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Fernanda L. Leite, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE Professor & John A. Focht Centennial
Teaching Fellow in Civil Engineering Planet
Texas 2050 Leadership Committee Provost Teaching Fellow Area
Coordinator: Construction
Engineering and Project Management Program Faculty
Affiliate: Sustainable
Systems Department of Civil, Architectural and
Environmental Engineering 301 E Dean Keeton St. Stop C1752 |
EDUCATION/TRAINING
IAspire Leadership Academy, 2019-2020
PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Carnegie Mellon University, 2009
MS, Universidade
Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2005
BS, Magna cum laude, Universidade Federal do
Ceara, Brazil, 2002
RESEARCH
Research
interests:
building information modeling, circular economy in the built environment,
visualization and collaboration technologies.
BIM for
Design Coordination
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Prospective
graduate students: Graduate studies in CAEE
at UT Austin
Current
Sponsored Research Projects:
Southeast Texas (SETx)
Urban Integrated Field Lab (IFL): Equitable solutions for communities caught
between floods and air pollution
Sponsor: Department of Energy (DOE)
PIs: Passalacqua; Leite; Haselbach;
Coon; Meyer; Estwick
Period: 10/2022 to 09/2027
SCC-IRG Track 2: Integrating Information Flows
and Supporting Communities as Decision-Makers in Response to Acute and Chronic
Stressors
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
PIs: Lieberknecht; Leite; Stephens; Pierce; Rodriguez
Period: 09/2020 to 08/2023
Value and Opportunities of a Circular Economy
on Capital Projects – RT380
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PIs: Leite;
Haas (University of Waterloo)
Period: 09/2020 to 01/2023
Planet Texas 2050: Equitable and Regenerative
Cities in a Post-Carbon Future
PIs: Leite,
Lieberknecht
Sponsor: University of Texas, Planet Texas 2050
Program
Period: 01/2021 to 12/2024
Current
Students/Scholars:
Post-Doctoral Scholars:
1.
Dr.
Jong Won Ma
PhD Students:
1. Abdullah Alsuhaibani
(CEPM)
2. Guilherme Eliote
(CEPM)
3. Yu-Chen (Gabrielle) Lee (SuS)
MS Students:
1. Kathryn Marcenelle
(CEPM)
2. Asael Flores (CEPM)
Undergraduate Students (with Research):
1. Jennifer Rojas (BS CE, May
2024)
2. Caitlin Leffel
(BS CE, May 2024)
Leite Lab outside the EERC (Fall 2021)
Past
Sponsored Research Projects:
CAS-Climate: Workshop on Resilience Research
and Practice in the Gulf Region. Workshop white paper available here
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
PIs: Leite;
Meyer; Ozguven; Lieberknecht;
Koliou
Period: 01/2022 to 07/2022
Living BIM: a layered approach for automatic
and continuous built environment model update
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
UT-Austin PI: Leite; Drexel University
PIs: Lo and Nishino
Period: 09/2016 to 08/2021
Technology Path to the Future: Reimagining
Capital Project Delivery
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 09/2019 to 06/2021
A Sustainable Center for Crowd-Sourced Water
Infrastructure Modeling
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
PI: Hodges; co-PIs: Barrett, Leite
Center partners: Texas Tech, Brigham Young,
North Carolina State and Urban Watersheds Research Institute
Period: 09/2016 to 08/2021
Planet Texas 2050: Texas Futures Virtual
Reality Experience
PI: Leite;
Co-PIs: Solis, Johns
Sponsor: University of Texas, Planet Texas 2050
Program
Period: 09/2019 to 12/2020
Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)-Integrated Best
Practices for Construction Completions, Commissioning, and Startup – RT364
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PIs: O’Connor, Leite
Period: 01/2019 to 12/2020
Planet Texas 2050: Comprehensive Data and
Communications Platform Focused on Texas’ Urbanization Processes
PI: Lieberknecht;
Co-PIs: Leite, Oden, Bixler, Felkner
Sponsor: University of Texas, Planet Texas 2050
Program
Period: 06/2018 to 08/2020
Advancing the Development and Deployment of
BIM-Infrastructure
Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Period: 09/2018 to 06/2020
Implementation Guide for Virtual Reality in
Construction
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 09/2018 to 12/2020
4D Longhorn Construction Waste Visualization
and Reuse
PIs: Faust, Leite
Sponsor: University of Texas, Green Fund
Program
Period: 09/2018 to 08/2019
Engineering Requirements for Facility
Information Modeling in Support of Advanced Work Packaging
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 07/2018 to 01/2019
BIM-based Construction Waste Estimation &
Disposal Planning
PIs: Faust, Leite
Sponsor: University of Texas, Green Fee Program
Period: 09/2017 to 08/2018
Information Modeling and Mapping to Advance
Interoperability in the Capital Projects Industry
PI: Leite
Sponsor: Fiatech
Period: 01/2017 to 12/2017
Rapid Scan: 3D reconstruction of wind damage in
the Texas Coast post Hurricane Harvey
PIs: Gong (Rutgers University), Leite
Sponsor: National Science Foundation,
Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER).
Period: 09/2017 to 09/2017
Finding Leading Indicators to Prevent Premature
Starts, and Assuring Uninterrupted Construction – RT323
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PI: Leite
Period: 09/2014 to 01/2017
Automated Model-based Benchmarking of Capital
Projects
Sponsor: Autodesk, Inc.
PI: Leite
Period: 10/2015 to 10/2016
Guide for Civil Integrated Management (CIM) in
Departments of Transportation – NCHRP 10-96
Sponsor: National Cooperative Highway Research
Program (NCHRP)
PIs: O’Brien, Goodrum, Leite, Khwaja, Molenaar, Pawsey
Period: 06/2014 to 01/2016
True Impact of Late Deliverables at the
Construction Site
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
and Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
PIs: Leite,
O’Brien
Period: 09/2012 to 08/2015
Stretch and Flex Program for TxDOT Operations –
0-6805
Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT)
PIs: Griffin (Department of Kinesiology), Leite, Machemehl
Period: 06/2013 to 06/2014
Prevention of Backing Fatalities in
Construction Work Zones – 0-6703
Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT)
UT Austin PIs: Leite, Seedah, Caldas
UT Tyler PI: Fan
Period: 09/2011 to 08/2013
WorkFace Planning, from Design
through Site Execution – RT272
Sponsors: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
and Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA)
PIs: O’Brien, Leite
Period: 09/2011 to 08/2013
Generating as-built 3D models of roads and
bridges from 2D photos
Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT)
PI: Leite
Period: 06/2011 to 12/2011
Generating Industry Foundation Classes Models
for Mixed Use and Commercial Buildings to support Building Energy Performance
Simulation
Sponsor: United Technologies Research Center
(UTRC) and Department of Energy (DOE)
PI: Leite
Period: 04/2011 to 10/2011
Economic Considerations in Transportation
System Development & Operations– 0-6628
Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT)
PIs: Kockelman, Leite, Boske,
Prozzi
Period: 09/2010 to 08/2011
State of the Practice for Workers in Very Short
Duration Work Zone Operations – 0-6640
Sponsor: Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT)
PIs: Machemehl, Leite, Seedah
Period: 09/2010 to 08/2012
Enhanced Work Packaging: Design through Work
Face Execution – RT272
Sponsor: Construction Industry Institute (CII)
PIs: O’Brien, Leite
Period: 09/2009 to 12/2011
Past
Students/Scholars:
Leite Lab PhD graduates Drs.
Han, Weeks, Celoza, and Ma (Spring 2022)
Post-Doctoral Scholars:
1. Dr. Eduardo Isatto, Summer and Fall 2019, currently Civil Engineering
Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2. Dr. Ehsan Madadi-Kandjani,
2017-2018, co-advised with Lina Sela and Kasey Faust
3.
Dr. Jose de Paula
Barros Neto, 2015-2016, currently Civil Engineering Professor, Federal
University of Ceara, Brazil
PhD Students:
1. Dr. Jong Won Ma, Post-doctoral
scholar at UT-Austin
2. Dr. Amelia Celoza, co-advised with Daniel Oliveira (CEPM), Assistant
Professor, University of Colorado-Boulder
3. Dr. Bing Han (SuS), Assistant Professor, University of Colorado-Denver
4. Dr. Daniel Weeks (CEPM), May 2022,
Commander, Air Force Base in Azores, Portugal
5. Beatriz Guerra (SuS), May 2021, Product Manager, Intelligence Center of
Excellence, Autodesk, Inc.
6. Thomas Czerniawski (CEPM), August
2020, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
7. Jay Choi, co-advised with
Daniel Oliveira (CEPM), May 2020, Assistant Professor, Central Connecticut
State University
8. Dr. Yuanshen
Ji, May 2018, Software Development Engineer, Amazon, Inc.
9. Dr. Jim Wiethorn,
PE, May 2018, Founder/Chairman at International Crane & Construction Safety
Solutions, LLC
10. Dr. Sooyoung
Choe, Dec 2015, ) Research Scientist at the
Construction and Economy Research Institute of Korea - CERIK
11. Dr. Dan Seedah,
Dec 2014, Global Technology Lead, Jacobs Engineering
12. Dr. Li Wang, Aug 2014,
Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Manager, DPR Construction
13. Dr. Christopher M. Stoppel, Aug 2013, Course Director and instructor at Air
Force Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineer and Services School
14. Dr. Xiaowei
Luo, co-advised with William O’Brien, May 2013, Associate Professor, City
University of Hong Kong
Visiting Scholars:
1. Raquel Reck,
Spring and Summer 2020, currently Civil Engineering PhD Candidate, Federal
University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (advised by Dr. Eduardo Isatto)
MS Students (Thesis or Departmental Report):
3. Yu-Chen (Gabrielle) Lee, Dec
2021
4. Sam Newton, Aug 2021
5. Abdullah Alsuhaibani,
May 2021
6. Katia Blanco Gonzalez, May
2021
7. Juan Hidalgo Garrido, Dec.
2020
8. Kate Compagnoni,
Dec 2019, United States Coast Guard
9. Daniel Keyser, May 2019
10. Emmanuel Pozzer
(SuS), May 2019
11. Luis Beauperthuy,
May 2019
12. Jaqueline Martinez, May 2019
13. Fernando Cordero Leon, Dec
2018
14. Safak Tekin,
Dec 2018
15. Beatriz Guerra, Aug 2018,
co-advised with Kasey Faust, now Leite Lab PhD student
16. Nathan Tarter, May 2018,
United States Army
17. Michael Horacek,
Dec 2017, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX
18. Drew Fineberg,
Aug 2017, Field Engineer, Austin Commercial
19. Chester J. Wyckoff, May 2017,
United States Navy
20. Carlos Alvarez Perez, Dec
2016
21. Ryan Griego, May 2016, Linbeck Construction, in Houston, TX
22. Arturo Monarrez,
May 2016, currently VDC Specialist, Balfour Beatty Construction, in San Diego,
CA
23. Samuel Piassa
dal Ross, May 2016
24. Richard Mahn,
May 2016, United States Army
25. Anthony Daou,
Dec 2015, DPR Construction, in Austin, TX
26. Benjamin L. Washkowiak, Dec 2015, United States Army
27. Jingran Sun, Dec 2015, PhD student
at UT-Austin
28. Felipe Sandoval, Dec 2015
29. Bijen Malla,
May 2015, Rogers-O’Brien Construction, in Austin, TX
30. Anas Malaeb,
Aug 2014
31. William Barry, May 2014, Austin
Commercial, in Dallas, TX
32. Daniel F. Jacobsen, May 2014
33. Thierry Chalhoub,
Dec 2013
34. Cristina Calderon, Dec 2013
35. Wenxiang (Wendy) Sun, Dec 2013
36. Claire Powers, Dec 2013,
Austin Commercial, in Austin, TX
37. Caroline Grant, Aug 2013
38. Prasad Dali, Aug 2013
39. Olfa Hamdi, co-advised with
William O’Brien, Aug 2013, CEO, Concord Project Technologies Inc., San
Francisco, CA
40. Luis
Aldana, Dec 2012, Sigma Inmobiliaria, in Guatemala
41. Puneet Anil Nathu, Dec 2012
42. Chris Kekicheff,
Aug 2012, McCarthy Building Companies, in Oakland, CA
43. Sooyoung Choe, May 2012, Construction
& Economy Research Institute of Korea
44. Ankit Bhatla,
Dec 2011, WorleyParsons, Houston, TX
45. Sarah Meeks, co-advised with
William O’Brien, Dec 2011, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX
46. Nitin Gulati, co-advised with
Jim O’Connor, May 2011
47. Li Wang, Dec 2010, Virtual
Design and Construction (VDC) Coordinator, Austin Commercial
48. Patrick Ryan, Dec 2010,
currently Project Manager at Northern Arizona University’s Planning, Design and
Construction office
Undergraduate Students (with Research):
1. Caitlin Leffel
(BS CE, May 2024)
2. Nina Kilambi,
BS CE, May 2021
3. Katrina Fierro, BS ARE, May
2024
4. Anahi Florez
(2021 Summer Research Academy), BS CE UTRGV, May 2023
5. Nina Kilambi
(Fall 2020-Fall 2021), BS CE, May 2022
6. Katrina Fierro (Spring
2021-Fall 2021), BS ARE, May 2024
7. Ruben Padilla-Ramirez (Fall
2020-Spring 2021), BS CE, May 2021
8. Rebekah Russek
(Fall 2020-Spring 2021), BS CE, May 2023
9. Lizeth Hernandez (Spring
2021), BS ARE, May 2023
10. Sabika Bharmal
(Spring 2020), BS CE, May 2021
11. Victor Butcher (Fall 2019),
BS ARE, Dec 2019
12. Hector Puentes (Fall 2019),
BS ARE, Dec 2019, now with AEI in Madison, WI
13. Christina Liu (Fall
2018-Spring 2019, Green Fund)
14. João Victor Sousa de Souto (Spring 2019), BS CE at Federal University of Minas
Gerais, Brazil, May 2020
15. Sabrina Ransbarger
(Summer-Fall 2018, Green Fund), BS ARE, Dec 2018
16. Michael
Hernandez (Summer 2018), BS CE, Dec 2018
17. Jose
(Joe) Gonzalez (2017-2018 TREX Program), BS
CE, May 2018
18. Simge Girgin
(Summer 2018), BS CE at Bogazici University, Turkey,
May 2019
19. In Bae Chung (Summer 2018),
BS CE at Hanyang University, Korea, May 2019
20. Vitor Foncesa
(Spring 2018), BS CE at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May
2019
21. Morio Ramdenbourg
(Fall 2017, NSF REU), BS Computer Science, Dec 2017
22. Nuresh Maknojia
(Spring-Summer 2017, CAEE Legacy Scholar), BS CE, Dec 2017
23. Jonah Wolf (Fall 2015,
Independent Study), BS ARE, May 2016
24. Mariana Silva (Summer 2015, Bridging Disciplines Program),
BS CE, May 2017
25. Carrie Jaeger (Summer 2014,
CAEE Legacy
Scholar), BS CE, Dec 2014
26. Felipe Trevisan
(Summer 2014, Brazilian
Science without Borders program), BS CE at Federal University of Rio Grande
do Sul, Brazil, May 2015
27. Oscar Fierro (2011-2012 TREX
Program), BS CE, May 2012, MS CEPM, Aug 2013, currently at ExxonMobil, Houston,
TX
28. Ramon Iglesias Torres
(2010-2011 TREX Program), BS CE, May 2012, currently PhD student at Stanford
University
TEACHING
Undergraduate
courses:
ARE323K: Project Management
and Economics (Spring 2022, Spring 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring
2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010)
ARE376: Building
Information Modeling for Capital Projects (Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020,
Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall
2014, Fall 2013)
ARC327R:
Sustainability in the Galapagos-President’s Award for Global Learning
(Spring 2022 and Fall 2022)
Graduate
courses:
CE395R7: Building
Information Modeling for Capital Projects (Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020,
Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Spring 2015, Fall
2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2011, Spring 2011, Fall 2010)
CE397: Sustainable Systems (Spring 2020, Fall
2018)
CE395U4: Construction Safety
(Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2017, Spring 2015)
CE395Q1: Project Controls, in collaboration
with Dr. Burcin Becerik-Gerber,
University of Southern California (Fall 2012)
LEADERSHIP & SERVICE (present service; see resume for complete
list of past and present service activities)
National:
ASCE
Computing Division Executive Committee (2020-2025); ASCE Taskforce on Fostering Inclusive
Communities
University-wide:
Planet Texas 2050’s
Leadership Committee (2018-Present, Chair in 2020-2021); Faculty Council -
Cockrell School of Engineering elected representative (2022-2024); Academic
Integrity Committee; Faculty Gender Equity Council
Cockrell
School of Engineering: Chair: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
committee
CAEE
Department: Area Coordinator: Construction
Engineering and Project Management (CEPM) graduate program; Member: Faculty Evaluation Committee; Editor: CEPM Alumni Newsletter
Journals: Associate Editor: Automation
in Construction
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (see resume for complete list of
publications; over 200 total publications, including 65 refereed journal
publications; underscore indicates student advisee)
1. Han, B.; Leite, F. (2022) “Generic extended reality and integrated
development for visualization applications in architecture, engineering, and construction”.
In: Automation in Construction. Volume 140. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104329
2. Guerra, B.; Shahi, S.; Mollaei, A.; Skaf., N.; Weber, O.; Leite, F.; Haas, C. (2021) “Circular Economy Applications in the
Construction Industry: A Global Scan of Trends and Opportunities”. In: Journal
of Cleaner Production. Volume 324. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129125
3. Guerra, B.C.; Leite, F. (2021) "Circular Economy in the Built Environment:
An overview of United States stakeholders' awareness, major challenges, and
enablers". In: Resources, Conservation & Recycling. Volume 170,
105617, 14 pgs. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105617
4. Han, B.; Leite, F. (2021). “Measuring the Impact of Immersive Virtual
Reality on Construction Design Review Applications: Head-Mounted Display vs.
Desktop Monitor”. In: ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management,
Volume 147(6): 04021042, 14 pgs. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002056
5. Leite, F.;
Brooks, G. (2020) “Integrating an Architectural Engineering Undergraduate
Program with Building Information Modeling”. In: ASCE Journal of Architectural
Engineering. Volume 26(2), 05020002, 7 pgs. DOI:
https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29AE.1943-5568.0000389
6. Guerra, B.C.; Leite, F.; Faust, K. (2020) "4D-BIM to Enhance Construction
Waste Reuse and Recycle Planning: Case Studies on Concrete and Drywall Waste
Streams". In: Waste Management, Volume 116, Pages 79-90. DOI:
10.1016/j.wasman.2020.07.035
7. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, F. (2020) “Automated segmentation of RGB-D images into a
comprehensive set of building components using deep learning”. In: Advanced
Engineering Informatics, Volume 45. DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2020.101131
8. Guerra, B.; Leite, F. (2020) "Bridging the Gap between Engineering and
Construction 3D Models in Support of Advanced Work Packaging". In: ASCE
Journal of Legal Affairs and Dispute Resolution in Engineering and
Construction, Volume 12(3). DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)LA.1943-4170.0000419
9. Ma, J.W.; Czerniawski, T.; Leite, F. (2020) "Semantic
Segmentation of Point Clouds of Building Interiors with Deep Learning:
Augmenting Training Datasets with Synthetic BIM-based Point Clouds". In:
Automation in Construction, Volume 113. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103144
10. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, F. (2020) "Automated digital modeling of existing
buildings: A review of visual object recognition methods". In: Automation
in Construction, Volume 113. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103131
11. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, L. (2018) “3DFacilities.” In: Zenodo,
June 18, 2018. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1292314
12. Czerniawski, T.; Leite, L. (2018) "3DFacilities: Annotated 3D Reconstructions
of Building Facilities". In: Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Advanced
Computing Strategies for Engineering. 25th EG-ICE International Workshop 2018,
Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10-13, Proceedings, Part I”. SMITH, I.F.C.; DOMER,
B. (Ed.), pp. 186-200, Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-91635-4_10. Best
Student Paper Award.
13. Ji, Y.; Leite, F. (2018) “Automated Tower Crane Planning: Leveraging
4-Dimensional BIM and Rule-based Checking”. In: Automation in Construction.
Volume 93, pp. 44-58. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2018.05.003
14. Czerniawski, T.; Sankaran, B.; Nahangi, M.; Haas, C.; Leite,
F. (2018) “6D DBSCAN-based segmentation of building point clouds for planar
object classification”. In: Automation in Construction. Volume 88, pp. 44-58.
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.029. Accepted as is.
15. Choe, S.; Leite, F. (2017) “Construction Safety Planning: Site-specific Temporal
and Spatial Information Integration”. In: Automation in Construction. Volume
84, pp. 335–344. DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2017.09.007
16. Choe, S.; Leite, F. (2017) "Assessing Safety Risk among Different
Construction Trades: A Quantitative Approach". In: ASCE Journal of
Construction Engineering and Management. Volume 143, Issue 5. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001237. Paper Awarded the 2018 Thomas Fitch Rowland
Prize.
17. Leite, F.;
Cho, Y.; Behzadan, A.; Lee, S.; Choe, S.;
Fang, Y.; Akhavian, R.; Hwang, S. (2016)
"Visualization, Information Modeling and Simulation Grand Challenges in
the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management
Industry". In: ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000604. Featured paper in ASCE SmartBrief on January
12, 2017.
18. Wang, L.; Leite, F. (2016) “Formalized Knowledge Representation for Spatial
Conflict Coordination of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) Systems in New
Building Projects”. In: Automation in Construction. Volume 64, pp. 20-26. DOI:
10.1016/j.autcon.2015.12.020
19. Bhatla, A.; Choe, S.; Fierro,
O.; Leite, F. (2012)
"Evaluation of Accuracy of as-built 3D Modeling from Photos taken by
Handheld Digital Cameras”. In: Automation in Construction, Volume 28, pp.
116-127.
20. Leite, F.,
Akcamete, A., Akinci, B., Atasoy,
G., Kiziltas, S. (2011) "Analysis of modeling
effort and impact of different levels of detail in building information
models”. In: Automation in Construction, Volume 20, Issue 5, pp. 601–609.
AWARDS & HONORS (as a faculty member)
2019 Daniel W. Halpin Award for Scholarship in
Construction, ASCE Construction Institute
Provost Teaching Fellow, The University of
Texas at Austin (2019-2021)
Construction Industry Institute (CII)
Outstanding Researcher Award (2018)
2018 Thomas Fitch Rowland Prize for the paper,
“Assessing Safety Risk among Different Construction Trades: Quantitative
Approach,” published in the ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management,
May 2017.
2018 Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award,
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The
University of Texas at Austin
Diversity Mentoring Fellowship Award, Graduate
School, The University of Texas at Austin (2018-2019)
Synchro University Challenge, 4D Construction
Global Project Challenge, Faculty Mentor
to UT-Austin Student Team, 2nd Place (2017)
Public Voices Fellow, OpEd Project (2016-17)
Fiatech Superior Technology
Achievement (STAR) Award (2016)
Selected for the National Academy of
Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education Symposium (2015)
Construction Industry Institute (CII)
Outstanding Instructor Award (2015)
Engineering News-Record Top 20 under 40, Texas
& Louisiana Region (2015)
Diversity Mentoring Fellowship Award, Graduate
School, The University of Texas at Austin (2014-2015)
Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of
Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2013)
Cockrell School of Engineering Dean’s Award for
Outstanding Engineering Teaching by an Assistant Professor (2013)
Fiatech Celebration of Engineering
& Technology Innovation (CETI) Award – Outstanding Early Career Researcher
(2013)
Outstanding Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Computing
in Civil Engineering (2012)
Construction Industry Institute (CII)
Distinguished Professor Award (2011)
Engineering and Construction Contracting (ECC)
Association Future Leader (2011)
ASCE Excellence in Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Fellow (2010)
AFFILIATIONS
Texas Board of Professional Engineers,
Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Construction Research Council, Member
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),
Fellow
Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society,
Member
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Member
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor, Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin,
2016-2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil,
Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin,
2010-2016
Research Assistant, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006–2009
Research Assistant, School of Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
2003–2005
Project Manager, RFurlani
Architecture and Construction Company, Brazil, 2002–2003
SHORT BIO
Fernanda Leite is a Professor in the Cockrell
School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She holds the John
A. Focht Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Civil
Engineering. She combines expertise in architectural engineering and computing
in her modeling and built environment research, with strong management and
cross-disciplinary collaboration skills. She is the past Chair of a
University-wide Bridging Barriers research initiative called Planet Texas 2050.
Most of her work has been in building and infrastructure systems information
modeling, Scan-to-BIM, visualization and collaboration technologies, and
circular economy in the built environment. At UT-Austin, Dr. Leite teaches
courses on Building Information Modeling, Project Management and Economics,
Construction Safety, and Sustainable Systems Engineering.
Last updated on October 14,
2022