Honorary Committee
Lille – France | 3rd to 5th November
Prof. Farzad PourRahimian
Tessidde University
Farzad is a Professor of Digital Engineering at the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies at Teesside University. He leads the Centre for Sustainable Engineering, the Open Research and Output Quality group. He is Editor in Chief of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment and Associate Editor of Automation in Construction. He has 4800 citations for over 200 publications with a strong emphasis on adopting cutting-edge technologies to serve the net zero and sustainability agenda, including energy policies, data-driven digital twins, demand response optimisation, smart energies, circular construction and social innovation. Farzad supervised 13 successful academics during their PhD study as their director of studies and is the mentor of 12 academics at CSE. This is demonstrated through a sustained strong research record that includes 19 funded industry-led research projects and four consultancies (principal investigator in 14 projects and four consultancies with an overall value of £2.4m) from the H2021, InnovateUK, AHRC, ERDF, CSIC, SFC, and Data Lab. He is a member of the International Council for Building (CIB) and building SMART International.
Jeremy has over 20 years of experience working in a range of roles within the planning, design and management of the built environment. He has developed specialist expertise in sustainable built environments, education and community architecture, building performance analysis and facilities management. He has a wide knowledge of relevant legislation, technological developments and best practice within these areas.
Following a science course at the University of Botswana, Jeremy trained and registered as an architect in the UK. He completed a Masters degree in Advanced Architectural Studies at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, London, UK. His PhD, completed in 2003, is on methodologies for integrating sustainability into built environments in developing country contexts.
As a visiting professor, Jeremy lectured on environmental design, advanced technology and design at SCAD in the USA and has developed and taught courses on urban design, architectural design, materials, sustainability, energy and facilities management with organisations such as GIZ, ICLEI, the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA), the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) the University of the Pretoria and the University of the Free State. He has examined at masters and doctorate levels at Queensland University of Technology (Australia), University of Cape Town and University of Johannesburg (South Africa).