSCAN-based
segmentation of building point clouds for planar object classification”. In:
Automation in Construction. Volume 88, pp. 44-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.029.
20. Choe, S.; Leite, F. (2017)
"Assessing Safety Risk among Different Construction Trades: A Quantitative
Approach". In: ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.
Volume 143, Issue 5. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001237. Paper
Awarded the 2018 Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize.
21. Leite, F.; Cho, Y.; Behzadan, A.; Lee, S.; Choe, S.; Fang, Y.; Akhavian, R.; Hwang, S. (2016) "Visualization,
Information Modeling and Simulation Grand Challenges in the Architecture,
Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management Industry". In: ASCE
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000604. Featured paper in ASCE SmartBrief on January
12, 2017.
22. Leite, F., Akcamete,
A., Akinci, B., Atasoy, G., Kiziltas,
S. (2011) "Analysis of modeling effort and impact of different levels of
detail in building information models”. In: Automation in Construction, Volume
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SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS (as
a faculty member)
ASCE Computing in Civil
Engineering Award (2026)
ASCE Peurifoy
Construction Research Award (2026)
2019 Daniel W. Halpin Award
for Scholarship in Construction, ASCE Construction Institute
Inaugural Best Data Award
with former PhD student Dr. Thomas Czerniawski, ASCE Data, Sensing and Analysis
committee, American Society of Civil Engineers (2022)
2019 Daniel W. Halpin Award
for Scholarship in Construction, ASCE Construction Institute
Provost Teaching Fellow, The
University of Texas at Austin (2019-2021)
Construction Industry
Institute (CII) Outstanding Researcher Award (2018)
2018 Thomas Fitch Rowland
Prize for the paper, “Assessing Safety Risk among Different Construction
Trades: a Quantitative Approach,” published in the
ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, May 2017.
2018 Ervin S. Perry Student
Appreciation Award, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental
Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Fiatech Superior Technology Achievement (STAR) Award (2016)
Selected for the National
Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium
(2015)
Construction Industry
Institute (CII) Outstanding Instructor Award (2015)
Engineering News-Record Top
20 under 40, Texas & Louisiana Region (2015)
Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2013)
Cockrell School of
Engineering Dean’s Award for Outstanding Engineering Teaching by an Assistant
Professor (2013)
Fiatech Celebration of Engineering & Technology Innovation (CETI) Award
– Outstanding Early Career Researcher (2013)
Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (2012)
Construction Industry
Institute (CII) Distinguished Professor Award (2011)
ASCE Excellence in
Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Fellow (2010)
AFFILIATIONS
Texas Board of Professional
Engineers, Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Construction Research
Council, Member
American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE), Fellow
Global Leadership Forum,
Construction Engineering and Management (GLF-CEM), Member
Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering
Honor Society, Member
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society,
Member
Last updated on June 09, 202