Kazemian Research Group
(rəcast Lab)

Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management
College of Engineering, Louisiana State University

Research Focus

Our research centers on novel robotic construction capabilities for terrestrial and extraterrestrial applications. We are actively researching robotic 3D printing, reality capture methodologies for automated inspection, automated reinforcement techniques, and new control schemes for construction robots operating in extreme environments

Research Team

Ali Kazemian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Holder of J.W. "Billy" and Janice Maxey Guitreau Professorship
Bert S Turner Department of Construction Management

Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Adjunct)
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Publications

Principal Investigator

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Kasra Banijamali
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Carlos Manosalvas
MSc Student
Electrical Eng.
(Co-advisor: Dr. Trahan)

Mary Dempsey
Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Eng.

Aranya A Paul
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Sabrina Huezo
MSc Student
Electrical Eng.
(Co-advisor: Dr. Kargarian)

Aras Maqsoodi
PhD Student
Construction Management

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Marc Hebert
Undergraduate Student
Electrical & Computer Eng.

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Daniel P Arabie
Undergraduate Student
Computer Eng.

Past Students: Dr. Ilerioluwa Giwa (PhD/CM-2024), Michael Martin (MSC/ECE-2024), Hassan Ahmed (MSc/CM-2023), Victoria Irondi (Electrical Eng.), Lupe Covarrubias (Biological/Robotics Eng.), Danny Lu (Electrical Eng./Robotics), Dharla Moore (Aerospace Eng.), Vina Nguyen, Dennis Duong, Jackson Flash (Mechanical/Aerospace Eng.), Joseph Lamendola (Civil Eng.).

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Sponsored Projects

"Planetary Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars using 3D Printed Waterless Concrete", Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), 2024-2026 (Link).

"ISRU-based Planetary Construction 3D Printing for Lunar and Martian Infrastructure Development: Process Optimization and Automated Quality Control", Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR RCS), 2022-2025.

"Towards Sustainable Robotic Construction: Concrete 3D Printing with Quarry By-products and Low Portland Cement Content", Funding Agency: Louisiana Board of Regents (BOR ITRS), 2023- 2026.

"Automated Curing and Strength Monitoring of Sensor-embedded 3D Printed Transportation Infrastructure", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2022-2023.

"Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars sing 3D Printing and In-situ Resources: Mechanical Performance Evaluation", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA RAP), 2022-2023.

"3D Printed Transportation Infrastructure: Structural Behavior of Steel Fiber Reinforced Circular Elements", Sponsor: Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC TIRE), 2022-2023.

"Construction 3D Printing for Extraterrestrial Infrastructure Development Using Indigenous Materials", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (LaSPACE), 2021–2022.

"Rebar-Free 3D Printing of Transportation Infrastructure", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

"Resilient 3D-Printed Civil Infrastructure with Ultra-High Performance Engineered Cementitious Composites (UHP-ECCs)", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

"Comparative Analysis of 3D Printed Bridge Construction in Louisiana", Funding Agency: TranSET (US Department of Transportation), 2021-2022.

"Robotic Construction on the Moon and Mars using 3D Printing and In-situ Resources: Mechanical Performance Testing", Funding Agency: Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (NASA EPSCoR), 2022-2023.