Machine Learning in Construction and Infrastructure
Machine Learning is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
Structural health monitoring has long relied on the ability to detect cracks early, before minor defects escalate into costly failures. Across bridges, highways, tunnels...
Across construction sites, logistics hubs, manufacturing plants and transport networks, computer vision has quietly become one of the most transformative technologies of...
For years, the race in artificial intelligence revolved around training ever larger models. That phase, while still critical, is no longer the primary constraint. Today,...
Roads sit at the heart of economic and social life. They connect workers to jobs farmers to markets and communities to schools and healthcare. When roads fail those conne...
Rare earth elements and critical minerals have moved from niche scientific interest to strategic necessity. Materials such as cobalt now sit at the heart of modern energy...
Stainless-steel has long been admired in construction for its corrosion resistance, aesthetic appeal, and longevity. Yet, despite its clear advantages, its widespread use...
In earthquake-prone regions, the ability to accurately predict how a building will behave under seismic stress is not just an academic exercise but a matter of public saf...
In the race towards greener, more resilient infrastructure, geopolymer concrete (GPC) is emerging as a game-changer. Known for its exceptional strength and significantly...
Infrastructure construction is one of the most resource-intensive industries, yet it has long wrestled with recurring issues such as high accident rates, low productivity...
Concrete remains the most widely used construction material on the planet, but it comes at a cost. Traditional cement production accounts for nearly 8% of global CO₂ emis...
Arizona State University’s LENS Lab has unleashed a innovation with bite: the Unitree Go2 robotic dog. This nimble mechanical quadruped isn’t here to fetch – it’s enginee...
In the sprawling universe of big data, knowing how many unique items are in your dataset might sound like a modest task. But in practice, it’s a linchpin for everyt...
While most people might see the morning commute as just another grind, road safety experts know it paints a far grimmer picture. Every day, thousands of lives are impacte...
Human + AI to Reimagine R&D with Smarter, Collaborative Machine Learning Artificial intelligence has been making waves across sectors, from chatbots to self-driving c...
In today’s asphalt industry, automation and intelligent control systems are redefining how we produce the blacktop that paves our highways. As we celebrate Asphalt Plant...
Gully erosion is a silent saboteur of agriculture, often carving destructive paths through fields after just one heavy downpour. It doesn’t just damage the land—it robs c...
AI models require well-labeled data to achieve high accuracy. Without structured datasets, they struggle with precision, bias, and real-world reliability. Data annotation...
The construction industry stands on the brink of a technological revolution. As we dive into Construction Technologies & Innovations Month at Highways.Today, it’s cle...
In an era where technology intertwines with every facet of life, a ground-breaking study emerges, casting a beacon of hope on road safety—a field where innovation can lit...
Personalized deep-learning models can enable artificial intelligence chatbots that adapt to understand a user’s accent or smart keyboards that continuously update to bett...
Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has created interfaces between its Reality AI Tools® and...
Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have devised a new machine-learning approach that could be used to control a robot, such as a drone or autonomous vehicle, mo...
Galileo, the first-ever machine-learning (ML) data intelligence company for unstructured data, today announced the launch of its proprietary data-quality intelligence pla...
HEAVY.AI, an innovator in advanced analytics, today announced general availability of HEAVY 7.0. The new product adds innovative machine learning capabilities, enabling t...
Industry 4.0, IoT, IIoT, AI and machine learning are all terms now synonymous with industrial automation. Likewise, commentators have given much thought in recent years a...
Researchers have developed new “intelligent compaction” technology, which integrates into a road roller and can assess in real-time the quality of road base compaction. I...
The equations of quantum mechanics provide a roadmap to predicting the properties of chemicals starting from basic scientific theories. However, these equations quickly b...
As scientists push the boundaries of machine learning, the amount of time, energy, and money required to train increasingly complex neural network models is skyrocketing....
Machine learning refers to artificial intelligence (AI), where software programs may anticipate outcomes more accurately without having to be explicitly instructed. Artif...
If a robot is going to navigate a vehicle safely through downtown Boston, it must be able to predict what nearby drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are going to do next....
It’s never unusual for a construction project to run over budget or behind schedule. As a result, contractors can always benefit from new technology that helps improve si...
Neural networks are sometimes called black boxes because, despite the fact that they can outperform humans on certain tasks, even the researchers who design them often do...
Over the last few years, machine learning has gained traction at an increasing rate, with more and more businesses adopting machine learning into their day-to-day process...
Convolutional neural networks running on quantum computers have generated significant buzz for their potential to analyse quantum data better than classical computers can...
A British AI tech start-up Kortical, which helps companies use machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, has improved 10x their success rate of...
Massive Analytic, the London based precognition AI company, is announcing a £1 million investment into its existing operation in India to expand its employee base and bui...
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, the low power programmable leader, today announced enhancements to its award-winning Lattice sensAI™ solution stack for accelera...
Industries, Inc., a leading global provider of engineered products and services for infrastructure and irrigation equipment and services for agriculture, today announced...
If you do a quick search of the AI trends today you’ll see the term hyper-automation mentioned a number of times. And you might be asking yourself what it means and what’...
Advanced metal alloys are essential in key parts of modern life, from cars to satellites, from construction materials to electronics. But creating new alloys for specific...
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