I enjoyed the stimulating presentations and discussions as a judge on the CIB Best Doctoral Dissertation Award 2024. The finalists were:

• Dr. Hongying Zhao, RMIT University Student Chapter. Dissertation title: Energy, Economic and Environmental Performances of BIPV Façade in Urban Environment: a Machine Learning Based Urban Morphology Method
• Dr. AniaKhodabakhshian – Politecnico di Milano Student Chapter. Dissertation title: Machine Learning for Risk Management in Construction Projects
• Dr. De-Graft Joe Opoku – WSU Student Chapter. Dissertation title: A methodology for digitally optimising energy consumption in buildings
• Dr. Olufisayo Adewumi Adedokun, Newcastle University Student Chapter. Dissertation title: Incentives for Encouraging Householders’ Self-Evacuation from BushfireProne Areas in NSW, Australia
• Dr. Oluleye Ifeoluwa Benjamin, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Student Chapter. Dissertation title: Assessment model and decision support system for the adoption and implementation of circular economy in the building construction industry in Nigeria

Short introductory videos by some of the candidates here.