Yi Wei Daniel Tay

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Yi Wei Daniel Tay is a pioneering researcher at the forefront of digital fabrication and sustainable construction, with expertise spanning 3D concrete printing, geopolymer materials, and construction robotics. His work has fundamentally advanced the field of additive manufacturing in the built environment, most notably through his highly cited 2017 study on geopolymer-based additive manufacturing (495 citations), which demonstrated how eco-friendly cementitious materials could be integrated into large-scale printing processes to reduce environmental impact. Tay co-authored the landmark 2018 study on large-scale 3D printing using teams of mobile robots (404 citations), a visionary contribution that reimagined how autonomous systems could collaborate to construct architectural-scale structures. Beyond materials and systems design, his research extends to intelligent automation, including feedback control systems for robotic concrete printing and, most recently, machine learning-driven in-process quality monitoring using instance segmentation to detect and repair filament defects during printing. Together, his body of work bridges materials science, robotics, and construction automation, reflecting a sustained commitment to making 3D concrete printing more reliable, scalable, and sustainable for next-generation built environments.