Ivan Mutis

Education

Ph.D., Information Technology for Construction Projects, University of Florida, 2007
M.S., Construction Management, University of Florida, 2004
M.S., Construction Engineering and Management, Universidad de los Andes, 1998
B.S., Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 1996

Research Interests

With research focusing on the interplay between technology and the social fabric of projects, Dr. Mutis and his team aim to reconceptualize how we design, construct, and experience the built environment— enabling improved perception, cognitive performance, and decision-making—using computing methods, AI, and automation. The research goals center on increasing the efficiency and well-being of all project stakeholders, from designers and builders to operators and users. Areas of knowledge of interest include:

• Construction engineering and management with an emphasis on computing.
• Extended Reality, Mixed Reality, and Virtual Reality for Engineering Education.
• Augmented intelligence
• Semantic interoperability in construction.
• Applied robotics in construction.
• Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in construction.
• Digital twins
• Applied computing, vision, and machine learning in construction projects.
• Virtual Design Construction
• Knowledge management
• Interoperability and semantics (Ontologies, product, and process modeling)
• Construction management education
• Technologies for sustainable construction
• Construction informatics

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

2022 – Present
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL

2022 – Present
Deputy Director, Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Research (STAIR) Center, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL

2015 – 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL

2011 – 2014
Assistant Research Scientist, M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2008 – 2010
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University, Construction Science Department, College Station, TX

2007 – 2008
Assistant Professor, School of Construction and Design, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

Awards

• M.E. Rinker, Sr., Endowed Fellowship, University of Florida (2004-2007)
• Arthur A. Coia and R.P Vinall Scholarship, University of Florida (2006)
• College of Design, Construction, and Planning Travel Grant, University of Florida (2006)
• Arthur A. Coia and R.P. Vinall Scholarship, University of Florida (2005)
   

Publications

Book Chapters

Mutis, I. (2014 in press) Pragmatics: new challenges for sharing knowledge activities in projects. Ontology in the Architectural, Civil Engineering and Construction Domain: New Advancements and Research ASCE, 18 p.

Niu, J., Issa, R., and Mutis, I. (2014 in press) Taxonomy Development toward the Domain Ontology of Construction Contracts: A Case Study on AIA A201-2007. Ontology in the Architectural, Civil Engineering and Construction Domain: New Advancements and Research. ASCE 15 p.

Solis, J. and Mutis, I. (2009). The idealization of BIM, Green, and Lean. Handbook of Research on BIM and Construction Informatics: Concepts and Technologies. Underwood, J. and Isikdag, U. (Eds). Salford, U., 302-334.

Issa, R., and Mutis, I. (2006). Ontology Based Framework For Addressing Semantic Reconciliation in Construction. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Intelligent Computing in Engineering and Architecture. Vol. 4200/2006. Springer. Berlin, 348-367.

Refereed Journal Articles

Mutis, I. and Issa, R. (2012). “Framework for semantic reconciliation of construction project information.” Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 24 p. 17(1): 1-24.

Mutis, I., and Issa, R. R. A. (2008). “A semiotic proposition for understanding construction within documents.” Tsinghua Science & Technology, 13(S 1): 192-198 (Invited Journal Paper).

Anumba, C. J., Pan J., Issa, R., and Mutis, I. (2008). “Collaborative project information management in a semantic web environment.” Journal of Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 15(1): 78-94.

Anumba, Chimay., Issa, Raja., and Mutis, I. (2008). “Ontology-based information and knowledge management in construction Collaborative project information management in a semantic web environment.” Construction Innovation: Information, Process, 8(3): 218-239.

Mutis, I. (2014). “Building Common Knowledge at the Boundary in Practice for Project-Based Organizations”. Information and Organizations. 30 p. Under review.

Mutis, I. (2014). “Construction Information Epistemic Framework”. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 11p. (Invited paper). Under review.

Mutis, I. (2014). “A Dialogical Approach For Coordination. The Case For Design Review Documentation.” Journal of Management in Engineering. 25 p. Under review.

Mutis, I. (2014) “Wiki-Con: Semantic layer resource based on the harmonization of ontology and conceptual models for the architecture, engineering, and construction domain.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 20 p. Under review.

Mutis, I., and Blinn N., (2015) “Enhancing Monitoring Efficiency for Construction Management Processes Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Special Issue. Under-review

Books

• Ivan Mutis and Timo Hartman, Advances in Informatics and Computing in Civil and Construction Engineering. New York, NY: Springer, 2018, 1159 pages.
• Ivan Mutis, Renate Fruchter, and Carol C. Menassa, Transforming Engineering Education: Innovative Computer-Mediated Learning Technologies. Reston, Virginia: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2018, 340 pages.
• Raymond Issa and Ivan Mutis, Ontology in the AEC Industry: A Decade of Research and Development in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction. Reston, Virginia: ASCE, 2015, 259 pages.
• Houtan Jebelli, Somayeh Asadi, Ivan Mutis, Jack Cheng, Rui Liu, “Digital Twins for Construction and the Build Environment”, Reston, Virginia: ASCE, 2024

Expertise

Information technologies for collaboration and communication in construction; Building Information Modeling (BIM); Virtual Design Construction; Knowledge management; Interoperability and semantics (Ontologies, product, and process modeling); Construction management education; Technologies for sustainable construction; and Construction informatics

Additional Info

Press Accounts of Research

• “Four Failures Stunting the Adoption of Construction Robotics”, BuiltWorlds News, August 7, 2024.
• “Illinois Tech and Trimble Establish Trimble Technology Lab at the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering”, News Illinois Tech Research, November 16, 2022.
• “Virtual Reality Brings Construction Sites to the Classroom”, News Illinois Tech Research, May 10, 2022,
• "Armour College of Engineering Assistant Professor Ivan Mutis’ Book Top of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ List of Bestselling Books and Standards," ASCE Smart Brief, June 2016.