CSIC: Data, performance, decision-making
This short film, introduced by former director Professor Jennifer Schooling, presents the collaborative work of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC).
CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2025: Andrea Pigorini Explores Italy’s High-Speed Rail Journey
27 October 2025
The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2025 , delivered by Andrea Pigorini , Director of the Infrastructure Engineering Department at Italferr – Italian State Railway Group , offered an in-depth look at the design, construction, and ongoing evolution of Italy’s high-speed rail network. Titled “Italian High-Speed Rail: Experience...
CSIC is a globally recognised research group in Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge, it specialises in smart infrastructure and construction by adopting a data-centric, whole-life systems approach supported by a diverse team of multidisciplinary academics. Established in 2011 with support from Innovate UK and EPSRC, it now relies on industry backing. Funding sustains core activities like research translation and knowledge exchange. CSIC collaborates across disciplines and with industry to create tangible impacts. Its overarching aim is to deliver pragmatic solutions to real-world challenges.
Through the University of Cambridge, CSIC is an active member of the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) and is hosted in the UKCRIC-funded National Research Facility for Infrastructure Sensing (NRFIS).
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