01 Thematic Areas

Data for Life

Potential topics are:

• Sensor and monitoring systems
• Data Acquisition, Analysis & Storage
• Computer Vision & Situation Awareness
• (Big) data analysis for AECO
• Visualization and Simulation Techniques
• Distributed Ledger Technology
• Blockchain and BIM
• Cryptoeconomics in construction

AI and Knowledge Engineering

Potential topics are:

• Model-based and Data-Driven Knowledge Engineering
• Knowledge Representation and Linked Data
• Ontology Engineering
• Reasoning, Constraint Checking and Inference
• Machine learning
  

02 Thematic Areas

Intelligence in Building Design

Potential topics are:

• IT-Supported Architectural and Engineering Design
• Energy and environmental monitoring
• Energy Modelling
• Advances in building and energy simulation
• Data-driven smart buildings
• Validation, calibration and uncertainty

Robotics and Digital Twins

Potential topics are:

• Digital Twins and Smart Structures
• Robotic Construction
• Production Planning and Control
• Lean Construction
• Industrialized Construction, Offsite, and Prefabrication
• Virtual and Augmented Reality
• Mobile and wearable computing
• Interactive and mixed media
  

03 Thematic Areas

European Research Perspectives

Potential topics are:

• Resilience for Infrastructure and the Built Environment
• Real-time Risk management
• Urban and district energy modelling
• Decentralised autonomous organisations
• Innovation Strategies
• Technology Transfer and Dissemination
  
  
  

Education, Policy & Standardization

Potential topics are:

• Standardization
• Building Information Modelling
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Smart contracts in construction
• Lifelong Learning on IT in AECO
• Teaching Construction Informatics