Prof. Ronie Navon

Prof. Ronie Navon

Prof. Ronie Navon

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Department: Civil Engineering
Role: Professor

Prof. Ronie Navon is a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering at Braude Academic College of Engineering, Israel (retired from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology). He holds a D.Sc., M.Sc., and B.Sc. (cum laude) from the Technion and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Education at the Open University of Israel. He served as a Visiting Professor at Ben-Gurion University and at North Carolina State University in the U.S. and Concordia in Canada.
Prof. Navon is a co-founder and former President of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC) and is an Honorary Life Member of its Board of Directors. He also chaired for two decades the national Advisory Committee to the Government Registrar of Contractors of Israel.
He has received several prestigious awards, including the Norman Medal (a cross-society award) and the Thomas Fitch Rowland Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), as well as IAARC’s Tucker-Hasegawa Award. He has delivered 15 keynote and plenary lectures and numerous other presentations, and has published extensively in leading international journals.
Prof. Navon’s research focuses on construction automation, project performance control, and education: technologies in teaching and learning systems.

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Current Academic Activity and   Appointments  
2025 – current: Professor – Braude Academic College of Engineering
2022 – current: Ph.D. candidate in Education, The Open University of Israel.


:Education
1989 D.Sc.:Dept. of Civil Engineering – Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
1985 M.Sc.: Dept. of Civil Engineering – Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
1976 B.Sc.: Dept. of Civil Engineering – Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (cum laude).

Honorary Life Member – International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction Board of Directors (since 2015).
PRESIDENT, International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (2007 – 2010).
Chairman – Advisory Committee to the Government Registrar of General Contractors (member since 2002, chairman since 2006-2023).

Editorial Board
Editor – Open Access Journal of Waste Management & Xenobiotics (OAJWX) (2018-present).
Member of the advisory board, Journal of Construction (ASOCSA) (2012-2015).
Member of the editorial board, Journal of Construction Engineering and Project Management (JCEPM) (2011-2018).
Member of the editorial board, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment (ISSN: 1759-5908, Emerald) (2010-2016).
Member of the editorial board, Journal of Terramechanics (ISSN: 0022-4898, Elsevier) (2009-2019).
Member of the editorial review panel of International Journal of Construction Project Management (ISSN 1944-1436, Nova Science Publishers) (2008-2019).
Member of the editorial board of Construction Annual Review (ISSN 1757-7446, ISSN 1757-7454, Constructive Publications) (2008-2014).
Advisory Editor Journal of Civil Engineering and Management (ISSN: 1392-3730) (2006-2023).
Member of the editorial board of the Construction Management and Economics (ISSN: 0144-6193, Taylor & Francis) (2002-2012).
Member of the editorial board of the Automation in Construction (ISSN: 0926-5805, Elsevier) (1996-2017).
Member of the editorial board of the Civil Engineering – Journal of the Israel Society of Civil Engineers (1996-1997).
Refereed Journal Editing
Guest editor, special issue of Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (ISSN: 1467-8667) on Construction Automation, Control and Robotics, 2004, Vol. 19(1).
Navon, Ronie, (2004). "Introduction". Special Issue on Construction Automation, Control & Robotics, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 19(1).
Membership in International Committees
Member of the Advisory Panel for Innovative Construction Research Center (ICRC) at the University of Reading (2003-2012).
National Research Council (USA) – Transportation Research Board (TRB), Member, the Committee on Emerging Technology for Design and Construction, AFH30 (1998-2007).
Member, Board of Directors of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction – IAARC (1992-present).
Chairman, IAARC's Program Committee (1991-1994).
ASCE’s Field Sensing and Robotics (1998-2002).
CIB W-78 Commission – Computer Integrated Construction (1995-2000).
CIB W-65 Commission – Organization and Management of Construction (1994-2002).
CIB W-55 Commission – Building Economics (1988-2002).
CIB TG-41 Task Group – Benchmarking Construction Performance (2000-2002).
CIB TG-27 Task Group – Human-Machine Technologies for Construction Sites (1997-2000).

Refereeing (partial)
Automation in Construction (since 1994).
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering (since 2001).
Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE (since 2001).
Construction Management and Economics (since 1993).
Engineering Construction and Architectural Management (since 1996).
International Journal of Industrial Engineering (1997).
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management (since 2006).
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE (since 2005).
Transportation Research Board – Applications of Emerging Technology (2001-2007).

Theses
A Model for Cost Flow Forecasting and Updating in a Construction Company, submitted to the Technion, I.I.T., in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, Haifa, 1985 (Hebrew).
Analysis of Parameters of the Multi-Purpose Interior Finishing Robot with the Aid of Graphic Simulation, submitted to the Technion, I.I.T., in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Science, Haifa, 1989 (Hebrew).

International Refereed Journal Papers

Published (graduate students are in italics & bold):

  1. Navon, R. (1989). "Determination of Optimal Construction Robot Configuration." Israel Journal of Technology, 25(1-2): 71-76.
  2. Navon, R. (1990). "Financial Planning in a Project-Oriented Industry." Project Management Journal, 21(1): 43-48.
  3. Navon, R. (1990). "Cost and Weight Analysis of a Construction Robot at the Conceptual Design Stage." Manufacturing Review, ASME, 3(4): 238-244.
  4. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1991). "Robot for Interior Finishing Works." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 117(3): 402-422. Was selected for 1993 NORMAN MEDAL – cross society award.
  5. Navon, R. and Warszawski, A. (1992). "Factors Affecting the Productivity of the Multi-Purpose Interior Finishing Robot." International Journal of Construction Information Technology, 1(1): 59-78.
  6. Navon, R. and Arkin, H. (1993). "Economic Comparison of an Air Conditioner and a Desert Cooler for Residences in Arid Areas." Construction Management and Economics, 11: 62-70.
  7. Navon, R., Kelly, W. P., and Johnston, D. W. (1993). "On-Site Construction Automation Introduction: The Human Factor." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 119(4): 801-812.
  8. Arkin, H. and Navon, R. (1994). "Thermodynamic Aspects in Selecting an Economical Domestic Cooling System for Desert Areas." ASHRAE Transactions, 100(2): 329-338.
  9. Navon, R. and Arkin, H. (1994). "Feasibility of Direct-Indirect Evaporative Cooling for Residences, Based on Studies with a Desert Cooler." Building and Environment, 29(3): 393-399.
  10. Navon, R. (1995). "Economic Benefits of Lightweight vs. Conventional Construction Methods." Journal of Construction Engrg. and Management, ASCE, 121(1): 27-36.
  11. Navon, R. and Maor, D. (1995). "Equipment Replacement and Optimal Size of a Civil Engineering Fleet." Construction Management and Economics, 13: 173-183.
  12. Navon, R. (1995). "COCSY I: CAM Oriented CAD System.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 9(4): 236-243.
  13. Navon, R., Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1995). “RCCS: Rebar CAD/CAM System.” Microcomputers in Civil Engineering, 10(6): 385-400.
  14. Navon, R., Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1995). "Development of a Fully Automated Rebar-Manufacturing Machine.” Automation in Construction, 4(3): 239-253.
  15. Navon, R. (1995). "Conceptual Design of a Flooring Robot: Development Methodology and Results.” Automation in Construction, 4(3): 225-238.
  16. Navon, R. (1995). “Resource-Based Model for Automatic Cash Flow Forecasting.” Construction Management and Economics, 13: 501-510.
  17. Navon, R. (1996). “Company Level Cash Flow Management.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 122(1): 22-29.
  18. Navon, R., Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1996). “Fully Automated Rebar CAD/CAM System: Economic Evaluation and Field Implementation.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 122(2): 101-108.
  19. Navon, R. (1996). “Cash Flow Forecasting and Updating for Building Projects.” Project Management Journal, 27(2): 14-23.
  20. Navon, R., Carmel, D. and Bentur, A. (1996). "Economic Comparison Between Drywall and Conventional Partitions.” Journal of Architectural Engineering, ASCE, 2(4): 129-134.
  21. Navon, R. (1996). “Teaching Automation as Part of the Construction Curriculum.” Automation in Construction, 5(4): 301-311.
  22. Navon, R. and Goldman, A. (1997). "On-Site Labor-Input Data Collection for Comparison Between Housing-Construction Methods.” International Journal of Project Management, 15(2): 79-83.
  23. Navon, R. (1997). “COCSY II: CAD/CAM Integration for On-Site Robotics.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 11(1): 17-25.
  24. Arkin, H., Navon, R. and Burg, I. (1997). “HVAC with Thermal Energy Storage: Optimal Design and Optimal Scheduling.” Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 18(1): 31-38.
  25. Navon, R. and Retik, A. (1997). “Programming Construction Robots Using Virtual Reality Techniques.” Automation in Construction, 5(5): 393-406.
  26. Navon, R. and McCrea, A. (1997). “Selection of an Optimal Construction Robot Using Genetic Algorithms.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 11(3): 175-183.
  27. Navon, R., Arkin, H. and Burg, I. (1997). “Economic Evaluation of HVAC Systems with Ice Storage Designed using an Optimization Technique.” Construction Management and Economics, 15(5): 429-439.
  28. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1998). “Implementation of Robotics in Building: Current Status and Future Prospects.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 124(1): 31-41.
  29. Navon, R., Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1998). “Reinforcement-Bar Manufacture: From Design to Optimized Production.” The International Journal of CIM, 11(4): 326-333.
  30. Rosenfeld, Y., Navon, R. and Cohen, L. (1998). “A Methodology for Prioritizing Cost-Effective Construction Technologies.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 124(3): 176-184.
  31. Abdelsayed, M. and Navon, R. (1999). “An Information Sharing, Internet-Based, System for Project Control.” Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems, 16(3): 211-233.
  32. Navon, R. (2000). “Process and Quality Control with a Video Camera for a Floor-Tiling Robot.” Automation in Construction, 10(1): 113-125.
  33. Navon, R., Shapira, A. and Shechori Y. (2000). “Automated Rebar Constructibility Diagnosis.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 126(5): 389-397.
  34. Shoval, S., Rosenfeld, Y. and Navon, R. (2001). “Automatic Palletizing of Concrete Pavement Blocks: An Algorithm for Near-Optimal Assembly.” Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 16: 180-187.
  35. McCrea, A., Chamberlain, D. and Navon, R. (2002). “Automated Inspection and Restoration of Steel Bridges – A Critical Review of Methods and Enabling Technologies.” Automation in Construction, 11(4): 351-373.
  36. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (2003). “Can Labor Inputs be Measured and Controlled Automatically?” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 129(4): 437-445. Was selected for 2004 THOMAS FITCH ROWLAND Prize.
  37. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (2002). “Monitoring Labor Inputs: Automated-Data-Collection Model and Enabling Technologies.” Automation in Construction, 12(2): 185-199.
  38. Sacks, R., Navon, R. and Goldschmidt E. (2003). “Building Project Model Support for Automated Labor Monitoring.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 17(1): 19-27.
  39. Navon, R., Goldschmidt, E. and Shpatnitsky, Y. (2004). “A Concept Proving Prototype of Automated Earthmoving Control.” Automation in Construction. 13(2): 225-239.
  40. McCrea, A. and Navon, R. (2004). “Application of GA in Optimal Robot Selection for Bridge Restoration.” Automation in Construction, 13(6): 803-819.
  41. Navon, R. (2005). “Automated Project Performance Control of Construction Projects.” Automation in Construction. 14(4): 467-476.
  42. Navon, R. and Shpatnitsky, Y. (2005). “Field Experiments in Automated Monitoring of Road Construction.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 131(4): 487-493.
  43. Sacks, R., Navon, R., Brodetskaia, I., and Shapira, A. (2005). "Feasibility of Automated Monitoring of Lifting Equipment in Support of Construction Project Control." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 131(5): 604-614.
  44. Navon, R. and Berkovich, O. (2005). “Development and On Site Evaluation of an Automated Materials Management and Control Model.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 131(12): 1328-1336.
  45. Navon, R. and Shpatnitsky, Y. (2005). “A Model for Automated Monitoring of Road Construction.” Construction Management and Economics, 23(9): 941-951.
  46. Sacks, R., Navon, R., and Brodetskaia, I. (2006). “Interpretation of Automatically Monitored Lifting Equipment Data for Project Control.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 20(2): 111-120.
  47. Navon, R. and Berkovich, O. (2006). “An Automated Model for Materials Management and Control.” Construction Management and Economics, 24(6): 635-646.
  48. Navon, R. and Kolton, O. (2006). “Model for Automated Monitoring of Fall Hazards in Building Construction.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 132(7): 733-740.
  49. Navon, R. and Haskaya, I. (2006). "Is detailed progress monitoring possible without designated manual data collection?" Construction Management and Economics, 24(12): 1225-1229.
  50. Navon, R. (2007). "Research in Automated Measurement of Project Performance Indicators." Automation in Construction, 16(2): 176-188.
  51. Navon, R. and Kolton, O. (2007). “Algorithms for Automated Monitoring and Control of Fall Hazards.” Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, 21(1): 21-28.
  52. Navon, R. and Sacks, R. (2007). “Assessing Research Issues in Automated Project Performance Control (APPC).” Automation in Construction, 16(4) 474-484.
  53. Warszawski, A., Becker, R. and Navon, R. (2007). "Strategic Planning for Research In Building – Process Oriented Methodology." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 133(9): 710-722.
  54. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2008). "Feasibility Study of an Automated Tool for Identifying the Implications of Changes in Construction Projects." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 134(2): 139-145.
  55. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2009). “Modeling Building Projects as a Basis for Change Control.” Automation in Construction, 18(5): 656–664.
  56. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (2010). "Examination of Worker-Location Measurement Methods as a Research Tool for Automated Labor Control." Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 16(2): 249-256.
  57. Navon, R., Khoury, S. & Doytsher, Y. (2012). "Automated productivity measurement model of two-dimensional earthmoving-equipment operations." International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction: 1(3): 163-173.
  58. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2013). “A Graph-based Model for the Identification of the Impact of Design Changes." Automation in Construction, 31: 31-40.
    Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2014). “Can project performance monitoring and control be fully automated?” Construction Management and Economics, 32(6): 495-505.
  59. Navon, R. (2019). “Civil Engineering Education in the 21st Century.” Open Access Journal of Waste Management & Xenobiotics (OAJWX), 2(2): 1-2. Editorial.
  60. Navon, R. (2020). “The Last Lecture: The Need for Civil Engineering Education to Stimulate Thinking Instead of Only Teaching.” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(5): 02520001.

    Review papers
    Griffin, R., Navon, R., Brecher, A., Livingston D., Haas, C., and Bullock, D. (2000). “Emerging Technologies for Transportation Construction." Transportation in the New Millennium, the National Academy of Engineering's Transportation Research Board, CD. (Invited paper).

    Editorials

  61. Navon, R. (2004). "Introduction.‪ Computer-Aided Civil & Infrastructure Engineering, 19(1): 1-2.

    Book Review

  62. Navon, R. (1997). “Computer Integrated Building Design.” Construction Management and Economics, 15(4): 401.

    Local Journals

  63. Navon, R. (1990). “Construction Robotics Applications.” Mada, 34(3): 132-133.
  64. Navon, R., Carmel, D. and Bentur, A. (1995). "Wet Finishing Tasks: Economic Comparison Between Drywall and Conventional Partitions.” Civil Engineering – Journal of the Israel Society of Civil Engineers, 11(2): 21-30.
  65. Bentur, A., Rosenfeld, Y., Navon, R. and Chilu, N. (1995). “New Technologies and Industrialization for Increasing Construction Effectiveness.” Bulletin – Journal of the Israel Building Center, 48: 7-11.
  66. Navon, R. (1996). “Advanced Tools for Construction Management.” Civil Engineering and Building, 1: 34-37.
  67. Goldschmidt, E. and Navon, R. (2002). “A Forum for Cooperation between Industry and Academia in the area of Construction Project Control.” Civil Engineering and
    Building, March: 9-10.

    National
  68. Navon, R. ed. (1989). Proceedings of the CIB W-82 International Workshop on the Future of Construction. Haifa: National Building Research Institute, Technion.
  69. Navon, R. and Rosenfeld, Y. (1993). Introduction to Construction Planning and Management. Haifa: Michlol Ltd. Publishing Company. (Hebrew).
  70. Laufer, A., Warszawski, A., Rosenfeld, Y. and Navon, R. (1993). Construction Planning Handbook, Haifa: National Building Research Institute, Technion. (Hebrew).
  71. Navon, R. (1994) Engineering Economics Handbook. Haifa: Michlol Ltd. Publishing Company.
  72. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R., eds. (1994). Strategic Planning in Construction, Haifa: National Building Research Institute
    .Videotapes
  73. Navon, R. (1985). Skeleton Construction. 14 min.
    Navon, R. (1988). Interior Finishing Robot. 4 min.
  74. Navon, R. (1995). Field Implementation of Automated Rebar CAD/CAM System. 4 min.
  75. Navon, R. (1995). CAD/CAM Based Fully Automated System for Tile Setting. 5 min.
  76. Research Reports (in Hebrew unless specified otherwise)
  77. Peer, S. and Navon, R. (1986). Computerization of the Forecasting and Updating of the Cost Flow of a Construction Company. Building Research Station, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 2).
  78. Warszawski, A., Yavnai, A. and Navon, R. (1987). Performance Specifications and Preliminary Design of an Interior Finishing Robot. Building Research Station, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 4).
  79. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1988). The Development of an Interior Finishing Robot. Building Research Station, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 4).
  80. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1989). The Development of an Interior Finishing Robot with the Aid of Graphic Simulation. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 5).
  81. Navon, R. (1992). Comparison Between Lightweight and Conventional Construction: Economic Benefits and Drawbacks. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 10).
  82. Navon, R., Goldman, A., and Bal, H. (1992). Technological and Managerial Study of Construction Methods. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 22).
  83. Coffler, M., Navon, R., and Rubinovitz, Y. (1994). Construction CAD/CAM: A System for Rebar Design and Manufacturing. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to papers # 13, 14, 18 & 29).
  84. Navon, R., Carmel, D. and Bentur, A. (1994). Technological and Economical Aspects of Interior Lining. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 20).
  85. Navon, R. (1995). An Automatic System for Design, Data Extraction and Robotic Tile Setting. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 12).
    Navon, R. (1995). Implementation of a Rebar Production CAD/CAM System. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 23).
  86. Navon, R. and Katz, E. (1997). A Computerized Model for Cashflow Management. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to papers # 16, 17 & 19).
  87. Navon, R. (1998). Development of a Cashflow Management System at the Company Level. School for Building, Concordia University. (English).
  88. Warszawski, A., Becker, R., Katz, A., Navon, R., Frostig, Y. and Frydman, S. (2005). Strategic Plan for the Advancement of Building Research. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 53).
  89. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (2005). Technologies for the Management and Control of Materials, Labor and Equipment. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to paper # 50).
  90. Navon, R., Khoury, S. and Doytsher, Y. (2007). Development of an Innovative Earthmoving Equipment Control Model in Road Construction Projects. National Building Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Led to papers # 57).
  91. Hakert, S. et al. (2007). Preparation of a Strategic Research Agenda for the Israel Roads Company. Transportation Institute, Technion, I.I.T. (Chapter 6.5.5).
  92. Navon, R. and Paz-Chen, I. (2011). Analysis of Financial Ratios for Construction Companies. National Building
    Research Institute, Technion, I.I.T.

    Other Publications

  93. Navon, R. (1994). Exercises in Engineering Economics. Haifa: Michlol Ltd. Publishing Company. (Hebrew).

  94. Keynote, Plenary & Invited Lectures

  95. Construmat. (1991). Barcelona, Spain. "Construction Automation and Robotics" (keynote).

  96. The International Conference on the Use of Automatic Data Collection in Construction. (2000). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, “Data Acquisition for Real-Time Resource Control” (invited and paid for by the conference).

  97. CIB’s Tenth International Symposium on Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness. (2002). Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, “Automated Control of Labor Inputs based on

  98. Measuring Indirect Parameters” (plenary).
    The International Conference on the Use of Automatic Data Collection in Construction. (2003). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, “Automated Project Performance Control (APPC)” (invited and paid for by the conference).

  99. ASCE's Construction Congress. (2003). Honolulu, USA. “Automated Monitoring of Earthmoving Operations” (plenary).

  100. Twentieth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. (2003). Eindhoven, The Netherlands. “Automated Project Performance Control (APPC) of Construction Resources.” (keynote).

  101. Twenty Second International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. (2005). Ferrara, Italy. "An Overview of Automated Project Performance Control Research at the Technion." (keynote).

  102. Twenty Third International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. (2006). Tokyo, Japan. "Present Status and Future Prospects of Automated Project Performance Indicators' Measurement." (keynote).

  103. Twenty Fourth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. Madras, India. (2007). "Automated Data Collection for Infrastructure Project Control." (keynote).

  104. Twenty Fifth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. (2008). Vilnius, Lithuania. "Automated Productivity Control of Labor and Road Construction." (keynote).

  105. Quality, Environment, Health Protection and Safety Management Development Trends. (2008). Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Automated Measurement of Project Performance Indicators.” (keynote).

  106. The 16th International Conference of the International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems – ISTVS. (2008). Torino, Italy. “Productivity Control in Road Construction.” (keynote).

  107. The 3rd International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management; The 6th International Conference on Construction Project Management. (2009). Jeju, South Korea. “Automated Data Collection Technology Applications in Construction.” (keynote – paid for by the conference).

  108. The 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering and 26th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). (2009). Austin, Texas, USA. “Research on Automated Project Performance Control: An Update.” (Plenary).

  109. The 27th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). (2010). Bratislava, Slovakia. “How can monitoring and control be automated?" (keynote).

  110. Contributed Talks (international conferences – speaker: R. Navon unless specified otherwise)

    International

  111. The Fourth International Symposium on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Building Construction, Haifa (Israel). (1987). "Development of a Robot for Interior Finishing Works.”

  112. CIB International Workshop on the Future of Construction, Haifa (Israel). (1989). "Expectations from Construction Robotics.”

  113. The Sixth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, San Francisco (USA). (1989). "Design of an Interior Finishing Robot with a Simulation Model.”

  114. The Seventh International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Bristol (UK). (1990). "Weight and Stability Analysis of the Multi-Purpose Interior Robot.”

  115. The 7th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Bristol (UK). (1990). "Curriculum Development in Construction Automation", speaker: L. Demsetz.

  116. The Eighth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Stuttgart (Germany). (1991). "Survey Results and Further Issues in Construction Automation Education.”

  117. The Ninth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan). (1992). "Identification of Human Barriers to the Successful Implementation of Construction Automation.”

  118. Indoor Air '93, Helsinki (Finland). (1993). "Evaluation of Two Unitary Cooling Systems for Residences in Eilat (Israel)", speaker: H. Arkin.

  119. The Eleventh International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Brighton (UK). (1994). "Rebar Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.”

  120. The First Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Washington, DC (USA). (1994). "Cost-Schedule Integration for Cash-Flow Forecasting.”

  121. The Third Israel-France Binational Symposium on Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, Tel Aviv (Israel). (1994). "CAD/CAM Systems for Construction.”

  122. The French-Israeli Symposium on Robotics, Tel-Aviv (Israel). (1995). "A CAD/CAM System for the Production of Construction Components.”

  123. The Twelve International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Warsaw (Poland). (1995). "Development and Field Experiments with a Fully Automated Rebar CAD/CAM System.”

  124. CIB W-78 Workshop on Modeling of Buildings through Their Life-Cycle, Stanford (USA). (1995). “Integrated-Product-Model-Based Automatic Rebar Production.”

  125. The Construction Congress IV, ASCE, San Diego (USA). (1995). "CAD/CAM Based Automatic Production and Construction-Data Extraction.”

  126. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan). (1996). “Survey of Building Robots”, speaker: A. Warszawski.

  127. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan). (1996). “Construction Robot Development Using Genetic Algorithm Technique”, speaker: A. McCrea.

  128. Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan). (1996). “A New Approach to Construction Robot Programming”, speaker: A. Retik.

  129. The Eighth International Symposium on Organization & Management of Construction, Glasgow (UK). (1996). “Automated Real-Time Manpower productivity Control.”

  130. Proceedings of CIBSE/ASHRAE Joint Conference, London (UK). (1996). “Optimized Design and Operation of an HVAC System with Ice Cold Storage”, speaker: H. Arkin.

  131. Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Pittsburgh (USA). (1997). “Computer-Vision Control for a Floor-Tiling Robot”, speaker: Y. Rosenfeld.

  132. The Construction Congress V, ASCE, Minneapolis (USA). (1997). “Cash-Flow Forecasting and Management.”

  133. Joint Triennial Symposium (CIB Commissions W55 & W65 with the participation of W92) Customer satisfaction: A focus for research & practice, Cape Town (South Africa). (1999). “Automated Labor Control.”

  134. IAARC/IFAC/IEEE International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC'99), Madrid (Spain). (1999). “Automated Data Acquisition for On-Site Control.”

  135. CIB TG 27 Madrid. (1999). “Advanced Technologies for Construction Planning and Control.”

  136. Construction Congress VI, ASCE. Orlando, Florida (USA). (2000). “Methodology for Rebar Constructibility Improvement.”

  137. ISARC 17, Taipei (Taiwan). (2000). “Automated Rebar Constructibility Problems Diagnosis: a Concept-Proving Prototype.”

  138. Reading 2000, Reading (UK). (2000). “Can Production Rates be Measured Automatically?”

  139. Nineteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, NIST, Gaithesburg (USA) (2002). “Model for Automated Road-Construction Control.”

  140. Construction Research Congress, San Diego (USA) (2005). “Automated Materials Management and Control."

  141. Transportation Research Board – 86th Annual Meeting, Washington DC (USA). (2007). "APPC-Based Road-Construction Control."

  142. The 35th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Berlin (Germany). (2018). “From the Pyramids via Modern CE to Automation & Robotics: Progress or Regress?”

  143. The 18th Chais Conference on the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Digital Era. Ra'anana, Israel. (2023). "Organizational Learning Analytics for Higher Education Institutions: A Novel Theoretical Framework (in Hebrew)."

  144. LAKTHEORY 2023: Workshop on Theory and Learning Analytics. Arlington, TX, USA. (2023). "Organizational Learning Analytics." Speaker: Kalman, M Yoram.

  145. EDTECH International Conference on Educational Technology. (2023) Ben-Gurion University, Beer Seva. "Organizational Learning Analytics in Higher Education." https://in.bgu.ac.il/Pages/events/Edtech.aspx.

    Invited Seminars
    Abroad
    This section includes only those visits that were financed by the hosts.

  146. Berkeley Engineering Systems Colloquium, Berkeley, CA (USA) (1993). "Progress in Construction Automation Teaching and Research at the Technion.”

  147. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. (1998). “The CAD/CAM Approach to Higher Automation in Construction.”

  148. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. (1998). “Teaching and Research Activities at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.”

  149. Arizona State University, USA. (1998). “Latest Developments in Construction Automation Research at the Technion.”

  150. Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA. (1998). “A CAD/CAM model for automatic programming of CNC machines and robots in construction.”

  151. State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo (USA) (1998). “CNC Machines and Robots in Construction.”

    Local
    Industrial Engineering Area Seminar, the Technion's Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management, Haifa (Israel). May 15 (2002). “Automated Project Performance Control: A State-of-the-Art and Future Directions”, speaker: R. Navon.

  152. Industrial Engineering Department Seminar, Beer Sheba University, Beer Sheba (Israel). June 3 (2002). “Automated Project Performance Control”, speaker: R. Navon.

  153. CPM, Tel Aviv (Israel). June 23 (2002). “Developments in Automated Project Control”, speaker: R. Navon.

    Papers in Conference Proceedings
    International Conferences (refereed):

    Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1987). “Development of a Robot for Interior Finishing Works.” Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Building Construction, Haifa (Israel), June 22-25: 245-258.

  154. Navon, R. (1989). “Expectations from Construction Robotics.” Proceedings of the CIB International Workshop on the Future of Construction, Haifa (Israel), January 23-25: 69-81.

  155. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1989). “Design of an Interior Finishing Robot with a Simulation Model.” Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, San Francisco (USA), June 6-8: 467-474.

  156. Navon, R. (1990). “Weight and Stability Analysis of the Multi-Purpose Interior Robot.” Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Bristol (UK), June 5-7: 47-54.

  157. Demsetz, L. and Navon, R. (1990). “Curriculum Development in Construction Automation.” Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Bristol (UK), June 5-7: 24-31.

  158. Navon, R. and Demsetz, L. (1991). “Survey Results and Further Issues in Construction Automation Education", Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Stuttgart (Germany), June 3-5: 327-332.

  159. Navon, R. Kelly, P. and Johnston, W. D. (1992). “Identification of Human Barriers to the Successful Implementation of Construction Automation.” Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan), June 3-5: 133-140.

  160. Arkin, H., and Navon, R. (1993). “Evaluation of Two Unitary Cooling Systems for Residences in Eilat (Israel)", Proceedings of Indoor Air '93, Helsinki (Finland), July 4-8, Vol. 5: 407-412.

  161. Navon, R. Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1994). "Rebar Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing.” Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Brighton (UK), May 24-26: 155-162.

  162. Navon, R. (1994). “Cost-Schedule Integration for Cash-Flow Forecasting.” Proceedings of the First Congress on Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE. Washington, DC (USA), June 20-22: 1536-1539.

  163. Navon, R. (1994). “CAD/CAM Systems for Construction." Proceedings of the Third Israel-France Binational Symposium on Computer Graphics and Geometric Modeling, Tel Aviv (Israel), December 12-13: 19.

  164. Navon, R. Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1995). "A CAD/CAM System for the Production of Construction Components.” Proceedings of the French-Israeli Symposium on Robotics, Tel-Aviv (Israel), May: 129-134.

  165. Navon, R. Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1995). "Development and Field Experiments with a Fully Automated Rebar CAD/CAM System." Proceedings of the Twelve International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Warsaw (Poland), May: 431-440.

  166. Navon, R. Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1995). “Integrated-Product-Model-Based Automatic Rebar Production.” Proceedings of CIB W-78 Workshop on Modeling of Buildings through Their Life-Cycle, Stanford (USA): 515-522.

  167. Navon, R. (1995). “CAD/CAM Based Automatic Production and Construction-Data Extraction." Proceedings of the Construction Congress IV, ASCE. San Diego (USA): 347-354.

  168. Warszawski, A. and Navon, R. (1996). “Survey of Building Robots.” Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan): 205-212.

  169. McCrea, A. M. and Navon R. (1996). “Construction Robot Development Using Genetic Algorithm Technique.” Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan): 151-160.

  170. Navon, R. and Retik A. (1996). “A New Approach to Construction Robot Programming.” Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo (Japan): 87-94.

  171. Goldschmidt, E. and Navon, R. (1996). “Automated Real-Time Manpower productivity Control.” Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Organization & Management of Construction, Glasgow (UK): 199-205.

  172. Arkin, H., Navon, R. and Burg, I. (1996). “Optimized Design and Operation of an HVAC System with Ice Cold Storage.” Proceedings of CIBSE/ASHRAE Joint Conference, London (UK) II: 65-72.

  173. Navon, R. and Rosenfeld, Y. (1997). “Computer-Vision Control for a Floor-Tiling Robot.” Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Pittsburgh (USA): 52-57.

  174. Navon, R. (1997). “Cash-Flow Forecasting and Management.” Proceedings of the Construction Congress V, ASCE. Minneapolis (USA): 1056-1063.

  175. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (1999). “Automated Labor Control.” Proceedings of the Joint Triennial Symposium (CIB Commissions W55 & W65 with the participation of W92) Customer satisfaction: A focus for research & practice, CD-ROM. Cape Town (South Africa), University of Cape Town, September.

  176. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (1999). “Automated Data Acquisition for On-Site Control.” Proceedings of the Sixteenth IAARC/IFAC/IEEE International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC'99), Madrid (Spain): 681-686.

  177. Navon, R., Shapira, A. and Shechori. Y. (2000). “Methodology for Rebar Constructibility Improvement.” Proceedings of the Construction Congress VI, ASCE. Orlando, Florida (USA), 20-22: 827-836.

  178. Navon, R. (2000). “Automated Quality Assurance for a Floor-Tiling Robot.” Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference, Exposition, and Demonstration on Robotics for Challenging Environments, Albuquerque, NM, USA: 320-327.

  179. Navon, R. and Shapira, A. (2000). “Automated Rebar Constructibility Problems Diagnosis: a Concept-Proving Prototype.” Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Taipei, Taiwan: 677-682.

  180. Navon, R. and Goldschmidt, E. (2000). “Can Production Rates be Measured Automatically?” Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of CIB W55/W65 and TG23/TG31/TG35 – Reading, UK.

  181. Navon, R. (2000). "Data Acquisition for Real-Time Resource Control." The use of Automatic Data Collection (ADC) technology in the Construction Industry, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (March 29-31, 2000).

  182. Sacks, R., Navon, R. and Goldschmidt E. (2002). “Project Modeling of Labor Inputs for Automated Control in Building Construction.” Proceedings of the First International Conference on Construction in the Twenty First Century (CITC2002), Miami, FL, USA: 575-582.

  183. Navon, R. (2002). “Automated Control of Labor Inputs based on Measuring Indirect Parameters.” Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Construction Innovation and Global Competitiveness, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Plenary – plenary in the “Plenary Session Papers” collection – no page numbers were given).

  184. Navon, R., Shpatnitsky, Y. and Goldschmidt, E. (2002). “Model for Automated Road-Construction Control.” Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, NIST, Gaithesburg, USA: 425-430.

  185. Sacks, R., Navon, R., Shapira A., and Brodetskaia, I. (2002). “Monitoring Construction Equipment for Automated Project Performance Control.” Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, NIST, Gaithesburg, USA: 161-168.

  186. Sacks, R., Navon, R., Shapira, A., and Brodetskaia, I. (2003). "Monitoring Lifting Equipment for Automated Progress Control: A Feasibility Study." Proceedings of ISARC 2003 The Future Site, Eindhoven, The Netherlands: 637-642.

  187. Navon, R. (2003). "Automated Project Performance Control (APPC) of Construction Resources." Proceedings of ISARC 2003 The Future Site, Eindhoven, The Netherlands: 79-82. (Keynote).

  188. Navon, R. and Berkovich, O. (2005). "Automated Materials Management and Control Model." Proceedings of the Construction Research Congress, San Diego. USA: 146-150.

  189. Navon, R. (2005). "An Overview of Automated Project Performance Control Research at the Technion." Proceedings of the Twenty Second International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Ferrara. Italy: 25-38. (keynote).

  190. Navon, R. (2006). "Present Status and Future Prospects of Automated Project Performance Indicators' Measurement." Proceedings of the Twenty Third International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Tokyo, Japan: 400-405. (keynote).

  191. Navon, R. (2007). "Automated Data Collection for Infrastructure Project Control." Proceedings of the keynote lectures – Twenty Fourth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Madras, India: 7-10. (keynote).

  192. Navon, R. (2008). “Automated Productivity Control of Labor and Road Construction." Proceedings of the Twenty Fifth International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Vilnius, Lithuania: 29-32. (keynote).

  193. Navon, R. (2008). “Automated Measurement of Project Performance Indicators.” Proceedings of Quality, Environment, Health Protection and Safety Management Development Trends. Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 207-220. (keynote).

  194. Navon, R. Khoury, S., Doytsher, Y. and Shpatnitsky, Y. (2008). “Productivity Control in Road Construction.” Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of the International Society for Terrain Vehicle Systems – ISTVS. Torino, Italy: VI-IX. (keynote).

  195. Navon, R. and Isaac, S. (2009). “An Automated Tool for Identifying the Implications of Changes in Construction Projects." Proceedings of the Construction Research Congress, Seattle, USA: 1-10.

  196. Navon, R. (2009). “Automated Data Collection Technology Applications in Construction.” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Construction Engineering and Management; The 6th International Conference on Construction Project Management. South Korea, Jeju: 27-29. (keynote).

  197. Navon, R. (2009). “Research on Automated Project Performance Control: An Update.” Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC). Austin, Texas, USA: 126-128. (plenary).

  198. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2010). "Modeling Change Impact Flows in Construction Projects."18th Annual Conference, International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel, 22-32.

  199. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2011). "A Graph-based Approach to the Modeling of Changes in Construction Projects." 28th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, Seoul, Korea, 66-71.

  200. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2012). "Combining automatically and manually collected data for project monitoring and control." 29th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction.

  201. Isaac, S, Sadeghpour, F. and Navon, R. (2013). “Analyzing building information using graph theory.” ISARC 2013 – 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining, Held in Conjunction with the 23rd World Mining Congress, 1013-1020.

  202. Isaac, S. and Navon, R. (2018). “From the Pyramids via Modern CE to Automation & Robotics: Progress or Regress?” The 35th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, 692-696.

  203. Navon, R. and Kalman, Y. (2023). "Organizational Learning Analytics for Higher Education Institutions: A Novel Theoretical Framework (in Hebrew)." The 18th Chais Conference on the Study of Innovation and Learning Technologies: Learning in the Digital Era, 62ע-ע69 (Hebrew).

  204. ttps://www.openu.ac.il/Lists/MediaServer_Documents/innovation/chais/2023/chais-2023-sefer.pdf.

  205. Navon, R., & Kalman, M. Y. (2024). "Analogizing in Construction and Education Research: A Case Study." 41st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2024), 1289–1294. https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2024/0166

  206. Navon, R. and Kalman, Y. (2024). "Managerial and Strategic Learning Analytics." [Poster]. Fourteenth International Learning Analytics and Knowledge
    National Conferences (papers & presentations)

  207. Navon, R. (1986). “Computer-Aided Cost Flow Forecasting in a Construction Firm.” Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Convention of Civil Engineers, Tel Aviv, November 11-13: 130-136, speaker: R. Navon.

  208. Navon, R. (1988). “Robot Integration for Interior Finishing Works.” Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Convention of Civil Engineers, Haifa, February 23-24: 149-150, speaker: R. Navon.

  209. Navon, R. (1988). “Robotic Applications in the Construction Industry.” Proceedings of the Twenty Second Israel Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Beer Sheva, June: 6.8.1 (6 p), speaker: R. Navon.

  210. Navon, R. (1995). “Computerized Cashflow Management for Construction Companies.” Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Convention of Civil Engineers, Tel Aviv: 241-249, speaker: R. Navon.

  211. Navon, R., Rubinovitz, Y. and Coffler, M. (1996). “A Fully Automated Rebar Design and Manufacturing System.” Proceedings of the Annual Industrial Engineering Conference, Herzelia, Israel, May: 4.3.2 (2 p) (English), speaker: R. Navon.

  212. Goldschmidt, E. and Navon, R. (1997). “A Model for Automated Real-Time Manpower productivity Control.” Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Convention of Civil Engineers, Jerusalem: 104-106, speaker: R. Navon.

  213. Navon, R. (2002). “Developments and Directions in Construction Project Control Automation.” Controlling Construction Projects: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions, Tel-Aviv, speaker: R. Navon.

  214. Navon, R. (2003). "Automated Project Control.” Proceedings of the Third Annual Convention of the Israel Association of Building and Infrastructure Engineers, Tel Aviv, Israel: 227-230, speaker: R. Navon.

  215. Sacks, R., Navon, R., Shapira, A., and Brodetskaia, I. (2003). "Management Reporting in Construction Projects based on Computerized Monitoring of Lifting Equipment.” Proceedings of the Third Annual Convention of the Israel Association of Building and Infrastructure Engineers, Tel Aviv, Israel: 231-235, speaker: R. Sacks.

  216. Navon, R. (2003). "Automated Project Control." Proceedings, Third Annual Convention of the Israel Association of Building and Infrastructure Engineers, Tel Aviv, Israel, 227-230, speaker: R. Navon.

  217. Navon, R., and Berkovich, O. (2005). "Automated Management and Control System for Materials Flow in Construction Projects." Proceedings, Fourth Annual Convention of the Israel Association of Building and Infrastructure Engineers, Tel Aviv, Israel: 229-232, speaker: R. Navon.

  218. Navon, R. (2007). "Advanced Technologies for On-Site Data Collection." Proceedings, Fifth Annual Convention of the Israel Association of Building and Infrastructure Engineers, Tel Aviv, Israel. speaker: R. Navon.

  219. Khoury, S., Navon, R. and Doytsher, Y. (2008). "Automated Control of Progress and Productivity in Road Construction Projects.” Proceedings of the 2008 Construction Managers Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel: speaker: S. Khoury.

  220. Isaac, S., and Navon, R. (2010). "Modeling Change Impact Flows in Construction Projects." 18th Annual Conference, International Group for Lean Construction, Haifa, Israel: speaker: S. Isaac.

  221. Navon, R. (2016). “Engineering Aspects of the Registration Regulations for Engineering Construction Projects Law.” Eighth Annual Convention of Project Management, Israel Association of Building and Infrastructure Engineers, Tel Aviv, Israel. speaker: R. Navon.

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