• 2015 to Present: Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
• 2008 to 2014: Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
• 2006 to 2008: Lecturer, School of Economics and Management, Tongji University
• 2010 to 2011: Visiting Scholar, University of Southern California

Research Projects

National Key Research and Development Program of China

• Research on Digital and Intelligent Management Theory and Data Governance Systems for Whole Process Construction Cost, Grant No. 2024YFC3809901, 2025 to 2028, Project Leader
• Research on the Theory and Standards System for Whole Process Construction Quality Control of Railway Infrastructure Based on Building Information Modeling, Grant No. 2022YFB2602201-9, 2022 to 2025, Subproject Leader

National Natural Science Foundation of China

• Research on the Impact Mechanisms, Measurement, and Intervention Mechanisms of Mobile Social Media Use on the Job Performance of Construction Project Managers, Grant No. 72571197, 2026 to 2029, Principal Investigator
• Adaptive Management of Project Schedule Buffers in Data Interconnected Environments, Grant No. 72171177, 2022 to 2025, Principal Investigator
• Research on the Critical Chain Design Structure Matrix under Multiple Project Uncertainties, Grant No. 71671128, 2017 to 2020, Principal Investigator
• Research on Flexibility in Critical Chain Project Schedule Management, Grant No. 70802045, 2009 to 2012, Principal Investigator

Other Research Projects

• Research on Fire Emergency Response Capability Evaluation from a Smart City Perspective, General Project of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Ministry of Education of China, Grant No. 21YJAZH059, 2021 to 2024, Principal Investigator
• Research on Smart City Construction Models and Industrial Chains Based on BIM and Big Data, Key Soft Science Project of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, 2018, Principal Investigator
• Research on the Operation Modes and Mechanisms of Industrial Technology Innovation Platforms, Key Soft Science Project of the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, Grant No. 10692102400, 2010, Principal Investigator
• Research on Robust Optimization and Application Design for Critical Chain Project Schedule Management, Shanghai Pujiang Program, 2013, Principal Investigator

Selected Publications

• MA G, QUAN L, LIU T, et al. Reinforcement learning lens: Unlocking the power of information sharing to boost project-level supply chain resilience[J]. International Journal of Production Economics, 2026, 300: 110079. DOI:10.1016/j.ijpe.2026.110079.
• PAN X, MA G, ZHANG Y. Who is held responsible? Understanding the attribution process and consequences by the general public in project social irresponsibility events[J]. Project Management Journal, 2026. DOI:10.1177/87569728261450571.
• ZHANG Y, MA G, PAN X, et al. Resolving the tension between vertical and shared leadership in construction project teams: A congruence perspective[J]. Journal of Management in Engineering, 2025, 41(4): 04025013. DOI:10.1061/JMENEA.MEENG-6605.
• LIU T, MA G, WANG D, et al. Intelligent green retrofitting of existing buildings based on case-based reasoning and random forest[J]. Automation in Construction, 2024, 162: 105377. DOI:10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105377.
• JIA J, MA G, LI H, et al. Social power antecedents of knowledge sharing in project-oriented online communities[J]. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2024, 71: 2493-2505. DOI:10.1109/TEM.2022.3185381.
• JIANG S, LING F Y Y, MA G. Fostering resilience in project teams: Adaptive structuration perspective[J]. Journal of Management in Engineering, 2024, 40(1): 04023047. DOI:10.1061/JMENEA.MEENG-5615.
• JIANG S, MA G, WANG D, et al. How inclusive leadership influences voice behavior in construction project teams: A social identity perspective[J]. Project Management Journal, 2023, 54(2): 116-131. DOI:10.1177/87569728221133093.
• JIANG S, WEI X, JIA J, MA G. Toward sustaining the development of green residential buildings in China: A tripartite evolutionary game analysis[J]. Building and Environment, 2022, 223: 109466. DOI:10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109466.
• WU Z, MA G. Incremental cost-benefit quantitative assessment of green building: A case study in China[J]. Energy and Buildings, 2022, 269: 112251. DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112251.
• JIANG S, MA G, JIA J, et al. Mobile ICT overuse in the construction industry: Effects on job burnout of project managers[J]. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2022, 148(6): 04022024. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0002274.
• LIU T, MA G, WANG D. Pathways to successful building green retrofit projects: Causality analysis of factors affecting decision making[J]. Energy and Buildings, 2022, 276: 112486. DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112486.
• MA G, LIU T, SHANG S. Improving the climate adaptability of building green retrofitting in different regions: A weight correction system for Chinese national standard[J]. Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021, 69: 102843. DOI:10.1016/j.scs.2021.102843.
• MA G, WU Z. BIM-based building fire emergency management: Combining building users' behavior decisions[J]. Automation in Construction, 2020, 109: 102975. DOI:10.1016/j.autcon.2019.102975.
• MA G, GU L, LI N. Scenario-based proactive robust optimization for critical-chain project scheduling[J]. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2015, 141(10): 04015030. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001003.
• MA G, WANG A, LI N, et al. Improved critical chain project management framework for scheduling construction projects[J]. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 2014, 140(12): 04014055. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000908.

Books and Textbooks

• Research on Safe Airport Construction for Large Hub Airports, authored by Ma Guofeng and Yuan Tao, Tongji University Press, 2024.
• Critical Chain Project Schedule Management: Research on Flexibility, Robustness, and Resource Leveling Optimization, monograph, China Architecture & Building Press, 2014.
• Engineering Quality Management: Theory, Methods, and Cases, editor-in-chief, China Architecture & Building Press, 2014.
• Modern Project Management, edited by Shi Qian and Ma Guofeng, Tsinghua University Press and Beijing Jiaotong University Press, 2009.
• Management of Constraints in Project Scheduling, monograph, Tsinghua University Press, 2007.
• Project Management, contributing author, Shanghai People's Publishing House, 2005.

Student Supervision

Over the past five years, Professor Ma has supervised 9 doctoral students and more than 100 master's students to graduation. Graduate education emphasizes the integration of research training with engineering practice. Students actively participate in projects under the National Key Research and Development Program of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and conduct field investigations and case studies on major engineering projects.

Selected Outstanding Theses and Dissertations

• 2023 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation: Jianyao Jia, Antecedent Mechanisms of Knowledge Sharing in Online Project Communities and Its Effects on Team Performance
• 2023 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation: Zhijiang Wu, Knowledge Mining of Construction Safety Requirements from Project Documents and Safety Risk Strategy Generation
• 2024 Outstanding Master's Thesis: Yibin Hou, Optimization of Prefabricated Construction Scheduling for the G Community Integrated Service Center Based on the Critical Chain Method
• 2023 Outstanding Master's Thesis: Yundong Zhang, Cost Control of Commercial Complex Projects Based on an Improved Earned Value Method: A Case Study of Shanghai XT Center
• 2019 Outstanding Master's Thesis: Keke Hao, Buffer Setting and Schedule Generation Algorithms for the Critical Chain Design Structure Matrix

Courses Taught

• Undergraduate Courses: Project Management; Introduction to Economics and Management
• Graduate Courses: Introduction to Engineering Management; Project Management; Frontiers in Engineering Management
• Graduate Thesis and Writing Courses: Research Methods and Academic Writing; Thesis Topic Selection and Writing

Discipline Development

• 2025: Head, Research Center for Infrastructure Construction, Operation, and Urban Renewal, Laboratory for High Quality Urban Development and Planning Decision Making, a Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory of the Ministry of Education
• 2021: Project Leader, Guangxi Baise Vocational Education Development Project, Asian Development Bank
• 2020: Project Leader, Ministry of Education University Industry Collaborative Education Program, “Virtual Experience Space for Prefabricated Construction”

Engineering Practice (Selected)

• Research findings on project schedule management have been applied to projects such as Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Kunming rail transit projects.
• Research has been conducted on construction quality management for railway infrastructure, with related outcomes adopted by China Railway Construction Bridge Engineering Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and applied in projects including the Caijiagou Double Track Super Bridge and Xiaoguzhai Tunnel of the Chongqing Wanzhou High Speed Railway.
• Engineering and BIM practices include the Xuhui Riverside Media Port Project, the BIM Project for the Xinjing Water Purification Plant and Supporting Pipeline Network in Jinshan District, Shanghai, the Shanghai Tower BIM Project of China Design Group, the Wujiang Shengze New Town Development Project, the Wujiang Taihu New Town Development Project, and Kunming Rail Transit Projects.

Decision-Making and Consulting (Selected)

• 2018: Research on Institutional and Operational Mechanisms for Cooperative Development of the Dayangshan Port Area, Shanghai Municipal Decision Making Consulting Project, Principal Investigator
• 2014: Research on Standardized Whole Process Management of Government Funded Construction Projects in Shengze Town, Jiangsu Shengze Investment Co., Ltd., Principal Investigator
• 2014: Implementation Evaluation Report for the Hezhou Urban Master Plan (2009 to 2030), Hezhou Municipal Housing and Urban Rural Development Commission, Principal Investigator
• 2010: Research on Standardized Management for Kunming Rail Transit Co., Ltd., Kunming Rail Transit Co., Ltd., Principal Investigator
• 2010: The 12th Five Year Housing Security Plan for Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, Jiashan County Construction Bureau, Principal Investigator
• Research and consulting projects commissioned by government agencies and state owned enterprises have also provided decision support for Shanghai smart city development strategy planning, Xiong’an New Area development, and other initiatives, together with specialized training for industry practitioners.

Professional Appointments and Affiliations

• Deputy Director, Shanghai Engineering Technology Innovation Center for Intelligent Supervision of Construction Quality and Safety
• Vice Chairman, Shanghai Association for Fixed Asset Investment and Construction Research
• Member, Project Management Research Committee, Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics
• Member, Professional Committee on Construction Internet and BIM, Chinese Society for Urban Studies
• Expert, Project Management Committee, China Software Industry Association
• Expert, Institute for Chinese Style Urban and Rural Modernization
• Member, Engineering Management Research Branch, Architectural Society of China
• Member, Engineering Management Committee, Shanghai Society of Civil Engineering
• Expert, Shanghai BIM Technology Application and Promotion Center

Academic Service

• Guest Editor for special issues of Frontiers in Built Environment and Buildings.
• Reviewer for journals including European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Project Management, Journal of Management Sciences in China, and Systems Engineering Theory & Practice.
• Evaluation expert for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center, the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, and the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.

• 2026: Outstanding Communist Party Member, Tongji University
• 2024: Special Prize, Tongji University Teaching Achievement Award
• 2022: Two First Prizes, Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award
• 2021: Shanghai Yucai Award; Special Prize, Tongji University Teaching Achievement Award
• 2020: First Prize for Outstanding Teachers, Tongji University Yucai Education Award Fund
• 2019: Special Prize, Tongji University Teaching Achievement Award
• 2018: Second Prize, National Teaching Achievement Award
• 2017: Special Prize, Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award; Third Prize, Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award; Special Prize, Tongji University Teaching Achievement Award
• 2014: Second Prize, National Teaching Achievement Award
• 2013: First Prize, Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award; Second Prize, Shanghai Science and Technology Progress Award; Selected for the Shanghai Pujiang Program
• 2008: Outstanding Young Teacher, Tongji University; Young Core Faculty Member, Tongji University; Selected for the Tongji University Young Outstanding Talent Development Program
• 2007: Selected for the Shanghai Research Fund for Outstanding Young University Teachers