Loughborough, England, United Kingdom
Farzad is Professor of Digital Engineering at School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, UK. He is also a leader for Centre for Sustainable Engineering, Open Research and Output Quality Lead, SCEDT, Teesside University and Lead of Construction Innovation & Research (CCIR). He is Editor in Chief: Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SCI/JCR IF=3.6, CiteScore 12.7) and Associate Editor: AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION (SCI/JCR IF=10.3, Citescore: 16.7). Farzad has a robust research track record delivering more than 200 quality publications and more than 5400 citations. Farzad's research cover various aspects of Construction 5.0, including Digital Twins, Smart Contracts, Building Information Management/Modelling (BIM), Distributed Ledger Technology, Big Data, IA/Machine-Learning, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Smart Homes, IoT, Cybernetics and use of Smart Agents within the built environment, Virtual Prototyping and use of VR/AR/MR interfaces for building simulation, automation and integration of design, Offsite Construction, Lean and Six Sigma thinking and development of new business models for integrated construction. Farzad has successfully led several high-profile research projects – from H2021, InnovateUK through to Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), European Regional Development Funds (ERDF), Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC), Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Data Lab, and Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC). Farzad secured research and innovation income over £2.5m. This expertise and standing are also recognised through several high-profile bodies, including the International Council for Building (CIB) and buildingSMART International. He graduated 14 PhD students in the topics across the aforementioned fields, and some of them are already senior academics at reputable institutions such as the University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, and the University of Salford and some hold leadership positions in industry.
Editor in Chief, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment Journal
Farzad Rahimian is a Professor of Digital Engineering at the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies at Teesside University. He leads the Centre for Sustainable Engineering, the Open Research and Output Quality group. He is the editor-in-chief of the Q1 Journal of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment and honorary chair of Annual Smart and Sustainable Built Environment Conferences. He has 5000 citations for over 200 publications with a strong emphasis on adopting cutting-edge technologies to serve the net zero and sustainability agenda, including energy policies, data-driven digital twins, demand response optimisation, smart energies, circular construction and social innovation. Farzad supervised 14 successful academics during their PhD study as their director of studies and is the mentor of 12 academics at CSE. This is demonstrated through a sustained strong research record that includes 19 funded industry-led research projects and four consultancies (principal investigator in 14 projects and four consultancies with an overall value of £2.4m) from the H2021, InnovateUK, AHRC, ERDF, CSIC, SFC, and Data Lab. He is a member of the International Council for Building (CIB) and buildingSMART International.