Committee

The success of CIB W78 2026 is driven by the dedication and expertise of our organising committee, comprised of respected leaders and innovators in the field of Information Technology for Construction. With diverse backgrounds and shared passions for advancing computing is a science and engineering, our committee has worked tirelessly to design a compelling programme that will spark meaningful conversations, inspire new research, and promote collaboration.

Local Organising Committee

Alejandro Moreno-Rangel
University of Strathclyde

Bimal Kumar
University of Strathclyde

CIB W78 Co-ordinators

Jenn McArthur
Toronto Metropolitan University
CIB W78 co-coordinator

Jakob Beetz
RWTH Aachen University
CIB W78 co-coordinator

CIB W78 2026 Scientific Committee

Abiola Akanmu, Virginia Tech/Myers Lawson School of Construction

Alain ZARLI, R2M – ECTP

Alan Hore, Narvis Ltd

Alessandro Bruttini, University of Florence

Aliakbar Kamari, Aarhus University

André Borrmann, Technical University of Munich

Andrej Tibaut, University of Maribor

Artur Tomczak, buildingSMART International

Benny Raphael, IIT Madras

Bimal Kumar, University of Strathclyde

Carl Schultz, Aarhus University

Conrad Boton, École de technologie supérieure

David Arditi, Illinois Institute of Technology

Dragana Nikolic, University of Reading

Eduardo Toledo Santos, Universidade de São Paulo

Esther Obonyo, Penn State

Farzad Rahimian, Teesside University

Frédéric Bosché, University of Edinburgh

Georg Suter, TU Wien

Ghang Lee, Yonsei University

Haijiang Li, Cardiff University

Ipek Gursel Dino, Middle East Technical University

Iva Kovacic, TU Wien

Ivan Mutis, Illinois Institute of Technology

Jakob Beetz, RWTH Aachen University

James O’Donnell, University College Dublin

Jenn McArthur, Toronto Metropolitan University

Jhonattan Martinez, Aarhus University

Jiansong Zhang, Purdue University

Joao Soliman-Junior, University of Huddersfield

John Messner, Penn State

Judith Fauth, University of Cambridge

Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue, University of Turin

Léon van Berlo, buildingSMART International

Nan Li, Tsinghua University

Nicola Moretti, UCL

Patricia Tzortzopoulos, University of Huddersfield

Peter Demian, Loughborough University

Raimar Scherer, TU Dresden

Raymond Issa, University of FLorida

Ricardo Codinhoto, The University of Bath

Robert Amor, University of Auckland

Sylvain Kubicki, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

Tarek Hassan, Loughborough University

Thomas Beach, Cardiff University

Timo Hartmann, Technische Universität Berlin

Xiaohua Jin, Western Sydney University

Zhen-Zhong Hu, Tsinghua University

Žiga Turk, University of Ljubljana, FGG