5d Building Information Modeling

Pardis Pishdad, PhD, is a Professor at Georgia Tech's College of Design, School of Building Construction and a globally recognized scholar in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), collaboration and trust-building, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and technological integration. Dr. Pishdad is the founder and director of the Smart Built-Environment Ecosystem () Lab, which focuses on enhancing industry productivity through integration and interoperability. Her scholarly publications focus on enhancing productivity through integration, digitalization, industrialization, and automation. Her national accolades include Engineering News-Record Top 20 Under 40, CMAA's Educator of the Year, CII's Outstanding Researcher Award, and ASC Excellence Teaching Award. At Georgia Tech, she is the recipient of the College of Design Outstanding Researcher Award and Faculty Awards. Dr. Pishdad holds a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning (Virginia Tech), and master's degrees in civil engineering (Virginia Tech), project management (Harvard), and architecture (University of Tehran). Series Editor Dennis Shelden, PhD, is an expert in the application of digital technology to building design, construction, and operations. He is a Director of CASE and an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at Rensselaer.