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CaRC Lab
Computing and Robotic Construction Lab
Project
Awarded projects in the US
Pending projects in the US
2025 - 2027
Non-intrusive Fatigue Monitoring for Mining Workers (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health R21)
Role: PI, Amount: $378,996
2024 - 2029
MI EGLE Critical Minerals Recycling Grant
(Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Project)
Role: Co-PI, Total Amount: $3,043,159 (Xiao’s portion $237,857)
2024 - 2026
Smart Helmet for Analyzing Highway Worker Fatigue (NCHRP IDEA program, NASEM)
Role: PI, Amount: $150,000
Awarded projects in Hong Kong and Canada
2023 - 2025
Embedding Intelligence into Building Information Modeling
(funded by Innovation and Technology Fund)
Role: Co-Investigator, Amount: HKD 10,601,850
2023 - 2025
Construction Progress Monitoring and Contract Performance by Integrating Computer Vision and Blockchain
(funded by Innovation and Technology Fund)
Role: Co-Investigator, Amount: HKD 2,196,850
2023 - 2024
Development of CO2-reactive Quasi-LC3 Cement from Solid Wastes
(funded by Research Centre for Resources Engineering towards Carbon Neutrality, HKPolyU)
Role: Co-Investigator, Amount: HKD 250,000
2023 - 2025
Deep Learning-based System for Construction Site Image Management(funded by UGC(PolyU-BRE Seed Fund))
Role: Project Investigator, Amount: HKD 500,000
2023 - 2025
A Network-based Organizational Resilience Analysis in Prefabricated Building Projects from a Life-cycle Perspective
(funded by UGC (PolyU- Postdoc Matching Fund))
Role: Project Investigator, Amount: HKD 730,800
2023 - 2025
The wireless broadband IoT integration base station
(funded by UGC(PolyU-BRE Seed Fund))
Role: Co-Investigator, Amount: HKD 500,000
2023 - 2024
Vision-based Method for Automatically Generating Daily Reports from Construction Videos
(funded by UGC(PolyU-BRE Seed Fund))
Role: Project Investigator, Amount: HKD 600,000
2020 - 2022
A Computer Vision-enabled Digital Twin for Construction Resource and Progress Management
(funded by Innovation and Technology Fund)
Role: Project Participant, Amount: HKD 7,205,900
2019 - 2024
Smart Crane Director - Smart Technologies to Facilitate Safer and More Efficient Erections
(funded by NSERC Discovery Grant)
Role: Project Participant, Amount: CAD 180,000
2021
Research Capacity Enhancement to Align with Wood Prefab Building Industry
(funded by Alberta Innovates Grant)
Role: Project Participant, Amount: CAD 50,000
2019
+Robot Lab, Training Future Engineers to Work with Robots
(funded by University of Alberta)
Role: Project Participant, Amount: CAD 220,000