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Zhengbo Zou

Columbia University
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Cited by 1380

Zero latency: Real-time synchronization of BIM data in virtual reality for collaborative decision-making

J Du, Z Zou, Y Shi, D Zhao - Automation in construction, 2018 - Elsevier
Virtual Reality (VR) has attracted increasing attention of the Architecture, Engineering,
Construction and Facility Management (AEC/FM) industry in recent years, as it shows a great …

Towards emotionally intelligent buildings: A Convolutional neural network based approach to classify human emotional experience in virtual built environments

Z Zou, S Ergan - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate classification of human emotions in designed spaces is essential for architects and
engineers, who aim to maximize positive emotions by configuring architectural design …

Quantifying human experience in architectural spaces with integrated virtual reality and body sensor networks

S Ergan, A Radwan, Z Zou, H Tseng… - Journal of Computing in …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
People spend more than 90% of their time indoors, making it essential to understand how
the built environment can influence human experience and assess how the changes in …

Towards optimal control of air handling units using deep reinforcement learning and recurrent neural network

Z Zou, X Yu, S Ergan - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Optimal control of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVACs) aims to minimize
the energy consumption of equipment while maintaining the thermal comfort of occupants. …

Where do we look? An eye-tracking study of architectural features in building design

Z Zou, S Ergan - Advances in Informatics and Computing in Civil and …, 2019 - Springer
Built environment plays an essential role in shaping the physical, physiological, and
psychological human well-being given the fact that we spend more than ¾ of our times indoors. …

[HTML][HTML] The influence of climate change on droughts and floods in the Yangtze River basin from 2003 to 2020

L Cui, M He, Z Zou, C Yao, S Wang, J An, X Wang - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, extreme floods and droughts have occurred frequently around the world,
which seriously threatens the social and economic development and the safety of people’s …

CoVR: Cloud-based multiuser virtual reality headset system for project communication of remote users

J Du, Y Shi, Z Zou, D Zhao - Journal of Construction Engineering …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Inefficient communication among project stakeholders is one of the most critical issues in the
architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. In reality, it is difficult to create a …

To imitate or not to imitate: Boosting reinforcement learning-based construction robotic control for long-horizon tasks using virtual demonstrations

L Huang, Z Zhu, Z Zou - Automation in construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Construction robots controlled using reinforcement learning (RL) have recently emerged,
showing higher adaptability and self-learning intelligence over pre-programmed and …

Quality assurance for building components through point cloud segmentation leveraging synthetic data

HX Zhang, Z Zou - Automation in Construction, 2023 - Elsevier
Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) play a crucial role in the building project life
cycle, especially during construction, as discrepancies between as-built structures and as-…

Simultaneous data exchange between BIM and VR for collaborative decision making

J Du, Z Zou, Y Shi, D Zhao - Computing in civil engineering 2017, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Virtual reality (VR) has attracted increasing attention of the architecture, engineering,
construction and facility management (AEC/FM) industry in recent years. VR has the potential to …