GNI Symposium 2026 – Detailed Agenda
18 – 20 May 2026, Technical University of Munich
Day 1 – Monday, 18 May 2026
| Day 1 – Monday, 18 May 2026 | ||||
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| Time | Paper ID | Authors | Title | Paper Link |
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome | |||
| 09:10 – 09:40 | Keynote 1: Mani Golparvar-Fard | |||
| 09:40 – 10:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| Session 1: AI Agents for BIM (Chair: André Borrmann) | ||||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | 0130 | Suhyung Jang, Gaang Lee, André Borrmann | Towards Multi-Modal Context-Augmented Embodied Agent for Interactive BIM Space Layout Modification | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851857 |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | 5918 | Zihan Deng, Changyu Du, Stavros Nousias, André Borrmann | BIMgent: Generating Building Models via Computer-use Agents | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1846634 |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | 5628 | Tobias Heimig-Elschner, Changyu Du, Anna Scheuvens, André Borrmann, Jakob Beetz | A Modular Reference Architecture for MCP-Servers Enabling Agentic BIM Interaction | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851873 |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | 1794 | Sylvain Hellin, Stavros Nousias, André Borrmann | A Systematic Evaluation Framework for AI-Driven BIM Question Answering Systems | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851864 |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Keynote 2: Daniel Cremers | |||
| Session 2: AI-based processing of graphical information (Chair: Ghang Lee) | ||||
| 11:45 – 12:00 | 2168 | Mikhael Johanes, Kasimir Forth, Catherine De Wolf | Material Segmentation in 2D Floor Plans for Enabling Circular Inventories Under Limited and Imbalanced Data | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851865 |
| 12:00 – 12:15 | 8617 | Yonghan Kim, Kahyun Jeon, André Borrmann, Ghang Lee | Protectable Architectural Expressions-aware Abstraction Filtration Comparison Framework Using Multimodal Large Language Models | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851889 |
| 12:15 – 13:45 | Lunch / Poster Session | |||
| Session 3: Machine Learning for Structural Engineering (Chair: Roland Wüchner) | ||||
| 13:45 – 14:00 | 660 | Sebastian Gagesch, Thies Mattes Buschke, Markus Hennecke, Roland Wüchner | Data-Driven Modelling and Hybrid Optimization: New Perspectives in Structural Design | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851860 |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | 3510 | Jacob Murphy, Matthew Grimm, Stephanie Paal | Ensemble Machine Learning SHAP Feature Selection for Improved Interpretable Modelling of RC Wall Shear Strength | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851869 |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | 7815 | Moustafa Seddik, Simon Weber, Philip Leistner | A Deep-Learning Based Incidence Operator for Adjustable and Solver-Agnostic Modelling of Adaptive Facades | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851887 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | 3176 | Isamu Lautenschlager, Michael A. Kraus | SIERA: An Agentic Framework for Knowledge Representation and Reasoning with Technical Standards in Structural Engineering | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851867 |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| Session 4: Graph Neural Networks (Chair: Mani Golparvar-Fard) | ||||
| 15:00 – 15:15 | 7825 | Mustafa Cem Güneş, Shih-Pu Kuo, Lazlo Bleker, Pierluigi D'Acunto | Graph Neural Network Surrogate Models for Real-Time Conceptual Structural Design | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851888 |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | 9703 | Shih-Pu Kuo, Pierluigi D'Acunto, Ian F. C. Smith | A Graph-Based Framework for Explainable Structural Decision-Making in Early-Stage Design | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851890 |
| 15:30 – 15:45 | 7257 | Kasimir Forth, Catherine De Wolf | Predicting Connection Types Using Graph Neural Networks | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851882 |
| 15:45 – 16:00 | 4555 | Lazlo Bleker, Mustafa Cem Güneş, Pierluigi D'Acunto | BridgeNet: A Dataset of Graph-based Bridge Structural Models for Machine Learning Applications | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851872 |
Day 2 – Tuesday, 19 May 2026
| Day 2 – Tuesday, 19 May 2026 | ||||
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| Time | Paper ID | Authors | Title | Paper Link |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote 3: Jörn Plönnigs | |||
| Session 5: Digital Twins & Structural Assessment (Chair: Ian Smith) | ||||
| 09:30 – 09:45 | 7297 | Ludwig Hoegner, Verdant G. Dalvi, Christoph Dauberschmidt, André Dürr, Daniel Fröhlich, Lorenz Krefft, Tobias Müller, Christian Schuler, Leon Unewisse, Stefan Wenzel, Cornelius Preidel | AI-Supported Multimodal Data Fusion for Time-Resolved Digital Twins in Structural Assessment | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851883 |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | 7413 | Dafydd Cotoarbă, Ian F.C. Smith, Daniel Straub | Active Learning-Enhanced Surrogate Models for Bayesian Updating in Probabilistic Digital Twins | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851884 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | 6897 | Lukas Kirner, Alex Donkers, Ekaterina Petrova | LLM-Driven Deployment of ROS2 Modules via Semantic Affordance Discovery in a Federated Digital Twin | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851879 |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| Session 6: Predictive Maintenance & Reinforcement Learning (Chair: Daniel Straub) | ||||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | 0742 | Theresa Hefele, Daniel Hettegger, Daniel Straub | Investigations on the Sim-To-Real Gap in Predictive Maintenance Planning for Infrastructure Systems | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851861 |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | 9920 | Zhiyi Huang, Xiao Li – Presentation video | Condition-based Maintenance for a Multi-State System Subject to Imperfect Inspection Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851891 |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | 3178 | Jose Quesada-Allerhand, Ongun B. Kazanci, Ian F.C. Smith | Enhancing System Identification for Building Energy Retrofits Using Reinforcement Learning and Error Domain Model Falsification | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851868 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | 2434 | Till Weist, Leon Pfenning, Sven Rogalski | A Robot-Agnostic Behavior-Tree Architecture for Modeling Construction Inspection Tasks | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851866 |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Keynote 4: Ghang Lee | |||
| 12:15 – 12:45 | Award Ceremony | |||
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Lunch / Poster Session | |||
| Session 7: Knowledge Graphs & Semantic Modelling (Chair: Jörn Plönnigs) | ||||
| 13:45 – 14:00 | 549 | Alex Dekin, Thomas Froese, Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, Wilma Leung | Constructing Curated Knowledge Graph Structures with AI-Assisted Semantic Processing | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851859 |
| 14:00 – 14:15 | 6763 | Omar Faig Orujlu, Chao Li, Ivan Bratoev, Frank Petzold | SEAL-BFO: Subgraph-Based Link Prediction for Ontology Completion Using GIN and DRNL | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851878 |
| 14:15 – 14:30 | 7740 | Gabriella Rossi, Laura Marsillo, Zuardin Akbar, Martin Tamke, Thomas Wortmann, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen | Towards an Integrated Semantic-based Resource-driven Modelling Framework for Design to Fabrication of Bio-based and Waste-source Materials in AEC Using Knowledge Graph | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851886 |
| 14:30 – 14:45 | 6942 | Andre Yu-Li, Frank Petzold, Ian F.C. Smith | A Graph-Based Framework for Capturing and Analysing Design Decisions in Building Design Projects | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851880 |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 15:00 – 18:00 | TUM Venture Labs: Startup and Industry Session / Keynote: Gwyllim Jahn | |||
| 19:00 – 22:00 | Conference Dinner | |||
Day 3 – Wednesday, 20 May 2026
| Day 3 – Wednesday, 20 May 2026 | ||||
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| Time | Paper ID | Authors | Title | Paper Link |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote 5: Olga Fink | |||
| Session 8: Computer Vision & Point Clouds (Chair: Stavros Nousias) | ||||
| 09:30 – 09:45 | 5917 | Youssef Aknin, Christian Koch, Mathias Artus, Markus König, Andreas Bach | Semi-Automated Reconstruction of As-Is IFC Surface Models from Reinforced Concrete Wing-Wall Bridge Point Clouds | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851874 |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | 6050 | Emmanouil Katsimpalis, Daniel Lopez, Carl Haas, Bryan Adey | Effects of Realism on Synthetic Training Data for Industrial Point Cloud Segmentation | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851877 |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | 7221 | Elsaeed Aboyoussef, Florian Noichl, André Borrmann | Towards Zero-Shot Segmentation for Infrastructure Assets Using Open-World Models | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851881 |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| Session 9: Sustainability & Circular Economy & Regulations (Chair: Robert Amor) | ||||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | 1261 | Chen Chen, Xiao Li, Juan Wang, Yue Teng | A Lightweight Blockchain Architecture for Trustworthy Embodied Carbon Data Management in Modular Construction | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851862 |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | 3581 | Aylin Akkus, Pei-Yu Wu | Agentic Automation for Sourcing Reusable Building Materials | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851870 |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | 0301 | Govardhini Balakrishnan, Bimal Kumar, Melanie Robinson, Graeme West | A Proposed Framework for Ambiguous, Conflicting and Contradicting Clause Detection in Construction Regulations | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851858 |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | 5992 | Xuhui Lin, Yueyue Li, Qiuchen Lu, Long Chen | Digital Transformation in Energy-Efficient Retrofitting of UK Residential Buildings: A Systematic Review | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851876 |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Keynote 6: Marc Nézet | |||
| Session 10: AI for Design & Documentation (Chair: Olga Fink) | ||||
| 12:15 – 12:30 | 3587 | Max Zorn, Martín Alvarez, Achim Menges, Thomas Wortmann | A Method for Creating Multi-disciplinary, Machine Learning Suitable Architectural Design Datasets | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851871 |
| 12:30 – 12:45 | 7685 | Liam Black, Ewan Gibbs, Stefan Fuchs, Robert Amor | Computerised Interpretation of Figures in Codes and Standards | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851885 |
| 12:45 – 13:00 | 1328 | Andrea Carrara, Stavros Nousias, André Borrmann | Structural Attention for Improving Graph Neural Network Predictions in Technical Drawings | https://doi.org/10.14459/2026md1851863 |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch / Poster Session | |||