Position: Professor
Address: Department of Civil Engineering|| Tsinghua University|| Beijing 100084, P.R. China
Tel: 8610-62773543
Fax: 8610-62795361
E-mail：mazl@tsinghua.edu.cn

1981.09 - 1986.07 Dept. of Civil Eng., Tsinghua University, Bachelor of Engineering
1986.09 - 1987.01 Dept. of Civil Eng., Tsinghua University, Master of Engineering
1987.04 - 1989.03 Dept. of Civil Eng., Nagoya University, Master of Engineering
1989.04 - 1992.03 Dept. of Civil Eng., Nagoya University, Doctor of Engineering

1992.04 - 1993.02  Yokokawa Techno-Information Service, Inc., Trainee
1993.02 - 1994.12  Dept. of Civil Eng., Tsinghua University, Lecturer
1994.12 - 2003.12  Dept. of Civil Eng., Tsinghua University, Associate Professor
1998.11 - 1999.11  Institute of Science and Technology, Nagoya University, Visiting Scholar
2003.12 - Now       Dept. of Civil Eng., Tsinghua University, Professor

1. Graduate Courses: Method of Object-Oriented Design

2. Undergraduate Courses: Fundamentals of Civil Engineering CAD Technology, Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling, Computer Aided Engineering Drafting

1. Building Information Modeling: Technology and Application

2. Collaborative Platforms for Building Industry and Projects

3. Smart Construction Technology and Application

4. IT Application in Management of Construction Firms: Technology and Application

Major Undergoing Research Projects

1. BIM and computer vision-based quick inspection method for reinforcements in precast concrete components, sponsored by Natural Science Foundation of China.

2. Data integration and database technology for building and its MEP systems, 13th Five-Year Key Research and Development Project, sponsored by China Ministry of Science and Technology.

3. Pattern for project management and mechanism for collaboration of multiple stakeholders in construction under Internet+ environment, 13th Five-Year Key Research and Development Project, sponsored by China Ministry of Science and Technology.

4. Development Strategy for application of automation and robotics, sponsored by the Joint Research Center of Tsinghua University (School of Civil Engineering) and Glodon Company.

5. BIM-based optimization of planning and simulation for construction of prefabricated concrete structures, sponsored by the Joint Research Center of Tsinghua University (School of Civil Engineering) and Glodon Company.

Major Professional Service

1. Editorial Board Member, Automation in Construction, Aug. 2007-Now; Associate Editor, Jan. 2016-Now

2. Associate Editor, Civil Engineering Information Technology Sub-Branch, Civil Engineering Branch, China Encyclopedia, Sept. 2016-Now

3. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Graphics (in Chinese), Jul. 2017-Now

4. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Information Technology in Civil and Architectural Engineering (in Chinese), Aug. 2009-Now

5. Editorial Board Member, China Construction Information (in Chinese), Jan. 2010-Now

6. Board Member, International Society of Computing on Civil and Building Engineering, Jun. 2018-Now

7. Board Member, Asian Group on Civil Engineering Informatics, Aug. 2012-Now.

8. Vice-Chair, Sub-Committee for Construction, Committee of Computer Application, China Civil Engineering Society, Oct. 2004-Now

9. Vice-Chair, Specialty Committee on Building Information Modeling, China Graphics Society, May 2014-Now

10. Vice-Chair, Expert Committee on Association Standards, China Graphics Society, May 2018-Now

11. Vice-Chair, Expert Committee on Informatization Issues, China Association for Management of Construction Firms, July 2014-Now

12. Member of Expert Committee, China Construction Industry Association, Jan. 2008-Now

13. Director, China Committee on Standards for Building Information Modeling, Jan. 2013-Now

14. Member, Sub-Committee on Green Construction, Committee of Science and Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

15. Member, Committee for Standardization of Information Technology Application, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

Selected Recent Publications:

1. Ma Zhiliang and Qiu Liangxin. The Secrets for Construction Firms to Implement Informatization Successfully. China Architecture and Building Press, 2006 (in Chinese).

2. Ma Zhiliang, Wu Weiyu and Peng Ming. The Way to Realize Informatization of Construction Sector. China Architecture and Building Press, 2002 (in Chinese).

3. Ma Zhiliang et al. Report on Infomatization of Housing and Urban-Rural Development: Engineering Construction, Operation and Maintenance. China Building Material Industry Press, 2017.

4. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Mi Wenzhong, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Yang Fuchun, Li Yungui, Zhang Jianping, Li Jiulin, Gong Jian, Li Jie, Liu Gang). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2019): Application and Development of Prefabricated buildings. China Electric Power Press, 2019 (in Chinese).

5. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Mi Wenzhong, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Yang Fuchun, Li Yungui, Zhang Jianping, Li Jiulin, Gong Jian, Li Jie, Liu Gang). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2018): Application and Development of Big Data. China Building Material Industry Press, 2018 (in Chinese).

6. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Zhao Xin, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Yang Fuchun, Li Yungui, Zhang Jianping, Li Jiulin, Gong Jian, Li Jie, Liu Gang). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2017): Application and Development of Smart Construction Sites. China Building Material Industry Press, 2017 (in Chinese).

7. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Zhao Xin, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Yang Fuchun, Li Yungui, Zhang Jianping, Li Jie, Li Jiulin, Liu Gang). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2016): Application and Development of Internet. China City Press, 2016 (in Chinese).

8. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Zhao Xin, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Zhang Jianping, Li Yungui, Liu Gang, Li Jie). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2015): Application and Development of Building Information Modelling. China City Press, 2015 (in Chinese).

9. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Zhao Xin, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Zhang Jianping and Li Yungui). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2014): Application and Development of BIM. China City Press, 2014 (in Chinese).

10. Editorial Committee (Editor-in-chief: Zhao Xin, Vice editor-in-chief: Ma Zhiliang, Li Cunbin and Huang Rufu). Report on Informatization of Building Construction Industry (2013). China City Press, 2013 (in Chinese).

11. Li, Hong Xian; Ma, Zhiliang; Liu, Hexu; WANG, JUN; Al-Hussein, Mohamed; Mills, Anthony. Exploring and verifying BIM-based energy simulation for building operations. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 2020, Online.

12. Shiyao Cai, Zhiliang Ma, Miroslaw J. Skibniewski, Song Bao, Heqing Wang. Construction automation and robotics for high-rise buildings: development priorities and key challenges. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2020, 146(8):04020096.

13. Zhiliang Ma, Yuan Ren, Xinglei Xiang, Ziga Turk. Data-driven decision-making for equipment maintenance. Automation in Construction, 2020, 112(2020)103103:1-17.

14. Shiyao Cai, Zhiliang Ma, Miroslaw J. Skibniewski, Song Bao, Heqing Wang. Construction automation and robotics for high-rise buildings over the past decades: a comprehensive review. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2019, Vol.42, p.100989.

15. Zhiliang Ma, Dongdong Zhang and Jiulin Li. A dedicated collaboration platform for Integrated Project Delivery. Automation in Construction, 2018, 86(2018): 199-209.

16. Zhiliang Ma and Zhe Liu. Ontology- and freeware-based platform for rapid development of BIM applications with reasoning support Automation in Construction, 90(2018): 1-8.

17. Zhiliang Ma, Shiyao Cai, Na Mao and Qiliang Yang. Construction quality management based on a collaborative system using BIM and indoor positioning, Automation in Construction, 92(2018): 35-45.

18. Zhiliang Ma and Shilong Liu. A review of 3D reconstruction techniques in civil engineering and their applications. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 37(2018): 163-174.

19. Zhiliang Ma, Zhitian Yang, Shilong Liu and Song Wu. Optimized rescheduling of multiple production lines for flowshop production of reinforced precast concrete components. Automation in Construction, 95(2018): 86-97.

20. Jiankun Ma and Zhiliang Ma. An IPD-based incentive mechanism to eliminate change orders in construction projects in China. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017, 21(7): 2538-2550

21. Zhiliang Ma and Jiankun Ma. Formulating the application functional requirements of a BIM-based collaboration platform to support IPD projects. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 2017, 21(6): 2011-2026.

22. Zhitian Yang, Zhiliang Ma and Song Wu. Optimized flowshop scheduling of multiple production lines for precast production. Automation in Construction, 2016, 72(2): 321-329.

23. Zhiliang Ma, Zhe Liu and Zhenhua Wei. Formalized representation of specifications for construction cost estimation by using ontology. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2016, 31(1): 4-17.

24. Ma Zhiliang, Wei Zhenhua and Zhang Xiude. Semi-automatic and specification-compliant cost estimation for tendering of building projects based on IFC data of design model. Automation in Construction, 2013, 30(2): 126-135.

25. Zhiliang Ma, Ning Lu and Song Wu. Identification and representation of information resources for construction firms. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2011, 25(4): 612-624.

26. Ma Zhiliang, Wei Zhenhua, Song Wu and Lou Zhe. Application and extension of the IFC standard in construction cost estimating for tendering in China. Automation in Construction, 2011, 20(2): 196-204.

27. Ma Zhiliang, Wong K.D., Li Heng and Yang Jun. Utilizing exchanged documents for decision support in construction projects based on data warehousing techniques. Automation in Construction, 2005, 14(3): 405-412.

28. Ma Zhiliang, Li Heng and Yang Jun. Using XML to support information exchange in construction projects. Automation in Construction, 2004, 13(5): 491-506.

29. Heng Li, Zhiliang Ma, Qiping Shen and Stephen Kong. Virtual experiment of innovative construction operations. Automation in Construction, 2003, 12(5): 561-575.

30. Ma Zhiliang, Liu Bin and Chen Wenjian. An integrated approach for managing cladding construction in high-rise buildings. Automation in Construction, 2002, 11(5): 545-555.

31. Ma Zhiliang, Xiang Xinglei and Ren Yuan. Quantitative decision making model for building facility maintenance strategies based on the RCM method. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 2020, 60(4):348-356 (in Chinese).

32. Ma Zhiliang, Teng Mingkun and Ren Yuan. Building energy consumption information model for big data analysis. Journal of South China University of Technology, 2019, 47(2):72-77+91 (in Chinese).

33. Ma Zhiliang, Teng Mingkun and Ren Yuan. Method of extracting static data for building energy consumption monitoring from BIM. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 2019, 51(12):187-193 (in Chinese).

34. Ma Zhiliang and Li Songyang. A new project delivery method under the circumstance of Internet +.  Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2018, 46(7):991-995 (in Chinese).

35. Ma Zhiliang and Yang Zhitian. Vehicle routing method for redispatching parts of precast components during precast production. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2017, 45(10):31-39 (in Chinese).

36. Ma Zhiliang and Ma Jiankun. A quantitative incentive mechanism to eliminate change orders in construction projects. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2016, 44(8):1280-1285 (in Chinese).

37. Ma Zhiliang and Mao Na. An algorithm for generation of construction quality inspection points based on BIM. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 2016, 44(5):725-729 (in Chinese).

38. Ma Zhiliang, Zhang Dongdong and Ma Jiankun. BIM-based collaborative work model and information utilization framework for IPD projects. Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 42(9): 1325-1332 (in Chinese).

39. Lu Ning and Ma Zhiliang. Comparison of managing IFC data using object-oriented and relational database. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 2012, 52(6):836-842 (in Chinese).

40. Ma Zhiliang and Lu Ning. Concept framework for reuse of information resources in construction firms. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 49(12): 1909-1914, 2009 (in Chinese).

41. Ma Zhiliang, Fu Siyuan, Li Heng and Li Yonghe. Development of an information management system for market analysis of real estate projects. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 47(9):1409-1413, 2007 (in Chinese).

42. Ma Zhiliang, Luo Xiaochun and Li Zhixin. Web-based project management system review. China Civil Engineering Journal, 39(10): 117-121, 2006 (in Chinese).

43. Ma Zhiliang, Li Yonghe and Li Heng. A collaborative system for document preparation based on network and commonly used word processing software. Computer Engineering, 32(13): 254-256+268, 2006 (in Chinese).

44. Ma Zhiliang and Qin Liang. Framework for management information systems for building construction projects. China Civil Engineering Journal, 2006, 39(1): 103-107 (in Chinese).

45. Ma Zhiliang, Zhu Xiaoyu, Li Heng and Shen Qiping. Management information terminal system at construction jobsites based on Pocket PC. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 2003, 43(10): 1369-1372 (in Chinese)

46. Ma Zhiliang, Yao Jungan and Jiang Jianjing. Collaborative work model for urban road management in an electric commerce environment. Journal of Tsinghua University (Science and Technology), 22002, 42(6): 851-854 (in Chinese).

47. Ma Zhiliang, Yao Jungan and Jiang Jianjing. Study on modeling of urban road information management system based on Web GIS. Computer Engineering, 2001, 27(12): 6-8 (in Chinese).

48. Ma Zhiliang, Mo Fangbin and Chen Juan. Object-oriented modeling management of information technology for construction project. China Civil Engineering Journal, 2001, 34(2): 105-110 (in Chinese).

49. Cao Qiuliang, Ma Zhiliang and Kentaro Yamada. An authoring environment of intelligent learning system on engineering tests. Computer Software and Computer Application, 2000， 17(4): 10-15 (in Chinese).

50. Ma Zhiliang and Yoshito Itoh. Web-based integrated management and utilization of lifecycle information for road. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000, (665/VI): 177-181 (in Japanese).