STAFF PROFILE
Dr Rebecca Yang
Rebecca embed industry and cross-disciplinary collaborations in everything she does and contributes to RMIT’s reputation in global and domestic contexts through her professional roles. At the international level, in 2018 she was appointed by the International Energy Agency Power Systems Program as the sole Australian expert in Task 15 Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV). She currently leads more than 30 experts from 15 countries in one of the five major research themes (i.e. BIPV digitalization) in this Task for 2020-2023. She has been invited to collaborate with many global researchers in joint publications, leading to more than 90 peer-reviewed papers. Rebecca is consistently in the top 3 of the School in H-index and citation numbers. As at July 2020, her H-index is 18 in Scopus (Scopus Author ID: 55917207400). her H-index in Google Scholar is 20 with 2207 citations (https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=x2U-zxwAAAAJ&hl=en).
At the national level, Rebecca has established research networks with peak bodies, SMEs, large organisations, local councils and other universities, which have provided cash and in-kind support for the seven successful externally-funded projects she leads. She also developed commercialization opportunities for our team to transfer BIPV research outcomes into a design software package.
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PhD Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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Master Department of Construction and Real Estate, The Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Bachelor Department of Construction and Real Estate, The Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Committees (internal)
- School Research Committee Member, 2015-2017
Committees (external)
- Student Chapter Advisor, CIB (International Council for Building), 2016-Present
- Organizing Committee Member, Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2020
- External Committee Member, the International Research Centre for Sustainable Built Environment, Chongqing University, 2018-Present
- Technical Committee Member, International Conference on Construction Project Management and Construction Engineering, 2018
Working groups
- Global Representative and Theme Leader, International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme Task 15 Building Integrated Photovoltaics, 2018- Present
Discipline-based professional development
- Trainer, Project Management for Researchers, RMIT University, 2019-Present
- Small organization member (Solar Energy Application Lab), Australian PV Institute, 2020
Editorial boards and peer reviewing
- Peer Reviewer, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), Australian Research Council (ARC), 2018
- Editorial Review Board Member, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, SciQ1 Journal, 2017-Present
- Editorial Member, International Journal of Construction Management, 2017-Present
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Built Environment, 2019-Present
- Yang, J.,Gunarathna, C.,McDermott, V.,Lingard, H.,Zhao, H.,Liu, C. (2020). Opportunities for improving construction health and safety using real-time H&S management innovations: A socio-technical-economic perspective In: International Journal of Construction Management, 20, 534 - 554
- Jayasuriya, S.,Zhang, K.,Yang, R. (2020). Exploring the impact of stakeholder management strategies on managing issues in PPP projects In: International Journal of Construction Management, 20, 666 - 678
- Weerasinghe, R.,Yang, R.,Too, E.,Le, T. (2020). Renewable energy adoption in the built environment: a sociotechnical network approach In: Intelligent Buildings International, , 1 - 18
- Shooshtarian, S.,Maqsood, T.,Khalfan, M.,Yang, R.,Wong, S. (2020). Landfill levy imposition on construction and demolition waste: Australian stakeholders' perceptions In: Sustainability, 12, 1 - 15
- Yang, J.,Wakefield, R.,Lyu, S.,Jayasuriya, S.,Han, F.,Yi, X.,Yang, T.,Amarasinghe, G.,Chen, S. (2020). Public and private blockchain in construction business process and information integration In: Automation in Construction, 118, 1 - 21
- Wu, H.,Zhao, Z.,Xue, X.,Shen, G.,Yang, J.,Wang, . (2020). An integrated scientometric and SNA approach to explore the classics in CEM research In: Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 26, 459 - 474
- Xue, J.,Shen, G.,Yang, J.,Zafar, I.,Ekanayake, E.,Lin, X.,Darko, A. (2020). Influence of formal and informal stakeholder relationship on megaproject performance: a case of China In: Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27, 1 - 27
- Xue, J.,Shen, G.,Yang, J.,Zafar, I.,Ekanayake, E. (2020). Dynamic Network Analysis of Stakeholder Conflicts in Megaprojects: Sixteen-Year Case of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge In: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146, 1 - 16
- Xue, J.,Shen, Q.,Yang, J.,Wu, H.,Li, X.,Lin, X.,Xue, F. (2020). Mapping the knowledge domain of stakeholder perspective studies in construction projects: A bibliometric approach In: International Journal of Project Management, 38, 313 - 326
- Shooshtarian, S.,Maqsood, T.,Wong, S.,Khalfan, M.,Yang, J. (2020). Market development for construction and demolition waste stream in Australia In: Journal of Construction Engineering, Management & Innovation, 3, 220 - 231
1 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions9 PhD Current Supervisions and 2 Masters by Research Current Supervisions
- Digital Design Workflows and Fire Safety Requirements of BIPV Projects. Funded by: Australian PV Institute - Competitive from (2020 to 2021)
- Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Enabler. Funded by: 073-Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) R&D Grants 2018 onwards from (2019 to 2021)
- Advancing residential prefabricated construction in SMEs through a trustworthy supply chain environment. Funded by: Z Knight Labs - Contract from (2019 to 2020)
- Cost reduction and Deployment of Prefabricated Building Integrated Photovoltaics. Funded by: RICS Research Trust Grant 2017 from (2017 to 2018)
- Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment of 5 Storey Residential Building in Parkville (2014). Funded by: Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Grant Pre-2014 from (2014 to 2014)