Tanghan Jiang, originally from China, completed her PhD at Monash University with a strong focus on leveraging emerging technologies like VR (Virtual Reality) and EEG (electroencephalogram) to improve safety management in the construction industry.

As a former research assistant on the ‘Building 4.0’ CRC Project #33 (2022-2023), she has experience in remote inspection and close collaborations with researchers such as Dr Yihai Fang, Dr Eric Windholz and Dr Kourosh Khoshelham.

With a passionate curiosity and commitment to innovation, she aims to push the boundaries of technology to enhance crane safety, demonstrating the exciting potential of technology in the construction sector. Her research is investigated the impact of simulation fidelity during crane operators’ hazard identification, and examined the difference between visual attention and cognitive awareness stages during hazard identification. The aim is to improve safety training, drawing insights from psychology, neuroscience and data analytics.

PhD Start and End Dates
Tanghan received her PhD in 2026. She is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Hong Kong.

Publications

• June 2025 – Robotic teleoperation of construction machinery: Technologies, applications and future directions
• October 2024 – Understanding construction workers’ cognitive processes under risky scenarios through electroencephalography
• September 2024 – Impact of simulation fidelity on identifying swing-over hazards in virtual environments for novice crane operators
• August 2024 – Analyzing riders’ behavioral adaptation to driving patterns of advanced autonomous vehicles: A virtual reality simulation study
• March 2024 – Impediments to environmental awareness in autonomous driving systems and its effect on user adoption