Dr. Xinming Li

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Research Overview

Dr. Xinming Li’s research focuses on improving the industrialization of construction through advanced ergonomic analysis, human-centered design, and data-driven workplace optimization. Her work aims to reduce physical risk for workers, enhance health and safety performance, and improve productivity across manufacturing and construction environments.

Dr. Li specializes in physical demand analysis, physiological measurement of human performance, ergonomic risk assessment using 3D visualization and modelling, and the application of lean manufacturing principles to industrialized construction. A major component of her work is the development of ErgoSystem, an automated post–3D visualization platform designed to streamline ergonomic assessment and support rapid, user-friendly workplace design.

Her research outcomes help industry collaborators reduce workplace injuries, improve return-to-work programs, lower workers’ compensation costs, and optimize operational processes. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Li has worked extensively with industry partners, delivering practical solutions that strengthen competitiveness, enhance worker well-being, and support safer, more efficient construction manufacturing.

NSERC Alliance Project (Ongoing projects)

Dr. Li is the Principal Investigator of an NSERC Alliance–funded project focused on AI-driven solutions for workplace safety, hazard assessment, and material management in prefabricated construction.

This project integrates artificial intelligence, image processing, IoT technologies, and digital twin modelling to automate safety documentation, enhance hazard detection, and optimize manufacturing resource planning in industrialized construction.

Co-Investigators:

  • Dr. Mohamed Al-Hussein, Civil & Environmental Engineering
  • Dr. Eleni Stroulia, Computing Science

Project Tenure: 2025–2030

Areas of Expertise

  • Ergonomics & Work Design

  • Health & Safety and Risk Management

  • Human–Machine Systems

  • Industrialized / Offsite Construction

  • Engineering Management

  • Manufacturing Systems & Process Optimization

  • Biomechanics & Human Performance

  • Sensor-Based Testing and Measurement

  • Lean Methods and Process Improvement

  • Information & Knowledge Management

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