CV
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Education
- Ph.D. in Construction Engineering
- M.S. in Construction Engineering and Management
- M.Eng. in Project Engineering
- B.S. in Civil Engineering
Work experience
- Senior Lecturer in Construction Informatics
- Oxford Brookes University, UK
- 2025 – Present
- Academic Affiliate
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
- 2025 – Present
- Research and Teaching Associate
- Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK
- 2023 – 2025
- Curriculum development, teaching, and research on digital twins, BIM, AI, and decision-support systems
- Work Package Leader for digital twin development in large-scale European research projects
- Associate Professor
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
- 2022 – 2023
- Visiting Researcher
- BIM TOPiCS Lab, Faculty of Applied Science
- University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
- 2021 – 2022
- Project Manager (Digital Construction & Health Infrastructure)
- Top Health Tech, Spain
- 2022 – 2023
- BIM Specialist
- MK Building Construction, Canberra, Australia
- 2014 – 2017
Skills
- Research & Methods
- Digital Twins, BIM, AI & Machine Learning
- Data-driven decision support systems
- Facility and asset management analytics
- Point clouds, LiDAR, computer vision
- Software & Programming
- Revit, Navisworks, Dynamo, Solibri, ReCap
- Python for data analytics and automation
- IFC-based workflows and interoperability
- Teaching & Pedagogy
- Curriculum design and module leadership
- Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
- Digital and immersive learning (VR/AR)
- Assessment design and examination
Publications
Kookalani, S.; Green, S.; Luo, P.; Alavi, H.; Parn, E.; Sun, Z.; Brilakis, I. (2025). "Mapping the Landscape of Digital Twin Applications in Infrastructure and the Built Environment: A Review Across Research Types, Methods, Sectors, Phases, and Scales." Automation in Construction.
Gordo-Gregorio, P.; Alavi, H.; Edwards, D. J.; Forcada, N.; Guéna, F. (2025). "An Occupant-Centric Approach on Digital Twins for Building Management." Building Research & Information.
Gordo-Gregorio, P.; Alavi, H.; Forcada, N. (2025). "Decoding BIM Challenges in Facility Management Areas: A Stakeholders’ Perspective." Buildings.
Binni, L.; Potseluyko, L.; Kelly, T.; Alavi, H.; Marie d’Avigneau, A.; Kumar, V.; Brilakis, I. (2025). "Enhancing Road Digital Twins With Adaptive 3D Pavement Model." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (Under Review).
Kookalani, S.; Ozturk, G.; Alavi, H.; Parn, E.; Brilakis, I. (2025). "Interpretable Machine Learning for Predicting the Fatigue Strength of Steel: Influence of Composition and Processing Parameters." International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC).
Alavi, H.; Luo, P.; Kookalani, S.; Wen, Y.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I. (2025). "Intelligent BIM-Integrated Decision Support for Life Cycle Assessment Using Large Language Models." International Conference on Digital Frontiers in Buildings and Infrastructure (DFBI 2025), TU Delft.
Mathew, A.; Alavi, H.; Wang, G.; Su, Y.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I. (2025). "Geometric Model of Hydropower Plants: A Foundational Step Towards Creating A Hydropower Digital Twin." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2025), Porto, Portugal.
Ling, J.; Yu, D.; Chen, W.; Łukaszewska, A.; Dzik-Bogucka, M.; Alavi, H.; Broyd, T. (2025). "Augmented Reality in The Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Case Study in Poland." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2025), Porto, Portugal.
Alavi, H.; Sheil, B.; Brilakis, I. (2025). "Evaluating the Impact of Problem-Based Learning and Digital Models on Civil Engineering Education." The Sixth International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI 2025), Hong Kong, China.
Kookalani, S.; Alavi, H.; Rahimian, F. (2025). "Structural Design and Optimization of Lifting Self-forming GFRP Elastic Gridshells based on Machine Learning." Routledge (Taylor & Francis).
Potseluyko, L.; Kumar, V.; Wen, X.; Alavi, H.; Wang, G.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Enhancing Road Digital Twins with High-Fidelity 3D Traffic Sign Reconstruction." Automation in Construction (Under Review).
Alavi, H.; Gordo, P.; Forcada, N.; Bayramova, A.; Edwards, D. J. (2024). "AI-Driven BIM Integration for Optimizing Healthcare Facility Design." Buildings.
Malihi, S.; Potseluyko, L.; Mathew, A.; Alavi, H.; Kumar, V.; Pan, Y.; Binni, L.; Wang, G.; Wang, X.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Review of Multimodal Data and their Applications for Road Maintenance." Smart Construction.
Zahedi, F.; Alavi, H.; Majrouhi Sardroud, J.; Dang, H. (2024). "Digital Twins in the Sustainable Construction Industry." Buildings.
Kookalani, S.; Parn, E.; Brilakis, I.; Pan, N.; Wang, M.; Alavi, H. (2024). "Exploring Deep Generative Models in Building Design." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece.
Wang, G.; Mathew, A.; Wang, M.; Wen, Y.; Alavi, H.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Dense 3D Neural Map Reconstruction Only Using a Low-cost LiDAR." ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (Accepted).
Wang, M.; Wen, Y.; Pan, Y.; Alavi, H.; Kookalani, S.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Automatic Extraction of Building Features for Building Façades Based on Laser Scanning Technology." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece.
Kookalani, S.; Parn, E.; Brilakis, I.; Luo, P.; Alavi, H.; Wang, M.; Green, S. (2024). "Matching Reused Elements to Structural Designs for Steel Reuse." ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (Accepted).
Wang, M.; Wen, Y.; Pan, Y.; Wang, G.; Alavi, H.; Kookalani, S.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Automated generation of geometric digital twin of roof for building retrofitting." ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA (Accepted).
Alavi, H.; Chen, W.; Wang, M.; Kookalani, S.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Enhancing Building Maintenance Efficiency Through BIM-LiDAR Integration." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece.
Alavi, H.; Wang, M.; Wang, G.; Kookalani, S.; Mathew, A.; Brilakis, I. (2024). "Digital Twins in Construction: Leveraging Point Cloud Data and BIM for Monitoring Project Schedule." ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3ce), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
Abbasi, M.; Consilvio, A.; Lopez, P.; Alejandro, I.; Alavi, H. (2024). "On supporting traffic management decisions according to bridges structural health monitoring within a digital twin-oriented platform." AIIT 4th International Conference on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS ROMA 2024), Rome, Italy.
Alavi, H.; Kookalani, S.; Rahimian, F.; Forcada, N. (2024). "Integrated Building Intelligence." Springer Nature.
Fan, S.; San, W.; Wu, C.; Forcada, N.; Alavi, H. (2023). "Augmented Reality-Based Facility Maintenance Management System." Facilities.
Gordo-Gregorio, P.; Alavi, H.; Guéna, F.; Forcada, N. (2022). "Occupants’ Perception of Digital Models for Building Management." SSRN (Technical Note).
Alavi, H.; Bortolini, R.; Forcada, N. (2022). "BIM-based Decision Support for Building Condition Assessment." Automation in Construction.
Cusido, J.; Alavi, H.; Llunas, L. (2022). "Predicting hospital admissions to reduce crowding in the emergency departments." Applied Sciences.
Alavi, H.; Forcada, N. (2022). "User-Centric BIM-Based Framework for HVAC Root-Cause Detection." Energies.
Bortolini, R.; Rodrigues, R.; Alavi, H.; Dalla Vecchia, L.; Forcada, N. (2022). "Digital twins’ applications for building energy efficiency: a review." Energies.
Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.; Bortolini, R.; Edwards, D. J. (2021). "Enhancing occupants’ comfort through BIM-based probabilistic approach." Automation in Construction.
Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.; Fan, S.; San, W. (2021). "BIM-based Augmented Reality for Facility Maintenance Management." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2021), Online.
Alavi, H.; Forcada, N. (2019). "BIM LOD for facility management tasks." European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2019), Chania, Crete, Greece.
Alavi, H. (2016). "Construction Information Modeling for Dam Projects." 10th National Congress of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (Persian).
Alavi, H. (2014). "Reducing the risks of tower crane installation and operation in high-rise buildings." 2nd Conference of High-Rise Buildings, Tehran, Iran (Persian).
Talks
November 28, 2025
Talk at Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
October 01, 2025
Talk at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London (UCL), London, UK
March 01, 2025
Talk at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London (UCL), London, UK
August 05, 2024
Talk at Department of Civil Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
August 01, 2024
Talk at Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) Summer School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
May 10, 2024
Talk at Laing O'Rourke Centre Information Technology Showcase, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
September 01, 2023
Talk at BIM Consulting & Solutions, Madrid, Spain
June 09, 2023
Talk at Digital Roads of the Future, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
November 01, 2022
Talk at Department of Civil Engineering and Project Management, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
September 01, 2022
Talk at BIM Consulting & Solutions, Madrid, Spain
January 15, 2022
Talk at BIM TOPiCS Lab, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
November 30, 2021
Talk at Diari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
December 01, 2020
Talk at FUTUR (UPC), Catalonia, Spain
November 28, 2019
Talk at Diari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
November 29, 2018
Talk at Diari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
November 15, 2018
Talk at Canal Terrassa TV, Terrassa, Spain
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Editorial Board Member, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (Q1 journal)
- Guest Editor, Buildings (Special Issue on Net-Zero Energy Buildings)
- Reviewer for leading journals (Automation in Construction, Energy and Buildings, Building and Environment, etc.)
- Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member, UK Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC)
- Session Chair and Scientific Committee Member for international conferences
- Supervision and examination of PhD, MSc, and BSc theses