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CSIC Research Talk: 'Monitoring and forecasting of engineering structures: a physics-enhancing machine learning perspective' by Dr Alice Cicirello

30 November 2023

In a recent talk, Dr. Alice Cicirello, Assistant Professor in Applied Mechanics, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge founder and the Head of the Data, Vibration and Uncertainty (DVU) Group , highlighted the critical need for the development of physics-enhanced Machine Learning Algorithms (MLAs) to address...

Read this month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog “A non-rigid view about digitalisation for ‘smart cities’ opens greater understandings” by Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong.

16 November 2023

Written by CSIC Senior Research Associate Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong, member of the CSIC Digital Cities for Change team, the blog advocates that embracing a dynamic outlook on digitalization is crucial for the advancement of 'Smart Cities’. The blog emphasizes the need for a nuanced perspective as global digitalization...

LeadUP: Enhance your leadership skills in the dynamic realm of urban digital innovation with LeadUP, the two-day Executive Education Course in Leadership of Urban Digital Innovation for Public Value, 26-27 February 2024.

13 November 2023

Following the successful launch of the two-day Executive Education Course in Leadership of Urban Digital Innovation for Public Value (LeadUP) last September, the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) is excited to announce the course re-run on 26-27 February 2024. The LeadUP course is tailored for senior...

CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE now available to view on YouTube

25 October 2023

The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 titled "Infrastructure - can't measure, can't improve?" is now available to view on the CSIC YouTube channel . During his Distinguished Lecture, Professor Mair provided a detailed account of the 13-year history of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC). The...

Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors receive Manby Prize for best paper 2023.

23 October 2023

The paper “ Innovative monitoring of the response of a heritage masonry building to nearby tunnelling in London Clay ”, by Professor Sinan Acikgoz, Antonio Luciano, Mark Dewhirst, Matthew J. Dejong and Professor Lord Robert Mair, has received this year’s Charles Manby Prize at the ICE Award Ceremony 2023 for best paper...

The University of Cambridge takes part in DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures.

12 September 2023

DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures has received £10 million in funding from the Department for Transport and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). L ed by Newcastle University, the Research Hub includes partner institutions such as the universities of Cambridge...

Register now for CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Rober Mair: ‘Infrastructure - can't measure, can't improve?’

29 August 2023

The CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 will be presented by the founding head of the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and Emeritus Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge University, Lord Robert Mair on 28 September. Professor Mair is also one of the founding Directors of the...

Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors Dr Njemile Faustin and Dr Mohammed Elshafie receive the British Geotechnical Association Case History Award 2022

5 July 2023

On 21 June 2023, the British Geotechnical Association Case History Award 2022 was presented to Dr Njemile Faustin, Dr Mohammed Elshafie (in absentia) and Professor Lord Robert Mair for their paper “ Case studies of circular shaft construction in London ”. The announcement took place during the AGM of the British...

The Alan Turing Institute receives £3 million to launch a new UK-wide digital twin inter-disciplinary research network. The CSIC delighted to be part of the network.

28 June 2023

The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) will take part in the new digital twin research network hosted by the Alan Turing Institute, which has secured £3 million from UKRI. The funding will promote collaboration and innovation across academia, industry and other stakeholders. Digital twins are...

This month’s Smart Infrastructure blog reflects on the behavioural and culture change at the core of the Environment Agency’s Net Zero Carbon for Infrastructure Programme objectives

27 June 2023

Owen Tarrant, Programme Manager, Net Zero Carbon for Infrastructure at the Environment Agency (EA), who recently achieved CHAMPION level of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment, argues that it is essential to see Net Zero as a people challenge first and foremost. In his blog entitled Decarbonisation is a...

CSIC Research Talk: 'Monitoring and forecasting of engineering structures: a physics-enhancing machine learning perspective' by Dr Alice Cicirello

Read this month’s Smart Infrastructure Blog “A non-rigid view about digitalisation for ‘smart cities’ opens greater understandings” by Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong.

LeadUP: Enhance your leadership skills in the dynamic realm of urban digital innovation with LeadUP, the two-day Executive Education Course in Leadership of Urban Digital Innovation for Public Value, 26-27 February 2024.

CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE now available to view on YouTube

Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors receive Manby Prize for best paper 2023.

The University of Cambridge takes part in DARe, the new Research Hub for Decarbonised Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures.

Register now for CSIC Distinguished Lecture 2023 by Professor Lord Rober Mair: ‘Infrastructure - can't measure, can't improve?’

Founding Head of CSIC Professor Lord Robert Mair CBE and co-authors Dr Njemile Faustin and Dr Mohammed Elshafie receive the British Geotechnical Association Case History Award 2022

The Alan Turing Institute receives £3 million to launch a new UK-wide digital twin inter-disciplinary research network. The CSIC delighted to be part of the network.

This month’s Smart Infrastructure blog reflects on the behavioural and culture change at the core of the Environment Agency’s Net Zero Carbon for Infrastructure Programme objectives

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