About Our Teaching

RAIS4BE Lab supports a suite of courses that prepare students to thrive in rapidly digitalising built environment. Our teaching philosophy centres on technology-enhanced, experiential, and active learning that bridges theoretical foundations, digital tools, and real-world practices for the new generation of learners. Since 2021, we have developed and taught courses on Digital Construction, Digitalisation in Built Environment, Advanced Measurement, and AI for Built Environment. These cover key digital engineering management topics with a focus on advanced BIM, AI, and robotics aligned with our Lab's expertise.

For year-one courses, we introduced Integrated Digital Delivery and Building Information Modelling with exposure to robotic 3D scanning through lab demonstrations and hands-on in Centre for Digital Building Technology. We designed “Robotic Scanning Competition”, where students work in groups to control ground robot or drone for scanning SDE4 and solve project-based authentic tasks that mirror real-world constraints.

In year-two or year-three courses, we taught AI and machine learning, advanced measurement, and their integration with project management workflows. These topics are connected to complex building forms and structural works, demonstrating how AI and digital tools can transform project management such as Scan-to-BIM, construction automation, and project planning and control. 

In Dissertation, students attached to our lab are able to extend what they learned from the courses to pursue independent research on emerging topics such as robotic scanning, automated 3D BIM reconstruction, and building performance analysis and optimisation. Through this research-based learning approach, students not only apply digital technologies in realistic built-environment contexts but also scaffold and develop higher-order thinking skills that advance innovation in construction digitalisation and smart city.

If you are seeking research ideas for your undergraduate, master’s or PhD dissertation, please don’t hesitate to approach me. You may also refer to the profiles of our researchers to explore topics that align with your interests and career goals.