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Project Title:
PhD Studentship: 4D-BIM: Integrated Lean prediction with the Building Information Management (BIM)
Funding amount: £17,668 maintenance grant per annum
Lead Supervisor name: Dr Avleen Malhi
Project description
Building Information Management (BIM) is the foundation of digital transformation in the construction industry. It is the holistic process of creating and managing information for a built asset. It has the potential to transform how we interact with the built environment and improve the experience for end users and service providers. The current state-of-the-art solution manually integrates building information models with lean production planning, but it lacks the predictive capability for accurate lean production planning. Hence, this project aims to develop a lean-BIM integrated solution with the predictive power of AI that can effectively direct a project through lean principles, predictive analysis and 4D visualisation, leading to a fully automated process. It will help to reflect and assess the companies’ production performance to allow teams to manage and improve the predictability of workflows.
Hence this project will design and develop a platform with live visualisations of BIM-enabled lean construction management seamlessly done through AI.
The main objectives of the project are:
- Collection and processing of the lean construction data with collective knowledge from all stakeholders
- To design and develop an AI-based predictive model to plan and estimate accurately about the lean construction processes
- Real-time 4D visualisations of the AI-based Lean-BIM integrated solution to seamlessly map predicted lean construction data with the building planning.
What does the funded studentship include?
A fully funded Studentship includes a maintenance grant of £17,668 per year to contribute towards living expenses during the course of your research, as well as a fee waiver for 36 months. Associated costs, such as for fieldwork and conference attendance, will also be met under the Studentship.
Eligibility criteria
The BU PhD and MRes Studentships are open to UK, EU and International students. Candidates for a PhD Studentship should demonstrate outstanding qualities and be motivated to complete a PhD in 4 years and must demonstrate:
- Outstanding academic potential as measured normally by either a 1st class honours degree (or equivalent Grade Point Average (GPA) or a Master’s degree with distinction or equivalent
- An IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 minimum (with a minimum 6.0 in each component, or equivalent) for candidates for whom English is not their first language and this must be evidenced at point of application.
Additional Eligibility:
In addition to satisfying minimum entry criteria, BU will look closely at the qualities, skills and background of each candidate and what they can bring to their chosen research project in order to ensure successful completion.
Applicants will be asked to submit an online application form and a proposal (approximately 1500 words) outlining their understanding of the project for which they are applying, the approach they would envisage taking and what qualities they will bring to the research community.
Closing date: The closing date for applications is 19 July 2023.
For further information on how to apply click the ‘Apply’ button above or email pgradmissions@bournemouth.ac.uk
