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Funding secured for research aimed at improving construction using Digital Twins

1 May 2020

Dr Ioannis Brilakis, Director of the Department’s Construction Information Technology (CIT) Lab group (part of the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology) and visiting Professor Rafael Sacks, have been awarded grant funding to enhance building progress monitoring and quality control through Digital Building Twins.

PhD studentships advertised as part of the Cloud-based Building Information Modelling (CBIM) training network

13 November 2019

The following PhD studentships are available at the University of Cambridge on the European Commission-funded, Marie Sklodowska-Curie "CBIM" European Training Network (ETN). The Cloud-based Building Information Modelling (‘Cloud BIM’/CBIM) training network aims to set the foundations for generating and exploiting digital...

Infrastructure Computer Vision – Book available for pre-order

28 October 2019

Pre-order the soon-to-be-released Infrastructure Computer Vision to explore advanced information and sensing technologies, and how to apply them to individual projects.

PhD student Eva Agapaki shortlisted as finalist for IET innovation award

30 September 2019

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) innovation awards recognise and celebrate the very best new innovations across the breadth of science, engineering and technology. This year the IET received over 360 entries for the innovation awards and we are delighted to announce that they have shortlisted Eva Agapaki in the category of "Information Technology".

Cloud-based Building Information Modelling (CBIM) - Call for PhD & Post Doc applications

27 September 2019

CBIM is a new European research and training network in the area of Cloud-based Building Information Modelling. Seize the opportunity to apply for a fully funded PhD or post-doc position in this field.

Machine Learning for Construction Scheduling

23 September 2019

After the launch of the research partnership between the University of Cambridge’s Construction Information Technology (CIT) Lab, nPlan and Kier , the Cambridge team continues to make progress in the exploration of the integrated schedule execution framework comprised of process benchmarking and delay-prediction tools.

PhD student Eva Agapaki recognised by Award for Outstanding Student Contribution to Education

17 July 2019

Congratulations to Eva Agapaki who has been highly commended by a n ew award set up by the Cambridge Centre for Teaching and Learning to recognise outstanding contributions to education by students at the University of Cambridge.

Cambridge author team wins the 2019 J. James R. Croes Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers

18 June 2019

Dr Juan M. D. Delgado , Dr Liam Butler , Dr Ioannis Brilakis , Dr Mohammed Elshafie and Professor Campbell R. Middleton received the 2019 J. James R. Croes Medal. The medal was awarded on 18 June in Atlanta, USA by the American Society of Civil Engineers ( ASCE ) for the article : " Structural Performance Monitoring Using...

Dr Ioannis Brilakis receives a Han Fischer Senior Fellowship for his research in the field of Simulation and the Digital Twin

18 March 2019

Dr Ioannis Brilakis, Laing O’Rourke Reader in Construction Engineering, was elected to receive a Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship that carries a €60,000 cash prize by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at the Technical University Munich (TUM). The award was made in recognition of Dr Brilakis’ contributions to the area of...

New Artificial Intelligence project underway

11 February 2019

The University of Cambridge’s CIT Lab is pleased to announce a new research project in partnership with nPlan and Kier Infrastucture and Overseas Ltd , following a successful grant application to InnovateUK. The £846,753 grant for the project titled “AI-Optimised Pathways for Schedule Execution” is a result of their bid to...

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