We are committed to the scholarship of discovery as it contributes to the institution’s academic advancement.

EIT focuses on the delivery of programs relevant to today’s industry needs. Consequently, we seek that our scholar research:

  • includes original research that advances knowledge;
  • synthesizes information across topics, disciplines and/or time; and,
  • is presented in a format that will allow evaluation by others through public sharing.

Furthermore, EIT’s scholar research activities expand to ensure the inclusion of the reality of contemporary life, such as sponsoring technical conferences and events that bring together relevant industry experts and professionals to share their knowledge and industry experience in an effort to advance their particular fields.

Observer-Based Distributed Control of Grid-Connected Cascaded Multilevel Converters

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31 March, 2026
The inherently modular characteristics of multilevel cascaded converters are reduced if centralized control and communication architectures are required within the converter system. In contrast, this paper presents a distributed control and communication approach for a cascaded converter, where the switching and control actions of each individual submodule (SM) are determined...Read More

An Integrated AI Framework for Crop Recommendation

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25 March, 2026
Despite recent advances in artificial intelligence for agriculture, reliable crop recommendation remains constrained by limited access to soil diagnostics, insufficient integration of environmental context, and the absence of transparent, quantitative evaluation frameworks. This study addresses the research question: How can we integrate multiple indicators to generate accurate, explainable, and context-sensitive...Read More
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Numerical Simulation of Liquefaction Behaviour in Coastal Reclaimed Sediments


3 January, 2026
The study develops and validates an advanced numerical model to simulate how fine-grained, coastal reclaimed sediments behave under earthquake shaking, focusing on liquefaction - when saturated soils temporarily lose strength and behave like a fluid. Using a fully coupled finite element approach and constitutive soil model calibrated with lab tests...Read More
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Novel Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Framework for Maritime Infrastructure Maintenance

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7 April, 2025
The maintenance of critical maritime infrastructure is essential for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operations of marine seaports. This paper proposes a novel fuzzy multi-criteria decision framework for evaluating the maintenance practices and culture of maintenance-critical maritime infrastructure, such as port loading and unloading machinery and equipment. The proposed...Read More
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Assistant robotic machine for Hong Kong construction industry


28 February, 2025
In association with Professor Vivian Tam .This paper reviews and analyses frequent injure spots of construction workers, and its causes of the relevant injures. Case studies are adopted in highlight the relationship of illnesses, injuries and fatalities of construction workers. Health and safety interference is expressed in terms of ergonomic...Read More
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Global Research Trends in Performance-Based Structural Design: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

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24 January, 2025
In the context of seismic hazard assessment and engineering design, a comprehensive understanding of local geological and geophysical factors is essential. However, previous studies have lacked crucial components such as local soil condition, ground response analysis, topographic influences, active fault characteristics, slip rates, groundwater behaviour, and slope considerations. To ensure...Read More
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Advancing Smart Construction Through BIM-Enabled Automation in Reinforced Concrete Slab Design


23 January, 2025
Building information modeling (BIM) has proven to be a valuable technology in the fields of architecture, construction management, and maintenance management. However, its full implementation in structural engineering remains unfulfilled due to the persistent use of outdated design methods. Insufficient automation in the design process could lead to structural defects,...Read More
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Emergence of AI—Impact on Building Condition Index (BCI)

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2 December, 2024
The Building Condition Index (BCI) is a widely adopted quantitative metric for assessing various aspects of a building’s condition, as it facilitates decision-making regarding maintenance, capital improvements and, most importantly, the identification of investment risk. In practice, longitudinal BCI scores are typically used to identify maintenance liabilities and trends and...Read More
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Seismic Resilience of CRC- vs. RC-Reinforced Buildings: A Long-Term Evaluation


28 November, 2024
Corrosion-induced degradation in reinforced concrete (RC) structures, which is initiated within the first few decades of their lifespan, significantly challenges their seismic resilience and resistance. While existing research tools can assess performance, they fall short in predicting changes in seismic resistance resulting from alterations in the core properties of RC...Read More
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Building Condition Auditing (BCA)—Improving Auditability—Reducing Ambiguity

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16 November, 2024
BCA methodically assesses the state of a building’s deterioration to support Maintenance, Safety, Function, and Compliance purposes. Originally used to assist in identifying urgent repair requirements, it has evolved and become one of the most used tools for assessing a building’s outstanding maintenance liability when a building is transacted or...Read More
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