Burcu Akinci

Professor , Civil and Environmental Engineering

Co-Director, Pennsylvania Smarter Infrastructure Incubator (PSii)

Address:
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890

Office: Porter Hall 123K

Phone: 412-268-2959

Fax: 412-268-7813

Email: bakinci@cmu.edu

Website: http://www.ce.cmu.edu/~bakinci/

Education

Ph.D. 2000, Stanford University

Research

Approaches for achieving reliable construction schedules and estimates, approaches for situation awareness and assessment via information-rich as-built models and reality capture technologies.

Publications

Tang, P.; Huber, D.; Akinci, B. "Characterization of Laser Scanners and Algorithms for Detecting Flatness Defects on Concrete Surfaces", ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 25, pp. 31-42 (2011).
Soibelman, L.; Sacks, R.; Akinci, B.; Dikmen, I.; Birgonul, T.; Eyb Poosh, M. "Preparing Civil Engineers for International Collaboration in Construction Management", Journal of Professional Issues In Engineering (2011).
Tang, P.; Huber, D.; Akinci, B.; Lipman, R.; Lytle, A. "Automatic Reconstruction of As-built Building Information Models from Laser-Scanned Point Clouds: A Review of Related Techniques", Automation in Construction, 19, pp. 829-843 (2010).
Ergan, S.; Akinci, B. "Automated generation of customized field data collection templates to support information needs of cost estimators", ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 24, pp. 129-139 (2010).
Ergan, S.; Akinci, B.; Gonzalez, C. "Comparison of experienced and novice cost estimator behaviors in information pull and push methods", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 37, pp. 290-301 (2010).