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Read more at: Dr Kasun Kariyawasam's PhD Research Shortlisted for The Engineer UK Magazine's Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2020

Dr Kasun Kariyawasam's PhD Research Shortlisted for The Engineer UK Magazine's Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2020

24 February 2021

Dr Kasun Kariyawasam 's PhD research at the University of Cambridge was shortlisted for The Engineer UK Magazine's Collaborate to Innovate Awards 2020 for its significant contribution with respect to the future needs and possibilities of structural health monitoring. Finalists for the Information, Data & Connectivity...


Read more at: Two Postdoctoral Research Assistant/Associate Positions in Construction Information Technology (BIM2TWIN: Optimal Construction Management & Production Control)
CIT Lab - Digital twin research

Two Postdoctoral Research Assistant/Associate Positions in Construction Information Technology (BIM2TWIN: Optimal Construction Management & Production Control)

8 January 2021

Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Research Assistants/Associates in Construction Information Technology (Fixed Term), funded through the European Commission's H2020 framework programme, to work with Dr. Ioannis Brilakis at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. There are two positions available...


Read more at: Construction Sector Performance Measurement Frameworks - Lessons Learnt - UK Case Study
Construction sector performance measurement: Learning Lessons and finding opportunities. Case Study: UK Construction Sector

Construction Sector Performance Measurement Frameworks - Lessons Learnt - UK Case Study

22 September 2020

Academic and researcher led the production of a report, ‘Construction sector performance measurement: Learning Lessons and finding opportunities. Case Study: UK Construction Sector’, which provides a short review of the sector-level performance assessment of the UK construction sector.


Read more at: Construction Engineering Master’s delivers Dissertation Conference online
CEM Dissertation Conference 2020

Construction Engineering Master’s delivers Dissertation Conference online

14 September 2020

The annual Construction Engineering Master’s (CEM) dissertation conference is one of the highlights of the CEM programme – offering guests a unique opportunity to hear emerging industry leaders presenting evidence-based research to advance and support transformation in the construction and infrastructure development sector.


Read more at: University of Cambridge research nominated for a British Construction Industry Award 2020
BCIA Award nomination

University of Cambridge research nominated for a British Construction Industry Award 2020

4 September 2020

Congratulations to the University of Cambridge research team whose work has been nominated for a British Construction Industry Award, 2020. This nomination recognises the successful deployment of an innovative bridge scour monitoring system which formed part of the PhD research undertaken by Kasun Kariyawasam, with the support of Professor Campbell Middleton, Paul Fidler and Dr James Talbot.


Read more at: Building Information Modelling School
A selection of research from the Construction Information Technology Laboratory.

Building Information Modelling School

16 July 2020

The University of Cambridge is organising an online Building Information Modelling (BIM) school, running from 7-11 December 2020. This school, organised by Centre academic Dr Ioannis Brilakis , is part of a series of training events of the Cloud BIM European Training Network (CBIM ETN). Building Information Modelling (BIM...


Read more at: Construction Engineering Master’s course delivers teaching online
Construction Engineering Master's - delivering online

Construction Engineering Master’s course delivers teaching online

14 May 2020

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the University of Cambridge’s Construction Engineering Master’s rapidly actioned contingency plans to adapt the programme’s delivery - turning 5 days of face-to-face teaching into remotely delivered supervisor meetings, feedback sessions and teaching for students around the world...


Read more at: Funding secured for research aimed at improving construction using Digital Twins
CIT Lab - Digital twin research

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.


Read more at: Report launch: Methodology for quantifying the benefits of offsite construction
Methodology for quantifying the benefits of offsite construction

Report launch: Methodology for quantifying the benefits of offsite construction

13 March 2020

CIRIA and the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology, University of Cambridge, are pleased to announce the launch of a new guidance report entitled Methodology for quantifying the benefits of offsite construction (C792).


Read more at: Dr Didem Gurdur Broo awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship
Dr Didem Gurdur Broo awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship

Dr Didem Gurdur Broo awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship

10 March 2020

Dr Didem Gurdur Broo has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to develop a conceptual framework for human-centred sustainable future cyber-physical systems. This fellowship will enable her to undertake a new research project in collaboration with Professor Leifer’s designX research lab at Stanford University.


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