Registration from 8:00-9:00

Time:

Presenter

Title

9:00-9:15

Welcome by Prof. B Hobbs

9:15-9.30

Prof. Nash Dawood

Introduction to the day

Session 1: Chair: Nash Dawood

9:30-10:00

Prof. Ghassan Aouad

University of Salford

Advances in application of VR technologies: the nD initiative.

Key Note

Mr. Tony Brown

Virtalis

Empowering end-users of building facilities using the power of VR

Key Note

10:30-11.00

Break

Prof. Tom van Vuren, Mott MacDonald, UK

Microsimulation in transport modelling - advances in 4D visualisation

Key Note

11:30-11:45

MotaEngil, Portugal

11:45-12:15

Stefan Woksepp,

 NCC AB, Sweden

Applying VR and 4D CAD models in the scheduling process of a large palletizing plant

Full Paper

12.15-12.45(pm)

Panel Discussion (Prof. Ghassan to lead)

Technology uptake by industry

Panel

12:45-1.45(pm)

Lunch

Session 2: Chair Brian Hobbs

1:45 -2.15(pm)

Prof. N Dawood,

 University of Teesside

Application of 4D in the heavy civil engineering industry: the white-city experience.

Key Note

2:15-2:55 (pm)

Prof. Ammar Kak and Dr. Emanuele Trucco

 HW University

Computer vision and its application to manage site construction activities.

Key Note

2:55-3:25 (pm)

Prof. Miguel Dias,

ADETTI/ISCTE,
Portugal

Augmented reality and its application to the construction industry

Key Note

3:25-3:45 (pm)

Break

3:45-4:00(pm)

Ms. Margaret Horne,

Northumbria University, UK

Visualisation using Building Information Model

Short Paper

4:00-4:30(pm)

Raymond Issa,

Florida University, USA

3D building component formalization for reconciling non compliant specifications.

Full Paper

4:30-5:00(pm)

Panel Discussion (Prof. A. Kaka to lead)

The role of academia to facilitate technology transfer

Panel

8:00-11:00 (pm)

Dinner and Entertainment

Time:

Presenter

Title

Session 1: Chair -  John Dean

9:00-9:30

Prof. Terrence Fernando,

 University of Salford, UK

Future Spaces

Key Note

9:30-9:45

Dr Walid  Tizani,

 Universiyt of Nottingham, UK

Virtual Prototyping for Engineering Design

Short Paper

9:45-10:25

A3D, UK

10:25-10:45

Break

Session 2: : Chair -  Walid Tizani

10:45-11:15

Dr. R. Marasini,

 CCIR, University of Teesside, UK

Effective project control through performance measurement and information visualization: a stat-of-the-art review

Full Paper

11:15-11:45

Dr. Carlos Calderon,

 University of Newcastle, UK.

A cinematic control camera engine for architectural visualisation in virtual worlds

Full Paper

11:45-12:00

Turker Bayrak

CAD base semi-automated data acquisition method for construction management

Short Paper

12:00-12:15

 A. Khatab,

 CCIR, University of Teesside, UK

Development of an integrated virtual reality decision support system for outline design for RCBS

Short Paper

12:15-12:45

Arno Blickling,

A game prototype to determine construction process parameters by partly automating simulation

Full Paper

Session 3: Chair Ray Issa

2:30-2.45 (pm)

Kurt Maldovan

The application of video game engines for engineering  education models

Short Paper

2.45-3:00(pm)

Dr. Ian Flood,

 University of Florida, USA

Rapid simulation of building physical process using coarse-grain method

Short Paper

3:00-3:15 (pm)

Dr. Koji Makalab

Terrain Representation methods in VR Environment

Short Paper

Session  4:  : Chair -  Ian Flood

3:45-4:15 (pm)

António Calado

ADETTI/ISCTE
Portugal

Seamless indoor and outdoor location, guidance in mobile computing

Full Paper

4:15-4:30(pm)

Nash Dawood

Uni. of Teeside, UK

Safety assessment for work at height: An integrated 4D visualisation approach

Short Paper

4:30-4:45 (pm)

B. Kanagasabapathi

4D as a planning tool in a resource constraints multi project resource environment.

Short Paper

4:45-5:00 (pm)

Nash Dawood

Closing remarks

Panel