A headshot of an Asian man wearing glasses.
Associate Professor
Manufacturing & Construction Management
Building Construction Management, Minor
Construction Management | OCP
Construction Management | MS
Construction Management | BS
Contact
(860) 832-1836
chae@ccsu.edu
Office
Applied Innovation Hub
214-03
Tuesday
2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Wednesday
3:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Thursday
2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
Biography
  • Associate Professor, Construction Management, 91精品 Connecticut State University  (2015~Present) 
  • Senior Researcher, KICT (Korea Institute of Construction Technology) South Korea (2004~2014) 
  • Software Engineer, Blackhawk-PAS, Inc., Greenville, SC (2002~2004) 
  • Ph.D., Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, IN, Thesis topic: AI Assisted Underground Pipeline Condition Assessment and Asset Management (2001)
  • B.S., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, Korea (1996)
Areas of Expertise

IT,  Automation, AI, and IoT in Construction

Smart City/Building/Home

Infrastructure Asset Management

 

Publications, Research & Presentations
  1. Cho, J., Chae, M. (2022) 鈥"Systematic Approach of TOPSIS Decision-Making for Construction Method Based on Risk Reduction Feedback of Extended QFD-FMEA鈥 Mathematical Problems in Engineering, vol. 2022, Article ID 1458599, 23 pages,   
  2. Lee, H., Cho, J., Son, B., Chae, M., Lim, G., and Chun, J. (2021) 鈥淭OPSIS-Based Decision-Making Model for Demolition Method Selection鈥 Architectural Research, 23, (4), pp. 67-73,
  3. Lee, H., Cho, J., Son, B., Chae, M., Kim, H., and Chun, J. (2021) 鈥淨FD-Based Integrated Model of Dismantling Method Selection and FMEA Risk Assessment for Work Stage鈥 Journal of The Korea Institute of Building Construction, 21 (6), pp. 629-640 (in Korean)
  4. Chae, M., Jeong, H., (2019) 鈥淎cceptance Sampling Plans for Pipeline Condition Assessment鈥 Journal of Pipeline Systems, America Society of Civil Engineering, 10(4):04019-24
  5. Yoo, D., Hong., E., Choi, B., Chae, M., Chun, J. (2018) 鈥淚mprovement Plan of Daily Work Accomplishment Index Based Process Management Based on Lean Construction Principles鈥
  6. You, J., Kim, G., Chae, M., Kim, Y., You, K., (2018) 鈥淎nalysis of Peak Wind Pressure Coefficients of Penetration Type and End Type Pilotis鈥 Journal of Korean Association for Spatial Structures, 18(2), pp. 79-87 (in Korean)
  7. Yu, J., Chae, M., Yu, K. (2018) 鈥淎ssessment of the Wind Environment in Apartment Complex Having Pilotis on the Lower Levels鈥 (in Korean)
  8. Jun, Y., Kim, K., Chae, M. (2015) 鈥淒evelopment of a Height Adjustment Method of Prefabricated Individual Footing for the Leveling of Unit Modular Structural System鈥 Journal of Korea Inst. Building Construction, 15(6), pp. 631-639 (In Korean)
  9. Han, S. Chae, M., Hwang, H., Choung, Y. (2015) 鈥淓valuation of Customer Driven Level of Service for Water Infrastructure Asset Management鈥 Journal of Management in Engineering, 31(4):04014067
  10. Chae, M., Lee, H., Kim, J., Park, J., Yu, H. (2015) 鈥3D Field Recognition System for Intelligent Excavation System鈥 (in Korean)
  11. Han, S., Park, H., Yeom, S., Chae, M., and Kim, D. (2014) 鈥淩isk-Integrated Cash Flow Forecast for Overseas Construction Projects,鈥
  12. Hong, T., Chae, M., Kim, D., Koo, C., Lee, K.S., Chin, K. H. (2013) 鈥淚nfrastructure Asset Management System for Bridge Projects in South Korea鈥
  13. Park, S., Han, S., and Chae, M. (2013) 鈥淨uantitative Performance Measurement for Construction R&D Projects,鈥
  14. Chae, M., Yoo, H., Kim, J., and Cho, M. (2012) 鈥淒evelopment of Wireless Sensor Network System for Suspension Bridge Health Monitoring,鈥 Journal of Automation in Construction, Jan. 2012, Vol. 21, pp. 237-252 (Times Cited: 157)
  15. Park, Chae, Lee, Cho (2012) 鈥淭est-bed Development for Long-term Monitoring of Small Bridge Asset Management鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, KICEM, v.13 n6, 2012. 11. pp 13~24 (in Korean)
  16. Cooksey, S. Jeong, D., and Chae, M. (2011) 鈥淎sset Management Assessment Model for State Departments of Transportation,鈥 (Times Cited: 75)
  17. Chae, M., Lee, G. W., Kim, J. Y., Park, J. W., Cho, M. Y., (2011) 鈥淎 3D Surface Modeling System for Intelligent Excavation System鈥 Journal of Automation in Construction, Nov.  2011, 20(7)  pp. 808-817 (Times Cited: 20)
  18. Rai, V., Syachrani, S., Jeong, H., Chae, M., and Iseley, T., (2010) 鈥淎 risk management approach to safety assessment of trenchless technologies for culvert rehabilitation,鈥 Journal of Tunneling and Underground Space Technology, December 2010, 25(6), pp. 681鈥688 (Times Cited: 21)
  19. Kwon, Hong, Hyun, and Chae (2010) 鈥淒evelopment of Performance Indicators for Asset Management in Public Facilities,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, KICEM, Vol.11, No. 4, pp. 89鈥99 (in Korean)
  20. Chin, Chae, G. Lee, and K. Lee (2009) 鈥淚nfrastructure Asset Management Policy and Strategy Development,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, (in Korean)
  21. Chae, Park, G. Lee, and G. H. Lee (2009) 鈥淥rganizational Reform for the Successful Implementation of Infrastructure Asset Management Using Balanced Score Cards,鈥 (in Korean)
  22. Chae, G. Lee, J. Kim, and M. Cho (2009) 鈥淎nalysis of Domestic and International Infrastructure Asset Management Practices and Improvement Strategy,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, (in Korean)
  23. Chae, G. W. Lee, J. Kim, J. Park, H. Yoo, and M. Cho (2009) 鈥淒evelopment of the 3D Imaging System and Automatic Registration Algorithm for the Intelligent Excavation System (IES),鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, (in Korean)
  24. Y. Kwon, K. Kim, W. Lim, C. Park, and M. Chae (2009) 鈥淎 Study on Cost Prediction of Highway Operating Risk through a Case Study of Power Failure,鈥 Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, (in Korean)
  25. H. Whang, M. Chae, and W. Kim (2008) 鈥淭he Pipeline Condition Assessment System Using Unwrapped Pipe Images,鈥 Journal of Environmental Engineering, (in Korean)
  26. Han, S., Chae, M., Lim, K., and Ryu, H. (2008) 鈥淪ix-sigma Based Approach to Improve Performance for Construction Projects,鈥 (Times Cited: 75)
  27. Han, S., Chin, K., and Chae, M. (2007) 鈥淓valuation of CITIS as a collaborative virtual organization for construction project management,鈥 Journal of Automation in Construction, 16 (2), pp. 199鈥211
  28. S. Han, H. Ryu, M. Chae, and G. Lim (2006) 鈥淪ix-Sigma Based Approach to Improve Productivity for Construction Processes and Operations,鈥 Journal of Civil Engineering, (in Korean)
  29. H. Park, M. Lee, and M. Chae (2005) 鈥淪upply-Demand Forecast of Engineers According to the Change of Construction Boom in Construction,鈥 Journal of Architectural Engineering, (in Korean)
  30. Chae, M., and Abraham, D. M. (2001) 鈥淣euro-Fuzzy Approaches for Sanitary Sewer Pipeline Condition Assessment,鈥 Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 1, ASCE, pp. 4鈥14  (Times Cited: 96)
Awards & Grants
  1. Development of Underground Pipeline and Manhole Scanner Technology  (Nov. 2021 ~ Oct. 2022)
  2. Preliminary Study to Apply Circular Economy Principles to the Construction Industry: Evaluating a Material Use Efficiency for Healthcare Projects  (Nov. 2021 ~ Oct. 2022)
  3. Highway Sign Support Systems: Condition Assessment, Deterioration Models, and Asset Management  (Nov. 2021 ~ Oct. 2022)
  4. Sick Building Syndrome (SBC) Control using Smart Building Technology  (Oct. 2020~Jun. 2021)
  5. Automated and Real-Time Route Finding System for Flexible Bus System (FBS)  (Oct. 2020~Jun. 2021)
  6. Construction Productivity Simulation Modeling using RTS Game  (Oct. 2019~Jun. 2020)
  7. Smart Building Management and Community Feedback System  (May 2018 ~May 2019)
  8. IoT and AI for Roadway Weather Information System (RWIS)  (Jun. 2017~Jun. 2018)
  9. Dev. Energy-aware Intelligent Sys. for Sustainable Smart Buildings with AI and IoT  (Jun. 2017~Jun. 2018)
Memberships & Affiliations

Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Pipeline Systems Engineering and Practice

Courses Taught
  • Automation and Emerging Technologies in Construction (CM550)
  • Project Delivery Systems (CM505)
  • Construction Risk Management (CM545)
  • Construction Project Management (CM455)
  • Construction Superintendency (CM435)
  • Heavy/Highway Construction (CM245)   
  • Materials of Construction (CM356)