Programme
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TIMES ARE EET
Wednesday March 24
OPENING SESSION
Chaired by Dr. Vesa Järvinen, AINS Group, Finland
10.00 Opening words
Dr. Vesa Järvinen, AINS Group, Finland
10.15 KEYNOTE: Hanna Hagström - Scaling AI
Director of Artificial Intelligence, REAKTOR, Finland
10.45 KEYNOTE: Erika Pärn - Business Model Innovation opportunities with Digital twins
BSc, MSc, PhD Research Associate at Cambridge Service Alliance, cdbb, Department of Engineering University of Cambridge, UK
DATA DRIVEN DESIGN
Chaired by Eetu Partala, Sweco, Finland
11.40 Using Machine learning to improve design processes and user participation
Prof Eilif Hjelseth, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Mr Artur Tomczak, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
12.00 Mathematical optimization as engine for design automation and exploration
Dr. Kristo Mela, Tampere University, Finland
12.20 WindBASE AI - Development of a ML-based tool for wind turbine foundation design
Dr. Lex van der Meer, WindBASE, ABT, Netherlands
12.40 Algorithm-boosted boiler building design
Mr. Ilari Pirhonen, Sweco, Finland
GENERATIVE DESIGN 1
Chaired by Janne Liuttu, Ramboll, Finland
11.40 Design automation: MEP Routing
Mr. Joonas Vierijärvi, Granlund Oy, Finland
Mr. Tero Järvinen, Granlund Oy, Finland
Mr. Pauli Keinonen, MagiCAD Group, Finland
12.00 Object Detection in Floor Plans: Lessons from Designing a Human-in-the-loop System
Mr. Patrick Hemmer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
IMPACTFUL AI 1
Caired by Ricardo Farinha, Sweco, Finland
13.30 Is data the key to bring super powers to the AEC industry?
Mr. Ricardo Farinha, Sweco, Finland
13.50 Applications of Machine Learning in Civil Engineering
Prof. Mohammad Hajmohammadian Baghban, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
Mr. Mohammad Abedi, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
14.10 Industrial property rights and the 4th industrial revolution
Dr. Antti Salmela, Finnish Patent Office, Finland
14.30 How AI & Machine Learning Are Transforming the Built Environment’s Entire Project Lifecycle
Mr. Hank Tran, BST Global, Netherlands
DEMO SESSION
Chaired by Henri Pitkänen, Trimble, Finland
13.30 Handling three kinds of construction knowledge
Nicholas Nisbet, AEC3 UK Lt
13.50 Boosting infra lifecycle management with machine vision & GIS registry generation
Mrs. Kaisu Laitinen, Tampere University, Finland
Mrs. Saara-Maija Pakarinen, Ramboll, Finland
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1
Caiherd by Dr. Vesa Järvinen, AINS Group, Finlnd
15.20 TAKT - a key to apply AI solutions in construction
Mr. Janosch Dlouhy, TAKT.ing, Germany
Mr. Marco Binninger, TAKT.ing, Germany
15.40 AI-powered Construction Project Planning & Control
Dr. Houssem Jerbi, Smart PMO, Ireland
16.00 Algorithm-based Estimate: An Alternate Approach of Construction Cost Prediction in Early Stage of Design
Mr. Shih-Chi Liu, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, US
GENERATIVE DESIGN 2
Chaied by Henri Pitkänen, Trimble, Finland
15.20 Application of Generative ML Models in Architectural Design and Analysis at Grimshaw
Ms. Natalia Wojtowicz, Grimshaw, UK
15.40 Rationalization of Free-Form Architecture Using Generative and Parametric Designs
Dr. Chankyu Lee, University of Florida, US
16.00 A Computational Design Approach for Urban Plazas: Human behavior-based Algorithm.
Mr. Hamidreza Esmaeillou, University of Florida, US
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
Chaired by Janne Liuttu, Ramboll, Finland
16.50 NLP-based Conversational AI System for Information Extraction from Building Information Models
Mr. Ning Wang, University of Florida, US
17.10 Natural Language Processing and BIM for the Digitalization of Public Client’s Objectives and Requirements
Mr. Mirko Locatelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
KEYNOTE SESSION
Chaired by Henri Pitkänen, Trimble, Finland
17.40 KEYNOTE: Aviad Almagor - From Human Intelligence to AI - A Transformative Journey
Senior Director, Emerging Technologies, Trimble
Thursday March 25
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2
Chaired by Eetu Partala, Sweco, Finland
10.00 Machine learning for real-time design assessment and process steering in mechanised tunnelling within an integrated numerical and information modelling framework
Prof. Christian Koch, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
10.20 Machine learning for improved safety on the construction site
Ms. May Shayboun, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
10.40 Optimization techniques and AI methods for solving Construction Site Layout Planning tasks
Mr. Jan-Friedrich Köhle, Gießen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
SMART BUILDINGS 1
Chaired by Janne Liuttu, Ramboll, Finland
10.00 Automatic and user friendly building energy consumption pattern analysis
Mr. Davor Stjelja, Granlund Oy, Finland
10.20 R8 Digital Operator for Commercial Buildings
Mr. Siim Täkker, R8 Technologies, Estonia
10.40 Post-Occupancy Evaluation and occupancy-oriented Digital Twin definition for post-pandemic building management
Ms. Laura Pellegrini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
CIRCULAR ERCONOMY
Chaired by Janne Liuttu, Ramboll, Finland
11.30 Multi-criteria conceptual design method using genetic algorithms to optimize structures’ cost and environmental impacts
Dr. Alper Kanyilmaz, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
11.50 Automating reuse of materials in architecture
Prof. Catherine De Wolf, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Netherlands
12.10 Automatic Monitoring of Waste Containers on Construction Sites
Mr. Michiel Dhont, BESIX / KU Leuven, Belgium
DATA ANALYTICS
Chaired by Ricardo Farinha, Sweco, Finland
11.30 Applying machine learning in urban scale to predict comfort quality, case study Tallinn, Estonia
Mrs. Nasim Eslamirad, Tallinn -university of Technology, Estonia
11.50 Using Semantic Web Technologies to Describe HVAC Data Point Relationships
Mr. Ville Kukkonen, Granlund Oy, Finland
QUALITY CONTROL & VERIFICATION
Chaired by Henri Pitkänen, Trimble, Finland
13.00 Automated Recognition of Building Components Using Deep Neural Networks and Synthetic Images
Dr. Farzaneh Golkhoo, Pomerleau, Canada
13.20 Creating digital twins from simple photos
Mr. Adrian Merkel, FRAMENCE GmbH, Germany
SMART BUILDINGS 2
Chaired by Dr. Vesa Järvinen, AINS Group, Finland
13.00 Harvest the power of the building digital twin with artificial intelligence
Dr. Sarah Noyé, Tecnalia Research & Innovation, Spain
13.20 Reinforcement learning based approach to automate the external shading system and enhance the occupant comfort
Mr. Raghuram Kalyanam, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
13.40 Integrating a Knowledge-based Recommendation System into a BIM Workflow for Energy Efficient Facility Management
Mr. Hervé Pruvost, Fraunhofer IIS EAS, Germany
14.00 The Impact of Climate Change on A University Campus’ Energy Use: Use of Machine Learning, Future Weather Data, And Building Characteristics
Ms. Haekyung Im, University of Florida, US
IMPACTFUL AI 2
Chaired by Janne Liuttu, Ramboll, Finland
14.30 Artificial Intelligence – Trends and Implications for AEC Industry
Mr. Janne Liuttu, Ramboll, Finland
14.50 How AI Automation and Autonomous Design Will Impact Your Team, Firm, Profession, Industry and the Built Environment
Prof. Randy Deutsch, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, US
15.10 “Preparing for AI in the AEC: Collaborating Across the AEC”
Mr. Terry Beaubois, BKS: Building Knowledge Systems, US
15.30 Changing a Global Portfolio around the Full Asset Lifecycle to AI Empowered Propositions
Ms. Susanne Knorr, Arcadis, UK
AUTONOMOUS CONSTRUCTION
Chaired by Eetu Partala, Sweco, Finland
14.50 Artificial Intelligence based optimization of road rehabilitation processes
Ms. Margarida Amândio, BUILT CoLAB, Portugal
15.10 Intelligent Jobsites- An integrated IoT Platform for the Construction Environment
Dr. Aaron Costin, University of Florida, US
15.30 Blockchain for the construction supply chain in Sweden: sociomateriality, actors and proof-of-concept
Dr. Dimosthenis Kifokeris, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
15.50 Human-Robot Collaboration in Construction
Mrs. Cynthia Brosque, Stanford University School of Engineering, US
Prof. Martin Fischer, Stanford University School of Engineering, US
CLOSING SESSION
16.20 KEYNOTE: Kean Walmsley - Building the Infrastructure for Performance-Based Generative Design
16.50 Closing of the Conference
Dr. Vesa Järvinen, AINS Group, Finland
Organizer reserves right for changes
