Dr. Haiyan Xie

Professor

Technology

Office

Turner Hall - TUR 215J

Office Hours

By email appointment

Office Phone

(309) 438-2611office
phone

hxie@ilstu.eduemail

Website

https://cast.illinoisstate.edu/facu... website

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

Dr. Haiyan “Sally” Xie (PE, CPC, CDT) is currently a full professor at the Department of Technology, Illinois State University (ISU). Prior to joining ISU, she was a full professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) for nine years. She has over five years of industry experience as a project manager. She was the funding director for the Master of Science Program in the Department of Construction Engineering and Management at UALR. Over the years, she has the commitment to providing excellent innovation in course development and deployment of the Department of Technology and raising awareness of collaboration and diversity in the community. Dr. Xie served as chairperson of seven thesis committees for graduate learning and research at ISU. Her professional contribution includes Consultant for three international companies; Project Manager for two companies in both the US and China; Graduate Program Coordinator at UALR; and Research Assistant at the University of Florida.

Current Courses

217.001Building Information Modeling

217.002Building Information Modeling

117.001Construction Graphics

Teaching Interests & Areas

• Construction Management/Capstone, Building Information Modeling, CAD and Construction Graphics, Estimating, Construction Planning and Scheduling, Statics, Materials and Methods, Construction Administration, etc.
• Develop graduate-level courses for Project Management program and its curriculum

Research Interests & Areas

Research areas include: Smart City, Building Information Modeling, Simulation and Control, Intelligent Systems, Circular Economy, Sustainability and Energy Analysis, Construction
Graphics, Project Delivery Methods, Innovative Technology in Construction Engineering and Management, Virtual Reality, Sustainable Intelligent Highway, etc.

Ph D Design, Construction and Planning

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, USA

MS Computer Information and Science Engineering

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, USA

MS Construction Engineering and Management

Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

Xi'an, China

BS Construction Engineering and Management

Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology

Xi'an, China

2020 Outstanding Researcher of Technology Department

Technology Department, CAST, ISU

2020

National Outstanding Researcher Award

Associated Schools of Construction

2019

2018 Outstanding Researcher of the Associated Schools of Construction, Region III

Associated Schools of Construction

2018

Nominated for Team Excellence Award

Illinois State University

2018

2017 Outstanding Researcher of Technology Department

Technology Department, CAST, ISU

2017

2014 Outstanding Researcher of Technology Department

Technology Department, CAST, ISU

2014

Emerging Leader Awards of Society of Women Engineers

Society of Women Engineers

2012

Excellent and Innovative Researcher of Shaanxi Province, China

Shaanxi Province, China

2011

Faculty Excellence Awards in Research and Service

College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2011

The Northrop Young Researcher Award

Graduate Institute of Technology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2010

Book, Authored

Xie, H. User-Based Adaptive Information System in Project Management. Scholars’ Press (2014)

Book, Chapter

Xie, H. Information Systems for Engineering Management. Yinluo Wang (EDs), Introduction to Project Management. Xi’an Jiaotong University Publishing (2014)

Conference Proceeding

Lu, Y., Xie, H., Zain, A., & Xu, Z. Geographic Information Systems and Big Data Driven Framework for Planning and Design of Smart Cities. The 4th International Conference on Information Systems Engineering (2019): 5.

Xie, H., Solanki, P., Mojadam, A., & Liu, W. Reduction of CO2 Emissions in Cement Production by Using Preheater. International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC) (2019)

Xie, H., & Shim, E. Risk Analysis of Healthcare Projects Using Simulations. Tulio Sulbaran (EDs). 2019 ASC International Conference Proceeding (2019): 8.

Liu, W., Xie, H., & Johnson, C. Influencing Factors and Effects on Comprehension of E-Reading. Steven GUAN (EDs). 2017 IEEE 2nd Information Technology,Networking,Electronic and Automation Control Conference (2017): 5.

Shim, E., & Xie, H. ASC Region 3 Student Competition: Impact on Learning in Classroom. Chris Gordon (EDs). 2017 ASC Region 3 Conference Proceeding (2017)

Journal Article

Guo, X., Li, L., Xie, H., & Shi, W. Improved Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Policy Design of Rental Housing Market. Sustainability (2020): 23.

Li, L., Feng, L., Guo, X., Xie, H., & Shi, W. Complex Network Analysis on Transmission Mechanism of Sustainable Incentive Policies. Sustainability (2020): 25.

Sacks, R., Brilakis, I., Pikas, E., Xie, H., & Girolami, M. Construction with Digital Twin Information Systems. Data-Centric Engineering (2020): 26.

Xie, H., Shi, W., Issa, R., Guo, X., Shi, Y., & Liu, X. Machine Learning of Concrete Temperature Development for Quality Control of Field Curing. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (2020): 14.

Sun, Y., Xie, H., & Niu, X. Characteristics of Cyclical Fluctuations in the Development of the Chinese Construction Industry. Sustainability (2019): 14.

Textbook, New

Zhang, J., & Xie, H. BIM Management and Application. Dr. Jingxiao Zhang (EDs), BIM Management and Application (In Chinese). China Communications Press 1.1 (2017): 337.

Zhang, J., Tao, W., Du, Y., Xie, H., Li, H., & Li, H. Management Information System in the Construction Industry. China Architecture & Building Press (2015)

Presentations

Multivariate Analysis on Time-Cost Trade-Off for Production and Installation in Industrialized Construction. Construction Research Congress 2020. ASCE. (2020)

Risk Analysis of Healthcare Projects Using Simulations. Associated Schools of Construction 2019. ASC. (2019)

Signs and Pedestrian Safety in Automated Transportation Systems. 2019 4th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Automation (ICEEMEA2019). IEEE. (2019)

Analysis of Overstock in Construction Supply Chain and Inventory Optimization. Construction Research Congress - CRC 2018. American Sociaty of Civil Engineers. (2018)

Integrated Project Delivery and Team Work Design in Building Information Modeling Education. 11th BIM Academic Symposium & Job Task Analysis Review. Academic Interoperability Coalition. (2017)

Intelligent System Design for Smart Infrastructures. IEEE 2nd Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference (ITNEC). IEEE. (2017)

Reinvent TEC 497 Research Methodology for Diversity. 2017 Summer Teaching Institute Showcase. Illinois State University. (2017)

Studying Contract Provisions of Shared Responsibilities for Integrated Project Delivery. CI Summit 2017. ASCE. (2017)

Building Information Modeling and Supply Chain Management. University Research Symposium (URS) of ISU. ISU. (2016)

Grants & Contracts

Influence of Field-Curing Conditions on Strength of Concrete Test Specimens. Illinois Center for Transportation - Illinois Department of Transportation. State. (2020)

AI-Optimised Pathways for Schedule Execution. InnovateUK, United Kingdom. Federal. (2019)

AI-Optimised Pathways for Schedule Execution. InnovateUK. Other. (2019)

Faculty Residence 2019. AGCERF, Haskell Company and Illinois State University. Federal. (2019)

Feasibility Study of Pedestrian Bridge Project for Railroad Crossing in the College Town of Normal, IL. ISU Sustainability Fund. Illinois State University. (2018)