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We are pleased to announce that our fellows' recent publication has been selected for the Best Paper Award 2025 by the journal Smart Construction (SC). This prestigious recognition highlights the academic quality of the work and its significant contribution to advancing knowledge in the field of smart construction.A big congratulations to Linjun Lu…

We are delighted to congratulate Prof. Ioannis Brilakis, Director of CIT Lab, on being named a Highly Ranked Scholar™ in the 2025 ScholarGPS Rankings. This prestigious distinction places him in the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide, recognizing his prolific publication record, the high impact of his research, and the outstanding quality of his schola…

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join us as an Events and Communications Coordinator and be responsible for the comprehensive planning and delivery of an academic event, comprising two co-located conferences and multiple satellite activities. This high-profile event attracts a diverse audience of academics, industry professionals, a…

Delivering Sustainability with Digital InnovationWINNER: RESTOR: REUSE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL IN CONSTRUCTION - CHETWOOD ARCHITECTS/UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE/UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMThe Restore project integrates non-destructive testing, machine learning and BIM into a web-based generative design tool. This tool enables engineers to assess used steel me…

Host: Rupert McsheehyGuest: Professor Ioannis Brilakis and Dr Kyriakos KantarakiasIn this podcast episode, Rupert hosts Ioannis Brilakis and Kyriakos Kantarakias, discussing their startup Didimi, which aims to solve interoperability issues in the construction industry. They share their backgrounds, the inspiration behind Didimi, and the challenges …

Times Article Feb 2025 From: https://www.thetimes.com/article/8f84b22c-259f-4c9a-8997-8b69468c6896 IN DEPTH The hi-tech battle to banish Britain’s potholes UK roads are poorly designed and badly built. Could the answer lie in AI — which predicts problems before they appear — and rupture-fixing robots? Rhys Blakely, Science Correspondent Friday Febr…

We were thrilled to host the Annual Review 2024 at the Cambridge Union in the heart of Cambridge on Wednesday, 13 November, bringing together over 100 academics, industry representatives, and researchers to showcase our progress and engage in meaningful discussions about the future of digital road infrastructure.The Annual Review 2024 began with in…

Ioannis Brilakis, PhD CEng MICEProfessor Ioannis Brilakis has built a long history of collaboration with the University of Hong Kong (HKU). In October 2024, HKU is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Brilakis as the Honorary Professor. He will be associated with the Real Estate and Construction, Faculty of Architecture and support the Un…

We are excited to announce the opportunity to join the Digital Roads Prosperity Partnership as our Senior Research Associate in Digital Twins. This role is an excellent challenge for Assistant Professors or experienced post-doctoral research associates with information modelling expertise and interest in managing a large research group. The key res…

Professor Ioannis Brilakis welcomes 2024-2025 Academic Year new PhD students by inviting them and staff of CIT and DRF programme to join BBQ at his home in Cambridge. Submitted by administrator on Sat, 05/10/2024

Didimi, a digital twins and information management platform for the construction industry, announced that it has raised €880k in a pre-seed investment. The round is led by the leading deep tech VC the Creator Fund. The fresh capital will serve to expand its B2B product offering into the construction information management sector. Founded in 2023 as…

Monday, 15th January 2024 is National Pothole Day in the UK. Digital Roads of the Future was featured on the BBC Breakfast show to show how Innovative Research is hoping to eliminate potholes and other road damage through early detection using digital twins, data science, smart materials, automation and robotics. The segment featured many researche…

Car sensors fuelling a digital infrastructure economyHow Mercedes and Tesla use information about our journeys...27 February 2024 Interview with Ioannis Brilakis, University of CambridgeThese days, modern cars are brimming with sensors making measurements about almost every aspect of the way the vehicle is performing, and - crucially - the conditio…