The BIM A+ International Conference is a two days Master Conference with presentations of former Master Students.
International Conference in BIM
Overview
The BIM A+ International Conference aims to assist the dissemination of cutting-edge research and applications in the context of BIM, made specifically in the context of MSc dissertations. The International Conference is organized every year in early October, with the presentation of dissertations defended within the last 12 months. The conference has the implicit participation of graduates from the BIM A+ Master. In 2023, the conference takes place on the 2nd and 3rd of October, in an online manner, with streaming and participation through the 3 coursework locations of BIM A+, respectively in Guimarães (Portugal), Ljubljana (Slovenia), and Milan (Italy).
Topics
- Implementation and Management
- Policies and standardization
- BIM-SIG Interconnection
- Interoperability and Collaboration
- Architecture and Engineering
- Construction
- Facility Management
- Maintenance
- Life Cycle and Circular Economy
- Heritage
- Automation and Robotics
- IoT and Monitoring
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Software Development
- Teaching
- Case Studies
BIM A+ International Conference
Venue
Even though the conference is taking place online, accepting both speakers and attendants to participate remotely, there is also a live streaming at 3 locations, where speakers and attendants can participate physically and enjoy some good old-fashioned networking that we are all missing (conditional to sanitary restraints applicable at the date of the conference and the location in question).
Portugal
Centro Avançado de Formação Pós-Graduada, Campus de Couros
R. de Vila Flor 166, 4810-225 Guimarães, Portugal

Italy
Politecnico di Milano * in this edition all the attendants from Italy will need to be online
Department of Arch., Built Env. and Const. Eng., Edificio 3, Campus Bonardi
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 20133 Milano MI, Italy

Slovenia
Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, FGG, University of Ljubljana
Jamova cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Committees and Contacts
Conference Organisers
Claudio Mirarchi (Poli. Milano – Chair)
José Granja (U. Minho)
Tomo Cerovsek (U. Ljubljana)
Secretariat and general information
Members of Scientific Committee
Miguel Azenha (U. Minho – President)
Pietro Crespi (Poli. Milano)
Tomo Cerovsek (U. Ljubljana)
Alberto Pavan (Poli. Milano)
Bruno Figueiredo (U. Minho)
José Carlos Lino (U. Minho)
Aleksander Srdić (U. Ljubljana)
Matevz Dolenc (U. Ljubljana)
Sponsors
If you want to become a sponsor of this International Conference in BIM, please contact conference@bimaplus.org for information.
BIM A+ European Master Full partners
The Consortium involves three Higher Education Institutions with noted educational experience in BIM:
BIM A+ European Master Associated partners
The BIM A+ Consortium adheres a network of Associated Partner institutions of several natures.
Universities
R&D Institutions
Non-Profit organizations
BIM Consultants
Design Offices
Contractors
Software Houses
Want to become a BIM A+ European Master Associated Partner?
In case of interest in becoming a BIM A+ European Master Associated Partner, please send a manifestation of intent letter to coordinaton@bimaplus.org.
Proceedings
The organisation will edit an electronic book of abstracts, available for free and have a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for permanent tracing. The proceedings will further comprise links for the video presentations and for the full text of the dissertations.
Programme
The programme is tentative and still subjected to changes
CEST Time Zone
2 October 2023
09:15 | 09:30 | Opening session |
09:30 | 11:00 | Session 1 |
09:30 | 09:45 | Generative Design of Modular/Industrial Architectural System Wilson Giovanny Zarate Granados |
09:45 | 10:00 | Integrating Building Openings into BIM Workflow Management for Optimal MEP Detailed Design: A Study in Building Construction Qazi Sulaiman Naeem |
10:00 | 10:15 | Bi-directional interoperability between architectural and structural BIM for efficient structural design and analysis Sheyanu Odeyemi |
10:15 | 10:30 | Design and fabrication of farming greenhouses Tijana Miljic |
10:30 | 10:45 | Optimizing tunnels and bridges modelling through visual programming Nazar Burmistrov |
10:45 | 11:00 | BIM Automation: Design Optioneering towards Energy Performance Optimization Razan Rashid |
11:00 | 11:30 | Break |
11:30 | 13:00 | Session 2 |
11:30 | 12:10 | Invited speaker - Filippo Calcerano Available soon Researcher Institute of Heritage Science |
12:10 | 12:25 | Designing buildings for 3D concrete printing Cristian Iaconi |
12:25 | 12:40 | Research about semi-automation solutions that generates BIM model from point cloud data Nguyen Giang Son |
12:40 | 12:55 | Practical Application of a Digital Twin Framework For BIM-Based Facility Management on The Specific Project Renovation Mohamad Chaaban |
13:00 | 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 | 16:00 | Session 3 |
14:30 | 14:45 | Integrating Energy Analysis into Building Information Modeling: Exploring the Benefits of BIM to BEM Conversion Olaoluwa Osundare |
14:45 | 15:00 | Architecturally Driven BIM Processes with Practical Explorations Cesar David Grisales Becerra |
15:00 | 15:15 | Advance MEP BIM modelling Tubi Otitooluwa |
15:15 | 15:30 | A survey-conducted BIM educational approach: overview of the impact of this methodology in undergraduate education Sara Dotta Correa |
15:30 | 15:45 | AR-enhanced collaborative environment for Facility Management supported by OpenBIM Luis Felipe Moreira Salas |
15:45 | 16:00 | Application of BIM for bridge monitoring Paula Bender |
16:00 | 16:30 | Break |
16:30 | 18:00 | Session 4 |
16:30 | 16:45 | Digitization of workflow on manufacture and assembly elements integrated façade renovation Chamindu Piyathilake |
16:45 | 17:00 | Application development using the Brick framework Arsenii Kirillov |
17:00 | 17:15 | BIM for Construction Claims Management and Forensic Delay Analysis Dhanya Mary Alexander |
17:15 | 17:30 | Efficient data management in a BIM-based framework for circularity of products and materials Achushankar Anil |
17:30 | 17:45 | Data Analysis and Visualization of BIM Designs in Industrial Plants: A Study of Effective Communication and Improved Decision-Making Joe Said |
17:45 | 18:00 | Web3 Services for Information Exchange in the Construction Site Gabriel Pereira de Carvalho Veloso |
3 October 2023
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09:30 | 11:00 | Session 5 |
09:30 | 09:45 | Contribution to the revision of the Portuguese Rules of Measurement towards a standardized BIM-based industry Laura Gomes de Almeida |
09:45 | 10:00 | Automation of sub-processes in the Design Stage Isabela de Carvalho Figueiró |
10:00 | 10:15 | Integrating BIM Models and AI Models for Cost Estimation Faith Tangara |
10:15 | 10:30 | Compliance checking for construction project data with linked data Marin Ljuban |
10:30 | 10:45 | Designing with Compliance: An Exploration of Automated Code Compliance Checks for Efficient and Regulatory-Compliant BIM Design Processes Vicente Mediano Corona |
10:45 | 11:00 | Automated BIM-based Model Checking Workflows with Exchange Information Requirements Mohamed Omar |
11:00 | 11:30 | Break |
11:30 | 13:00 | Session 6 |
11:30 | 12:10 | Invited speaker - Invited 2 Available soon - |
12:10 | 12:25 | Integrated Quality Assurance and Control Framework for BIM Models during Design, Construction and Operation Andrijana Djukic |
12:25 | 12:40 | Environmental sustainability in residential building Takyaldeen Alarmouty |
12:40 | 12:55 | Exploring the potential of generative design for concept design development in architecture Minja Radenković |
13:00 | 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 | 16:00 | Session 7 |
14:30 | 14:45 | A self-sovereign digital wallet for sustainable construction Polina Sherstobitova |
14:45 | 15:00 | Optimizing bridges modelling through visual programming Sayed Mahdi Mousavi |
15:00 | 15:15 | Dynamic monitoring of construction site activities based on BIM Han Sun |
15:15 | 15:30 | Quantity take-off and cost estimating with OpenBIM models: process automation for buildings Andrea Gabriela Soto Roldan |
15:30 | 15:45 | Towards a Green Digital Twin for Life Cycle Analysis of Building's Renovation Fabrizia Della Penna |
15:45 | 16:00 | Planning and Prototyping Digital Twin to Enhance Energy Efficiency and End-users Comfort in Educational Building Daria Kharchenko |
16:00 | 16:15 | Closing session |
Invited speakers
Under update

Technologies for energy efficiency and sustainability applied to built heritage (energy improvement, conservation and valorisation). Numerical modelling and simulation of the energy and environmental performance of buildings and external microclimate also in historical contexts. Heritage Building Information Modeling and interoperability. Contemporary and ancient bioclimatic systems.
Registration & Fees
Attendants
Free, but registration is mandatory and subject to seat availability