Min Liu Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Construction Engineering and Management Office:211 Mann Hall Phone: (919) 513-7920 Fax: (919) 515-7908 E-mail:min_liu@ncsu.edu

Research Interests

• Performance and Productivity Improvement for Construction Projects
• Lean Construction
• International Construction Project Management

Education

Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 2007

M.S., Building, National University of Singapore, 2001

M.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, 1997

B.S.C.E, Civil Engineering, Tsingdao Institute of Architecture and Engineering, 1994

Representative Publications

Ibbs, W., and Liu, M. (2005). "An improved measured mile analysis technique." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(12), 1249-1256.

Liu, M., and Ling, Y.Y. (2005). "Modeling a contractor's markup estimation." ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(4), 391-399.

Ling,Y.Y., and Liu, M. (2005). "Factors considered by successful and profitable contractors in mark-up size decision in Singapor." Building and Environment, 40(11), 1557-1565.

Ibbs, W., and Liu, M. (2005). "System dynamic modeling of delay and disruption claims." AACE Cost Engineering 47(6), 12-15.

Ling, Y.Y., and Liu, M. (2004). "Using neural network to predict performance of design-build projects in Singapore." Building and Environment, 39(10), 1263 - 1274.

Liu, M., and Ling, Y.Y. (2003). "Using fuzzy neural network approach to estimate contractor's markup." Building and Environment, 38(11), 1303-1308.