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 2022, the conference takes place on 6th and 7th 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
José Granja (U. Minho – Chair)
Claudio Mirarchi (Poli. Milano)
Secretariat and general information
Members of Scientific Committee
Pietro Crespi (Poli. Milano – President)
Miguel Azenha (U. Minho)
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
CEST Time Zone
6 October 2022
09:15 | 09:30 | Opening session |
09:30 | 11:35 | Session 1 Chairman: Andressa Oliveira |
09:30 | 09:50 | Using Augmented Reality in different BIM workflows Dhanjit Singer
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09:50 | 10:10 | Appointing parties and OpenBIM in the context of ISO19650 Frank Roberto Chuquin Montoya
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10:10 | 10:30 | Implementation of ISO19650 based framework for asset management in logistics centres for a major food retailer Ibironke Regina Adegun
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10:30 | 10:50 | Simulation of visitor flows management in the Slovenian coastal zone using the technology of the urban digital twin Veronica Andrade |
10:50 | 11:10 | Using BIM to reflect critical project management items Gabriela Estefania Pineda Alvear
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11:15 | 11:35 | Break |
11:35 | 12:55 | Session 2 Chairman: Jacopo Cassandro |
11:35 | 12:15 | Invited speaker BIM & digital processes for a general contractor Davide Simeone - Member of the BIM Management Department
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12:15 | 12:55 | Invited speakers Lisbon Drainage Master Plan. Project description, model breakdown and BIM QA/QC with Power BI Luis Ribeirinho - Director of the Innovation Centre - TPF Consultores Tiago Gomes - BIM Coordinator - Lisbon Municipality Catarina Feio - BIM Coordinator - Mota-Engil |
13:00 | 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 | 15:50 | Session 3 Chairman: Muhamad El Sibaii |
14:30 | 14:50 | Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) from points clouds to the modelling of complex geometrical elements and thematic information Mohannad Ebrahim Saber Mira |
14:50 | 15:10 | Integrated Planning and Recording Circularity of Construction Materials through Digital Modelling Artur Kuzminykh |
15:10 | 15:30 | Design a bridge for filling the gap between the asdesigned BIM models at the design phase and the asbuilt BIM models Shiva kamizi |
15:30 | 15:50 | Revit plug-in for progress monitoring of BIM design with Power BI Akpezi Victoria Ikede |
15:55 | 16:15 | Break |
16:15 | 17:55 | Session 4 Chairman: Andraž Starc |
16:15 | 16:35 | Gamification of BIM design process Haris Rafiq |
16:35 | 16:55 | Automatic rules verifications for Digital Building Permits Juan Sebastián Arias Vanegas |
16:55 | 17:15 | Integrated BIM tools for Digital Building Permit Mariana Ataide Reis De Oliveira |
17:15 | 17:35 | Mixed Reality and BIM applied to Construction Health and Safety Zaki Amiri |
7 October 2022
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09:30 | 11:35 | Session 5 Chairman: Chiara Gatto |
09:30 | 09:50 | BIM Analytics for QTO and Planning Management during the Construction Phase Mauricio Morales |
09:50 | 10:10 | A Practical BIM interoperability study and workflow implementation of advanced modeling, structural analysis, and design in a structural BIM design office. Azinwie Zama Ambe |
10:10 | 10:30 | Business value of construction project management leveraging BIM and interoperability: a new perspective on enablers and challenges for the Belgian market Michiel Bienens |
10:30 | 10:50 | 4D comparative analysis of construction approaches towards industrialization: traditional versus total prefabrication Abdelrahman Zarea |
10:50 | 11:10 | Advanced Construction Progress Monitoring using BEXEL Manager Iuri Rodrigues |
11:15 | 11:35 | Break |
11:35 | 12:55 | Session 6 Chairman: Maria Laura Leonardi |
11:35 | 11:55 | Automated BIM QA/QC procedures with practical application Julio Joaquin Salaberri Martin |
11:55 | 12:15 | BIM Aided Structural Analysis of Steel Buildings Juan Montenegro |
12:15 | 12:55 | Invited speaker Data-Driven Decision-Making applied to BIM Improvements José Luis Hernández - BIM Coordinator
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13:00 | 15:00 | Lunch |
15:00 | 16:40 | Session 7 Chairman: Andraž Starc |
15:00 | 15:20 | BIM Automation for Mechanical Engineering Design Samir Anbar
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15:20 | 15:40 | The BIM and BEM Inegration: opportunities, limitations and influence on building design Sarra Hadji |
15:40 | 16:00 | Social media approaches for BIM collaboration Dilan Durmus |
16:00 | 16:20 | From BIM to Asset Management - data driven guidelines for Operations and Maintenance Rita Nogueira |
16:20 | 16:40 | Gamification in Construction: principles, methods and applications to construction simulation Giancarlo De Marco |
16:40 | 16:55 | Closing session |
Invited speakers

Engineer, digital construction expert with more than 10 years’ experience in the AEC industry, holds a PhD and MSc in Architectural Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome. Former post-doc at Sapienza, has been visiting research student at Technion Israel Institute of Technology and visiting scholar at Berkeley University of California. He is currently a member of the BIM Management Department of the international contractor Webuild, focusing on digital innovations for tenders and construction sites. He is author of more than 60 international publications in the area of BIM and digital construction.

Civil Engineer, MSc in Geotechnics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (2010).
Master’s dissertation developed within the scope of numerical analysis applied to percolation problems.
Professional activity started at Cenor, dedicated to earth dam and retaining wall projects. In 2012, integration in Cenor’s IT Modernization Commission, which identified BIM as the future in the AEC sector.
Currently, Director of the Innovation Centre at TPF Consultores, which provides support to all the company’s services within the scope of improving production efficiency, whether through process automation or the adoption of BIM methodology. The Innovation Centre has been exploring the use of drones, 360º cameras and augmented reality equipment.

Civil Engineer, Integrated Masters in Civil Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. Currently, BIM Coordinator in the Design Team of the Lisbon General Drainage Plan, being involved in the largest contract of the Lisbon City Council, the contract for the execution of the drainage tunnels of the city of Lisbon and associated interventions.
Given the importance of enrichment and professional and personal development, he did a post-graduation in management, the course of superior technician of safety on site and several other trainings, internships and projects in areas such as public contracting, BIM, programming or hydraulics.

Architect and Bim Coordinator at Mota-Engil, Engenharia E Construcao, S.A.

BIM Coordinator in Protim Ržišnik Perc.
Currently, as BIM Coordinator on Engineering services, he supports the BIM implementation in the company, developing process reengineering, standardization, training, and automation of design process.
In addition, he has contributed to the academy with technical articles and theses addressing maintenance, Information Management, Generative Design, and Artificial Intelligence applied to design.
He is certified in BIM Management by the American General Contractors Association and was the BIM Manager of the winning team in the BIM Competition 2019 dedicated to infrastructure.
Finally, teach +16,000 students throughout the world inside Udemy.
Registration & Fees
Attendants
Free, but registration is mandatory and subject to seat availability