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Dr. Yangming Shi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Before joining Mines, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama for the last two years. He received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. He received his Master of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a bachelor’s degree from Ningbo University, China. His research interests lie in visualization and simulation (Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR)), sensing and data analytics (Human-centered – Artificial Intelligence (AI)), and Human Factor engineering in the context of civil infrastructure contexts (e.g., buildings, industrial facilities, community, smart transportation systems, etc.). His research vision is to develop data-driven solutions to improve human performance and augment human capabilities for future design, construction, and engineering works. His research vision leads him to understand the acquisition, modeling, and analysis of the data needed for human-centered construction and motivates him to design new personalized visualization systems and machinery systems to improve human performance for the future intelligent and automated construction process. He has three research thrusts, which are immersive cognitive assistant systems for construction engineering, immersive and intelligent risk communication for natural disasters, and human-robot collaboration in construction. His current research projects are funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the Alabama Transportation Institute (ATI). He is also active in disseminating his findings through publications, including 22 peer-reviewed journal papers and 26 conference papers in major venues, such as Automation in Construction, Advanced Engineering Informatics, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, and ASCE conferences. He is also the receiver of the 2019 Outstanding Reviewer Award of the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.