Professor Vineet R. Kamat, Ph.D. / People

People

Current Students

Xi Wang 
Ph.D. Candidate (Co-advised with C. Menassa)
Email: wangix@umich.edu  
Research Topic: Co-Robotics		Hongrui Yu
Ph.D. Student 
Email: yhongrui@umich.edu  
Research Topic: Co-Robotics

Ci-Jyun (Polar) Liang
Ph.D. (Co-advised with C. Menassa)
Email: cjliang@umich.edu
Research Topic: Co-Robotics 

Alumni

Kurt Lundeen, Ph.D.
Research Engineer in Robotics, Ford Motor Company
Research Topic: Adaptive Robotics

Lichao Xu, Ph.D. (Co-advised with C. Menassa)
SLAM Engineer, Flexiv Robotics 
Research Topic: Robotic Scene Understanding		Sumukha Udupa
MSE (Robotics) Researcher  
Research Topic: Shared Control in Assistive Robots
Chen Feng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, New York University 
Research Topic: Robot Pose Estimation

Suyang Dong, Ph.D.
Ford Motor Company
Research Topic: Augmented Reality

Yong Xiao, Ph.D.
Lucid Motors
Research Topic: Geometric Modeling 
Jack Kosaian 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control		Gabriel Bartosiewicz 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control		Chao-Chung (Jason) Yang 
Visiting Research Scholar
Research Topic: Building Information Modeling
Zhiyuan Zuo 
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Robotics		Brendan Hart 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control		Jeong-Hwan Kim
Post-Doctoral Scholar
Research Topic: Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction
 Jiannan Huang 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control		Sumayya Atmeh 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control		Reid Rossberger 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control

Manu Akula, Ph.D.
Practice Manager, Enovio Consulting
Ph.D. Dissertation: Real-Time Context-Aware Computing with Applications in Civil Infrastructure Systems

Tracey Lo 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control

Crystal Fletcher 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control

Steve Chapel 
Research Scholar
Research Topic: Machine Control		Ihab A. Ismail, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Enovio Consulting 
Ph.D. Dissertation: Financial Cash Flow Determinants of Company Failure in the Construction Industry		Ritika Mehta 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control
Nick Fredricks 
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Robot Navigation 		Bradley Hecht 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control		Aakash Mittal 
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control
Malia Taqbeem 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Augmented Reality		Karan Veer Singh 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Augmented Reality		Joshua Rios 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Machine Control
Ehsan Rezazadeh Azar, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Lakehead University
Research Topic: Equipment Monitoring		Varsha Venkatesh 
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Pedestrian Tracking		Alireza Golabchi, Ph.D. 
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Building Information Modeling
Raghav Grover 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Construction Robotics		Sanat Talmaki, Ph.D.
Marketing Analytics Manager, IGT 
Ph.D. Dissertation: Real-Time Visualization for Prevention of Excavation Related Utility Strikes		Hyounseok Moon, Ph.D. 
Senior Researcher, Korea Institute of Construction Technology
Research Topic: Human Motion Modeling
Lin Liu 
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Facilities Management Using BIM		Srinath Sridhar, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Computer Vision		Shen Wang
Graduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Earned Value Analysis Using BIM
Yinzhen Jin 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Visualization of Large-Scale Object Flow in Flood Waters		Swetha Viswanatha 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Simulation and Visualization for Engineering Process Design		Akash Garg
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Automated Precast Reinforced Concrete Segment Production

Hiam M. Khoury, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, American University of Beirut

Ph.D. Dissertation: Context Aware Information Access and Retrieval for Rapid On-Site Decision Making in Construction, Inspection and Maintenance of Constructed Facilities

Fei Dai (Alex), Ph.D.
Visiting Student Scholar
Research Topic: Photogrammetry Assisted Rapid Measurement of Earthquake-Induced Building Damage

Amir H. Behzadan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University

Ph.D. Dissertation: ARVISCOPE: Georeferenced Visualization of Dynamic Construction Processes in Three-Dimensional Outdoor Augmented Reality

Souha Alameddine
Graduate Student Researcher

M.S.E. Research Report: Sustainability Aspects of Steel Construction

Chelsea Woods 
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Research Topic: Improving Excavation Safety Using Web-Based Virtual Reality

Asif Iqbal
Undergraduate Student Researcher

Research Topic: Construction Equipment Augmented Reality “Magic Book”

Jin Lee
Graduate Student Researcher
M.Eng. Research Report: Evaluation of an Automated Pavement Condition Assessment Technique Using GIS, GPS and Accelerometers		Matthew G. Weber
Graduate Student Researcher
M.S.E. Research Report: A Comparative Study of the Use of Modular Construction Techniques in the Construction and Shipbuilding Industries

Brian W. Timm
Undergraduate Student Researcher

Research Topics: Augmented Reality and Visual Simulation

Chachrist Srisuwanrat
Graduate Student Researcher

M.Eng. Research Report: Virtual Reality Time Lapse Video (VTLV): Visualizing Construction Project Progress Using 3D Laser Scanned As-Built Product Models and Immersive Virtual Reality Environments

 Laila Badran
Graduate Student Researcher

M.S.E. Research Report: Evaluation of the CIMSTEEL Integration Standard (CIS/2) for Rapid and Interactive Definition of Structural Damage Sustained by Steel Framed Buildings in Natural and Human-Perpetrated Disasters

Donald A. Klokkenga
Graduate Student Researcher
M.Eng. Research Report: From BIM to buildingSMART: A Construction Manager’s Vision