ISARC 2015 – Best Paper Award

During the review process of ISARC 2015 conference, the reviewers had a chance to highlight papers of exceptional merit. A total of 13 articles were highlighted. The award winner was then selected from this short list by an awards committee.

The Best Paper Award winner of ISARC 2015 is:
Methods For Simulating Crane-deployment Plans Used In Construction Of Nuclear Power Plants
Yohei Sugimoto, Hiroshi Seki, Takahiro Samo, Norihiko Nakamitsu

Also two runner-ups were awarded:
Implementation Of An Open And Interoperable Process To Optimise Design And Construction Phases Of A Residential Building Project: A Case Study Using BIM In A Public Procurement
Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini, Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura, Michela Paneroni

A Cloud-based System Framework For Storage And Analysis On Big Data Of Massive BIMs
Hung-Ming Chen, Kai-Chuan Chang

Automation In Construction – Special Issue

Automation in Construction journal will publish a Special ISARC 2015 Issue in spring 2016. The Special Issue will comprise extended/updated and fully refereed versions of 10 best conference papers from the ISARC proceedings. During the peer review process of the ISARC 2015 conference a short list of 13 best papers was created by the reviewers. The selected papers are listed below (not in any particular order):

Title Authors
Design And Implementation Of A Novel Cost-effective Fall Detection And Intervention System For Independent Living Based On Wireless Sensor Network Technologies

Alexander Liu Cheng, Christos Georgoulas, Thomas Bock

Implementation Of An Open And Interoperable Process To Optimise Design And Construction Phases Of A Residential Building Project: A Case Study Using BIM In A Public Procurement Angelo Luigi Camillo Ciribini, Silvia Mastrolembo Ventura , Michela Paneroni

BIM Procedures For Simulation Of Historical Building Restoration Site

Carlo Biagini, Pietro Capone, Vincenzo Donato, Nora Facchini
A Cloud-based System Framework For Storage And Analysis On Big Data Of Massive BIMs Hung-Ming Chen, Kai-Chuan Chang
An Approach To Translate Korea Building Act Into Computer-readable Form For Automated Design Assessment Hyunsoo Lee, Sangik Lee, SeoKyung Park, Jin-Kook Lee

Development Of A Server-Independent Algorithm For Safe Evacuation Systems Utilizing Exit Signs

Jehyun Cho, Ghang Lee, Seungjae Lee, Hyunoh Kim
Crowdsourcing Video-based Workface Assessment For Construction Activity Analysis Kaijian Liu, Mani Golparvar-Fard
Modeling Emissions Of Construction And Mining Equipment By Tracking Field Operations Khalegh Barati , Xuesong Shen
Development Of A Smart Shoe For Building A Real-Time 3D Map Luan Nguyen, Hung La
IMU-Based Indoor Localization For Construction Applications Magdy Ibrahim, Osama Moselhi
SmartSite: Intelligent And Autonomous Environments, Machinery, And Processes To Realize Smart Road Construction Projects

Kuenzel Robin, Mueller Marcus, Teizer Jochen, Blickle Alexander

Global Positioning System Data To Model And Visualize Workspace Density In Construction Safety Planning Sijie Zhang, Nipesh Pradhananga, Jochen Teizer
Methods For Simulating Crane-deployment Plans Used In Construction Of Nuclear Power Plants Yohei Sugimoto, Hiroshi Seki, Takahiro Samo, Norihiko Nakamitsu

The authors of these papers are invited to submit an extended article version to the AUTCON Special Issue. The corresponding authors will receive an email with more details and instructions in the near future. Submission proceeds totally online and the review process will be arranged through the Elsevier Editorial System (EES). All submitted contributions will be read by two or more referees. For journal’s guidelines refer to the “Author Information Pack” by Elsevier.

Guest Editors of the Special Issue:

Professor Mikko Malaska, mikko.malaska@tut.fi, Department of Civil Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Professor Rauno Heikkilä, rauno.heikkila@oulu.fi, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, Finland