Digital has always been a key enabler of the government’s vision for a transformed sector. The implementation of BIM on capital projects has delivered millions of pounds in savings for taxpayers. The information we are capturing about our infrastructure will be essential for addressing the systemic challenges we face, from post-pandemic economic recovery, supporting the levelling up agenda, to acknowledging the central role the built environment will play in the climate emergency.

Report from UK Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB)

Conducted in the Centre for Digital Built Britain at the University of Cambridge and the School of Engineering at Newcastle University, my research focuses on developing enabling technologies for digital twinning of the built environment, consisting of large numbers of residential and commercial buildings, as well as various urban infrastructures. These technologies include BIM-linked data, knowledge graphs, artificial general intelligence, large language models, augmented reality, etc.

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I am looking for ambitious and motivated PhD students in the following areas. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested.

• BIM and digital twins in the built environment
• Data-centric facilities asset management
• Energy informatics for the decarbonisation of buildings
• Whole-life carbon assessment for urban infrastructure

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