Lu Gao, Ph.D. Professor, Construction Management Program Office Location 219, Isabel C. Cameron Building Phone 713-743-4436 Email lgao5 [at] central.uh.edu Research Website Main Courses Awards & Honors Research Presentations Publications Education Ph.D. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011 M.S. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007 B.E. Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2005 Professional Experience Director of the Civil Infrastructure Management System Lab Coordinator of the Construction Management Graduate Program Associate Professor, Construction Management, University of Houston, 2017-present. Assistant Professor, Construction Management, University of Houston, 2011-2017. Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Transportation Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2011. Classes CNST 3355 - Statics and Strength of Materials CNST 4381 - Reinforced Concrete and Building Codes CNST 6380 - LEED and Green Construction Principles in Construction Management CNST 6370 - Quality Management and Six Sigma in Construction Management CNST 6397 - Data Analysis in Construction Management Research Interests Big Data in Construction Industry and Asset Management Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Data Science Natural Language Processing