// 04 — Team
People
Researchers building intelligent systems for the built environment at Eastern Illinois University.
Principal Investigator
Reachsak Ly
Assistant Professor · School of Technology · Eastern Illinois
University
Reachsak Ly is an Assistant Professor in the School of Technology at Eastern Illinois University. His research focuses on AI for the built environment, spanning LLM-based smart building systems, digital twins, edge AI, extended reality (XR), blockchain-based decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and GenAI-powered human–robot collaboration for construction technology education.
LLM + Smart BuildingsDigital Twin
Edge AIXR
Blockchain / DAOHuman–Robot Collab
Construction AI
Graduate Researchers
Master's students
Reuben Cobbinah
M.S. Technology · Eastern Illinois University
Thesis Title
Applying Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twin Technologies
to Improve Energy Efficiency in Smart Buildings
Research Area
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twin Technology, and Smart
Buildings
Sumanth Raj Aruri
M.S. Technology · Eastern Illinois University
Thesis Title
GIS-Based Traffic Congestion Hotspot Analysis for Urban Roadway
Planning Using QGIS
Research Area
Transportation GIS and Traffic Congestion Analysis