International Conference on Construction Project Management and Construction Engineering (iCCPMCE 2018)

Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam

Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam is the Associate Dean (International) at School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Australia and Honorary Professor at College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, China. Her research interests are in the areas of environmental management in construction and sustainable development, focusing on life-cycle analyses, green building and recycled concrete. She is currently the Editor of International Journal of Construction Management. She has published over 3 books, 19 book chapters, 215 referred journal articles and 115 referred conference articles. She has been awarded thirty-four research grants (totalled AU$2.4 million), including the first Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects, awarded under FoR 1202 (Building)..

Dr. Mei-yung Leung

Dr. Leung has more than twenty-five years practical/teaching experience in the construction industry/education. Her research areas include value management, stress management and facilities management. Dr. Leung has attracted over HK$20 million research projects including Competitive Earmarked Research, GRF and ITF grants from the Research Grants Council of HKSAR, and published over 150 research articles including international journals and conferences papers and book. Research areas covers value management, stress management, construction education, and facilities management for elderly. Some of the studies have been published a book with the title of ' Stress management in the construction industry and An indoor FM guideline for care and attention homes in Hong Kong' . . .

Dr Helen Burnie

Dr Helen Burnie is a Senior Environment Officer with Blacktown City Council where she coordinates climate change policy and actions. Her approach is multi-disciplinary, pragmatic and focused on context. Blacktown City is one of the largest and fastest developing local government areas in NSW, with a high vulnerability to increased urban heat due Sydney's weather patterns, climate change and rapid development. Helen's policy work is underpinned by evidence. Her role includes maintaining a collaborative research partnership between Blacktown City Council and Western Sydney University. This partnership focuses on the effectiveness of specific potential emission reduction measures. Helen's 2014 thesis investigated the motivations of Western Sydney adults when taking actions that help mitigate climate change. ..

Professor Kerry London

Dr Kerry London is Professor of Built Environment and Urban Transformation at Western Sydney University where she is also Deputy Dean of School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics. She was the first female chair in construction management in Australia. She has an international research reputation and is considered a leader in construction supply chain theory and practice. Her work focusses on adoption of innovative technologies. ...

Dr. Peng Wu

Dr. Peng Wu is now the Discipline Lead of Sustainable Infrastructure in the School of Design and the Built Environment at Curtin University. He is also the Associate Director of the Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling for industry engagement and the research leader for a few projects funded by Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre at Curtin University. In the last three years, Dr. Wu has received approximately 1.5 million in external research funding, including one DECRA . ...

Professor Assed N. Haddad

Professor Assed N. Haddad is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and head of the Department of Construction Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Brazil. His research interests focus on construction management, sustainability; risk and life cycle assessment. Has published more than one hundred and eighty research documents, including books, high impact journals, book chapters and the like. . ...

How will automation impact Project Management jobs?
From traditional, modern to AI Application . . .

Professor C M Tam, Dr. Michael C. P. Sing and Dr. Ivan W H Fung

Nobody can predict the future. But we can make an approximation observing the current trends. Technology has revolutionized the way we work in the last decade. Going forward, automation will be prominent across all jobs including Project Management.
When taken in a good sense, automation can bring about a significant job improvement. Professor Tam, Dr. Sing and Dr. Fung will share their insights, experience and related researches (in HK and China) from traditional, modern to AI applications, with respects to construction / project management in environmental, quality, safety and health, and ..