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Digital Systems And Design
To become world leading in delivering digital disruption in the built environment and industry; and contribute to the delivery of digital disruption technologies and facilitate digital transformation in the BE and industry through knowledge transfer and impactful innovative research.
Strength
- Data Management (Digital Systems and Design Research Theme), including Internet of Things (IOT), Blockchain, Drones, Data Analytics, Data Modelling, BIM, IPFS.
- Visualization Technologies, including Design futures (DF), Immersive design and construction, Immersive visualization, Immersive analytics, extended realities, BIM.
- AI Technologies in Construction, including Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement learning, Case-based Reasoning, and Knowledge Management.
- Building Simulation, including BIM in building lifecycle, automated erection sequence creation, smart mobile crane, defect management, Design simulation, Construction Simulation, Digital and virtual design and construction, AR and VR in design and construction.
- Carbon Management and Circular Economy, including Embodied Carbon (EC), Embodied Energy (EE), Embodied Water (EW) / Virtual Water (VW), Operational Carbon, Carbon accounting, Carbon trading, NetZero carbon, Waste management, Circularity index.
- Digitalisation policies, including capability maturity modelling, Digital adoption policies, State of use of digital technologies, Digital awareness, Digital Investment
- Future cities, including smart cities; Future of mobility; Walkability; Regenerative, liveable, and sustainable cities, United Nations strategy for 15-minute City and 30-minute Territory, Sydney’s Metropolis of Three Cities.
Selected projects
Construct NSW
Survey on Digitalisation of Construction
Chief Investigator: Professor Srinath Perera
Co investigators: A/Prof Xiao Hua Jin
Funded by Office of Building Commissioner NSW
2020 2021, $78,800
Community of Practice in Assurance related Professions
Chief Investigator: Professor Srinath Perera
Co investigators: Academic Staff of the Centre for Smart Modern Construction
Cooperated with Office of Building Commissioner NSW
2020 2021
Liquid Waste Management in the Construction Projects
Chief Investigator: Professor Srinath Perera
Co-investigator: A/Prof Mary Hardie
Funded by Geosentinel Australia Pty Ltd
2020-2021, $16,500
BIM Execution Framework for early stage estimating in PPP project
Chief Investigator: Professor Srinath Perera
Co investigators (WSU): A/Prof. Xiaohua Jin, Dr Robert Osei Kyei, A/Prof. Yingbin Feng
Funded by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK and Glodon Company Ltd, China
2021, GBP 15,000
Improving Mental Health of Project Management Practitioners in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Sectors during the COVID 19 Pandemic
Chief Investigators: Assoc/Prof Xiaohua Jin, Robert Osei Kyei and Prof Srinath Perera
Funded by PGCS Australia
2021 2022, $10,000
As Fit as a Fiddle Examining Effects of Music on Work Related Stress of Project Management Practitioners
Chief Investigator: A/Prof. Xiaohua Jin
Co investigators (WSU): Prof. Srinath Perera
This research is part of the ICCPM Research Support Program.
An Explorative Study on the Benefits of Music Therapy in Reducing Work Related Stress of Project Management Professionals
Chief Investigators: Assoc/Prof Xiaohua Jin and Prof Srinath Perera
Funded by Shanghai Scarlett School of Education
2021 2022, $10,000
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