Dr Taha Elhag will be delivering the latest seminar in the CIB President’s seminar series on Friday 3rd March.
Abstract
There are over 60 definitions of innovation in the academic literature covering various themes and industries. R&D and innovation in the construction sector have been hindered by different factors such as:
fragmentation of the construction process;
adversarial relationships between stakeholders;
lack of integration of information;
poor communication flow; etc.
Many initiatives have been instigated in the UK and around the globe to influence change, innovation and improvement of the industry. In recent years, more emphasis is laid on influential clients to stimulate and lead construction innovation.
This seminar addresses the barriers and government driving policies for innovation in the UK construction industry.
Biography
Dr Taha Elhag is a member of the Board of Directors of CIB and associate professor in project management at Heriot Watt University. His teaching duties comprise undergraduate and postgraduate programmes; and course/programme directorship. Dr. Elhag academic experience also includes the supervision of MSc dissertations and PhD research; and acting as internal and external examiner fordifferent Universities. He is also an expert reviewer for many international journals and EPSRC research projects. His research experience incorporates his role as principal investigator of EPSRC research grants. His research interests include:
- Project procurement systems
- Public Private Partnership (PPP)
- Cost modeling and tender price estimation
- Building information modeling (BIM)
- Knowledge management and organizational learning
- Innovation process and management
- Infrastructure management systems
- Applications of artificial neuralnetworks and fuzzy logic systems
Dr Elhag was a visiting lecturer at Manchester and Reading Universities and the British University inDubai (BUiD). He is an internationally respected academic with a track record of publications.He is theauthor of over 80 refereed papers in international journals and conferences. He has wide rangingexpertise providing project management consultancy. Dr Elhag is a highly skilled training facilitator, withexperience of delivering interactive learning interventions at all levels of organizations. He has developedand run events covering all major areas of project management theory and practice. He providesaccredited professional training for PMI and APM qualifications in the UK, North Africa and Middle East.He also worked with the UNDP (United Nations Development Program) for capacity building anddevelopment programmes.
