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Research

Research Interests (Google Scholar)

  • Human Factors and Management 
  • Construction and Transportation Safety
  • Construction Education and Workforce Development
  • Sustainability and Environmental Management

Research Projects

  • Phase II of SPR-4628: Validation of Innovative Work Zone Countermeasures with Field Tests, Indiana Department of Transportation; PI: Yunfeng Chen, Subcontract PI: Hongyue Wu, Co-PI: Yiheng Feng & Jiansong Zhang; Amount: $346,009 (Subcontract: $50,000); Oct. 2025 – Present
  • Feasibility Study of Deploying Movable Barriers as Permanent Barriers and Temporary Traffic Barriers for Future Roadway Design, Construction, and Maintenance, Indiana Department of Transportation; PI: Yunfeng Chen, Subcontract PI: Hongyue Wu & Xingzhou Guo; Amount: $193,926 (Subcontract: $25,000); Oct. 2025 – Present 
  • Three-dimensional Visibility and Legibility Zone and Human Information Processing of Arrow Boards on Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Trucks, Indiana Department of Transportation; PI: Yunfeng Chen, Subcontract PI: Hongyue Wu, Co-PI: Jiansong Zhang; Amount: $209,615 (Subcontract: $25,000); Aug. 2024 – Present

Selected Publications

  • Wu, H. (2026). A Synthesis Study on the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Construction Safety Education and Training. Construction Research Congress 2026. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784486993.018
  • Wu, H., Chen, Y., Cox, R. F., & Jin, R. (2026). A measurement model of trust in construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 33(2): 1738–1758. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2023-1080
  • Karim, R., Guo, X., Wu, H. (2025). Advancing Physical and Mental Fatigue Analysis in Construction Workers: Insights, Technologies, and Future Directions. Developments in the Built Environment. 100808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2025.100808
  • Wu, H.  (2025). Artificial Intelligence and the future of work in the construction industry: A systematic review. Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing. AHFE (2025) International Conference, 199, 1155-1165. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006927
  • Karim, R., Guo, X., Wu, H., & Barman, M. (2025). Advancing Research on Workers’ Fatigue in Construction: A Cluster-Based Review. Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, 185. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1006466
  • Wu, H., Chang, Y. & Chen, Y. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions under work from home vs. office: An activity-based individual-level accounting model. Applied Energy, 353: 122167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122167
  • Wu, H., Chen, Y., & Chang, Y. (2024). Integrating work into life helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Environmental Management, 351: 119974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119974
  • Wu, H., Chang, Y. & Chen, Y. (2024). Transitioning work arrangements in the construction industry: Changes in time-use patterns and individual greenhouse gas emissions. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 150(9): 04024112. https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-14795
  • Wang, Z., Wu, H., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., & Jenkins, J. L. (2024). Exploring driving style variations when driving in work zone: A driving simulation study. Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing, 159. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005775
  • Wu, H., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., & Jenkins, J.L. (2024). Key factors and representative scenarios in work zone safety: Indiana crash data analysis. Proceedings of 60th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, 5, 939-947. https://doi.org/10.29007/pggc
  • Wu, H., Guo, X., Tian, C., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., & Jenkins, J. L., (2024). Understanding the causes of work zone crashes from the color-related perspective: Indiana crash data analysis using Natural Language Processing (NLP). In Transportation Research Board 103rd Annual Meeting. Washington D.C., U.S. https://trid.trb.org/View/2335363
  • Wu, H., Chen, Y., Gao, W., Iroghama, O., & Shen, J. (2023). Impacts of countermeasures on driving performance through drivers’ attention in rural curves: A driving simulation study. International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, 43(3): 215 – 232. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIC.2022.10055091
  • Guo, X., Wu, H., Chen, Y., Chang, Y., & Ao, Y. (2023). Gauging the impact of personal lifestyle, indoor environmental quality and work-related factors on occupant productivity when working from home. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 30(8): 3713-3730. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2021-0941
  • Wu, H., Song, Q., Proctor, R. W., & Chen, Y., (2022). Family relationships under Work from Home: Exploring the role of adaptive processes. Frontiers in Public Health, 10: 782217. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.782217
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