Hamidreza Alavi

2026

• Serving as Area Chair and Session Chair for the Cambridge conference series (University of Cambridge, July 2026), including the 23rd International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2026), the 2nd Building Digital Twin Scientific Conference, FUTUREROADS 2026, CONVR 2026 and ICIO 2026.
• Invited talk and workshop “Twin Talks: 7D BIM for Facility Management” at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada (April 2026).
• Guest Editor of the Sensors Special Issue “Intelligent Sensing, Digital Twins, and AI Applications for Smart Infrastructure and the Built Environment”.
• Member of the International Scientific Committee of DFBI 2026 (University of Barcelona, 30 March – 1 April 2026).
• Reviewer for GDI 2026, the International Conference of Green + Digital + Intelligent Built Environments, held jointly with DigiBUILT 2026 (online, 7–8 December 2026).
• New journal papers: “Geometric Fidelity Uncertainty in Cognitive Digital Twins” in the ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B; “Mapping digital twin applications in infrastructure and the built environment” in Automation in Construction; and “Digital Twin-Enabled Vehicle Routing in Logistics and Transportation” in Sensors.
• Our DFBI 2025 paper on LLM-supported life cycle assessment was published by Springer in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (vol. 848).
• The book “Integrated Building Intelligence” was translated into Romanian (Matrix Rom, 2026).
• Designed and delivered the Oxford Brookes CPD programme “From BIM to Digital Twins” for built-environment professionals, including a Contemporary BIM Applications webinar (February 2026).
• Supervising MSc dissertations at Oxford Brookes University on LiDAR-based progress monitoring, AI in procurement and risk management, BIM and the circular economy, and digital-twin adoption.

2025

• Joined Oxford Brookes University as Senior Lecturer in Construction Informatics (School of the Built Environment), while continuing as an Academic Affiliate at the University of Cambridge.
• Appointed Expert Reviewer for the UK Research Excellence Framework (REF 2029).
• Served on the PhD examination committee for a doctoral thesis on digitalisation for circular-economy processes at UPC (September 2025).
• Delivered teaching in the 3D9 Construction Management module at the University of Cambridge this semester, including designing and leading all lab sessions.
• Lectured on Digital Construction in the 4D4 module at the University of Cambridge (with Prof. Ioannis Brilakis).
• Presented our AEGIR work at the University of Cambridge (DRF Lunch Clinic seminar), sharing research on AI/ML pipelines and geometric digital twin model generation. [See AEGIR Project]
• Invited speaker at UCL – University College London on “From Blueprint to Digital Twin: Rethinking Design Detailing through Data-Driven Modelling” for the Design & Technology Management module.
• Published the book “Structural Design and Optimization of Lifting Self-forming GFRP Elastic Gridshells based on Machine Learning” (Routledge / Taylor & Francis), presenting machine-learning-driven frameworks for the design, optimisation, and performance assessment of innovative GFRP elastic gridshell structures.
• Delivered a guest lecture at UCL – University College London (The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) on Digital Twins / BIM / VR / AR for smart facilities and future asset management.
• Presented and published research at DFBI 2025 (TU Delft); served on the International Scientific Committee and presented the paper: “Intelligent BIM-Integrated Decision Support for Life Cycle Assessment Using Large Language Models.”
• Presented research at EC³ 2025 (Porto) and ISARC 2025 (Montreal), with papers on digital twins, AR/VR, and digital construction methods.
• Represented the University of Cambridge at the OMICRON H2020 Final Event (Madrid), presenting PointPix, a scalable digital-twin-enabled pavement inspection system.

2024

• Presented at EC³ 2024 (Chania, Crete) and the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE 2024), including work on BIM–LiDAR / point clouds and digital twins for schedule monitoring; also served as a session chair.
• Contributed to the AEGIR (EU/Horizon Europe) consortium activities (technical workshops, collaboration, and deployment discussions across demo sites).
• Guest Editor of a Special Issue on Net-Zero-Energy Buildings, focusing on AI-driven decision-support systems, digital twins, BIM-based workflows, and sustainable construction and energy management.
• Published the Springer Nature book “Integrated Building Intelligence” (BIM + DSS + AI), bridging research and practice in smart building lifecycle management.
• Serving as an Editorial Board Member for Smart and Sustainable Built Environment.
• Awarded Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in recognition of excellence in teaching and curriculum development.