Dr. Yimin Zhu is a full professor and holder of the Pulte Homes Endowed Professorship in the Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management at Louisiana State University. He has more than 20 years of academic teaching, research, and industry experiences. Throughout his career, he has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses including building information modeling, construction information systems, and sustainable construction. Dr. Zhu’s research focus is on computing for built environment design and engineering. His research was funded by various state and federal agencies including the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. He has published more than 130 peer-reviewed technical articles. He is a specialty editor of the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering and an editorial board member of the International Journal of Construction Management.