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Books, journal articles, conference papers and preprints on AI, digital twins and BIM for the built environment. Search, filter by type, or grab a citation.

Output per year2014–2026

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Showing 37 of 37 publications · also on Google Scholar, Scopus, ORCID and UPC FUTUR

20265 items

  1. Journal Sensors

    Digital Twin-Enabled Vehicle Routing in Logistics and Transportation

    Alavi, A.; Alavi, H.

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  2. Journal ASCE-ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B: Mechanical Engineering

    Geometric Fidelity Uncertainty in Cognitive Digital Twins: Automated Point Cloud Completion, Tessellation, and Industry Foundation Classes Recording for Maintenance

    Hu, Z.; Alavi, H.; Sun, Q.; Kookalani, S.; Brilakis, I.

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  3. Conference International Conference on Digital Frontiers in Buildings and Infrastructure (DFBI 2025), TU Delft. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol. 848, Springer

    Intelligent BIM-Integrated Decision Support for Life Cycle Assessment Using Large Language Models

    Alavi, H.; Luo, P.; Kookalani, S.; Wen, Y.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I.

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  4. Journal Automation in Construction

    Mapping digital twin applications in infrastructure and the built environment across research types, methods, sectors, phases, and scales

    Kookalani, S.; Green, S.; Luo, P.; Alavi, H.; Parn, E.; Sun, Z.; Brilakis, I.

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  5. Preprint SSRN preprint

    From Explainable Predictions to Reliability-Aware Design: Interpretable Machine Learning for the Fatigue Strength of Steels

    Kookalani, S.; Brilakis, I.; Liu, H.; Hu, Z.; Alavi, H.; Chavez-Torres, J. L.

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20259 items

  1. Preprint SSRN preprint

    CEBIM: A Benchmark Dataset for Scan-to-BIM of Buildings from Point Cloud to IFC Models

    Wang, M.; Hu, Z.; Alavi, H.; Wang, G.; Brilakis, I.

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  2. Journal Building Research & Information

    An Occupant-Centric Approach on Digital Twins for Building Management

    Gordo-Gregorio, P.; Alavi, H.; Edwards, D. J.; Forcada, N.; Guéna, F.

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  3. Journal Buildings

    Decoding BIM Challenges in Facility Management Areas: A Stakeholders’ Perspective

    Gordo-Gregorio, P.; Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.

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  4. Conference IMEKO TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025 on Metrology for Cultural Heritage

    Digital Twin for Railway Infrastructure and Historic Stations: State of the Art, Technological Architecture, and Development Perspectives

    Pireneo, G.; Fabbrocino, F.; Olivieri, C.; Miano, A.; Alavi, H.

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  5. Conference International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2025), Montreal, Canada

    Interpretable Machine Learning for Predicting the Fatigue Strength of Steel: Influence of Composition and Processing Parameters

    Kookalani, S.; Ozturk, G.; Alavi, H.; Parn, E.; Brilakis, I.

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  6. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2025), Porto, Portugal

    Geometric Model of Hydropower Plants: A Foundational Step Towards Creating A Hydropower Digital Twin

    Mathew, A.; Alavi, H.; Wang, G.; Su, Y.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I.

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  7. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2025), Porto, Portugal

    Augmented Reality in The Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Case Study in Poland

    Ling, J.; Yu, D.; Chen, W.; Łukaszewska, A.; Dzik-Bogucka, M.; Alavi, H.; Broyd, T.

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  8. Conference The Sixth International Conference on Civil and Building Engineering Informatics (ICCBEI 2025), Hong Kong, China

    Evaluating the Impact of Problem-Based Learning and Digital Models on Civil Engineering Education

    Alavi, H.; Sheil, B.; Brilakis, I.

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202412 items

  1. Journal Buildings

    AI-Driven BIM Integration for Optimizing Healthcare Facility Design

    Alavi, H.; Gordo, P.; Forcada, N.; Bayramova, A.; Edwards, D. J.

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  2. Journal Smart Construction

    Review of Multimodal Data and their Applications for Road Maintenance

    Malihi, S.; Potseluyko, L.; Mathew, A.; Alavi, H.; Kumar, V.; Pan, Y.; Binni, L.; Wang, G.; Wang, X.; Brilakis, I.

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  3. Journal Buildings

    Digital Twins in the Sustainable Construction Industry

    Zahedi, F.; Alavi, H.; Majrouhi Sardroud, J.; Dang, H.

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  4. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece

    Exploring Deep Generative Models in Building Design

    Kookalani, S.; Parn, E.; Brilakis, I.; Pan, N.; Wang, M.; Alavi, H.

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  5. Conference Computing in Civil Engineering 2024 (ASCE i3CE 2024), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Dense 3D Neural Map Reconstruction Only Using a Low-cost LiDAR

    Wang, G.; Mathew, A.; Wang, M.; Wen, Y.; Alavi, H.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I.

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  6. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece

    Automatic Extraction of Building Features for Building Façades Based on Laser Scanning Technology

    Wang, M.; Wen, Y.; Pan, Y.; Alavi, H.; Kookalani, S.; Chen, W.; Brilakis, I.

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  7. Conference Computing in Civil Engineering 2024 (ASCE i3CE 2024), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Matching Reused Elements to Structural Designs for Steel Reuse

    Kookalani, S.; Parn, E.; Brilakis, I.; Luo, P.; Alavi, H.; Wang, M.; Green, S.

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  8. Conference Computing in Civil Engineering 2024 (ASCE i3CE 2024), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Automated Generation of Geometric Digital Twins of Roof for Building Retrofitting

    Wang, M.; Wen, Y.; Pan, Y.; Wang, G.; Alavi, H.; Kookalani, S.; Brilakis, I.

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  9. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece

    Enhancing Building Maintenance Efficiency Through BIM-LiDAR Integration

    Alavi, H.; Chen, W.; Wang, M.; Kookalani, S.; Brilakis, I.

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  10. Conference Computing in Civil Engineering 2024 (ASCE i3CE 2024), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

    Digital Twins in Construction: Leveraging Point Cloud Data and BIM for Monitoring Project Schedule

    Alavi, H.; Wang, M.; Wang, G.; Kookalani, S.; Mathew, A.; Brilakis, I.

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  11. Conference AIIT 4th International Conference on Transport Infrastructure and Systems (TIS ROMA 2024), Rome, Italy. Transportation Research Procedia, 90

    On supporting traffic management decisions according to bridges structural health monitoring within a digital twin-oriented platform

    Abbasi, M.; Consilvio, A.; Hernández-González, I. A.; Lopez-Arevalo, P.; Alavi, H.

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  12. Book Springer Nature

    Integrated Building Intelligence

    Alavi, H.; Kookalani, S.; Rahimian, F.; Forcada, N.

    Translated into Romanian (Matrix Rom, 2026).

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    8 chapters, each with its own DOI
    1. Introduction pp. 1–11
    2. State of the Art pp. 13–30
    3. Introduction of Methodology for BIM & DSS pp. 31–42
    4. BIM-Based DSS for HVAC Root-Cause Detection pp. 43–57
    5. BIM-Based DSS for Building Condition Assessment pp. 59–78
    6. BIM-Based DSS for Enhancing Occupants’ Comfort pp. 79–99
    7. BIM-Based Augmented Reality for Facility Maintenance Management pp. 101–112
    8. Conclusions and Future Directions pp. 113–118

20231 item

  1. Journal Facilities

    Augmented Reality-Based Facility Maintenance Management System

    Fan, S.; San, W.; Wu, C.; Forcada, N.; Alavi, H.

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20225 items

  1. Journal SSRN (Technical Note)

    Occupants’ Perception of Digital Models for Building Management

    Gordo-Gregorio, P.; Alavi, H.; Guéna, F.; Forcada, N.

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  2. Journal Automation in Construction

    BIM-based Decision Support for Building Condition Assessment

    Alavi, H.; Bortolini, R.; Forcada, N.

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  3. Journal Applied Sciences

    Predicting hospital admissions to reduce crowding in the emergency departments

    Cusido, J.; Alavi, H.; Llunas, L.

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  4. Journal Energies

    User-Centric BIM-Based Framework for HVAC Root-Cause Detection

    Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.

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  5. Journal Energies

    Digital twins’ applications for building energy efficiency: a review

    Bortolini, R.; Rodrigues, R.; Alavi, H.; Dalla Vecchia, L.; Forcada, N.

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20212 items

  1. Journal Automation in Construction

    Enhancing occupants’ comfort through BIM-based probabilistic approach

    Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.; Bortolini, R.; Edwards, D. J.

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  2. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2021), Online

    BIM-based Augmented Reality for Facility Maintenance Management

    Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.; Fan, S.; San, W.

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20191 item

  1. Conference European Conference on Computing in Construction (EC3 2019), Chania, Crete, Greece

    BIM LOD for facility management tasks

    Alavi, H.; Forcada, N.

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20161 item

  1. Conference 10th National Congress of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran (Persian)

    Construction Information Modeling for Dam Projects

    Alavi, H.

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20141 item

  1. Conference 2nd Conference of High-Rise Buildings, Tehran, Iran (Persian)

    Reducing the risks of tower crane installation and operation in high-rise buildings

    Alavi, H.

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