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30 Sep until 2 Oct, 2020. Middlesbrough, UK
30 Sep until 2 Oct, 2020. Middlesbrough, UK
CONVR
2020
Conference
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COVID-19 Update

All of the latest information and advice around coronavirus (Covid-19) will be published here as we continue to prioritise the health and wellbeing of our community.
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Conference

CONVR is one of the world-leading conferences in the areas of virtual reality, augmented reality and building information modelling.
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Workshops

The conference organising committee hopes to organise a few workshops on topical issues in Built Environment Digitalisation. Workshop proposals on topics of interest are invited ASAP.
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Virtual Presentation

Teesside University has robust infrastructure for virtual meetings at a very high level and we are confident that we will be able to host the events in the best quality.
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Enlarging the Experience

Conference Schedule.

  • Day 1, Sep 30
  • Day 2, Oct 1
  • Day 3, Oct 2

11:00 - 11:10 AM

Checking your connection

11:10 – 11:30 AM

The CONVR journey, 20th version and looking forward to the future

Prof. Nashwan Dawood

11:00 - 11:10 AM

Keynote 1: Digitizing a Smart Built Environment: “The future is today

Professor David Edwards
Birmingham City University

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12:30 – 13:15

Break

13:15 – 14:15

Session 1: BIM, AR/VR/AI

1 - Converting open standard CAD formats into decentralised common data environments
2 - Superimposing Building Information Models in augmented reality
3 - Non-monotonic reasoning for automated progress analysis of construction operations
4 - Web-based construction collaboration tools: text mining of user perceptions

14:15 – 14:30

Break

14:30 – 15:30

Keynote 2: Automated 3D Modeling and Visual Storytelling: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries

Dr Fernanda Leite
University of Texas at Austin

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15:30 – 16:30

Session 1: Digital Twin

1- Digital Twin Uses Classification System for Urban Planning & Infrastructure Program Management
2- Digital Twin driven musculoskeletal injury prevention system
3- Holographic learning environment for bridging the technical skill gap of the future smart construction engineering students
4- Immersive video capture technology for construction management education

09:00 - 10:00 AM

Keynote 3: Digital Twinning for the Built Environment

Dr Ioannis Brilakis
University of Cambridge

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10:00 – 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 – 11:15

Session 1: Building Information Modelling

1- A proposal of a site object library for construction workers’ safety training using BIM-based immersive virtual reality
2- Automated progress monitoring via schedule updating by using convolutional neural networks and a specialized labeled dataset for construction components
3- Automatic generation of 3D building models for BIM by polygon partitioning and rectification
4- Automated BIM-based formwork quantity take-off

11:15 – 12:15

Session 2: AR & VR, Serious Games & Wearables

1- Developing a mixed-reality based application for bridge inspection and maintenance
2- Vision based construction site monitoring: a review from construction management point of view
3- AR-based and User-Centered Approach to the On-site Design Decision Support for Building Remodel Projects
4- Improving construction risk assessment via integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) with virtual reality (VR)

12:15 – 13:00

Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:00

Keynote 4: The Value of a Digital Twin in the Property Sector

Rob Charlton
Chief Executive of Space Group

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14:00 – 14:15

Break

14:15 – 14:15

Session 3: Building Information Modelling

1- Developing an intensional definition satisfying the philosophy of definitions to appraise the theory of BIM
2- Facilitating information exchange for 3D retrofit models of existing assets using semantic web technologies
3- Illuminating the ideological developments of BIM terminology and definitions

15:15– 16:15

Session 4: Monitoring & Inspection

1- Indrone: visualizing drone flight patterns for indoor building inspection tasks
2- Visual dust emission monitoring for construction activities
3- Active personalized training of construction safety using run time data collection in virtual reality
4- Automatic Generation of 3D Terrain Models for Debrics Flow Simulation

09:00 - 10:00 AM

Keynote 5: Facilitating the standardisation of lifecycle carbon assessment for rail infrastructure through a BIM-based assessment framework

Professor Nashwan Dawood
Teesside University

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10:00 – 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 – 11:15

Session 1: AR & VR, Serious Games & Wearables

1- Collaborative scheduling with 4D extended to virtual reality
2- Virtual Reality in Construction Health and Safety Education: Students Experience through Video Elicitation - A Pilot Study
3- The application of virtual reality in construction education: A South Africa case study
4- Using virtual reality to evaluate the impact of dispersion of elements on kinetic façade

11:15 – 11:30

Break

11:30 – 12:30

Keynote 6: BIM for Smart Engineering

Professor Haijiang Li
Cardiff University

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12:30 – 13:15

Break

13:15 – 14:15

Session 2: Image Processing

1- Visualization of Barriers for Vulnerable Pedestrians based on 3D Modeling with SfM
2- Image-based Verification and Mapping of Physical Barrier for Wheelchair
3- The House Configurator: Configuring BIM Variables Using Game Interfaces

14:15 – 15:15

Session 3: Artificial Intelligence

1- An image feature classification system for piers based on semantic segmentation with deep learning
2- Awareness of Big Data concept in the Dominican Republic Construction Industry: An empirical study
3- Employing BIM-based geostatistical analysis to design a monitoring arrangement
4- Conceptualizing 3D Model Development and Validation via the Integration of Speech Cognitive Processing

15:00– 15:30

Workshop: Game Engine Technologies: current and future development

Richard Baker
Teesside University

15:30 – 16:30

Keynote 7 and Closing Note

Dr Farzad Rahimian
Teesside University

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The Venue

Travelodge Middlesbrough

Newport Rd, Middlesbrough TS1 5JF
+44 871 984 6375

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Fry St, Middlesbrough TS1 1JH
+44 1642 232000

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Former Cook And Endeavour House,
Albert Rd, TS1 2PA
+44 01642 917113

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