Dr Calvin Keung is the programme leader of the BSc Surveying program. With over 20 years of experience in quantity surveying education, Dr Keung was highly commended in the QS Team of the Year of the RICS Awards 2022. He is also a CIC-certified BIM Manager and was recognised as one of the BIMers at the CIC’s Celebration of BIM Achievement in 2020. In addition to his teaching, Dr Keung is the BIM Developer and BIM Coordinator of IBPD courses. His interdisciplinary approach to BIM education established an award-winning BIM lab at CityU. Due to his innovative initiatives and commitment to BIM education, Dr Keung received several teaching awards: the Teaching Application Award from the 4th International BIM Award Conference in 2018, the Outstanding Teaching Award from the College of Engineering at CityU in 2020, and the Innovative CityU-Learning Award from CityU in 2020. Additionally, Dr Keung and his research team have received prestigious accolades for their innovative BIM projects. They won the Merit Award (Research Category) at the Hong Kong openBIM/openGIS Awards in 2022 and the Best BIM Innovation Award at the International BIM Awards in 2024. They were also highly commended in the Research Team of the Year of the RICS Awards 2024.

Research Interests

BIM; openBIM; 5D BIM; Modular Integrated Construction; Extended Reality; Digital Twin

Selected Publications

• Keung, C.C.W. (2024) Driving Student Engagement and Motivation with the Cloud-based Flipped Classroom Model in BIM Education. Proceedings of 2024 5th International Conference on Education Development and Studies (ICEDS 2024), Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Keung, C.C.W. (2023) Unlocking the Full Potential of BIM with Open BIM: Insights from a BIM Enrichment Course in Korea, The BIM, Autumn, 27.
• Keung, C. C. W., Yiu, T. W. and Feng, Z. (2022) Building Information Modelling in Quantity Surveying Practices: Current State and Future Challenges in Hong Kong, Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 27, p. 1060-1074, https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2022.052.
• Keung, C. C. W., Yiu, T. W. and Feng, Z. (2022) Building Information Modelling Education for Quantity Surveyors in Hong Kong: Current States, Education Gaps, and Challenges, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2022.2094508.
•  Keung, C. C. W. (2022) Experience Sharing on Teaching and Learning from an Interdisciplinary Student BIM Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Surveyors Times, 31(5), p. 46-47.
• Keung, C. C. W., Yeung, K. L. and Cheung S. O. (2022) Quantity Surveying Practice: The Nuts and Bolts. Routledge, Taylor and Francis.
• Keung, C. C. W., Kim, J. I. and Ong. Q. M. (2021) Developing a BIM-based MUVR treadmill system for architectural design review and collaboration, Applied Sciences, 11, 6881. 
• Kim, J. I., Li, S., Chen, X., Keung, C. C. W., Suh, M. and Kim, T. W. (2021) Evaluation framework for BIM-based VR applications in design phase, Journal of Computational Design and Engineering, 8(3), p. 910-922.
• Keung, C. C. W. (2020) Sharing on collaborative and interdisciplinary BIM education for surveying students in Hong Kong, Surveyors Times, 29(2), p. 42.
• Keung, C. C. W. (2019) BIM for Quantity Surveying: An Investigation into its Adoption and Education in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Research monograph for HKIS QSD Research 2018-19.
• Keung, C. C. W. and Fok, W. H. (2019) The application of BIM in the undergraduate course “Integrated Building Project Development”. Proceedings of the 16th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC16), Brisbane, Australia.
• Adhikari, A. and Keung, C. C. W. (2018) The impact of BIM on quantity surveyor’s role – the contractor perspective. Proceedings of the ICES-PAQS Conference 2018, Sydney, Australia.
• Keung, C. C. W. and Shen, L. Y. (2017) Network strategy for contractors’ business competitiveness, Construction Management and Economics, 35(8-9), p. 482-497.
• Keung, C. C. W. (2016) A conceptual model of cloud-based virtual community for BIM innovation and promotion. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Construction Research Institute of Construction Management.
• Keung, C. C. W. and Yiu, T. W. (2015) Potential for long-term sustainability: A visit of bidding objectives and strategies from maintenance contractor's perspective. Facilities, 33(3/4), p. 177-194.
• Yiu, T. W. and Keung, C. C. W. (2015) Equity in construction contracting negotiation. In Cheung, S. O., Wong, S. P. and Yiu, T. W. (Eds). The Soft Power of Construction Contracting Organisations. Routledge, Taylor and Francis.
• Keung, C. C. W. and Shen, L. Y. (2014) Building an effective interfirm network for enhancing contractors’ project competitiveness. Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Construction Research Institute of Construction Management.
• Keung, C. C. W. and Shen, L. Y. (2013) Measuring the networking performance for contractors in practicing construction management. Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, 29(4), p. 400-406.
• Yeung, K. L. and Keung, C. C. W. (2012) Expectation of building information modelling (BIM) on construction cost management. Proceedings of the First Academic Conference on BIM, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, BIM Academy.
• Yiu, T. W., Keung, C. C. W. and Wong, K. T. (2011) Application of equity sensitivity theory to problem-solving approaches in construction dispute negotiation. Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, 27(1), p.40-47.
• Keung, C. C. W. and Shen, L. Y. (2011) Developing performance measures for networking in construction industry. Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, Construction Research Institute of Construction Management.
• Keung, C. C. W., Ochoa, J., Zhang, X. L. and Shen, L. Y. (2010) Construction cost management. In Shen, L. Y., Leung, Y. P. and Hao, J. L. (Eds). Construction and Real Estate Practice in China. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• Keung, C. C. W., Tan, Y. T. and Shen, L. Y. (2010) Construction contract management. In Shen, L. Y., Leung, Y. P. and Hao, J. L. (Eds). Construction and Real Estate Practice in China. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
• Tan, Y. T., Keung, C. C. W. and Shen, L. Y. (2010) Construction and real estate law. In Shen, L. Y., Leung, Y. P. and Hao, J. L. (Eds). Construction and Real Estate Practice in China. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University