Smart Construction Management (SCM Lab)

Since 1993, the group has studied issues related to schedule, quality, safety, productivity, and decision-making across the full lifecycle of construction projects—from planning and construction to operation and maintenance.

In particular, KUCEM pursues research that enhances real-world construction management performance by leveraging site data and digital technologies. Under the KUCEM umbrella, the group hosts the SCM Lab, which connects smart construction technologies to construction management decision-making, and the HCT Lab, which advances human-centered job-site innovation through robotics, AI, and digital twin–based technologies to improve safety and productivity.

SCM lab aims to directly connect smart construction technologies to construction management decision-making.
We collect and structure site data (CCTV/IoT/mobile/UGV) and combine AI analytics with BIM/digital twins to assess safety, quality, and progress.
We translate insights into actionable tools such as dashboards, alerts, and work-planning support.
Our core themes include AI-driven digital supervision, BIM-linked multimodal fusion, and simulation • optimization-based planning.

About US

Korea University Construction Engineering and Management (KUCEM) Research Group is a graduate-level research group within the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering at Korea University.

Human-centered Construction Technology (HCT Lab)

HCT Lab places humans at the center of technological innovation and conducts research to improve safety, productivity, and work quality on construction sites. We explore how robotics, automation, and AI-based systems can be designed to assist, augment, and collaborate with workers—rather than replace them. To this end, we integrate autonomous robots, intelligent agents, digital twins • digital construction technologies, and vision-based safety management to transform job sites into safer, more efficient, and more resilient environments.