Xingyu

TAO

陶星宇

PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Selected Publications

(Published journal papers)
1.    Xingyu Tao, Zhaoji Wu, Yuqing Xu, Chengliang Zheng, Yihai Fang, Moumita Das, Hao Liu, Xingbo Gong, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Smarter smart contracts for automatic BIM metadata compliance checking in blockchain-enabled common data environment. Advanced Engineering Informatics. Published in June 2024 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 8.7)

2.    Xingyu Tao, Peter Kok-Yiu Wong, Yuhan Liu, Xingbo Gong, Moumita Das, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Smart contract swarm and multi-branch structure for secure and efficient BIM versioning in blockchain-aided common data environment. Computers in Industry. Published in April 2023 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 10)

3.    Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Chengliang Zheng, Yuhan Liu, Peter Kok-Yiu Wong, Yuqing Xu, Hao Liu, Xingbo Gong*, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Enhancing BIM security in emergency construction projects using lightweight blockchain-as-a-service Automation in Construction. Published in April 2023 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

4.    Xingyu Tao, Yuhan Liu, Peter Kok-Yiu Wong, Keyu Chen, Moumita Das, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Confidentiality-minded framework for blockchain-based BIM design collaboration. Automation in Construction. Published in February 2022
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

5.    Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Yuhan Liu, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Distributed common data environment using blockchain and Interplanetary File System for secure BIM-based collaborative design. Automation in Construction. Published in August 2021
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

6.    Xingyu Tao, Heng Li, Chao Mao, Chen Wang*, Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap, Samad Sepasgozar, Sara Shirowzhan, Timothy Rose, Developing shuffled frog-leaping algorithm (SFLA) method to solve power load-constrained TCRTO problems in civil engineering. Advances in Civil Engineering. Published in May 2019
(SCI, JCR Q2, IF 1.8)

7.    Xingyu Tao, Chao Mao*, Fangyun Xie, Guiwen Liu, PengPeng Xu, Greenhouse gas emission monitoring system for manufacturing prefabricated components. Automation in Construction. Published in June 2018
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

8.    Xingbo Gong, Xingyu Tao*, Ming Zhang, Yuqing Xu, Helen H. L. Kwok, Ji Dai, Jack C.P. Cheng, Secure Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data management for construction projects using blockchain. Sustainable Cities and Society. Accepted in June 2024
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.7)

9.    Yuhan Liu, Xingyu Tao*, Moumita Das, Xingbo Gong, Hao Liu, Yuqing Xu, Jack C.P. Cheng, Blockchain-enabled platform-as-a-service for production management in off-site construction design using openBIM standards. Automation in Construction. Published in May 2024
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

10.    Yi-Hsin Lin, Jiajia Li, Fan Wu, Ningshuang Zeng, and Xingyu Tao*, Blockchain-Driven framework for financing credit in small and medium-sized real estate enterprises. Journal of Enterprise Information Management. Published in December 2023 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 6.5)

11.    Yuqing Xu, Xingyu Tao*, Moumita Das, Helen H.L. Kwok, Hao Liu, Alexis K.H. Lau, and Jack C.P. Cheng*, A Blockchain-based framework for carbon management towards construction material and product certification. Advanced Engineering Informatics. Published in December 2023 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 8.7)

12.    Yuqing Xu, Xingyu Tao*, Moumita Das, Helen H.L. Kwok, Hao Liu, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Guangbin Wang, Suitability analysis of consensus protocols for blockchain-based applications in the construction industry. Automation in Construction. Published in November 2022
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

13.    Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao*, Jack C.P. Cheng*, BIM security: A critical review and recommendations using encryption strategy and blockchain. Automation in Construction. Published in March 2021
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

14.    Chengliang Zheng, Xingyu Tao, Liang Dong, Umer Zukaib, Jingyuan Tang, Haohua Zhou, Jack C.P. Cheng, Zhidong Shen, Xiaohui Cui, A Blockchain-AI integrated framework for decentralized artificial intelligence in construction. Automation in Construction. Published in August 2024 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

15.    Xuling Ye, Xingyu Tao, Daguang Han, Markus König, Ningshuang Zeng, Smart contract generation and visualization for construction business process collaboration and automation: An upgraded workflow engine. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. Published in August 2024
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 6.9)

16.    Yi-Hsin Lin, Jian Wang*, Deshuang Niu, and Xingyu Tao, Blockchain-driven framework for construction waste recycle. Journal of Building Engineering. Published in April 2024
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 6.5)

17.    Jack C.P. Cheng, Hao Liu*, Vincent J.L. Gan, Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao, Shanjing Zhou, Construction cost management using blockchain and encryption. Automation in Construction. Published in May 2023
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

18.    Wenli Liu, Xingyu Tao, Chao Mao*, Wenjian He, Guangbin Wang, Scheduling optimization for production of prefabricated components: Considering the parallel work of serial machines. Automation in Construction. Published in February 2023 
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

19.    Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao, Yuhan Liu, Jack C.P. Cheng*, A blockchain-based integrated document management framework for construction applications. Automation in Construction. Published in November 2021
(SCI, JCR Q1, IF 11.4)

(Published/Accepted Conference Papers)
1.    Xingyu Tao, Cong Huang, Chengliang Zheng, Moumita Das, Yuqing Xu, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Toward a high-performance and secure digital twin framework using enhanced blockchain technology. International Conference on Innovative Production and Construction. Accepted in May 2024. Best paper award

2.    Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Chengliang Zheng, Yuhan Liu, Peter Kok-Yiu Wong, Yuqing Xu, Hao Liu, Xingbo Gong*, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Fast and secure BIM design using blockchain: An example of makeshift hospital project for COVID-19 treatment in Hong Kong. International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality 2023. Accepted in November 2023

3.    Xingyu Tao, Zhaoji Wu, Chengliang Zheng, Hao Liu, Moumita Das, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Knowledge graph-driven smart contract for metadata checking in blockchain-based BIM collaboration. The 30th EG-ICE: International Conference on Intelligent Computing in Engineering. Accepted in February 2023

4.    Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Yuhan Liu, Peter Kok-Yiu Wong, Xingbo Gong, Jack C.P. Cheng*, Secure version management of BIM using blockchain and smart contract cluster. International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Accepted in October 2022

5.    Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Yuhan Liu, Peter Wong Kok Yiu, Keyu Chen, Jack C.P. Cheng*, A conceptual framework for secure BIM-based design: Using blockchain and asymmetric encryption. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. Published in November 2021.

6.    Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao, Yuxing Xu and Jack C. P. Cheng*, A Blockchain-based security-minded submission management during design and construction phases. International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality 2023. Accepted in November 2023. Best paper award

7.    Xingbo Gong, Yuqing Xu, Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Helen H.L. Kwok, and Jack C.P. Cheng*, Integrating ESG factors into construction projects: a blockchain-based data management approach for the AEC industry. International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality 2023. Accepted in November 2023

8.    Xuling Ye, Xingyu Tao, Jack C. P. Cheng, and Markus König*, Blockchain-BPMN integrated framework for construction management. International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality 2023. Accepted in November 2023

9.    Xingbo Gong, Yuqing Xu, Xingyu Tao, Helen H.L. Kwok, and Jack C.P. Cheng*, Automated embodied carbon quantification for a typical building using BIM and ontology. International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate. Accepted in August 2023. Best paper award

10.    Yuqing Xu, Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Helen H.L. Kwok, Hao Liu, and Jack C.P. Cheng*, A Blockchain-based Carbon Auditing Framework for Construction Material and Product Certification. International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics. Accepted in July 2023. Best paper award

11.    Hao Liu, Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao, Shanjing Zhou, and Jack C.P. Cheng*, A blockchain and proxy re-encryption-based framework for construction cost information management. International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics. Accepted in July 2023.

12.    Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao, Hao Liu, Yuqing Xu, Jack C.P. Cheng*, A Blockchain-based encryption method for IFC models for collaborative project management. International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality. Accepted in November 2022

13.    Liu Yuhan, Li Mingkai, Xingyu Tao, Das Moumita, Cheng Chin Pang*, Gan Vincent J.L., BIM-based collaborative design for prefabrication using blockchain technology. 22nd CIB World Building Congress. Published in June 2022.

14.    Xingbo Gong, Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Yuhan Liu, Jack Cheng*, Blockchain-based e-tendering evaluation framework. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. Published in November 2021.

15.    Moumita Das, Xingyu Tao, Jack C.P. Cheng*, A secure and distributed construction document management system using blockchain. International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering. Published in August 2020.

16.    Jack C.P. Cheng, Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das*, An encryption key distribution strategy for secure sharing of sensitive information using blockchain platforms in construction projects. Information Technology for Construction Conference. Published in August 2020.

17.    Chao Mao*, Xingyu Tao, Hao Yang, Rundong Chen, and Guiwen Liu, Real-Time Carbon Emissions Monitoring Tool for Prefabricated Construction: An IoT-Based System Framework. International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management. Published in November 2018.

Honor and Awards

1.    Best paper award at International Conference on Innovative Production and Construction
Title: Toward a high-performance and secure digital twin framework using enhanced blockchain technology    2024.07
    
2.    HKIPM Project Management Achievement Awards 2023
Title: BIM-based construction cost management with AI and blockchain    2023.12
    
3.    Best paper award at International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality 2023
Title: A Blockchain-based security-minded submission management during design and construction phases    2023.11
    
4.    Best paper award at International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
Title: Automated embodied carbon quantification for a typical building using BIM and ontology.    2023.08
    
5.    Best paper award at International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics 2023
Title: A Blockchain-based Carbon Auditing Framework for Construction Material and Product Certification    2023.06
    
6.    Merit award of Hong Kong openBIM / openGIS Award 2023
Title: OpenBIM-based construction cost management with AI and blockchain    2023.05
    
7.    Merit award of Hong Kong openBIM / openGIS Award 2023
Title: Security-minded openBIM CDE for building data management using encryption and DLT    2023.05
    
7.   The Hong Kong CIC Common Data Environment Award 2022     2022.12
    
8.    The Grand Award of Hong Kong openBIM/openGIS Award 2022 
Title: Secure openCDE with Blockchain for HKUST Digital Twin with openBIM and openGIS Applications    2022.03
    
9.    International buildingSMART openBIM Award 2022: Winner in the category of professional research
Title: Secure openBIM for HKUST Campus-wide Digital Twin with openBOM and openGIS Applications    2022.10