Dr Frederic Bosche

My name is Frédéric Bosché. Following a PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Canada), I worked for 2 years as researcher in the Computer Vision Laboratory at ETH Zurich, before becoming Assistant Professor in Construction Informatics at Heriot-Watt University. In 2019, I joined the University of Edinburgh where I was first Senior Lecturer and now Reader in Construction Informatics. I teach on Engineering Project Management, Digital Construction and some Surveying. I also lead the CyberBuild Lab that delivers research and innovation in related areas.

• PG-Cert. Academic Practice, Heriot-Watt University (UK), 2013.
• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo (Canada), 2008.
• M.Sc. Construction Engineering and Project Management, Univ. of Texas at Austin (USA), 2003.
• M.Eng. Engineering, Ecole Centrale de Lille (France), 2003.

• Associate Editor fo the Journal of Information Technology in Construction.
• Board Member and Past President (2019-2022) of the International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC).
• Member and Past Chair (2019-2022) of the Modelling and Standards Committee of the European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3).
• Editorial Board Member and Past Associate Editor of Automation in Construction (Elsevier).
• Editorial Board Member of Advanced Engineering Informatics (Elsevier).
• Innovation Champion for Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC).
• Member of European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering (EG-ICE).

• Engineering Project Management
• Digital Construction
• Civil Engineering Construction and Surveying
• Final Year Thesis Coordinator

My research interests are related to the development and application of new digital solutions to support project delivery and asset (including heritage) management (operation and maintenance), with current focus on: 

• Acquisition and Processing of reality capture data to support construction and life cycle management (scan-to-BIM, scan-vs-BIM/DT)
• XR technology, to support enhance on-site construction works.
• OpenBIM, Linked Data and ICT for information management, principally in relation to the previous two areas.

Aside from our academic and industrial impact, our research projects in the CyberBuild Lab have also given my colleagues and I the opportunity and joy to engage in numerous public engagement activities from school career fairs to events at the Glasgow Science Museum and the Edinburgh International Science Festival.