Junhwa Lee (이준화)
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Pukyong National University. Director of Robotics & AI for Civil Engineering Lab (RACE Lab).
lee@pknu.ac.kr · Office +82-51-629-6072 · Rm 310, Narae Bldg., 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, Korea
ORCID 0000-0001-9062-5802 · Google Scholar · Scopus
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Research Interests
- Robotics in Civil Engineering: UAV, robot-arm, automated construction
- AI-based Construction and Maintenance: deep learning, probabilistic monitoring, GPR
- Digital Twin: BIM, LLM, NeRF, Scan-to-BIM
- Smart Sensing: vision-based displacement, DIC strain, LiDAR
Education
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea (March 2016 – August 2020). Dissertation: Long-term displacement measurement of full-scale bridges using computer vision and LiDAR
- B.S. in Civil Engineering & Computer Science, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea (March 2011 – February 2016)
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Pukyong National University (September 2023 – current)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA (November 2022 – August 2023) — Smart Structures Technology Laboratory (Advisor: Prof. B.F. Spencer Jr.)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea (March 2022 – October 2022) — Smart Construction Laboratory (Advisor: Prof. Sung-Han Sim)
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea (September 2020 – February 2022) — Structural Reliability & Disaster Risk Laboratory (Advisor: Prof. Young-Joo Lee)
Journal Publications (29)
- Gamin Lee and Junhwa Lee. "Probabilistic 3D position and displacement estimation of measurement points on civil structures based on stereo vision" Journal of the Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, 30(4), pp.26-37, 2026. doi:10.11112/jksmi.2026.30.4.26
- Kyungwon Kim, Sung-Han Sim, Young-Joo Lee, Junhwa Lee, and Seungjun Lee. "Long-term displacement measurement of bridge structures using a total station" Journal of the Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, 30(3), pp.87-98, 2026. doi:10.11112/jksmi.2026.30.3.87
- Siripong Petpradit and Junhwa Lee. "Caching-based incremental stiffness matrix update for rapid computation of truss structure assembly sequences" Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 28(8), pp.802-811, 2025. doi:10.7782/JKSR.2025.28.8.802
- Shuo Wang, Travis Fillmore, Junhwa Lee, Brian A. Eick, and Billie F. Spencer, Jr. "Reference-free ego-motion compensation for vision-based measurement of structural deformations of miter gates" Structural Health Monitoring, 24(4), pp.2193-2208, 2025. doi:10.1177/14759217241297248
- Junhwa Lee, Changgil Lee, Inho Yeo, and Seunghoo Jeong. "Multi-vision system for high-resolution strain measurement of continuously welded rail" Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2025, 2447466, 2025. doi:10.1155/stc/2447466
- Seunghoo Jeong, Hyunmin Kim, Sung Il Kim, Kyoung Chan Lee, and Junhwa Lee. "Phase shift-based resonance assessment for in-service high-speed railway bridges" Structural Health Monitoring, 24(1), pp.534-547, 2025. doi:10.1177/14759217241239988
- Gyumin Lee, Ali Turab Asad, Khurram Shabbir, Sung-Han Sim, and Junhwa Lee. "Robust localization of shear connectors in accelerated bridge construction with neural radiance field" Automation in Construction, 168, 105843, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105843
- Ganesh Kolappan Geetha, Sahyeon Lee, Junhwa Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Long-term shape sensing of bridge girders using automated ROI extraction of LiDAR point clouds" Smart Structures and Systems, 33(6), pp.399-414, 2024. doi:10.12989/sss.2024.33.6.399
- Hyunjun Kim, Sung-Han Sim, Jinyoung Yoon, and Junhwa Lee. "Full-scale structural displacement measurement with camera ego-motion compensation using RGB and LiDAR cameras" Measurement, 237, 115194, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2024.115194
- Jonghwa Hong, Sung-Han Sim, Jeongmin Lee, Hyunjun Kim, Soojin Cho, and Junhwa Lee. "Long-term displacement measurement system for bridge bearing capable of camera reposition" Measurement, 235, 114921, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2024.114921
- Junhwa Lee, Jinwoong Choi, Yooseong Shin, and Sung-Han Sim. "Estimation of water stagnation in asphalt-overlaid bridges using ground-penetrating radar" Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2023, 7280555, 2023. doi:10.1155/2023/7280555
- Seunghoo Jeong, Changgil Lee, Gwanghee Kim, Inho Yeo, and Junhwa Lee. "Image-based high-precision strain measurement system for continuous welded rail" Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 26(9), pp.664-671, 2023. doi:10.7782/JKSR.2023.26.9.664
- Seunghoo Jeong, Junhwa Lee, and Kyoung Chan Lee. "Seasonal variation of dynamic properties of Honam high-speed railway PSC bridge" Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, 26(4), pp.260-267, 2023. doi:10.7782/JKSR.2023.26.4.260
- Byunghyun Kim, Junhwa Lee, Sung-Han Sim, Soojin Cho, and Byeong Hwa Park. "Computer vision-based remote displacement monitoring system for in-situ bridge bearings robust to large displacement induced by temperature change" Smart Structures and Systems, 30(5), pp.521-535, 2022. doi:10.12989/sss.2022.30.5.521
- Junhwa Lee, Seunghoo Jeong, Hyunjun Kim, Kyoung Chan Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Comparative study of long-term displacement measurement methods — Focusing on a pre-stressed concrete bridge under construction" Measurement, 201, 111691, 2022. doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2022.111691
- Jaebeom Lee, Seunghoo Jeong, Junhwa Lee, Sung-Han Sim, Kyoung Chan Lee, and Young-Joo Lee. "Sensor data-based probabilistic monitoring of time-history deflections of railway bridges induced by high-speed trains" Structural Health Monitoring, 21(6), pp.2518-2530, 2022. doi:10.1177/14759217211063424
- Sahyeon Lee, Junhwa Lee, Jong-Woong Park, and Sung-Han Sim. "Nontarget-based measurement of 6-DOF displacement using combined RGB color and depth information" IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 26(3), pp.1358-1368, 2021. doi:10.1109/TMECH.2020.3019288
- Seunghoo Jeong, Hyunjun Kim, Junhwa Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Automated wireless monitoring system for cable tension forces using deep learning" Structural Health Monitoring, 20(4), pp.1805-1821, 2021. doi:10.1177/1475921720935837
- Junhwa Lee, Kyoung Chan Lee, Seunghoo Jeong, Young-Joo Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Long-term displacement measurement of full-scale bridges using camera ego-motion compensation" Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 140, 106651, 2020. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2020.106651
- Junhwa Lee, Seunghoo Jeong, Young-Joo Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Stress estimation using digital image correlation with compensation of camera motion-induced error" Sensors, 19(24), 5503, 2019. doi:10.3390/s19245503
- Jaebeom Lee, Kyoung Chan Lee, Sung-Han Sim, Junhwa Lee, and Young-Joo Lee. "Bayesian prediction of prestressed concrete bridge deflection using finite element analysis" Sensors, 19(22), 4956, 2019. doi:10.3390/s19224956
- Junhwa Lee, Kyoung Chan Lee, Sahyeon Lee, Young-Joo Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Long-term displacement measurement of bridges using a LiDAR system" Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 26(10), e2428, 2019. doi:10.1002/stc.2428
- Seunghoo Jeong, Junhwa Lee, Soojin Cho, and Sung-Han Sim. "Integrated cable vibration control system using Arduino" Smart Structures and Systems, 23(6), pp.695-702, 2019. doi:10.12989/sss.2019.23.6.695
- Junhwa Lee, Eun Jin Kim, Seongwoo Gwon, Soojin Cho, and Sung-Han Sim. "Uniaxial static stress estimation for concrete structures using digital image correlation" Sensors, 19(2), 319, 2019. doi:10.3390/s19020319
- Soojin Cho, Junhwa Lee, and Sung-Han Sim. "Comparative study on displacement measurement sensors for high-speed railroad bridge" Smart Structures and Systems, 21(5), pp.637-652, 2018. doi:10.12989/sss.2018.21.5.637
- Junhwa Lee, Kyoung Chan Lee, Soojin Cho, and Sung-Han Sim. "Computer vision-based structural displacement measurement robust to light-induced image degradation for in-service bridges" Sensors, 17(10), 2317, 2017. doi:10.3390/s17102317
- Hyunjun Kim, Junhwa Lee, Eunjong Ahn, Soojin Cho, Myoungsu Shin, and Sung-Han Sim. "Concrete crack identification using a UAV incorporating hybrid image processing" Sensors, 17(9), 2052, 2017. doi:10.3390/s17092052
- Soojin Cho, Sung-Han Sim, Jong-Woong Park, and Junhwa Lee. "Extension of indirect displacement estimation method using acceleration and strain to various types of beam structures" Smart Structures and Systems, 14(4), pp.699-718, 2014. doi:10.12989/sss.2014.14.4.699
- Junhwa Lee, Soojin Cho, and Sung-Han Sim. "Vision-based displacement measurement system operable at arbitrary positions" Journal of the Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, 18(6), pp.123-130, 2014. doi:10.11112/jksmi.2015.19.1.001