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Dr Chaoqun Zhuang's recent CSIC research talk, titled "Decarbonising Building Energy Systems through Stochastic Modelling & Risk-aware Control Optimisation," explored cutting-edge methods to make buildings more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. The focus of the talk was on using digital twins, which are virtual replicas of physical sys…

Dr Kwadwo Oti-Sarpong, Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), and Professor Jacqui Glass, Dean of The Bartlett, University College London (UCL), have been awarded The Chair’s Award at the 40th Anniversary Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference, held at Lo…

Dr Brian Sheil, Director of the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, recently joined the DEALITT - Learn from Leaders Podcast - as part of its "Geotechnical Engineering Series,"  managed by Dr Khalid D. This series provides a platform for leaders to share insights,…

In her recent contribution to BIM Today, Dr Jinying Xu, a Marie Curie Fellow and member of the Early Career Academics and Professionals Panel (ECAPP) at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction, explores how Building Information Modelling (BIM) can help mitigate carbon emissions on the road to net zero.As the global constructi…

The Early Career Academics and Professionals Panel (ECAPP) at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) is calling for the widespread availability of geospatial datasets to significantly enhance data-driven decision-making in infrastructure projects. Geospatial data, which links information to specific physical locations, holds tr…

Congratulations to Dr Lawrence Bull, Prof Ajith Parlikad, and Prof Mark Girolami and collaborators whose paper, Hierarchical Bayesian Modelling for Knowledge Transfer Across Engineering Fleets via Multitask Learning, Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, has won the 2023 Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing. The Hojjat Adel…

The Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) organised a roundtable discussion with infrastructure clients, consultants, contractors, government and policy makers on 2 February 2024 at Mott MacDonald’s office in London. The goal of the workshop was to understand why smart infrastructure is still not ‘business as usual’ – i.…

The Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to its CSIC Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel (ECAPP) for the 2024-25 term. The newly appointed members bring a wealth of expertise and innovation with the aim to advance the mission of CSIC in fostering cutting-edge res…

On 4  June 2024, The Digital Cities for Change (DC2) team, led by Professor Jennifer Schooling, OBE FICE, convened a pivotal one-day workshop in the Lord Ashcroft Building at Anglia Ruskin University. This event aimed to provide a collaborative platform for local authorities to discuss and integrate public value into digitalisation initiatives, par…

At his recent CSIC Research Talk, Ian Beausoleil-Morrison, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, delivered an insightful presentation titled "Teaching the Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation”.The talk emphasised the importance and potential of Building Performance Simulation (BPS) tools. The…

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2024, Viviana Bastidas Melo, Research Associate at CSIC's Digital Cities for Change (DC2), shares her inspiring journey in science and engineering.When did your passion for engineering start?I developed an interest in engineering during my high school years in Colombia, where I was introduced to informati…

Nominations are now being accepted for new prospective members to the third cohort of the CSIC ‘Early-Career Academics and Professionals Panel’ (ECAPP).We anticipate activities for this third ECAPP Cohort will focus on the following themes: understanding systems-thinking in the built environment; making the case for the value of smart infrastructur…

CSIC director Dr Brian Sheil, Peter Hensman and Zhandos Orazalin, have been honored with the prestigious 2024 BGA Case Histories Award. Their award-winning paper, titled "Monitoring the construction of a deep energy-from-waste bunker in soft clay and peat," was published in Géotechnique in 2023.The paper explores the application of the increasingly…

On 08 May Dr Ramaseshan Kannan, head of Computational Science at Arup, recently delivered an enlightening talk titled “Blending Data and Computational Sciences for Sustainability” at CSIC. Drawing on his extensive experience in both academia and industry, particularly through his RAEng Industrial Fellowship at University of Cambridge's Civil Engine…

On 24 April Dr Omnia El Omrani, COP28 Health Envoy and Junior Policy Fellow at Imperial College London, delivered a compelling CSIC research talk titled "From Vulnerability to Resilience: The Health Argument for Climate Action." Dr El Omrani's presentation illuminated the intricate relationship between climate change and human health.Highlighting t…