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Artistic and research interests
My field of expertise is operations management in construction. My research interests include lean construction, real-time production control, location based management systems, prefabrication / modular construction, construction logistics and digitalized construction operations. My main goal is solve the productivity problem of construction projects by leaning the process, achieving situational awareness through digitalization (IoT, robotic vision, AI) and moving most of the work outside of the construction site to industrialize construction.
I coordinate the Vision 2030 consortium which includes 13 Finnish construction and design companies who try to develop a vision for how buildings should be constructed in 2030. Vision 2030 consortium funds 2-3 research projects annually and I am currently the principal investigator of two of these projects. I am the principal investigator in three projects funded by Business Finland:
- iCONS –Intelligent Construction Site – using indoor positioning to monitor resource flows in real time
- RECAP – Reality Capture – using deep learning techniques to automatically analyze pictures and laser scanned pointclouds to measure progress and quality
- DiCtion – Digitalizing Construction Workflows – trying to combine the data sources of construction into a relevant, real-time situation picture for all main stakeholders of a construction project
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Research Output
Fostering Process Innovations in Construction through Industry-University Consortium
Lavikka, R., Seppänen, O., Peltokorpi, A. & Lehtovaara, J., 27 Apr 2020, In : CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION: INFORMATION, PROCESS, MANAGEMENT. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Improving Building Design Processes and Design Management Practices: A Case Study
Pikas, E., Koskela, L. & Seppänen, O., 1 Feb 2020, In : Sustainability . 12, 3, p. 1-18 18 p., 911.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Intelligent Construction Site: On Low Cost Automated Indoor Localization Using Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
Badihi, B., Zhao, J., Zhuang, S., Seppänen, O. & Jäntti, R., 30 Jan 2020, 2019 IEEE Conference on Wireless Sensors, ICWiSe 2019. IEEE, p. 29-35 7 p. 8971829Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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WASTE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF PROJECT NEEDS
Uusitalo, P., Lehtovaara, J., Seppänen, O. & Peltokorpi, A., 22 Jun 2020, (Accepted/In press) Proc. 28th Annual Conference of the International. Group for Lean Construction (IGLC28). 11 p. (Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
Applying Level of Detail in BIM-based project: An overall process for lean design management
Uusitalo, P., Seppänen, O., Lappalainen, E., Peltokorpi, A. & Olivieri, H., 1 May 2019, In : Buildings. 9, 5, 13 p., 109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Projects
DiCtion Aalto: Digitalizing construction workflows
Lehtovaara, J., Kärkkäinen, R., Lavikka, R., Aikala, A., Seppänen, O., Uusitalo, P., Al Barazi, A., Reinbold, A., Zhao, J., Zheng, Y., Badihi Olyaei, B., Görsch, C., Pikas, E. & Azhar, S.
01/01/2018 → 31/10/2020
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Reality Capture for Construction Management
Seppänen, O., Aikala, A., Khalid Masood, M. & Olivieri, H.
01/10/2017 → 31/12/2019
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Intelligent Construction Site
Mirzaeifar, S., Seppänen, O., Zhao, J., Olivieri, H. & Lundström, P.
01/10/2016 → 31/12/2018
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Digibuild
Singh, V., Al Barazi, A., Tetik, M., Seppänen, O., Peltokorpi, A. & Yalcinkaya, M.
01/03/2016 → 30/06/2019
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
HeMoHes: Healing and modular healthcare facilities
Halminen, O., Lavikka, R., Noorizadeh, A., Seppänen, O., Kyrö, R., Chauhan, K., Alapieti, T., Peltokorpi, A. & Olivieri, H.
01/03/2016 → 31/12/2018
Project: Business Finland: Other research funding
Prizes
Best paper Award paper
Behnam Badihi Olyaei (Recipient), Jianyu Zhao (Recipient), Siyan Zhuang (Recipient), Olli Seppänen (Supervising professor) & Riku Jäntti (Supervising professor), 19 Nov 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Best paper award PhD paper
Risto Kärkkäinen (Recipient), Rita Lavikka (Recipient), Olli Seppänen (Recipient) & Antti Peltokorpi (Recipient), 9 May 2019
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Student prize: DSc dissertation award
Olli Seppänen (Student prize recipient), 2010
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
ETH Zurich
Olli Seppänen (Visiting lecturer)10 May 2019
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visit abroad
iCONS project final seminar
Olli Seppänen (Member)8 Feb 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
Stanford University
Olli Seppänen (Visiting researcher), Joonas Lehtovaara (Visiting researcher)16 Sep 2019 → 20 Sep 2019
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visit abroad
Automation in Construction (Journal)
Olli Seppänen (Reviewer)2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer of scientific journal
Building 2030 summer seminar
Olli Seppänen (Organiser)1 Aug 2019 → 5 Sep 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session or tutorial
Press / Media
Helsingin rakennusmontuissa ei näytä pitkiin aikoihin tapahtuvan mitään – nyt jumittavia työmaita aletaan vauhdittaa
27/05/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Helsinki kokeilee uutta toimintamallia katutöiden nopeuttamiseksi
27/05/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Joko pitkään kestävät riesat hellittävät? Helsinki kokeilee uutta toimintamallia katutöiden nopeuttamiseksi | Rakennuslehti
27/05/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Helsingillä kunnianhimoinen tavoite: Näin katutöiden kesto lyhenee
27/05/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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SSAB’s Steel Pile Day in Helsinki attracted a record crowd
10/02/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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