Dr Yusuf Arayici
- Maxwell Building Room 409
- T: +44 (0)161 295 6296
- E: y.arayici@salford.ac.uk
- SEEK: Research profile
Office Times
Monday 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Tuesday 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Wednesday 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Thursday 11.00am - 3.00pm
Friday 11.00am - 1.30pm
Biography
I am a senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment (SOBE). I lecture in Computer Aided Design, BIM and Urban Regeneration and have been involved in a number of research projects since 2001, such as the EU funded DIVERCITY (Distributed Virtual Workspace for Enhancing Communication and Collaboration) Project, the EU funded INTELCITIES (Intelligent Sustainable Cities) Project, which was exhibited in EPSRC’s Engineering Showcase in 2005, the ERDF funded VEPS (Virtual Environmental Planning System) Project. I was a co-investigator in the EPSRC funded SUREGEN (Integrated Decision Support System for Sustainable Urban Regeneration) project, and a knowledge-based supervisor in the KTP project of BIM (Building Information Modelling) adoption to John McCall Architects (JMA) located in Liverpool. I also led another project of improving communities through knowledge intensive regeneration via Mediacity development, engaged with enterprise activities with ITV, St Fagan’s Museum and Welsh equivalence of English Heritage. I am a member of the ESRC Peer Review College and supervise 14 PhDs in the area of Geoinformatics and Building Informatics, I have over 50 publications, including journal and refereed conference papers, articles and monographs, book chapters, and also a book with Prof. Ghassan Aouad, entitled “Requirements Engineering for Computer Integrated Environment”, providing technical guidance for BIM development and implementation. I currently undertake research in the area of the energy domain such as i) impact of retrofitting on dweller’s productivity, assessing retrofitting alternatives, ii) a geospatial decision support model to prioritise neighbourhoods for smart grid implementation, iii) developing soap based thermal insulation materials as an alternative to petroleum based insulation. I am now involved in the newly EU funded Design4Energy (5.5M Euro) project and enterprise activity with CADW about using laser scanning for heritage retrofitting.
Teaching
Computer Aided Design, Building Information Modelling and Urban regeneration.
Research Interests
Building Information Modelling, Urban Regeneration, GIS, Building Informatics.
Qualifications and Memberships
2008, Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
2007, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education
2004, PhD in Requirements Engineering in Computer Integrated Environments for Construction
2002, Certificate in Software design and programming
2001, MSc in Construction Information Technology
1999, BEng in Geospatial (GeoInformatics) Engineering
- Member of the ESRC Peer Review College
- Member of the following Working Commissions in CIB
- Incorporate Member of CIOB, (applying for corporate membership soon)
- Member of Construction IT Research Centre
Publications
Building Information Modeling
GIS
Energy
Requirements Engineering in Construction IT systems development
3D Laser scanning technologies and data modelling
