Javier Irizarry
· Professor, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and OutreachGeorgia Institute of Technology · Building Construction
Active 1992–2025
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About
Javier Irizarry is a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, serving as the Director of the CONECTech Lab and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Outreach in the College of Design. In his role as Associate Dean, he oversees programs and initiatives related to academic affairs and outreach, including the development and improvement of academic offerings through assessment and accreditation, as well as recruitment activities such as the pre-college summer program. He is also focused on addressing issues of diversity and inclusion within the College of Design's academic disciplines. Professor Irizarry has over 20 years of academic and industry experience and is a pioneer in research on Uncrewed Aerial System applications in the built environment. His research centers on construction information technologies, including virtual and augmented reality, reality capture technology, and UAV applications within the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) domain. He has authored over 100 academic articles, with his work being nationally and internationally recognized. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) and an FAA Licensed Drone Pilot, reflecting his expertise in both engineering and drone technology.
Research topics
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Engineering management
- Knowledge management
- Human–computer interaction
- Computer Security
- Process management
- Psychology
- Risk analysis (engineering)
- Multimedia
Selected publications
Automation in Construction · 2021 · 102 citations
Safety Science · 2021-03-25 · 83 citations
articleInternational Journal of Construction Education and Research · 2020 · 67 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingThere is a continual challenge within the construction industry to achieve schedule, budget, and quality expectations at a time when projects are more complex, and their design and assembly involve some measure of abstract spatial skills. The outcomes of teaching these spatial skills in today’s construction management classroom often fall short of meeting the needs of industry. This research advocates the use of augmented reality – which allows one to view the real world with the addition of ext…
A proposed framework for Construction 4.0 based on a review of literature
EPiC series in built environment · 2020 · 53 citations
Construction 4.0 is the adoption and adaptation of the Industry 4.0 framework for the construction sector. Industry 4.0 promises to revolutionize how ‘things’ are made by using physical and digital technologies in an integrated manner. Similarly, the authors envision that the Construction 4.0 framework can fundamentally change the way that assets are designed, constructed, and operated. The idea of the Construction 4.0 developed from the need of the construction sector to overcome the existing h…
Development of a database exclusively for subway construction accidents and corresponding analyses
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2021-02-10 · 49 citations
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Frequent coauthors
- 24 shared
Masoud Gheisari
University of Florida
- 16 shared
Samaneh Zolfagharian
Georgia Institute of Technology
- 15 shared
Sungjin Kim
North Dakota State University
- 14 shared
Mehdi Nourbakhsh
Autodesk (United States)
- 12 shared
Dayana Bastos Costa
- 11 shared
Daniel Paes
- 9 shared
David Gilkey
Montana Technological University
- 9 shared
Ebrahim Karan
Sam Houston State University
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