Jonathan Shi, PhD
Professor, CAE
Construction Engineering and Management
Office: Alumni Memorial 216
3201 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60616-3793
Phone: 312.567.3630
Fax: 312.567.3519
Email:
shi@iit.edu
Web:
Personal Website
Expertise
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), computer simulation of construction operations, artificial neural networks, data warehousing and data mining.
Education
Research
1. Enterprise Resource Planning (EPR); Development of the internet-based business management systems for construction enterprises.
2. Computer Simulation of Construction Operations. Developments of the activity-based construction modeling and simulation system (ABC).
3. Artificial Neural Networks. Exploration of techniques and methods for improving and validating the performance of neural networks.
4. Data Warehousing and Data Mining. Data warehouse creation for a typical construction company and development of mining tools for making construction business decisions.
Recent Funded Projects (see Personal Website for more details)
Highway Work Zone Safety Audit Guidelines Development and Training, funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
An Automated Roadway Pavement Marker Placement System, funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Construction Enterprise Resource Planning (Construct-ERP), funded by the national Science Foundation (NSF)
AUTOmated SIMulation for construction planning (AutoSim), PI, funded by Competitive Earmarked Research Grant (CERG), Hong Kong
Current Projects
- 1. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- 2. Computer Simulation of Construction Operations
- 3. Artificial Neural Networks
- 4. Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Awards/Honors
Patents
Books
Selected Publications
Rujirayanyong, T and J. Shi (2006). “Project-Oriented Data Warehouse for Construction”, International Journal of Automation in Construction, 15(6). 800-807.Lee and J. Shi (2006). “A construction business automation system (CBAS).” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 132(1). 88-96.
Jiang, G. and J. Shi (2005). “Exact Algorithm for Solving Project Scheduling Problems under Multiple Resource Constraints.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 131(9). 986-992.
Zeng, S.X., P. Tian, and J Shi (2005). “Implementing integration of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 for Construction.” Managerial Auditing Journal, 20(4), 394-407.
Shi, J. H. Li, and H Zhang (2005). “Two resource rules for modeling human decisions in simulation.” International Journal of Project Management, 23(2), 97-107.
Shi, J. H. Li, and H Zhang (2005). “Two resource rules for modeling human decisions in simulation.” International Journal of Project Management, 23(2), 97-107.
Arditi, D., M.A. Ayrancioglu, and J Shi (2004). “Effectiveness of safety vests in nighttime highway construction.” ASCE, Journal of Transportation Engineering, 130(6). 725-732.
Shi, J. (2003). “Simulation self-diagnosis.” Automation in Construction, an International Research Journal. Elsevier Science. 12(4), July 2003, Pages 419-430.
Shi, J. and D. Halpin (2003). “Enterprise resource planning for construction business management.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 129(2). 214-221.
Shi, J. (2002). “Three white-box methods for verifying and validating a construction simulation.” Construction Management and Economics, 20(6). 483-491.
Zhang, H. and J. Shi (2002). “Iconic animation for activity-based construction simulation.” ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 16(3). 157-164.
Shi, J. and Z. Deng (2000). “Object-oriented resource-based planning and control method.” International Journal of Project Management, 18(3). 179-188.
Shi, J. (1999). “Activity-based construction (ABC) modeling and simulation method.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 125(5). 354-360.
Shi, J. and S. AbouRizk (1998). “Continuous and combined event-process models for simulating pipeline construction.” Construction Management and Economics, 16(4). 489-498.
Shi, J. and S. AbouRizk (1998). “An automated modeling system for simulating earth-moving operations.” Journal of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 13(2). 121-130.
Shi, J. and S. AbouRizk (1997). “Resource-based modeling for construction simulation.” ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 123(1). 26-33.
