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We are pleased to announce that Dr Brian Sheil, Laing O’Rourke Associate Professor in Construction Engineering, has been selected to receive the ISSMGE Europe Bright Spark Lecture Award. The award will be presented during the 4th International Symposium Machine Learning & Big Data in Geoscience at University College Cork, 29 August – 1 September 2023, where Brian will give a special lecture session about machine learning for underground construction.

Dr Sheil is a world-leading researcher in underground construction, focusing on the development of new science and technology to optimise the efficiency, sustainability and safety of civil infrastructure construction. Read Brian's interview.

About the ISSMGE and the Bright Spark Lecture award

The International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing the interests and activities of engineers, academics and contractors worldwide that actively participate in geotechnical engineering. The ISSMGE provides a focus for professional leadership to some 90 Member Societies and around 20,000 individual members.

The Bright Spark Lecture award was created to promote young geotechnical researchers of ISSMGE to play a significant role in various international and regional conferences, with the opportunity to deliver keynote lectures.

 

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