Shu-Chien (Mark) Hsu

Curriculum Vitae
February 2016

CONTACT INFORMATION
Room ZS944, 9/F, Block Z,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
181 Chatham Road South,
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852-27666057
E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION
2013 Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Specialty: Construction Engineering and Project Management
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
Dissertation: A Complexity-Based Approach to Intra-Organizational Team Selection
Co-advisors: Dr. Qingbin Cui and Dr. Miroslaw Skibniewski
2006 M.S. in Construction Engineering and Management
National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Thesis: Creditability of Engineering Consulting Firms: Factors and Framework
Advisor: Dr. Jieh-Haur Chen
2004 B.S. in Civil Engineering
National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

RESEARCH INTERESTS
 Urban Infrastructure Complexity
 Construction and Environmental Informatics
 Eco-Efficiency and Life-Cycle Assessment
 Urban Infrastructure Economics

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

01/2014-present Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
09/2014-present Affiliate Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
09/2011-12/2013 Editorial Assistant
An international journal, Automation in Construction, Elsevier
08/2013-12/2013 Postdoctoral Research Associate
Project Management Center for Excellence
University of Maryland, USA

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08/2008-08/2013 Teaching and Research Assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland, USA
06/2011-08/2012 Research Assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
09/2004-06/2006 Teaching and Research Assistant
Graduate Institute of Construction Engineering and Management
National Central University, Taiwan

PROFESSIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

12/2007-07/2008 Project Engineer

Division of Construction Management
Taiwan Construction Research Institute, Taiwan
07/2006-10/2007 Substitute Military Service
Department of Construction Management
Public Construction Commission, Taiwan

FUNDED RESEARCH PRROJECTS

Current
1. Wastewater-derived Energy for Smart Towns, funded by Innovation & Technology Fund
(HK$8,900,000), 06/2016~05/2018.
Role: Co-Investigator (HK$620,000)
2. Toward Energy-positive Sewage Sludge Management in Hong Kong: An Eco-efficiency
Approach using LCA and DEA, accepted to be funded by Environment and Conservation Fund
(HK$490,605), 05/2016~05/2018.
Role: Principal Investigator
3. Developing a Multi-Agent Life-Cycle Assessment Framework for Sustainable High Speed Rail:
the Case of Hong Kong, funded by General Research Fund (GRF), Early Career Scheme (ECS),
Research Grants Council (HK$576,075 + Top-up fund* + Department matching fund ** +
University matching fund*** = 1,014,190 HKD), 01/2016-12/2018.
(*Top-up funds to support PhD students admitted using GRF/ECS project fund, funded by the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, (HK$282,900))
(**Department Matching Fund for Successful GRF/ECS Project, funded by the Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK$50,000))
(**University Matching Fund for Successful GRF/ECS Project, funded by the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (HK$105,215))
Role: Principal Investigator
4. Transforming Food Waste at the Hong Kong International Airport into Value-Added Chemicals,
funded by Hong Kong International Airport Environmental Fund (HK$1,574,350),
09/2015-08/2017.
Role: Co-Investigator (HK$220,800)
5. An Economic Evaluation of Kowloon Green Deck, funded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University (HK$200,000), 06/2015-12/2015.
Role: Principal Investigator
6. Feasibility Study of Energy Neutral Sewage Treatment Works, funded by China Light & Power
Company Syndicate (CLP) (HK$380,000), 05/2015~02/2016.
Role: Co-Investigator (HK$156,000)
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7. Study on Infrastructure Investment and the Economy in Hong Kong, funded by Hong Kong
Development Bureau (HK$1,300,000), 03/2015~03/2016.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (HK$700,000)
8. New Paradigm of Sewage Treatment through Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox):
Complementary Overall Sustainability with Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Mitigation,
funded by Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) (HK$300,000),
02/2015~02/2017.
Role: Co-Investigator
9. Technology Development and Economic Feasibility of Applying New Urban Biorefinery to
Convert Solids Wastes Derived Lignocellulosic Biomass into Biofuels, funded by Sinopec Hong
Kong (HK$1,250,000), 01/2015~12/2017.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator (HK$360,000)
10. A Complexity Model for Project Organization Team Selection, funded by the Hong Kong
Polytechnic University (HK$550,000), 02/2014~01/2017.
Role: Principal Investigator
Pending
11. Understanding the Water-Energy-Climate Nexus of Smart Wastewater Treatment Systems: A
Hybrid Agent-Based System Dynamics Approach, submitted to Hong Kong Research Grants
Council (HK$936,000)
Completed
1. Ownership of Carbon Emission Credit in Different Project Delivery Systems, funded by the
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK$178,000), 02/2014~12/2015.
Role: Principal Investigator
2. Environmental Strategies and Financial Performances of Multinational Contractors, funded by
Dr. Samuel Yin of Ruentex Group (HK$204,000), 10/2014~09/2015.
Role: Principal Investigator
3. Development of Carbon Emission Protocol for Construction Projects, funded by Maryland State
Highway, USA ($100,000 USD), 2012.
4. Web-Based Early Warning System for Bridge Management, funded to National Science Council,
Taiwan ($6,000,000 NTD), 2011.
5. Trust Building Research, funded by Chinese Ministry of Construction, China ($50,000 USD),
2009.
6. Business Model to Assist Taiwan’s Construction Companies to Expand the International Market,
funded by Economic Planning and Development Council, Taiwan ($950,000 NTD), 2008.
7. Development Planning of Taiwan Sewerage System 2008~2013, funded by Construction and
Planning Agency Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan ($3,000,000 NTD)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Current Teaching at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Postgraduate:
CSE504 Construction Project Management and Law
Undergraduate:
CSE399 Construction Technology and Project Management
CSE408 Traffic Surveys and Transportation Planning
CSE414 Construction Management II
CSE419 Engineer in Society
CSE422 Infrastructure Management

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01/2009~05/2013 Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, USA
ENCE662 Introduction to Project Management (on-line)
ENCE320 Introduction to Project Management
ENCE420 Construction Equipment and Methods
ENCE421 Legal Aspects in Engineering Practices
ENCE422 Project Cost Accounting and Economics

HONORS/AWARDS
2016 Multi-department Participation Award - for consultancy project P14-0387 Provision of
Consultancy Study on the Economic Benefit of Infrastructure Investment in Hong Kong,
PolyU Technology and Consultancy Company Limited
2015 Ten Thousand People’s Scheme of PRC Ministry of Education
2014 Student Merit Award, Ceremony of JEC Outstanding Engineering Project Award (OPEA)
(Co-Supervised with Dr. LEE Henry Po-Heng)
2011 Stanley R. Zupnik Fellowship
2009 Construction Management American Association (CMAA) Scholarship
2009 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fellowship, University of Maryland
2008 Bechtel Power Corporation Fellowship
2006 The Best Poster Award, 14th Construction Management Conference in Taiwan
2006 Outstanding Student Scholarship, National Central University, Taiwan

REVIEWING EXPERIENCE
Automation in Construction, Elsevier
ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering
Building Research & Information, Taylor & Francis
Environmental Science and Technology, ACS
International Journal of Project Management, Elsevier
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Taylor & Francis
Neural Computing and Application, Springer
Waster Science and Technology, IWA Publishing
Transport Policy, Elsevier

SPECIAL INVITATION AND LECTURES

1. Invited Seminar Speaker at Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University. The
title: “An Agent-Based Environmental Analysis of High Speed Rail: the Case of Hong Kong”.
June 10, 2015. Taipei, Taiwan.
2. Invited Seminar Speaker at Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Tongji
University. The title: “Dynamic Sustainable Strategies for Transportation Infrastructure: the Case
of High-Speed Rail in Hong Kong”. May 18, 2015. Shanghai, China.
3. Invited Seminar Speaker at Department of Construction Management and Real Estate, Tongji
University. The title: “An Agent-Based Approach to Project Team Selection”. June 19, 2014.
Shanghai, China.
4. Invited Seminar Speaker at Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of
Illinois at Urbana Champaign. The title: “Complexity in Construction System Management”.
October 28, 2013. Champaign, IL, USA.

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5. Invited Seminar Speaker at College of Management, National Chung Hsing University. The title:
“Agent-Based Modeling for Project Organization Management”. September 13, 2013. Taichung,
Taiwan.
6. Invited Seminar Speaker at Graduate Institute of Technology Management, National Chiao Tung
University. The title: “A Complexity Approach to Intra-Organizational Team Selection”.
December 24, 2012. Hsinchu, Taiwan.

STUDENT SUPERVISON
PhD students as chief supervisor
1. ALVARADO, Valeria, 08/2016~present (Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme)
MSc., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong (Distinction)
BSc., Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (First Class Honour)
Dissertation: Understanding Water-Energy-Climate Nexus of Smart Wastewater Treatment
Systems: A Hybrid Approach using Agent-Based Modelling and System Dynamics
2. LIANG, Ryan Yuanhong, 08/2016~present
MSc., Stevens Institute of Technology, United States
BSc., University of Delaware, United States
Dissertation: Navigating Environmental, Economic, and Technological Trade-offs in the
Maintenance Strategies of Urban Infrastructure.
3. WANG, RAN, 07/2016~present
MSc., Tianjin University, China
BSc., Jilin University, China (First Class Honour)
Dissertation: Infrastructure Project Decision-Making in China’s Urbanization Oriented for
Regional Sustainable Development under Public Participation.
4. WANG, Richard, 12/2015~present
MSc., Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Distinction)
BEng., University College London, United Kingdom (First Class Honour)
Dissertation: Multi-scale Model Design for Urban Water Management
5. LAM, Chor-Man, 07/2015~present
B.S., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Dissertation: Towards Sustainable Water Management in Urban Cities: An Eco-Efficiency
Approach.
6. HUNG, Chan-Wei (Cathy), 08/2014~present
M.E.S., University of New South Wales, Australia
B.Arch. and B.A.S., University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dissertation: Study on Understanding the Relationships between Infrastructure Investment and
Economy through Agent-Based Approach: the Case of Hong Kong
7. LU, Miaojia (Emily), 03/2014~present
B.S. Dalian University of Technology, China (First Class Honour)
Dissertation: Agent-Based Life-Cycle Assessment of Urban Infrastructure: the Case of High
Speed Rail Systems.
PhD students as co-supervisor
8. CAO, Ruijun, co-supervised with Dr. Zhen Leng and Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, 06/2015~present\
MSc., King’s College London, United Kingdom (Distinction)
B.E., Chang’an University, China (First Class Honour)
Dissertation: Development of a Green Rating System for Urban Infrastructure: the Case of Hong
Kong.
9. CHAN, Hin-Wai, co-supervised with Dr. Jianbo Zhu and Prof. Jin-Guan Teng, 10/2014~present
MSc., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
B.S. The University of Hong Kong
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 Dissertation: An Interdisciplinary Study on Rock Cavern Development in Hong Kong:
Geotechnical Feasibility, Structural Support, and Life-Cycle Assessment.
10. ONG, Chuan-Fang, co-supervised with Prof. Po-Han Chen from National Taiwan University,
10/2014~present
MSc., Universiti Tenaga Nashional (UNITEN) Bangi, Malaysia
B.S., Universiti Tenaga Nashional (UNITEN) Bangi, Malaysia
Dissertation: Environmental Strategies and Internationalization of Multinational Construction
Contractors.
MSc students as chief supervisor
1. OUYANG, Yuchen, 09/2014~08/2015
B.S. Southwest Jiaotong University, China. (First Class Honour)
Dissertation: A Resilience-Based Approach for Optimizing Pavement Maintenance Strategies.

PUBLICATION
Referred Papers
1. Kao, C. H., Huang, C. H., and Hsu, S. C. (2016). “Success Factors for Taiwanese Contractors
Collaborating with Local Chinese Contractors in Construction Projects.” Journal of Business
Economics and Management, accepted.
2. Chen, P. H., Ong, C. F., Hsu, S. C.* (2016). “The Linkages between Internationalization and
Environmental Strategies of Multinational Construction Firms.” Journal of Cleaner Production
116, 207-216.
3. Lam, C., Lee, P. H., and Hsu, S. C.* (2016). “Eco-Efficiency Analysis of Sludge Treatment
Scenarios in Urban Cities: the Case of Hong Kong.” Journal of Cleaner Production 112(4),
3028-3039.
4. Hsu, S. C.*, Weng, K. W., Rand, W., and Cui, Q. (2016). “Understanding the Complexity of
Project Team Member Selection through Agent-Based Modeling.” International Journal of
Project Management 34(1), 82-93.
5. Li, H., Lu, M., Hsu, S. C., Gray, M., and Huang, T. (2015). “Proactive Behavior-Based Safety
Management for Construction Safety Improvement.” Safety Science 75, 107-117.
6. Chen, J. H., Lin, J. Z., and Hsu, S. C. (2014) “Determining and Classifying Factors of
Employees’ Expatriation Willingness Using Rough Set.” ASCE Journal of Management in
Engineering 30(5), 04014021-1.
7. Zhang, L., Wu, X., Chen, Q., Skibniewski, M. J., and Hsu, S. C. (2014). “Towards a Safety
Management Approach for Adjacent Buildings in Tunneling Environments: Case Study in
China.” Building and Environment 75, 222-235.
8. Skibniewski, M., Tserng, H. P., Ju, S. H., Feng, C. W., Lin, J. T., Han, J. Y., Weng, K. W., and
Hsu, S. C. (2014). “Web-based Real Time Bridge Scour Monitoring System for Disaster
Management.” The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 9(1), 17-25.
9. Hsieh, M., Huang, C. H., Huang C. Y., and Hsu, S. C.* (2013) “A Budget Allocation Model for
Flood Management in Flood-Prone.” Applied Mechanics and Materials 330, 773-770.
10. Chen, J. H., Hsu, S. C.*, Luo, Y. H., and Skibniewski, M. (2012). “Knowledge Management
for Risk Hedging by Construction Material Suppliers.” ASCE Journal of Management in
Engineering, 28(3), 273-280.
11. Hsu, S. C.*, and Cui, Q. (2011). “Project Complexity under Carbon Regulation and Trading.”
Project Perspectives Journal, 33, 78-83.
12. Chen, J. H., Kuo, C. Y., Hsu, S. C.*, and Li, J. C. (2010). “A Preliminary Study toward
Mechanism of Contractor Selection for Public Sector.” Journal of The Chinese Institute of Civil
and Hydraulic Engineering, 22(1), 113-123.
13. Chen, J. H., and Hsu, S. C. (2008). “Quantifying Impact Factors of Corporate Financing:
Engineering Consulting Firms.” ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering, 24(2), 96-104.
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14. Chen, J. H., and Hsu, S. C. (2007). “Hybrid ANN-CBR Model for Disputed Change Orders in
Construction Projects.” Automation in Construction, 17(1), 56-64.
Manuscripts in Submission
15. Chen J. H., Cao R., Hsu, S. C.*, and Lu, J. H. “A SOMO based Image Recognition and
Processing Model for Bridge Crack Inspections.” Submitted to Automation in Construction,
under revision.
16. Lu, M. and Hsu, S. C.* “Understanding the Interdependence of Construction Workers’
Behavior-Based Safety using Agent-Based Modeling.” Submitted to Accident Analysis and
Prevention, under revision.
17. Ko, C. H., Chaiprapat, S., Hadi, P., and Hsu, S. C., and Leu, S. Y. “Carbon Sequestration
Potential from Bioenergy Production Using Agricultural Residues from Mekong River Basin,
Southeast Asia.” Submitted to Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, under revision.
18. Tang, X., Hsu, S. C.*, Ni, Y., and Li, M. “A Real Time Resilience-Based Management
Approach for Optimum Bridges Maintenance Strategies.” Submitted to ASCE Journal of
Construction Engineering and Management.
19. Lu, M. and Hsu, S. C.* “A Multi-Agent Environmental Impact Assessment for Sustainable
High Speed Rail System: the Case of Hong Kong.” Submitted to Infrastructure Complexity,
under review.
20. Chen J. H., Ong C. F., Zhang, L., Tsai, E. Y., and Hsu, S. C.* “Forecasting Spatial Dynamics of
the Housing Market Using Support Vector Machine.” Submitted to International Journal of
Strategic Property Management, under review.
21. Chen, P. H., Ong, C. F., Hsu, S. C.* “Assessing the Relationship of Environmental Practices
and Financial Performance of Multinational Construction Firms.” Submitted to Habitat
International, under review.
22. Lu, M. and Hsu, S. C.* “Developing a Multi-Agent Carbon Trading Model for the Construction
Industry.” Submitted to Carbon Management.
23. Lu, M. and Hsu, S. C.* “A Spatial Agent-Based Model for Strategic Environmental Assessment
of Passenger Transportation.” Submitted to Environmental Modelling and Software.
Manuscripts in Preparation
24. Lam C., Lee, P. H., and Hsu, S. C.* “An Eco-Efficiency Analysis of Anaerobic Greywater
Treatment for Energy Production and Water Reuse” Target journal: Applied Energy.
25. Lam, C. and Hsu, S. C.* “An Eco-Efficiency Analysis of Sustainable Concrete Slab Using LCA
+ DEA.” Target journal: Construction and Building Materials.
26. Hung C. W., Hsu, S. C.*, and Chan, A. “Overview of Economic Theory Applications in
Construction Industry.” Target journal: Habitat International.
27. Zhan, W., Hsu, S. C.*, Ouyang, Y., Leng, Z., and Pan, W. “A Resilience-based Approach for
Improving Pavement Maintenance Strategies.” Target journal: Automation in Construction.
*Corresponding author
Posters and Conference Papers
1. Leu, S. Y., Ko, Chun-Hao, Chaiprapat, S., and Hsu, S. C. (2015). “Potential of Carbon
Sequestration with Bioenergy Production by Agricultural Residues from Mekong Countries,
Southeast Asia.” 10th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water, and
Environment Systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
2. Lu, M. and Hsu, S. C. (2015). “An Agent-Based Environmental Impact Analysis for
High-Speed Rail: the Case of Hong Kong.” Creative Construction Conference, Krakow, Poland.
3. Ong, C. F., Chen, P. H., and Hsu, S. C. (2015). “Environmental Strategies and
Internationalization of Multinational Construction Contractors.” Creative Construction
Conference, Krakow, Poland.
4. Ong, C. F., Chen, P. H., and Hsu, S. C. (2015). “Empirical Examination of Environmental
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 Management Practices and Financial Performance of Multinational Construction Firms.” The 3th
International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Sustainable Infrastructure,
Hong Kong.
5. Lam, C. and Hsu, S. C. (2015). “Life-Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Anaerobic Greywater
Treatment for Energy Production and Water Reuse.” 2nd International Conference on
Sustainable Urbanization, Hong Kong.
6. Liu, X., Hsu, S. C., and Cui, Q. (2012). “Life-cycle Carbon Emission Assessment for
Construction.” Construction Industry Institute (CII) Conference, Baltimore, MD.
7. Liu, X., Hsu, S. C., and Cui, Q. (2012). “Carbon Accounting Protocol in Construction.”
Proceeding of ASCE Carbon Management Conference, Orlando, FL, 577-584.
8. Hsu, S. C., and Cui, Q. (2010). “Project Complexity under Carbon Regulation and Trading,”
Proceeding of CIB World Congress, Salford, United Kingdom, TG-62, 1-15.
9. Hsu, S. C., and Cui, Q. (2010). “A Decision Model for Technology Selection in Renovation
Project Planning.” Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress, 1234-1244.
10. Chen, J. H., and Hsu, S. C. (2005). “Early Warning System for Severe Change Orders.”
Proceedings of the 2005 ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering,
Cancun, Mexico, 1913-1924.
11. Chen, J. H., Huang, C. F., and Hsu, S. C. (2005), “Measuring and Comparing Profit Patterns of
Traditional Construction Companies Extending to High-Tech Construction.” Proceedings of the
2005 KICEM International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management, Seoul,
Korea.