Doctor Xiaohua (Sean) Jin

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Selected Publications
• Memberships and Engagement
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• Contact Details

Biography

Dr. Xiao-Hua (Sean) Jin joined the School of Engineering at the University of Western Sydney as a Senior Lecturer in Project Management in October 2011. Prior to that, he worked at the School of Architecture and Building at Deakin University, the School of Architectural Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Victoria University, and the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne. Sean pursued his doctoral degree in the area of risk management in public-private partnership infrastructure projects at the University of Melbourne. His Master’s degree was also obtained by research, in the area of construction partnering. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree of Engineering (Construction) at Shanghai Tongji University, China. Sean had also worked as a project manager in Shanghai China.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Research Areas:
   Infrastructure procurement, Public-private partnership, Partnering, Alliancing, Risk management, Social and economical sustainability, Artificial intelligence, IT in construction, etc.
Teaching Areas:
Project Management; Risk Management; Construction Economics; Engineering Economy; Construction Procurement; Information Systems

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Grants / Current Projects

01/2010 – 12/2010 Chief Investigator
     Project title: ‘Success factors for managing transactions in public-private partnership projects’
Grant value: AUS$18,000
Chief Investigators: Dr. X.-H. Jin and Prof. K. London
Sponsor: Deakin University
05/2007 – 11/2007 Senior Research Assistant
Project title: ‘Performance of Public Private Partnerships and Traditional Procurement in Australia’
Principal researchers: Assoc. Prof. C. Duffield and Dr. P. Raisbeck
Sponsors: Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, The Allen Consulting Group, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, University of Melbourne

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Awards and Recognition

2011 Nominee for Deakin Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research (Early Career Researcher)
       Nominated by the Faculty of Science of Technology
2008 CIOB Australasia Excellent Building Postgraduate (Research)
Awarded by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Australasia
2005 – 2008 Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS) & Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS)
Awarded by University of Melbourne, Australia
2007 & 2008 Postgraduate Conference Travel Grant
Awarded by Faculty of Architecture Building & Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia
2007 Postgraduate Research Fieldwork Grant
Awarded by Faculty of Architecture Building & Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia
2002 – 2003 National University of Singapore Research Scholarship & Research Fee Allowance Award
Awarded by National University of Singapore, Singapore

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Selected Publications

JOURNAL PAPERS (PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION)
         1. JIN, X.-H. (accepted in Jan 2011) A model for efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects using neuro-fuzzy techniques. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. [ERA – A*; EI; SCI; IF (1.209)]
2. Chen, G., Zhang, G., Xie, Y.-M. and JIN, X.-H. (accepted in July 2011) An overview of alliancing research and practice in the construction industry. Architectural Engineering and Design Management. [ERA – A*; EI; SCI]
3. Lee, C.L. and JIN, X.-H. (accepted in September 2011) Exploring Australian housing supply volatility. Pacific Rim Property Research Journal. [ERA – B; EI]
4. JIN, X.-H. and Zhang, G. (2011) Modelling optimal risk allocation in PPP projects using artificial neural networks. International Journal of Project Management, 29(5), pp. 591-603. [ERA – A; EI; SCI]
5. JIN, X.-H. (2011) A comparative study of effectiveness of peer assessment of individuals’ contributions to group projects in undergraduate Construction Management core units. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, First published on: 30 April 2011 (iFirst). [ERA – A; SCI]
6. JIN, X.-H. and Zuo, J. (2011) Critical uncertainty factors for efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects in Australia. International Journal of Construction Management, 11(3), pp. 19-34. [ERA – B]
7. JIN, X.-H., Lee, C.L. and Zhang, G. (2011) Critical uncertainty factors for efficient allocation of demand risk in privately financed public infrastructure projects in Australia. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 3(3/4), pp. 243-257. [ERA – not ranked (new journal)]
8. Zhang, G. and JIN, X.-H. (2011) Framework for improving the constructability of raised floor systems in Australian office buildings. International Journal of the Constructed Environment, 1(1), pp. 141-160. [ERA – not ranked (new journal)]
9. JIN, X.-H. (2010) Neuro-fuzzy decision support system for efficient risk allocation in public-private partnership infrastructure projects. ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 24(6), pp. 525-538. [ERA – A; EI; SCI; IF (1.351)]
10. Jin, X.-H. (2010) Determinants of efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects in Australia. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(2), pp. 138-150. [ERA – A*; EI; SCI; IF (1.209)]
11. Jin, X.-H. (2009) Allocating risks in Public-Private Partnership projects using a transaction cost economics approach - A case study. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 9(1), pp. 19-26. [ERA – B]
12. Jin, X.-H. and Doloi, H. (2009) Modelling risk allocation in privately financed infrastructure projects using fuzzy logic. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 24, pp. 509-524. [ERA – B; EI; SCI; IF (3.170)]
13. JIN, X.-H. and Doloi, H. (2008) Interpreting risk allocation mechanism in public-private partnership projects: an empirical study in a transaction cost economics perspective. Construction Management and Economics, 26(7), 707-721. [ARC – A*; EI]
14. JIN, X.-H., Doloi, H., and Gao, S.-Y. (2007) Relationship-based determinants of building project performance in China. Construction Management and Economics, 25(3), 297-304. [ARC – A*; EI]
15. JIN, X.-H. and Ling, F.Y.Y. (2006) Key relationship-based determinants of project performance in China. Building and Environment, 41(7), 915-925. [ARC – A*; EI; SCI; IF (2.129)]
16. JIN, X.-H. and Ling, F.Y.Y. (2005) Model for fostering trust and building relationships in China’s construction industry. ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(11), 1224-1232. [ARC – A*; EI; SCI; IF (1.209)]
17. JIN, X.-H. and Ling, F.Y.Y. (2005) Constructing a framework for building relationship and trust in project organizations: two case studies of building projects in China. Construction Management and Economics, 23(7), 685-696. [ARC – A*; EI]

CONFERENCE PAPERS (PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION)
1. JIN, X.-H., Liu, C., Zuo, J. and Zhang, G. (2011) Exploring potential success factors for procurement of privately financed infrastructure. In Han, S., Davis, S., Wang, X., Kim, J. and Carmichael, D. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM-2011), 16th – 18th February 2011, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, paper S4-4. [ERA – C]
2. JIN, X.-H., Zhang, G. and Yang, R.J. (2011) The growth in photovoltaic (PV) technology: Life cycle cost analysis of silicon and organic building integrated photovoltaic systems (BiPV). In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2011): Promoting Transformation of the Construction Industry, 18th – 19th November, 2011, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China. [ERA – B]
3. JIN, X.-H., Zuo, J. and Mijatovic, K. (2011) A comparative analysis of major quantitative risk analysis techniques in the construction industry. In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI), 5th – 7th July 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [ERA – B]
4. JIN, X.-H. and Lee, C.L. (2010) A critical analysis of techniques for risk mitigation in the construction industry. In Wu, D., Xu, M., Zhang, Z. and Fang, Y. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction and Risk Management (ICSCRM 2010), Vol. 1, June 12th – 14th, 2010, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing Municipality, P. R. China, pp. 250-254, UAPRESS. [ERA – C]
5. JIN, X.-H. and London, K. (2010) Towards the development of a construction supply chain transaction cost economic model for strategic infrastructure procurement evaluation. In Proceedings of the 18th CIB World Building Congress 2010: Building a Better World, 10th – 13th May 2010, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom, CIB Publication 344, pp. 91-102. [ERA – A]
6. JIN, X.-H., Zuo, J. and Zhang, G. (2010) Exploring critical factors for achieving successful risk allocation in public-private partnership projects, In Wang, Y., Yang, J., Shen, G. Q.-P. and Wong, J.(Eds.) Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2010): Leading Sustainable Development through Construction and Real Estate Management, in conjunction with the 5th International workshop of CIB W116 Smart and Sustainable Built Environments and an International Workshop of CIB W092 Procurement Systems and TG072 PPPs, Vol. 1, 1st - 3rd December, 2010, Royal on the Park, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 253-257, China Architecture and Building Press. [ERA – B]
7. JIN, X.-H., (2009) Risk allocation in public-private partnership projects. In Wang, Y., Wang, Y. and Shen, Q. (Eds.) Proceedings of The International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2009): Collaboration in Crisis, Vol. 1, 5th – 6th November 2009, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China, pp. 326-330. [ERA – B]

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Memberships and Engagement

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
           Member of the Australia Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
Incorporate Member of the Charter Institute of Building (CIOB)
Member of The Chinese Research Institute of Construction Management (CRIOCM)
Licensed Engineer (Construction), China

REFEREE FOR JOURNALS, CONFERENCES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCY
Construction Management and Economics (ERA - A)
ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering & Management (A*)
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (ERA - B)
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (A*)
Australian Journal of Civil Engineering (ERA - B)
ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering (ERA - A*)
International Journal of Project Management (ERA - A)
International Journal of Project Organisation and Management
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (ERA - A)
Referee for International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis (ERA - B)
International Journal of Construction Management (ERA - B)
Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs), Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Australian Government
Asia Pacific Research Conference on Project Management 2010
Conference
Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI)

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