GNI International Symposium
on Artificial Intelligence for the Built World
To kick off the newly founded TUM Georg Nemetschek Institute Artificial Intelligence for the Built World (GNI), the Institute hosted an international symposium with leading researchers in the field in April 2021. The Kickoff Symposium gave a broad overview of current research in the field and in particular on opportunities, visions, and expected impact of AI on the construction sector. Conceiving, designing, and sustaining the built environment are among the greatest challenges of the 21st century. The use of the latest modern computer technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning offer completely new possibilities for ecologically and economically sustainable solutions to this challenge. Thanks to a generous donation of the Nemetschek Innovation Foundation, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) founded the GNI in 2021, to conduct research on this future-oriented technological focus area.
20th – 22nd April 2021
The symposium was be held as a virtual event across three consecutive evenings, April 20th – April 22nd 2021.
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April 20th, 2021
André Borrmann, Introduction GNI
Interim Director GNI, Professor at the Chair for Computational Modeling and Simulation, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, and speaker of the TUM Leonhard-Obermeyer-Center.
Prof. Thomas Hofmann, Welcome Address
TUM President
Prof. Georg Nemetschek, Welcome Address
Founder, majority shareholder and guiding spirit of the Nemetschek Group.
Martin Fischer
Adding value to project teams and clients through the application of AI
Burcu Akinci
Context Driven Analytics and AI for Infrastructure and Facility Management
April 21st, 2021
Rafael Sacks
BIM and AI: Fundamental Research Challenges
Markus König
Synthetic training data for machine learning in construction
Alisa Andrasek
Building for Complexity: AI Accelerated Evolution of the Built World
Jennifer Whyte
Data-driven design and uncertainty
Reinhard König
Artificial Intelligence for Architectural and Urban Design
Mani Golparvar-Fard
Balancing Rigor and Relevance where Computer Vision Meets Construction Management
April 22nd, 2021
Eleni Chatzi
On the Synergy of data and models for taming uncertainty in Diagnosis & Prognosis for Infrastructure
Frédéric Bosché
Synergies of AI and Digital Twinning in Construction
Slobodan Ilic
Computer Vision and AI Solutions for Digital Twin in Industrial Environments
Timo Hartmann
From today’s knowledge to future visions – data driven engineering of the natural and built environment
Philipp Geyer
Component-based Machine Learning: Generalization and Explainability
Jerome Lynch
Enhancing Infrastructure Management through Data and Machine Learning Methods
Speakers
André Borrmann
Interim Director GNI
Professor at the Chair for Computational Modeling and Simulation, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, and speaker of the TUM Leonhard-Obermeyer-Center.
Nora El-Gohary
Speaker
Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Reinhard König
Speaker
Junior-Professor for Computational Architecture at Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany, and Principle Investigator at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), and the Future Cities Lab, Singapore ETH Centre.
Slobodan Ilic
Speaker
Senior Key Expert Research Scientist at Siemens AG and Senior Affiliate Lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality in Germany.
André Borrmann
Interim Director GNI
Professor at the Chair for Computational Modeling and Simulation, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, and speaker of the TUM Leonhard-Obermeyer-Center.
Nora El-Gohary
Speaker
Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Reinhard König
Speaker
Junior-Professor for Computational Architecture at Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany, and Principle Investigator at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), and the Future Cities Lab, Singapore ETH Centre.
Slobodan Ilic
Speaker
Senior Key Expert Research Scientist at Siemens AG and Senior Affiliate Lecturer at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality in Germany.
Martin Fischer
Speaker
Kumagai Professor in the School of Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy at Standford University, USA.
Ian Smith
Speaker
Professor Emeritus of Applied Computing and Mechanics Laboratory at the EPFL, Switzerland.
Eleni Chatzi
Speaker
Professor at the Chair of Structural Mechanics and Monitoring at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Timo Hartmann
Speaker
Professor for Systems Engineering at the TU Berlin, Germany.
Martin Fischer
Speaker
Kumagai Professor in the School of Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy at Standford University, USA.
Ian Smith
Speaker
Professor Emeritus of Applied Computing and Mechanics Laboratory at the EPFL, Switzerland.
Eleni Chatzi
Speaker
Professor at the Chair of Structural Mechanics and Monitoring at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
Timo Hartmann
Speaker
Professor for Systems Engineering at the TU Berlin, Germany.
Frédéric Bosché
Speaker
Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Infrastructure and Environment and President of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC) in Scotland, UK. He leads the CyberBuild Lab.
Burcu Akinci
Speaker
Paul Christiano Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering, Director of the Engineering Research Accelerator, and co-director of Pennsylvania Smarter Infrastructure Incubator at Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Mani Golparvar-Fard
Speaker
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, & Technology Entrepreneurship, Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellow, Excellence Faculty Fellow, and director of the Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Burcin Becerik-Gerber
Speaker
Professor at the Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of University of Southern California, USA, and the founding director of the Innovation in Integrated Informatics LAB and the Center for Intelligent Environments, Technology, and Society.
Frédéric Bosché
Speaker
Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Infrastructure and Environment and President of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC) in Scotland, UK. He leads the CyberBuild Lab.
Burcu Akinci
Speaker
Paul Christiano Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Dean for Research for the College of Engineering, Director of the Engineering Research Accelerator, and co-director of Pennsylvania Smarter Infrastructure Incubator at Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
Mani Golparvar-Fard
Speaker
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Computer Science, & Technology Entrepreneurship, Faculty Entrepreneurial Fellow, Excellence Faculty Fellow, and director of the Real-time and Automated Monitoring and Control Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.
Burcin Becerik-Gerber
Speaker
Professor at the Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of University of Southern California, USA, and the founding director of the Innovation in Integrated Informatics LAB and the Center for Intelligent Environments, Technology, and Society.
Markus König
Speaker
Professor of the Institute of Computing in Engineering at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
Jerome Lynch
Speaker
Professor and Donald Malloure Department Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, USA.
Rafael Sacks
Speaker
Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Jennifer Whyte
Speaker
Professor and Director of the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London, England.
Markus König
Speaker
Professor of the Institute of Computing in Engineering at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
Jerome Lynch
Speaker
Professor and Donald Malloure Department Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, USA.
Rafael Sacks
Speaker
Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.
Jennifer Whyte
Speaker
Professor and Director of the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London, England.
Philipp Geyer
Speaker
Visiting Professor and head of the Chair Digital Architecture und Sustainability at the TU Berlin, Germany.
Alisa Andrasek
Speaker
Professor of Design Innovation Technologies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.
Philipp Geyer
Speaker
Visiting Professor and head of the Chair Digital Architecture und Sustainability at the TU Berlin, Germany.
Alisa Andrasek
Speaker
Professor of Design Innovation Technologies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.
Program
The symposium will be held as a virtual event across three consecutive afternoons, April 20th – April 22nd 2021.
Registration will grant free access to all three sessions.
(All times are in the CEST Timezone)
April 20th
Chair: Ernst Rank
15:00 – 15:30 GNI Symposium Opening
Welcome by President Hofmann of the TUM
Welcome Address by Prof. Georg Nemetschek
15:30 – 16:00 Introduction to GNI
Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Borrmann (Interim Director Georg Nemetschek Institute)
16:00 – 18:30 Keynotes
16:00 – 16:35 Ian Smith
How can AI help engineers create and manage the built world?
16:35 – 17:10 Martin Fischer
Adding value to project teams and clients through the application of AI
17:10 – 17:45 Burcu Akinci
Context Driven Analytics and AI for Infrastructure and Facility Management
17:45 – 18:20 Nora El-Gohary
Data Analytics and AI for the Built Environment: Opportunities and Challenges
April 21st
Chair: Ian Smith
14:30 – 16:00 Keynotes
14:30 – 15:00 Rafael Sacks
BIM and AI: Fundamental Research Challenges
15:00 – 15:30 Markus König
Synthetic training data for machine learning in construction
15:30 – 16:00 Alisa Andrasek
Building for Complexity: AI Accelerated Evolution of the Built World
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 17:15 Keynotes
16:15 – 16:45 Jennifer Whyte
Data-driven design and uncertainty
16:45 – 17:15 Reinhard König
Artificial Intelligence for Architectural and Urban Design
17:15 – 17:30 Break
17:30 – 18:30 Keynotes
17:30 – 18:00 Mani Golparvar-Fard
Balancing Rigor and Relevance where Computer Vision Meets Construction Management
18:00 – 18:30 Burcin Becerik-Gerber
People centric AI for the Built Environment
April 22nd
Chair: André Borrmann
14:30 – 16:00 Keynotes
14:30 – 15:00 Eleni Chatzi
On the Synergy of data and models for taming uncertainty in Diagnosis & Prognosis for Infrastructure
15:00 – 15:30 Frederic Bosché
Synergies of AI and Digital Twinning in Construction
15:30 – 16:00 Slobodan Ilic
Computer Vision and AI Solutions for Digital Twin in Industrial Environments
16:00 – 16:15 Break
16:15 – 17:15 Keynotes
16:15 – 16:45 Timo Hartmann
From today’s knowledge to future visions – data driven engineering of the natural and built environment
16:45 – 17:10 Philipp Geyer
Component-based Machine Learning: Generalization and Explainability
17:15 – 17:30 Break
17:30 – 18:30 Keynotes
17:30 – 18:00 Jerome Lynch
Enhancing Infrastructure Management through Data and Machine Learning Methods
