CV
Summary
Graduate student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Education
- Ph.D in Version Control Theory2018GitHub University
- M.S. in Jekyll2014GitHub University
- B.S. in GitHub2012GitHub University
Publications
- A computational method for real-time roof defect segmentation in robotic inspection2025Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure EngineeringXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Houtan Jebelli
- Toward engineering AGI: Benchmarking the engineering design capabilities of LLMs2026Advances in Neural Information Processing SystemsXingang Guo, Yaxin Li, Xiangyi Kong, Yilan Jiang, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Zhihua Gong, Yufan Zhang, Daixuan Li, Tianle Sang, Beixiao Zhu, Gregory Jun, Yingbing Huang, Yiqi Liu, Yuqi Xue, Rahul Dev Kundu, Qi Lim, Yizhou Zhao, Luke Granger, Mohamed Younis, Darioush Keivan, Nippun Sabharwal, Shreyanka Sinha, Prakhar Agarwal, Kojo Vandyck, Hanlin Mai, Zichen Wang, Aditya Venkatesh, Ayush Barik, Jiankun Yang, Chongying Yue, Jingjie He, Libin Wang, Licheng Xu, Hao Chen, Jinwen Wang, Liujun Xu, Rushabh Shetty, Ziheng Guo, Dahui Song, Manvi Jha, Weijie Liang, Weiman Yan, Bryan Zhang, Sahil Bhandary Karnoor, Jialiang Zhang, Rutva Pandya, Xinyi Gong, Mithesh Ganesh, Feize Shi, Ruiling Xu, Yifan Zhang, Yanfeng Ouyang, Lianhui Qin, Elyse Rosenbaum, Corey Snyder, Peter Seiler, Geir Dullerud, Xiaojia Zhang, Zuofu Cheng, Pavan Kumar Hanumolu, Jian Huang, Mayank Kulkarni, Mahdi Namazifar, Huan Zhang, Bin Hu
- Sensor Fusion and Hierarchical Inspection Strategy for Aerial-Ground Multi-robot System202542nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2025)Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Tianyu Ren, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Adaptive Intelligence for Robot Navigation Efficiency with a Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Cyber-Physical System2024
- Advanced Sensor Integration for Enhanced Flight Control in UAV-Based Construction Automation2025Proceedings of the 42nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC), Montreal, QC, CanadaTianyu Ren, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Houtan Jebelli
- LLM-Driven Safe Robotic Navigation in Construction Sites: A Prompt Engineering Framework with Terrain-Adaptive Path Planning2026Computing in Civil Engineering 2025: Computational and Intelligent TechnologiesXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Tianyu Ren, Houtan Jebelli
- Module-Enhanced Slope-Adaptive and Hazard-Aware Hexapod Robotic System for Safe Roof Inspection2025ASCE OPEN: Multidisciplinary Journal of Civil EngineeringXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Research Progress and Current Applications of 3D Printing Construction Technology2021
- Hybrid UAV-UGV System with Interchangeable Ground Modules for Multi-Terrain Construction Site Inspection2026Computing in Civil Engineering 2025: Resilient, Robotic, and Educational SystemsXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Adaptive kinematic and dynamic control for hexapod robots in complex construction environments2025Proc., 42nd Int. Symp. on Automation and Robotics in Construction. Montreal, Canada: Concordia UniversityXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Houtan Jebelli
- Understanding the Impact of an Exoskeleton System on the Metabolic Cost of Workers during Common Repetitive Construction Tasks2024Computing in Civil Engineering 2024Amit Ojha, Yogesh Gautam, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Ali Sharifironizi, Houtan Jebelli, Anne Martin
- A soft pneumatic UAV landing and perception platform for gentle contact-based infrastructure inspection via visual-tactile-spatial multimodal sensing2026Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure EngineeringXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Grounding Large Language Models in Robot Control: Facilitating Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction2024
- Simulation Algorithm Based on Weathered Rock Morphology and Optimization Algorithm for Design Applications2022The International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic FabricationWei Ye, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Weiguo Xu
- ConstrucSim: A Reproducible Platform for Dexterous Humanoid Robot Perception, Planning, and Contact in Construction2026Construction Research Congress 2026Tianyu Ren, Iftekhar Hasan, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Tactile-Aware Soft Hexapod UAV Gripper for Multi-Modal Aerial Manipulation in Construction2026Construction Research Congress 2026Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Yizhi Liu, Katherine Driggs-Campbell, Houtan Jebelli
- Open-Vocabulary, Context-Aware Robot Navigation on Construction Sites: Integrating LLM-Driven Value Map Composition with Hierarchical Scene Graphs2026
- Dynamic Robotic Control Strategies for UAV Stability with Rotatory Payload2026Computing in Civil Engineering 2025: Resilient, Robotic, and Educational SystemsTianyu Ren, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Houtan Jebelli
- Autonomous Drone-Based System for Precision, Non-contact Surface Finishing in Construction2025
- A Pneumatic Sensor-Equipped Hexapod Landing Gear and Gripper System for Gentle Drone Contact with Building Envelopes and Energy Assets2025Olympiad in Engineering ScienceXiayu (Summer) Zhao, Tianyu Ren, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Machine Learning-Based Optimization for Modular Robotic Systems in Construction: A Review2025Computing in Civil Engineering 2024Jiafei Liu, Yuan Ping, Yujing Wang, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao
- Improving Heat Strain Prediction in Construction Workers: A Transfer Learning Approach to Overcome Variability Challenges2024Computing in Civil Engineering 2024Amit Ojha, Xiayu (Summer) Zhao, Yuming Zhang, Yizhi Liu, Houtan Jebelli
- Porous space—biomimetic of tafoni in computational design2022
- Research Progress and Application Status of 3D Printing Construction Technology2021
Presentations
- Talk 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field2012UC San Francisco, Department of TestingSan Francisco, CA, USA
- Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field2013UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing ScienceBerkeley, CA, USA
- Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field2014London School of TestingLondon, UK
- Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field2014Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual ConferenceLos Angeles, CA, USA
Teaching
- Teaching experience 12014University 1, DepartmentRole: Undergraduate course
- Teaching experience 22015University 1, DepartmentRole: Workshop
Portfolio
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