The cutting-edge AI algorithms for 3D building model automatic construction, developed by the research team led by Prof. Frank Xue at iLab of the Faculty of Architecture, have triumphed over competitors from the world's leading universities, securing two gold medals at the prestigious 2024 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR). The HKU-iLab team has achieved remarkable success in this competition for three consecutive years, consistently demonstrating exceptional skills and expertise in the field.
The highly anticipated annual event is jointly sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Computer Vision Foundation. This year, the conference took place in Seattle, United States, drawing the attention of experts and researchers from around the globe.
The HKU-iLab team emerged two gold medals in two separate categories and achieved remarkable results. These two categories include the Scan-to-BIM 3D event, which involves creating a 3D model of a building from scanned data, and Scan-to-BIM 2D, which involves converting a 3D model into an architectural 2D drawing.
Prof. Frank Xue is an Assicioate Professor at Department of Real Estate and Construction, HKU. He is Deputy Director of iLab and Vice Convener of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Research Station of the Key Scientific Research Base of Application of Spatial Information Technologies in Cultural Heritage Conservation of National Cultural Heritage Administration of China. He also serves as Vice-Chair of ACM-Hong Kong Chapter, committee of CGS-BIM Chapter, and committee of ASC-Smart Construction.
About iLab
iLab was established in 2016 under the Faculty of Architecture as an urban big data lab to take the opportunities and challenges as instigated by the global visions of Smart City and Industry 4.0. (FoA). It has made significant break-through in modernizing the construction industry in Hong Kong and beyond. The HKU iLab’s award-winning AI methods are a product of an ongoing ITF project granted by Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission (No.ITP/004/23LP), with supervision from Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre (LSCM) and sponsorship from Paul Y. Engineering Group and UnoTech.
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