Doctor Xiaohua Jin

ACADEMIC COURSE ADVISOR (HONOURS-CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT),
Engineering and Construction Management

SENIOR LECTURER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT,
Engineering and Construction Management

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Biography
Publications
Research
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Teaching

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Qualifications

GCertEd Deakin University
PhD University of Melbourne
MsC National University of Singapore

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

Engineering and Construction Management
Engineering and Construction Management

Professional Memberships

Australian Institute of Project Management (2008-09-30)

Contact

Email:	Xiaohua.Jin@uws.edu.au
Extension:	2890
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Location:	Y.3.38 Penrith (Kingswood)
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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 Masters 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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Interests

Alliancing
Artificial intelligence (AI)
IT in construction
Infrastructure procurement
Public-private partnership
Risk management
Social and economical sustainability

Awards

CIOB Australasia Excellent Building Research 2008-06-30
Nominee for Deakin Vice-Chancellor s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research (Early Career Researcher) 2011-06-30

Committees

SCEM Research Committee
SCEM Honours Committee

Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

200487 Quantity Surveying 2, 2012
200504 Construction Economics, 2012
300727 Project Management, 2012
CO402A Honours Thesis, 2012

Publications

Journal Articles

Jin, X. (2012), '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, .
Jin, X., Jin, X., Tan, H., Zuo, J. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Exploring critical success factors for developing infrastructure projects in Malaysia - Main contractors' perspective', The International Journal of Construction Management, 17.
Jin, X. (2012), '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, 13.
Zuo, J., Jin, X. and Flynn, L. (2012), 'Social sustainability in construction : an explorative study', International Journal of Construction Management, 13.
Jin, X., Zhang, G. and Yang, R. (2012), 'Factor analysis of partners' commitment to risk management in public-private partnership projects', Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 20.
Jin, X. (2012), 'Critical risks influencing the application of EERTs in Australian green office buildings', Applied Mechanics and Materials, 12.
Jin, X. (2012), 'Overview of alliancing research and practice in the construction industry', Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 17.
Jin, X. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Exploring critical success factors for developing infrastructure projects in Malaysia : main contractors' perspective', International Journal of Construction Management, 17.
Jin, X., Lee, C. 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, 15.
Jin, X. (2011), 'Model for efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects using neuro-fuzzy techniques', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 12.
Jin, X. and Zhang, G. (2011), 'Modelling optimal risk allocation in PPP projects using artificial neural networks', International Journal of Project Management, 13.
Jin, X. and Zuo, J. (2011), 'Critical uncertainty factors for efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects in Australia.', International Journal of Construction Management, 16.
Zhang, G. and Jin, X. (2011), 'Framework for improving the constructability of raised floor systems in Australian office buildings', International Journal of the Constructed Environment, 20.
Lee, C. and Jin, X. (2011), 'Exploring Australian housing supply volatility', Pacific Rim Property Research Journal, 18.
Jin, X. (2010), 'Neuro-fuzzy decision support system for efficient risk allocation in public-private partnership infrastructure projects.', ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 14.
Jin, X. (2010), 'Determinants of efficient risk allocation in privately financed public infrastructure projects in Australia.', ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 13.
Jin, X. (2009), 'Allocating risks in Public-Private Partnership projects using a transaction cost economics approach - A case study.', Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 8.
Jin, X. and Doloi, H. (2009), 'Modelling risk allocation in privately financed infrastructure projects using fuzzy logic', Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 16.
Jin, X. 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, 15.
Jin, X., Doloi, H. and Gao, S. (2007), 'Relationship-based determinants of building project performance in China.', Construction Management and Economics, 8.
Jin, X. and Ling, F. (2006), 'Key relationship-based determinants of project performance in China', Building and Environment, 11.
Jin, X. and Lin, F. (2005), 'Model for fostering trust and building relationships in China's construction industry', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 9.
Jin, X. and Lin, F. (2005), 'Constructing a framework for building relationship and trust in project organizations: two case studies of building projects in China', Construction Management and Economics, 12.

Conference Papers

Hardie, M., Love, P., Jin, X. and Saha, S. (2013), 'Managing the interface between work and study in a construction management program', CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane, Qld..
Jin, X., Feng, Y., Hardie, M. and Saha, S. (2013), 'Improving subcontractor's motivation by construction managers', CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane, Queensland.
Jin, X. (2013), 'Identifying critical success factors for minimizing design stage transaction costs in PPP projects', Australasia and South-East Asia Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction (ASEA-SEC) , Perth, W.A..
Saha, S., Hardie, M. and Jin, X. (2013), 'Adoption of building information modelling as a project management tool', International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Spear, D., Jin, X. and Saha, S. (2012), 'Relationship-based procurement methods adopted in infrastructure development', Australasia and South-East Asia Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction, Curtin University.
Jin, X. (2012), 'Monitoring construction projects using information technologies', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Jin, X. (2012), 'Identifying attributes contributing to environmental sustainability of public-private partnership infrastructure projects', AUBEA International Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
Jin, X. (2012), 'OH&S performance of commercial contractors : does FSC accreditation play a role?', AUBEA International Conference, Sydney, N.S.W..
Feng, Y. and Jin, X. (2012), 'Safety investments and safety climate in construction sites', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
Jin, X. and Feng, Y. (2012), 'Corporate social responsibility on global construction supply chains', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
Jin, X. (2012), 'Documentation quality in construction projects : a qualitative inquiry', International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen, China.
Yang, R., Zou, P. and Jin, X. (2011), 'A social network analysis model for analysing stakeholder-associated safety risks in infrastructure projects', Proceedings of the Information Technologies in Safety Management of Large Scale Infrastructure Projects Conference, Hubei, China.
Jin, X., Zhang, G. and Yang, R. (2011), 'Life cycle cost analysis of silicon and organic building integrated photovoltaic systems (BiPV)', Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2011): Promoting Transformation of the Construction Industry, Guangzhou, China.
Yang, R., Elkadi, H., Jin, X. and Zou, P. (2011), 'A conceptual multi-criteria mechanism for stakeholder participation in urban development', Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2011): Promoting Transformation of the Construction Industry, Guangzhou, China.
Zhang, G., Jin, X. and Huang, C. (2011), 'Collaborative risk management for public-private partnership projects in Australia', Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2011): Promoting Transformation of the Construction Industry, Guangzhou, China.
Jin, X., Zuo, J. and Mijatovic, K. (2011), 'A comparative analysis of major quantitative risk analysis techniques in the construction industry.', Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Zuo, J., Jin, X. and Newell, T. (2011), 'Cost overruns and delays in commercial construction projects - an Australian study.', Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI), .
Jin, X., Liu, C., Zuo, C. and Zhang, G. (2011), 'Exploring potential success factors for procurement of privately financed infrastructure', Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM-2011), Sydney, Australia.
Zuo, J., Jin, X. and McDonald, M. (2011), 'Relationship-based procurement methods for public infrastructure - the way forward', Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM-2011), Sydney, Australia.
Jin, X. and Lee, C. (2010), 'A critical analysis of techniques for risk mitigation in the construction industry.', Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Construction and Risk Management (ICSCRM 2010), Chongqing, China.
Jin, X. and London, K. (2010), 'Towards the development of a construction supply chain transaction cost economic model for strategic infrastructure procurement evaluation.', Proceedings of the 18th CIB World Building Congress 2010: Building a Better World, The Lowry, Salford Quays, United Kingdom.
Jin, X., Zuo, J. and Zhang, G. (2010), 'Exploring critical factors for achieving successful risk allocation in public-private partnership projects', Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2010): Leading Sustainable Development through Construction and Real Estate Management, Brisbane, Australia.
Zuo, J., Jin, X. and McDonald, M. (2010), 'Challenges to the infrastructure delivery during the economic downturn : a qualitative analysis', Proceedings of the 35th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) Annual Conference on Construction Management, Melbourne, Australia.
Jin, X. (2009), 'Risk allocation in public-private partnership projects.', Proceedings of The International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2009): Collaboration in Crisis, Beijing, China.
Jin, X. and London, K. (2009), 'An explorative study of construction partnering in China', Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management (ICCREM 2009): Collaboration in Crisis, Beijing, China.
London, K. and Jin, X. (2009), 'Decision making to support infrastructure supply chain industrial ecology within public private partnerships', Proceedings of the CRIOCM2009 International Symposium: Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Nanjing, China.
Jin, X. and Doloi, H. (2008), 'Determining environmental uncertainty of risk management in privately financed public projects using fuzzy approach', Proceedings of the RICS Construction and Building Research Conference - COBRA 2008, Dublin.
Doloi, H. and Jin, X. (2008), 'Modelling multi-criteria decision analysis for benchmarking management practices in project management', Proceedings of CIB Working Commissions W78 25th International Conference on Information Technology in Construction, Chile.
Jin, X. and Doloi, H. (2007), 'A theoretical framework for optimizing risk allocation and management in Public-Private Partnership projects', Proceedings of The Fourth International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-4): Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction, Melbourne, Australia.
Jin, X. (2007), 'A risk categorization framework for Public-Private Partnership projects', Proceedings of CIB Working Commissions W92 Procurement System International Symposium - Building Across Borders, NSW, Australia.
Jin, X. and Doloi, H. (2007), 'A conceptual risk-allocation framework for Public-Private Partnership projects in Australia', Proceedings of CIB Working Commissions W92 Procurement System International Symposium - Building Across Borders, NSW, Australia.
Jin, X. and Doloi, H. (2007), 'Risk allocation in Public-Private Partnership projects - An innovative model with an intelligent approach', Proceedings of The RICS Construction and Building Research Conference - COBRA 2007, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Doloi, H. and Jin, X. (2007), 'Risk management in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects from the project management perspective', Proceedings of Construction Management and Economics 25th Anniversary Conference - Past, Present and Future, Reading, UK.

Research

Dr Xiao-Hua (Sean) Jin's main research interests include construction economics; project management; risk management; infrastructure procurement; relational contracting (PPP, partnering); ICT in construction (artificial intelligence techniques, decision support system); and sustainable built environment. Dr Jin has published over fifty technical articles, including those published in internationally renowned journals such as Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE), Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (ASCE), Construction Management and Economics, International Journal of Project Management, and Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. He received Building Research Excellence Award by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). He is a Member of the Australia Institute of Project Management and was an Incorporate Member of the CIOB. Dr Jin has served as an expert referee for Australian government. He is also a regular referee for Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE), Construction Management and Economics, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, and Australian Journal of Civil Engineering.