Biography and education
Dr. Guo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology. He received his PhD degree from the School of Construction Management Technology at Purdue University. Dr. Guo's research interests have mainly revolved around sustainable design and construction of buildings and infrastructures, with particular focus on adopting human factors methods to improve worker’s health and safety in human-centric building and infrastructure networks. In his academic journey, he has contributed to acquiring research fundings from the National Science Foundation, and Indiana Department of Transportation.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Guo, X., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2025). Automated detection of physical fatigue of transportation maintenance workers through physiological and motion data. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science.
- Guo, X., Chen, Y., Zhang, J., & Hubbard, B. (2024). A new framework for exploration of transportation maintenance-related prevalent work injuries, hazardous activities, and effectiveness of ergonomic solutions in the United States. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science.
- Hu, X., Guo, X., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2024). Video-based ergonomic risk assessment among transportation maintenance workers in shoveling.
- Hu, X., Guo, X., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2024). Classification of physical fatigue levels in shoveling using heart rate, electrodermal data, and skin temperature.
- Guo, X., Hu, X., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2024). Assessing physical fatigue in highway maintenance workers through electromyography: the impact of lifting weights and heights on bags handling.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: AASHTO High Value Research Award Nomination, Indiana Department of Transportation. 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Swenson College of Sci. & Eng. Mini Grant, University of Minnesota. 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Best Paper Award, 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics: Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors. 2023
- Award / Honor Recipient: Expert Peer-Reviewer, ASCE Construction Research Congress. 2020
Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering
- Reviewer / Referee
Associated Schools of Construction Annual Conference
- Reviewer / Referee
Transportation Research Board Annual Conference
- Reviewer / Referee
American Society for Engineering Education Conference
- Member
Project Management Institute
- Reviewer / Referee
Automation in Construction