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Yoonhwa (Yuna) Jung, Ph.D.Dr. Yanyu Wang

Assistant Professor

3315-A Patrick F. Taylor Hall

Phone: 225-578-2612

Email: yjung6@lsu.edu 

Educational Background:

  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2025
  • M.Sc., Computer Science, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2023
  • M.Sc., Civil Engineering, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL, 2020
  • B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Hanyang ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, Seoul, South Korea, 2019

Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Professor, Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management, Louisiana State ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø, 2025-present
  • Machine Learning Intern, Document Crunch, 2024 - 2025.
  • Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, ¾Å¾Å¸£ÀûÍø of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020–2025.

Research Interests:

  • Artificial Intelligence in Construction
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Language and Vision
  • Project Planning and Controls
  • Building Information Modeling
  • Lean Construction
  • Construction Automation & Robotics

For a comprehensive overview of Dr. Jung’s research and publications, please visit: and

Openings for Research Assistantship:

Fully funded PhD positions are available for highly qualified and competitive candidates starting in Spring 2026 or Fall 2026.  Interested applicants should email the following documents to Dr. Jung at yjung6@lsu.edu. Please use the subject line: "PhD Position Application 2026 - [Your Last Name]".

Application Materials:

  1. Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  2. (Un)official academic transcripts
  3. A list of up to three professional or academic references
  4. A two-page research statement detailing:
    • Page 1: Your research background and understanding of the state-of-the-art in our research areas.
    • Page 2: Your perspective on current knowledge gaps and potential research directions you are interested in exploring.

 

 

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