Education
Ph.D. Engineering (Major - Construction Engineering and Management, Minor – Computer Science), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
M.Sc. Construction Management, University of Lagos, Nigeria
B.Sc. Building, University of Lagos, Nigeria
HND, Civil Engineering Technology, Lagos State Polytechnic, Nigeria
About Hafiz
Hafiz Oyediran joins the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Assistant Professor of Practice starting Fall 2024. Hafiz has a background in Construction Automation and Robotics. Prior to his academic career, he worked in numerous roles as a structural engineer-in-training, site supervisor, and project manager. He holds a PhD in Construction Engineering and Management with a minor in Computer Science, an MSc in Construction Management, and a BSc in Building from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He also has a Higher National Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology from Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos, Nigeria. He is a co-founder and director of the BIM Africa Initiative, an NGO focused on the advocacy and adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) across Africa.
His current research areas of interest include:
- Construction Robotics
- Human Robot Interaction
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality Application in Construction
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
Oyediran, H., Turner, W., Kim, K., and Barrows, M. (2025). “Integration of 4D BIM and Robot Task Planning: Creation and Flow of Construction-Related Information for Action-Level Simulation of Indoor Wall Frame Installation”. Journal of Information Technology in Construction.
Oyediran, H., Turner, W., Kim, K., and Barrows, M. (2024). “Integration of 4D BIM and Robot Task Planning: Creation and Flow of Construction-Related Information for Action-Level Simulation of Indoor Wall Frame Installation”. arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03602
Onatayo, D., Onososen, A., Oyediran, A., Oyediran, H., Arowoiya, V., Onatayo, E., (2024). “Generative AI and LLM Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction: Trends, Implications for Practice, Education and Imperatives for Upskilling”. Architecture, mdpi.com (2024).
Peavy, M., Kim, P., Oyediran, H., & Kim, K. (2023). “Integration of Real-Time Semantic Building Map Updating with Adaptive Monte Carlo Localization (AMCL) for Robust Indoor Mobile Robot Localization”. Applied Sciences, 13(2), 909. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13020909
Ansaripour, A., Heydariaan, M., Kim, K., Gnawali, O., Oyediran, H. (2023). “ViPER+: Vehicle Pose Estimation Using Ultra-Wideband Radios for Automated Construction Safety Monitoring”. Applied Sciences, 13(3), 1581. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031581
Oyediran, H., Turner, W., Kim, K., and Barrows, M. (2024). “Integration of 4D BIM and Robot Task Planning: Creation and Flow of Construction-Related Information for Action-Level Simulation of Indoor Wall Frame Installation”. arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.03602
Peer-refereed Conference Proceedings
Oyediran, H., Turner, W., and Kim, K. (2024). " Information Modeling for Construction Robot Task Planning and Simulation in 4D BIM" Construction Research Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Oyediran, H., Shiraz, A., Peavy, M., Merino, L., and Kim, K. (2024). " Human-Aware Safe Robot Control and Monitoring System for Operations in Congested Indoor Construction Environment " Construction Research Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
Oyediran, H., Peavy, M., and Kim, K. (2021). “Autonomous Building Occupancy Monitoring Using Robots” ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE2021), Orlando, Florida, USA.
Oyediran, H., Ghimire, P., Peavy, M., Kim, K., and Barutha, P. (2021). "Robotics Applicability for Routine Operator Tasks in Nuclear Power Plants Facilities " 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Dubai, UAE. doi: 10.22260/ISARC2021/0091 Pages 677-682 (2021 Proceedings of the 38th ISARC, Dubai, UAE, ISBN 978-952-69524-1-3, ISSN 2413-5844)
Other
BIM Africa. 2020. Africa BIM Report 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344197161_African_BIM_Report_2020.