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PhD projects

Digital Twin Waterford City (awaiting funding confirmation)
SETUniverse - Digital Twin Campus of the Future (awaiting funding confirmation)

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1999 …2025

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Research Interests

Digital Construction, BIM, GIS and Digital Twins

Sustainable Cities - Climate Neutral and Smart

Eco-Innovation and the EU Construction Sector

Global Engineering Education and Accreditation

Knowledge Management (KM)

Work Integrated Learning (WIL)

Additive Manufacturing (AM)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, THE EXPLOITATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IN THE IRISH ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION (AEC) INDUSTRY. , University College Cork

Award Date: 01 Sep 2022

Masters Degree, Management, University of Kent

Award Date: 01 Sep 1992

Bachelors Degree, Civil Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway

Award Date: 01 Jul 1986

External positions

Pillar Co-Chair, Build Digital Project

01 Jan 2022 → …

Director, Waterford Chamber of Commerce

01 Jan 201831 Dec 2020

Expert Evaluator, EU INEA-H2020-Transport Calls

01 Jan 201731 Dec 2020

Expert Evaluator, EU Eco-Innovation Programme

01 Jan 201031 Dec 2014

01/09/2018, 3DWIT Additive Manufacturing DAC

01/09/2002, CitA - Construction IT Alliance

Keywords

  • TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
  • TH Building construction
  • LB2300 Higher Education
  • QA76 Computer software
  • HD28 Management. Industrial Management

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