Dr Joao Soliman Junior

Biography	Dr. Joao Soliman-Junior is a Teaching Fellow in Construction Technology in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford. Joao's involvement on academic research started in Brazil, in 2012, during his period as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Building Innovation Research Unit (Norie) – research centre from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). During the years Joao was part of Norie, he collaborated on multiple national and international research projects focused on the use of digital technologies and Building Information Modelling (BIM) to support building design and construction. Joao has graduated in Civil Engineering in 2016 and was awarded his MSc in 2018 by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. During his masters, Joao explored how technology and automation could help streamline the assessment of healthcare building designs in Brazil, from a regulatory perspective. Joao has expanded his research on automated regulatory compliance focusing on the British healthcare framework and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Huddersfield (UK) in 2023. Joao's teaching and research practice has been focused on construction technology, automation and BIM, supporting architectural and engineering building design. His career is focused on multidisciplinary activities and has been strongly anchored to Lean principles. Most of his research engagement has been in projects with an important involvement from the industry, underpinning his practical and collaborative initiatives.

Biography

Dr. Joao Soliman-Junior is a Teaching Fellow in Construction Technology in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford.

Joao's involvement on academic research started in Brazil, in 2012, during his period as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Building Innovation Research Unit (Norie) – research centre from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). During the years Joao was part of Norie, he collaborated on multiple national and international research projects focused on the use of digital technologies and Building Information Modelling (BIM) to support building design and construction.

Joao has graduated in Civil Engineering in 2016 and was awarded his MSc in 2018 by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. During his masters, Joao explored how technology and automation could help streamline the assessment of healthcare building designs in Brazil, from a regulatory perspective. Joao has expanded his research on automated regulatory compliance focusing on the British healthcare framework and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Huddersfield (UK) in 2023.

Joao's teaching and research practice has been focused on construction technology, automation and BIM, supporting architectural and engineering building design. His career is focused on multidisciplinary activities and has been strongly anchored to Lean principles. Most of his research engagement has been in projects with an important involvement from the industry, underpinning his practical and collaborative initiatives.