ASC Region 2 Outstanding Educator Award
Received the Associated Schools of Construction Region 2 Outstanding Educator Award.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT · INFRASTRUCTURE · AI
Minsoo BaekPh.D.
Associate Professor & Director of RAISE Lab ↗
My research applies data analytics and artificial intelligence to construction and infrastructure decision-making, with a focus on cost, risk, resilience, and education.
Construction Management Department
Kennesaw State University · Marietta, Georgia
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KSU Apex Award
Received the KSU Apex Award (Top Researcher Award) from Kennesaw State University.
Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
Received the Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award from Kennesaw State University’s College of Architecture and Construction Management.
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
Intelligence for the built environment
AI, digital environments, and infrastructure analytics across research and education.
01 / AI + ML
Explainable AI for construction decisions
Machine learning for bidding competition, cost estimation, and construction decision support.
Explore research ↗02 / GENERATIVE AI + LEARNING
Intelligent, immersive learning
Generative AI and role-responsive virtual reality for construction education and workforce development.
Explore research ↗03 / INFRASTRUCTURE + RESILIENCE
Data-informed infrastructure
Infrastructure asset management, maintenance decisions, and automated inspection technologies.
Explore research ↗04 / FORECASTING + SUSTAINABILITY
Predicting built-environment demand
Time-series and deep-learning approaches to university electricity demand and housing-market dynamics.
Explore research ↗RESEARCH IN PRACTICE
Selected funded projects
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PI
Collaborative Research: Generative Artificial Intelligence Integrated with Role-Responsive Virtual Reality for Construction Education
National Science Foundation (NSF), EDU Core Research (Award No. 2600289). $250,000.00. 10/01/2026 – 09/30/2029.
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Co-PI
NCHRP 20-05/Topic 57-11A: Practices for Implementing Right-of-Way Engineering
National Academy of Sciences. $60,000.00. September 11, 2026 – August 24, 2027.
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PI
Enhancing the GDOT's Maintenance Decision Trees Considering the Effectiveness of Various Treatment Options in Different Geographical Locations and Over Time
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). $300,000.00. April 2022 – July 2024.
SCHOLARSHIP
Selected publications
Predicting Competitive Bidding Levels in Transportation Projects Using Explainable Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 152(12), 04026208.
DOIInterpretable Machine Learning for Classifying Expansion and Deceleration Regimes in the U.S
Housing Market Using Construction Cost and Supply Indicators. Buildings, 16(15), 3000.
DOIPredictive Modeling of Low Bid Deviations in US Transportation Infrastructure Projects
Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 1–19.
Read paper ↗Hybrid Forecasting of University Electricity Demand Using Time Series and Deep Learning
Energy and Buildings, 347(Part B). ISSN 0378-7788.
Read paper ↗ABOUT
Research, education,
and the built environment.
I am an Associate Professor in the Construction Management Department at Kennesaw State University and Director of the Resilient Architecture and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Environment (RAISE) Lab.
I earned my Ph.D. in Building Construction from Georgia Tech, an M.S.E. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and a B.Eng. in Architectural Engineering from Yeungnam University.
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