10 of our PhD students have graduated
Fostering the future leaders of the building and construction industry is a core responsibility of Building 4.0 CRC. We have 45 students across our 3 university partners – Monash University, the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the University of Melbourne.
Ten have completed their studies and have now graduated with their doctorates.
Brandon Johns was a student at Monash University. For his PhD, he explored automating high-rise curtain wall installation, and understanding the interface between humans and construction cranes.
He completed his PhD in 2023 and is a research fellow at Monash University.
Fereshteh Banakar studied at QUT, developing an extended Building Information Model (BIM) for road infrastructure design, construction and operation. Her research focused on creating a data specification that can be used for asset management of linear infrastructure such as roads.
She completed her PhD in 2023 and is Digital Coordinator at DBM Vircon.
Kaveh Mirzaei was a student at Monash University. His research focused on automatically inspecting quality measures of construction projects using point clouds achieved from depth-sensing devices.
He completed his PhD in 2023 and is a sessional lecturer at Monash University.
Marko Radanovic was a student in the School of Engineering at the University of Melbourne. As part of his research, he developed a real-world Building Information Model – an application for automated registration of digital building models to real-life buildings in Augmented Reality.
He completed his PhD in 2023 and is working as a graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne.
Son Tung Vy studied at QUT, his research aiming to provide comprehensive knowledge and understanding on the structural and fire behaviour of innovative light gauge steel framed wall systems made of built-up cold-formed steel studs.
He completed his PhD in 2022 and is working at QUT as a research associate.
Thais Goncalves Sartori was a student in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. Her research sought to evaluate the environmental impact of buildings throughout the design process.
She completed her PhD in 2022 and now works as Sustainability Consultant at Cundall.
Tobias Kramer studied at QUT, investigating the impact of climate change on indoor thermal comfort, and exploring the potential use of emerging technologies like data science and AI for thermal comfort prediction in future buildings.
He completed his PhD in 2023 and is now a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for the Built Environment at UC Berkeley.
Rajendra Prasad Bohara was a student at the University of Melbourne. His research involved developing and implementing auxetic composites to protect infrastructures from blast load. His research interests included auxetic metamaterials, computational modelling, protective structures, 3D printing and earthquake resistant structures.
He completed his PhD in 2023 and is an engineer at Karagozian & Case.
Richard Nero was a student in the Infrastructure Engineering department at the University of Melbourne. His research focused on developing environmentally sustainable building materials and systems, to help designers create better buildings with superior sustainability credentials.
He completed his PhD in 2023 and is working as a graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne.
Sara Rashidian was in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at QUT, focusing on implementing new construction approaches to enhance collaboration and integration among construction stakeholders. Her research explored adoption of Building Information Model (BIM), Integrated Project Delivery and Lean Construction principles.
She completed her PhD in 2023, and works as a research assistant at QUT.
