About ICON Lab
ICON Lab is a research group that sits in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Monash University. We are dedicated to redefining how infrastructure is conceived, built, and operated. We develop intelligent construction systems guided by human-centric intelligence, integrating robotics, artificial intelligence, and automation to explore how humans and intelligent systems can work together safely, effectively, and adaptively in complex, real-world environments. By reimagining the planning, monitoring, and execution of construction processes, we push the boundaries of what is possible—toward a future where infrastructure is delivered through smarter, safer, and increasingly autonomous systems.
Team
Director
Yihai Fang
Dr Yihai Fang is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Monash University. He is the founder and director of the ICON Research Lab, where he leads research on developing next-generation construction systems that integrate robotics, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies to address fundamental challenges in construction and infrastructure delivery. Guided by a vision of embedding human-centric intelligence into construction automation, his work brings together physical systems, machine intelligence, and human decision-making to improve safety, productivity, and operational intelligence across the built environment.
Current Members
Dr Yizhe Wang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Advancing Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction Structural Assembly through Task Optimization and Augmented Reality Assistance
Qishen Ye
PhD Candidate
Enhancing Work Zone Safety Technology (WST): a performance-based evaluation framework considering human behaviours
Tyson Kieu
PhD Candidate
Computer Vision-based Digital Twinning for On-site Scaffold Management
Junlin Wang
PhD Candidate
A Knowledge-based Approach for Automated Crane Lift Monitoring and Productivity Analytics
Alumni
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Contact
Dr Yihai Fang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Monash University
23 College Walk, Clayton, VIC 3168