CIB seeks to advance built environment research by recognizing and rewarding outstanding work of emerging researchers. As a result, a Best Doctoral Dissertation award is presented annually to recognize researchers whose PhD has been judged to be of excellent quality.
Shortlisted candidates for the Best Doctoral Dissertation award are invited to introduce their work, through short presentations, to an Awards Committee appointed by the CIB Board. These presentations will be held on 4th December, and CIB members are invited to join the presentation event to hear the excellent work being done by those who we anticipate have the potential to make major contributions to the built environment in the future.
Candidates
The shortlisted candidates and their dissertation themes are listed below, and their short video introductions are at the foot of this page:
- Naomi Borg – RMIT Student Chapter
- Dissertation title: An Exploratory Study of Career Resilience: Future-Proofing the Project Management Profession for the 21st Century
- Luca Rampini – Politecnico di Milano Student Chapter
- Dissertation title: Artificial Intelligence Enhances Digital Asset Management
- Samudaya Nanayakkara – Western Sydney University Student Chapter
- Dissertation title: Developing a Blockchain Based Digital Procurement Framework for Construction Supply Chains
- Nourhan Heysham – University of Salford Student Chapter
- Dissertation title: Investigating Geospatial Social Capital Networks for Industry-based Grassroot Economies: The Case of Damietta
- Buddhini Ginigaddara – Western Sydney University Student Chapter
- Dissertation title: Developing a Skill Profile Prediction Model for Typologies of Offsite Construction
Dissertation presentations
Details of the presentations event will be available shortly, and the event agenda is outlined below. Shortlisted candidates have also provided short introductions to their dissertations, which will be covered in greater detail in their presentations.
- 11:00 – Welcome and introduction by CIB Programme Manager, Sina Moradi
- 11:05 – Five presentations by the five shortlisted applicants (8 minutes/presentation)
- 11:40 – A short discussion with finalists will be held while the Evaluation Panel confer privately
- 11:55 – Announcement of the CIB Best Doctoral Dissertation Award winner
