Research

Vladimir Vilde

Research background

Prior to Cambridge, Vladimir did a Msc in physics at the University of Namur (Belgium) where he started to work on low-cost optical system for the monitoring of precious manuscripts. He then pursues a doctoral degree at University College London in material science for art conservation. During this time, he developed more accessible imaging methodologies for the monitoring of painting collection managed by English Heritage as well as working on more comprehensive monitoring and data analysis of environmental condition in historical houses.

Becoming Digital: Enacting Digital Transformation in Construction Projects

28 January 2020

Becoming Digital: Enacting Digital Transformation in Construction Projects cdbb_wp_040_thayla_zomer_imagex300.jpg Our January Monthly paper is a working paper by Thalya Zomer, Andy Neely, Ajith Parlikad and Veronica Martinez. The paper investigates the implementation of building information modelling (BIM) in construction...

West Cambridge Digital Twin Research Facility

The UK is developing a National Digital Twin – an ecosystem of connected digital twins, securely sharing infrastructure information to support better outcomes for us all. The Centre for Digital Built Britain leads the National Digital Twin Programme on behalf of Government. It has developed the...

Staffordshire Bridges - Long Term Performance Monitoring using Fibre-Optic Sensors

The Stafford Area Improvement Programme was a joint venture by Atkins, Laing O’Rourke, Volker Rail and Network Rail to remove a bottleneck in the West Coast Main Line that resulted in high- speed trains being impeded by slower local passenger services or by goods trains. To alleviate this...

Facilitating the digitisation of off-site manufacturing

The project will gather evidence from successful, and unsuccessful, use cases, seeking to measure outcomes and benefits and the value of such innovation, to provide an evidence based case to the sector to support greater uptake of digital innovation, and to understand challenges and failures. The...

Analysing the social context to transforming construction through digital innovation

The construction and housing industries lag behind most other fields in taking advantage of new technologies. Transforming construction is a social, cultural, economic and political challenge and not just a technical problem. However, most existing research focuses largely on technical aspects and...

Video Presentations from CDBB Week Summer Research Showcase

Fast paced videos presented during CDBB Week Summer Research Showcase. CDBB Executive Director: Alexandra Bolton, University of Cambridge Introduction to the day CDBB Director: Prof. Andy Neely, University of Cambridge What’s been going on since last year’s Showcase Dr Franziska Sielker ...

Blog: Digital Innovation in Construction by Dr Reyhaneh Shojaei

18 October 2019

CDBB and the Construction Innovation Hub have just completed the ‘6 week burst’ - an intense period of engagement activity starting with CDBB week, including UK Construction Week and concluding with Digital Construction Week this week. Dr Reyhaneh Shojaei , a Research Associate at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and...

CDBB Week 2019: Summer Research Showcase Summary

21 September 2019

[Flikr Photos available here] The CDBB summer showcase CDBB held its second Summer Showcase in Cambridge on Thursday 12 September 2019 - which is now included within a larger set of activities named ‘CDBB Week’. A large and appreciative audience joined us to hear about the progress CDBB is making and listen to a series of...

CDBB Week 2019 Research Blog: Dr Franziska Sielker

13 September 2019

CDBB Week 2019 showcases CDBB’s diverse range of work and engagement with our industry, academic and policy networks. As part of Friday’s #CDBBWeek2019 Digital Roundup, the Centre invited a number of researchers from CDBB funded research networks and early career researchers to shine a light on their projects supporting a...