SIMSLab

SIMS Lab

PolyU Department of Building and Real Estate

About SIMS Lab

Smart Infrastructure Management Systems (SIMS) is a research lab providing state-of-the-art solutions for sustainable management of infrastructure assets. SIMS lab is one of the leading research lab in Hong Kong partnering with industry and academia to solve the world's most complex challenges in infrastructure management to help build sustainable future.

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Research

Our research interest includes but not limited to infrastructure management, simulation and artificial intelligent applications in construction, asset performance, scheduling, life cycle cost (LCC) analysis, budget allocation, and risk assessment for construction and rehabilitation of highways, oil and gas pipelines, water and sewer systems, buildings, bridges and tunnels...more.

Publications

Recent Publications:

Abdelmageed, S., Tariq, S., Boadu, V., & Zayed, T. (2022). Criteria-based critical review of artificial intelligence applications in water-leak management. Environmental Reviews, 18(May 2021), 1–18.  https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2021-0046.

Fan, H., Tariq, S., & Zayed, T. (2022). Acoustic leak detection approaches for water pipelines. Automation in Construction, 138(September 2020), 104226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104226 

Fares, A., Tijani, I. A., Zhang, R., & Zayed, T. (2022). Leak Detection of Water Distribution Networks Based on Acoustic Emission and Machine Learning. Environmental Reviews, Under review, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2022.2074320 

Hussein, M., Darko, A., Eltoukhy, A. E. E., & Zayed, T. (2022). Sustainable Logistics Planning in Modular Integrated Construction Using Multimethod Simulation and Taguchi Approach [Article]. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 148(6), Article 04022022. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002273

Owolabi,T. A., Mohandes, S. R. and Zayed, T., “Investigating the impact of sewer overflow on the environment: A comprehensive literature review paper.,” Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 301, p. 113810, Jan. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113810

Tijani, I. A., & Zayed, T. (2022). Gene expression programming based mathematical modeling for leak detection of water distribution networks. Measurement, 188, 110611. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2021.110611

Owolabi,T. A., Mohandes, S. R. and Zayed, T., “Investigating the impact of sewer overflow on the environment: A comprehensive literature review paper.,” Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 301, p. 113810, Jan. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113810

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SIMS Lab Founder and Director

Prof. Tarek Zayed
PhD, PEng, F.ASCE, F.CSCE

Contact details:
   +852 2766 5812
  tarek.zayed@polyu.edu.hk
  Hong Kong Polytechnic University
     Department of Building & Real Estate (BRE)
     Room No.ZN728

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