Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Interests:
Construction Information and Technology; Construction Ergonomics; Construction Health and Safety; Construction Management and Engineering
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Bio:
Dr Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari is currently a Lecturer in Construction & QS at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He attained his PhD in Construction Information Technology at the Department of Building and Real Estate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University through the Postgraduate Studentship Scholarship in March 2019. His research interests focus on construction management and engineering, construction health and safety, construction ergonomics, digital technologies and innovations (e.g., building information modelling (BIM), wearable sensors, internet-of-things, blockchain, digital twin, robotics), smart construction informatics (e.g., machine learning, deep learning), technology transfer in construction and biomechanical analysis. He serves as a member of editorial board, reviewer, and guest editor for many journals. He has published more than 140 papers over the years in high-ranked peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has successfully received several funded research grants in the UK, Hong Kong SAR, and China Mainland. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Member of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (HKES), and Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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Bio:
Dr Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari is currently a Lecturer in Construction & QS at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He attained his PhD in Construction Information Technology at the Department of Building and Real Estate at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University through the Postgraduate Studentship Scholarship in March 2019. His research interests focus on construction management and engineering, construction health and safety, construction ergonomics, digital technologies and innovations (e.g., building information modelling (BIM), wearable sensors, internet-of-things, blockchain, digital twin, robotics), smart construction informatics (e.g., machine learning, deep learning), technology transfer in construction and biomechanical analysis. He serves as a member of editorial board, reviewer, and guest editor for many journals. He has published more than 140 papers over the years in high-ranked peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has successfully received several funded research grants in the UK, Hong Kong SAR, and China Mainland. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), Member of the Hong Kong Ergonomics Society (HKES), and Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).