The International SEEDS Conference Scientific Committee 2015

Professor Rajendra Akerkar MSc. PhD. Professor in Information Technology. Rajendra’s research focuses on application of big data methods to real-world challenges, and social media analysis in a wide set of semantic dimensions. Western Norway Research Institute, Norway

Associate Professor Karl Andersson MSc. PhD. Associate Professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing and director of studies of PERCCOM Master program Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Dr Pedro Pablo Cardoso Castro, PhD Pedro Pablo gained a BA in Marine Biology from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (Colombia). After working in research for a couple of years he got his title as Merchant Marine Officer and finished his MSc in Environmental Auditing and Business Planning at the Center for Ecological Studies in Malaga (Spain). In 2005 he was lecturing at MSc and MBA programs, leading a research team exploring the internationalization of Hi-Tech SMEs. Since 2012 he has been working as Senior Lecturer at the Leeds Beckett University leading research in Hi-Tech business and the use of complexity in Management. His interests are concentrated in the applications of Organizational Cybernetics, Sustainability, Innovation, Technology Management, Dynamic Networks and the study and development of Management Systems inspired in Co-evolving and Transition Management principles. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Professional in Residence Richard Cozzens Director of TICE (Technology Intensive Concurrent Enrolment) Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development. Richard coordinates a consortium of educators in the State of Utah in web-based curriculum development. Courses taught by Richard are solid modelling and innovative design. Southern Utah University, USA

Professor Mohammad Dastbaz Professor Mohammad Dastbaz is Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology and Professor of Informatics at Leeds Beckett University. Professor Dastbaz’s main research work over the recent years has been focused on the use and impact of emerging technologies in society, particularly learning, training and the development of “eGovernment”. Mohammad has led EU and UK based funded research projects and has been the Symposium Chair of Multimedia Systems in IEEE’s Information Visualisation (IV) conference since 2002. He has over 50 refereed publications. His latest publication includes two edited collections titled: “Green Information Technology: A Sustainable Approach” and “Building Sustainable Futures: Built Environment and Design”. Professor Dastbaz is a Fellow of the British Computer Society and UK’s Higher Education Academy as well as the professional member of ACM and IEEE’s computer society. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Professor Olaf Droegehorn Vice-Rector and Professor for Software-Engineering Harz University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Professor Aitor Erkoreka BSc, MSc. PhD. Professor of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. He is a Member of the ENEDI research group focused Energy in Buildings with particular interest on the energy performance of building envelopes. University of the Basque Country, Spain

Dr. Jean-Philippe Georges BSc., MSc., PhD. Associate Professor in Network Engineering. Jean-Philippe leads research at the Research Centre for Automatic Control into performance evaluation, green IT, QoS with dependability and sustainability, networked control systems, real-time networking as well as wireless communications. University of Lorraine, France

Professor Jacqueline Glass BA Hons Dip Arch Dip BRS PhD FHEA MCIOB Associate Dean Enterprise and Professor in Architecture and Sustainable Construction. Jacqueline is Director of the Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering, and her research specialism is in responsible and ethical sourcing in construction. Loughborough University, UK

Professor Barry J. Gledson BSc(Hons) ICIOB PG Cert FHEA Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management, Civil Engineering and Building Design Management and BIM. Barry is an Alumni of Leeds Beckett University and Academic Fellow of the Leeds Sustainability Institute who has research interests Construction Planning, BIM and Innovation Diffusion. Northumbria University, UK

Dr David Glew, BSc, MSc, PHD David is a Researcher in the Centre of the Built Environment in the Leeds Sustainability Institute with particular interest in domestic retrofit, the performance gap and in-use energy monitoring in dwellings and commercial properties. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Professor Anatoliy Gorbenko, Ph.D., Dr.Sc. Dean for Aircraft Radio-technical Faculty and a Professor with the department of Computer Systems and networks. Anatoliy leads the Service-Oriented Systems Dependability research group. His expertise includes dependability of Internet, SOA and Clouds; system vulnerability and intrusion-tolerance; green software and wireless communications. National Aerospace University, Ukraine

Professor Chris Gorse BSc (Hons), MSc. PhD, MCIOB, MAPM, FHEA, Cert Ed, Dip Ed, Dip H&S. Director of the Leeds Sustainability Institute and Head of the Low Carbon Sustainability Research Group CeBE, a research unit that has amassed one of the most comprehensive sets of actual building thermal performance data in the UK. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Professor David Greenwood, MA, MSc., FCIOB, PhD Professor of Construction Management in the Faculty of Engineering & Environment at Northumbria University. He is former Director of the Sustainable Cities Research Institute and currently a Director of BIM Academy (Enterprises) Ltd. Northumbria University, UK

Professor Rajat Gupta BArch MSc PhD FRSA Rajat Gupta is Professor of Sustainable Architecture and Climate Change, Director of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development and Low Carbon Building Research Group at Oxford Brookes University. His research interests lie in advanced low carbon refurbishment, building performance evaluation, and climate change adaptation of buildings. As Principal Investigator, he has won research grants of over £7million and has produced over 100 publications. Oxford Brookes University, UK

Dr Anthony Higham MCIOB, C.Build.E, MCABE Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying. Anthony’s current research focuses on the measurement of sustainable return on investment within the construction Industry. University of Salford, UK

Professor Arnold Janssens, Dr.ir.arch. Professor in Building physics, Head of research group building physics, construction and services, Head of department of architecture and urban planning, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, UGent Ghent University, Belgium

Professor David Johnston BEng (Hons), MSc. PhD. Professor of Building Performance Evaluation within the Centre of the Built Environment Group, Leeds Sustainability Institute. David has over twenty years’ experience of applied and theoretical research and consultancy in low carbon housing. A leading expert in coheating testing and building performance evaluation. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Dr. Chung-Chin Kao, MSc. PhD. Head of Innovation and Research. Chung-Chin takes a leading role in developing and managing innovation and research supports, promotions, and scholarship programmes in the built environment. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), UK

Dr Alexandra Klimova, PhD (Mechanical Engineering) International project coordinator. Highly experienced in development and coordination of international educational projects and dual degree programmes. Extensive research experience in vehicle dynamics and FEA. Areas of interest: risk and change management, strategy, internationalization of education, knowledge management. ITMO University, International Research Laboratory “Modern Communication Technologies and Applications in Economics and Finance” Russia

Dr Ah Lian Kor A Course Leader of Leeds Beckett MSc Sustainable Computing and Sustainable Engineering, specialising in software development, web applications, and Artificial Intelligence. She is active in sustainable IT, intelligent systems, decision support systems, and data centre research. She forges an industrial collaboration with Drax Power Station via a sponsored research project. Currently, she is the academic intelligent system advisor for a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Leeds Beckett University and Premier Farnell (an international electronics manufacturing company). Leeds Beckett University, UK

Dr Mikkel Kragh

Head of BUILD Programme at Danish Architecture Centre. Danish Architecture Centre (Dansk Arkitektur Center), Copenhagen Area, Denmark.

Professor Richard Laing Since 1999 Prof Laing has led a number of research commissions, including 'Streetscapes' (Scottish Enterprise), 'Greenspace' (ECFP5, Scottish lead) and 'Urban Connections (Aberdeen City Growth). These projects provided techniques for assessing human responses to virtual built environments. In addition, he has recently led research and development projects for the Department of Health and the ESF, as well as participating as a co-investigator on work supported by the ESRC. Professor Laing has extensive experience of research concerning holistic value assessment in the built environment, including studies on design evaluation, the use of computer games technology in design, building conservation and innovative housing. The research has produced over 50 outputs. Recent papers have appeared in leading journals including Environment and Planning B, Design Studies and the Journal of Building Appraisal. Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK

Professor Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management He is also a Visiting Professor at Loughborough University in the UK. Martin has published numerous books and internationally refereed articles in risk management, innovation and entrepreneurship, strategy, social enterprise, corporate social responsibility and HRM. Martin was appointed as Advisor on Workplace Productivity and Reform to the Australian Federal Government’s Royal Commission into the Productivity in the Australian Building and Construction Industry and was also appointed as a founding member of the Federal Government’s Built Environment Industry Innovation Council (BEIIC). University of New South Wales, Australia

Professor Phebe Mann MA(Cantab) MSc PhD LLB DipICArb CEng MICE MRICS MCIOB MCIArb FHEA FRSA Phebe is Director of e-Learning. She was awarded WISE Woman of Outstanding Achievement in 2011. Her research areas include serious educational games, sustainable design and innovation, BIM, transportation and planning law. University of East London, UK

Dr Alice Owen BEng (Hons), MBA, MIEMA, PhD Lecturer in Business Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement and programme director for MSc Sustainability and Consultancy. Alice’s research interests include the contribution of SMEs to sustainable construction and behaviour change. University of Leeds, UK

Noel Painting BSc Grad Dip Arch MRICS Noel has been at the University of Brighton since 1992 and is currently course leader of the Architectural Technology degree. His research is in design, procurement and cost management on which he lectures at undergraduate and post graduate levels and is currently supervising 4 PhD students. Noel was a member of the ARCOM scientific committee member from 2006-2012 and is currently an external examiner at Nottingham Trent University. He has validated courses internationally and has been part of six CIAT accreditation panels for BSc Architectural Technology courses. He also carries out consultancy for a major music festival promoter with a focus on health and safety. University of Brighton, UK

Dr James Parker, Research Fellow, Centre for the Built Environement, Leeds Sustainability Institute James specialises in building performance simulation modelling with a particular interest in natural ventilation and summer overheating. He is involved in a range of externally funded research and consultancy projects as well as supervising DEng and BSc students. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Professor Colin Pattinson, Professor and Head of the School of Computing, Creative Technologies and Engineering He has been a committee member of the British Computer Society’s Green IT Specialist Group from its foundation in 2009, and is also a board member of Leeds Beckett’s “Leeds Sustainability Institute”. He is currently involved in projects to develop Green IT research capability in Russia and Ukraine, and in a pan-EU MSc programme. In addition, he developed one of the first MSc awards in the subject. He is a joint editor of the book Green Information Technology A Sustainable Approach, published by Elsevier in April 2014. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Dr Poorang Piroozfar, BArch, MArch, PhD, MCIAT, FHEA. Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology and Director @BEACON (Advanced Technologies in the Built Environment, Architecture and CONstruction), School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton. Poorang teaches architectural design and technology. His research include: Integrated Design, LCA, BIM/BEM, MMC, Customisation and Personalisation, Knowledge and Value Co-creation, Building Envelopes/Urban Façades, Expert Systems, and Architectural Theory. University of Brighton, UK

Professor Jari Porras D.Sc (Tech) Head of Computer Science degree programme and LUT representative in the European Erasmus Mundus Perccom programme. Currently he is in sabbatical researching sustainable software innovations. Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland

Dr Martin Pritchard BEng (Hons), PhD Reader in Civil Engineering. Martin leads the Civil Engineering Research Facility (CERF) and carries out work on a patented limited life geotextile he invented; the application and monitoring of novel water purification systems for developing countries; sustainable ways to stabilise rural earth roads and the reuse of waste material in construction. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Dr Ani Raiden, MSc, PhD, Chartered MCIPD Senior Lecturer in HRM, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Chair Research interests: strategic and international HRM; people resourcing; work-life balance and well-being. Nottingham Trent University, UK

Professor Christine Raisanen Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Construction Management. Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Professor Gustaaf Roels Head of Building Physics Section. KU Leuven, Belgium

Professor Eric Rondeau, PhD. Head of Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in PERCCOM (PERvasive Computing and COMmunications for sustainable development). Eric is working in the Research Centre for Automatic Control of Nancy (CRAN-UMR 7039 CNRS) with particular interest in industrial networks and in environmentally friendly networks. Université de Lorraine, France

Associate Professor Dirk Saelens, MSc. PhD. Associate Professor in Energy in Buildings at the Building Physics Section. Academic Responsible for the domain thermal systems. Dirks main area of expertise is the assessment of energy and comfort in buildings and districts through measurements and simulation. KU Leuven and EnergyVille, Belgium

Professor José M Sala Lizarraga, M.Phil.,Ph.D. Professor in Applied Thermodynamics. José M leads a research group into experimental characterization and thermal modelling of building components. University of the Basque Country, Spain

Dr Fred Sherratt MCIOB MCABE CBuildE FHEA Senior Lecturer in Construction Management. Fred’s research in the area of sustainability is particularly focused on the production of the build environment, and the associated impacts on health and wellbeing. Anglia Ruskin University, UK

Professor Alan Simson, DipLA[Dist], DipEM, FLI, MArborA, AoU, MCIH, MISHS. Alan Simson is Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Forestry. He has worked in the UK New Towns, private practice and higher education, and although he is involved in ‘research into action’ regionally and nationally in the UK, most of his work is on the European Mainland. Leeds Beckett University, UK

Professor John Smallwood BSc. MSc. PhD. Head of Department of Construction Management and Professor in Construction Management, and Programme Director, MSc (Built Environment) programme. John specialises in construction health and safety, and ergonomics. Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

Dr Robby Soetanto Senior Lecturer in Construction Management at Loughborough University. His research focuses on project team interaction for sustainable construction supply chain. He leads the BIM-Hub initiative and recently won the Premier Award of the CIOB’s International Innovation and Research Awards 2014 Lougborough University, UK

Dr Craig Thomson MA (Hons), MRes, PhD, FHEA He is Programme Leader for BSc in Environmental Management, and lectures in the area of Sustainability and Project Management across the school. He has strong research interests in the areas of sustainability assessment; sustainability as a driver for innovation; and in the promotion of learning amongst practitioners about sustainability. Glasgow Caledonian University, UK

Dr Apollo Tutesigensi BSc (Hons), MSc(Eng), MA, PhD, FHEA. Associate Professor in Infrastructure Project Management. Apollo is currently supervising research projects about carbon accounting with particular focus on novel non-fossil fuel energy sources and civil engineering infrastructure project development frameworks for reduction of carbon emissions. University of Leeds, UK

Dr Hong Xiao BEng, MSc., MEd, PhD., MCIOB, FHEA Senior Lecturer in Construction Management and course director for MSc Construction Project Management. Hong’s research interests include sustainable construction, knowledge management, international construction and project management. Birmingham City University, UK

Dr Arkady Zaslavsky, Professor, MSc, PhD (CompSci) Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia. Leads the Internet of Things science area and is involved in many national and international projects. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

With special thanks to the International SEEDS Conference Specialist Review Committee

John Bradley Fiona Fylan Anne Stafford

Quintin Bradley Tahira Hamid John Sturges

Matthew Brooke-Peat Dominic Miles-Shenton Andrew Swan

David Farmer James Parker Felix Thomas

Martin Fletcher Anthony Smith David Woolley