
The following programme will be delivered online, via Zoom and GatherTown, and we thus expect all candidates to have access to a reliable internet connection.
Monday 7 December: Overview
Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
09:00-10:30 | Welcome and introductions |
Ioannis Brilakis, University of Cambridge, UK Dimitrios Rovas, University College London, UK Rafael Sacks, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, IL |
10:30-10:50 | Break | |
10:50-12:00 | Participant short introductions | |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch break and project session 1 |
Ying Hong, University of Cambridge, UK Mahendrini Ariyachandra, University of Cambridge, UK |
13:00-14:30 | Building Information Modelling: A concise introduction |
Rafael Sacks, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, IL |
14:30-14:50 | Break | |
14:50-16:20 |
James O’Donnell, University College Dublin, IE |
Tuesday 8 December: BIM Basics I
Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
09:00 - 10:30 | Introduction to STEP and EXPRESS |
Kim Jung, LocLab Consulting, DE |
10:30-10:50 | Break | |
10:50-12:00 | Current and upcoming openBIM standards |
Thomas Liebich, AEC3, DE |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch break and project session 2 |
Ying Hong, University of Cambridge, UK Mahendrini Ariyachandra, University of Cambridge, UK |
13:00-14:30 | Data quality and related Issues: Model-checking, BCF Tutorial | Kim Nyberg, Trimble, FI |
14:30-14:50 | Break | |
14:50-16:20 |
James O’Donnell, University College Dublin, IE |
Wednesday 9 December: BIM Basics II
Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
09:00-10:30 | Enabling quality information for better value and outcomes |
Ross Dentten, Bentley Systems, UK |
10:30-10:50 | Break | |
10:50-12:00 | BIM tools and parametric modelling | Brenden Roche, Bentley Systems, UK |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch break and project session 3 |
Ying Hong, University of Cambridge, UK Mahendrini Ariyachandra, University of Cambridge, UK |
13:00-14:30 | Interoperability | Rafael Sacks, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, IL |
14:30-14:50 | Break | |
14:50-16:20 | Mixed Reality for BIM and demonstration | Kim Nyberg, Trimble, FI |
Thursday 10 December: Research Methods I
Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
09:00-10:30 | BIM research challenges roadmap | Rafael Sacks, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, IL |
10:30-10:50 | Break | |
10:50-12:00 | Structuring your research | Ioannis Brilakis, University of Cambridge, UK |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch and project session 4 |
Ying Hong, University of Cambridge, UK Mahendrini Ariyachandra, University of Cambridge, UK |
13:00-14:30 | Defining research questions, objectives and hypotheses | Dimitrios Rovas, University College London, UK |
14:30-14:50 | Break | |
14:50-16:20 | BIM research strategies | Timo Hartmann, Technische Universitat Berlin, DE |
Friday 11 December: Research Methods II
Time | Session Title | Speaker(s) |
09:00-10:30 | Managing Research Data | Ryan Cronin, University of Cambridge, UK |
10:30-10:50 | Break | |
10:50-12:00 | Managing and writing your project | Ioannis Brilakis, University of Cambridge, UK |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch and project session 5 |
Ying Hong, University of Cambridge, UK Mahendrini Ariyachandra, University of Cambridge, UK |
13:00-14:30 | Responsible Research & Innovation; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | Ilka May, LocLab Consulting, DE |
14:30-14:50 | Break | |
14:50-16:20 | BIM project presentations and feedback | Adam Locke, Laing O’Rourke, UK |
*All listed times are in the GMT time zone. Participants in GMT+2 are encouraged to continue work on their projects before school starts each day. Participants in GMT are encouraged to do the same after school ends each day.