Construction Robotics - Call for Papers - Robotic Solutions for Digitally Enabled Production Processes in Construction
Guest Editors:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Linner, OTH Regensburg, Germany
Dr. Borja Garcia de Soto, New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Deena El-Mahdy, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Egypt
Prof. Vicente A. Gonzalez, University of Alberta, Canada
Submission status: Open | Submission deadline: 15 April 2024
Description
The research field of construction robotics broadens increasingly in terms of complexity, approaches, technologies used, active stakeholders, and application areas. Worldwide labour and resource shortages, the need to increase circularity and resource efficiency, new materials, and the increasing utilisation of digital construction tools in the planning and construction industry massively spur the uptake of robotic solutions for on-site construction.
Researchers, scientists, and experts are invited to contribute their original research, reviews, and insights to this Special Issue covering a wide range of topics including but not limited to:
- Timber construction assembly and robotics
- Earthen materials deposition and robotics
- Vernacular architecture between traditional and robotics
- Hyber - Human-machine collaboration
- Path-planning of robotics
- Mobile-robot
- Lean robotics construction
- VR and AR for assembly and disassembly
- Robotics in heritage sites/location
- Traditional craftsmanship and robotics
- Remote inspection ( construction projects and existing infrastructure)
Keywords: Construction robotics, digital construction, building information modelling, BIM-to-Robot, robotic construction machines, Human-machine collaboration.
Submission guidelines
All papers must be prepared in accordance with the Instructions for Authors at: https://www.springer.com/journal/41693/submission-guidelines (this opens in a new tab). Authors should submit through the online submission site and select article type “SI - Robotic Solutions for Digitally Enabled Production Processes in Construction".
Submitted papers should present original, unpublished work, relevant to one of the topics of the Special Issue. All submitted papers will be evaluated on the basis of relevance, significance of contribution, technical quality, scholarship, and quality of presentation, by at least two independent reviewers. It is the policy of the journal that no submission, or substantially overlapping submission, be published or be under review at another journal or conference at any time during the review process. Final decisions on all papers are made by the Editor-in-Chief.
Meet the Guest Editors:Thomas Linner is a Professor at OTH Regensburg, Germany. His activities have been focused on R&D, systems engineering, and innovation management for assistive technology and construction robotics for almost 20 years. He has extensive experience in coordinating complex multi-partner R&D and technology transfer projects at the intersection of research and industry.
Borja García de Soto is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), and a Global Network Assistant Professor (this opens in a new tab) in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University (NYU). He is the director of the S.M.A.R.T. Construction Research Group (this opens in a new tab) at NYUAD and conducts research in the areas of automation and robotics in construction, cybersecurity in the AEC industry, artificial intelligence, lean construction, and BIM. Dr. Garcia de Sota received his PhD from ETH Zurich in Switzerland. He also holds an MSc in Civil Engineering with a concentration in engineering and project management from the University of California at Berkeley, an MSc in Civil Engineering with a concentration in structural design from Florida International University (FIU), and a BSc in Civil Engineering (graduated cum laude) also from FIU.
Deena El-Mahdy is an Associate Professor in the Architectural Engineering Department at the British University in Egypt. Her research and publications focus on the integration of computational design, digital fabrication processes, robotics, additive manufacturing, and 3D printing techniques in both education and construction. Dr. El-Mahdy received her BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees from Cairo University. She holds a postgraduate degree from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) related to 3D printing with Earth 2021/2022, where she was awarded the Colette scholarship.
Vicente A. Gonzalez is a Professor of Construction Engineering and Management, and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Digital Lean Construction (one of the highest academics honours in Canada). Before joining the University of Alberta, he was a faculty member at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, for over 12 years, where he currently holds an Honorary Academic position. His research interests are at the interface of Construction Engineering and Management and Computer Science, pioneering the Lean Construction 4.0 concept.