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 2024, the conference takes place on the 1st and 2nd of October, in an online manner, with streaming and participation through the 2 coursework locations of BIM A+, respectively in Guimarães (Portugal) and Ljubljana (Slovenia).
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 2 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

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)
Tomo Cerovsek (U. Ljubljana)
Claudio Mirarchi (Poli. Milano)
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)
José Granja (U. Minho)
Matevz Dolenc (U. Ljubljana)
Manuel Parente (U. Minho)
Helder Sousa (U. Minho)
Isabel Valente (U. Minho)
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 main partners of BIM A+ are two Higher Education Institutions with noted educational experience in BIM:
Co-organizer
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
Time in CEST
1 October 2024
11:15 | 11:30 | Opening session |
11:30 | 12:55 | Session 1 |
11:30 | 12:10 | Invited speaker - Arlind Dervishaj Frameworks, Digital Tools, and Climate Benefits of Concrete Reuse in New Buildings Researcher KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
12:10 | 12:30 | SCAN to BIM for Bridges: Extraction of Geometric Properties for Engineering Analysis Tina Ojage Agbor |
12:30 | 12:50 | IDS in Open BIM Workflow: Potential & Limitations Petr Šimánek |
12:55 | 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 | 15:55 | Session 2 |
14:30 | 14:50 | Development and Practical Application of Digital Twins Felip Wang |
14:50 | 15:10 | Leveraging BIM for Public Works Execution and Accounting Optimization: BIM modelling and QTO for tender cost estimation Shobhit Suthar |
15:10 | 15:30 | Workflow for Implementing Energy Analysis Across a BIM Design Lifecycle Sara Antunes |
15:30 | 15:50 | Digital Twin Interface for Facility Management Using openBIM Standards Isadora Renata Bernardon Almeida |
15:55 | 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 | 17:55 | Session 3 |
16:30 | 16:50 | Enhanced BIM Requirements for Quantity Take-Off: A Framework for Definition, Validation, and Application. Pedro Alberto Serrano Sosa |
16:50 | 17:10 | Towards a process of public tendering with automatic QTO for increased comparability of proposals: a prototype Guido Coutinho de Alvarenga |
17:10 | 17:30 | Creation and Implementation of BIM Model Measurement Rules Mohammad Asim |
17:30 | 17:50 | Bridging Realties: Advancing Modular Construction through BIM and Mixed Reality Integration Ankita Maurya |
2 October 2024
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09:50 | 10:55 | Session 4 |
09:50 | 10:10 | Extracting machine-readable constructive element precedence from BIM models André Luis Mantelatto Lisboa da Silva |
10:10 | 10:30 | Digital Building Permit: analysis and creation of rules to automate the process Jessica Aida Pereira da Silva |
10:30 | 10:50 | Automation Possibilities of Requirements Checking for Digital Building Permits Issuing when introducing IFC standard Anshika Karn |
10:55 | 11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 | 12:55 | Session 5 |
11:30 | 11:50 | BIM-based design validation for Fire Stations Ingrid Alexia Silverio Freire |
11:50 | 12:10 | Strategies for using BIM in assessment and monitoring of large steel structures. Application to a sports hall. Khalid Kuba |
12:10 | 12:30 | Digital twin for existing buildings Margaux Torrelle |
12:30 | 12:50 | From BIM to FEM: An ANSYS Case Study Collins Lemashon Sarisar |
12:55 | 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 | 15:55 | Session 6 |
14:30 | 14:50 | Management of Information In BIM Models : Open BIM Workflow and Practical Applications Idriss Tchaheu Tchaheu |
14:50 | 15:10 | Cross-Country Analysis of BIM Enforcement by the Public Sector Luis Felipe Zuluaga Mosquera |
15:10 | 15:30 | BIM Implementation Guide: Challenges And Impacts in Organisations Lara Louise Raulino Jacome |
15:30 | 15:50 | The Value of BIM for Owners: A multi-stakeholder study focused on an office building Aline Hilgemberg da Costa |
15:55 | 16:30 | Coffee break |
16:30 | 17:55 | Session 7 |
16:30 | 16:50 | IFC-Based Schedule Optimization Melody Wanjiku Njuguna |
16:50 | 17:10 | Information Modelling for Building Automantion: towards for the integration of BIM tools in Robotic Fabrication and 3DCP process Adriano Aparecido Franchini |
17:10 | 17:30 | Design of Kinetic Building Envelope of a High-performing Building using BIM Mouadh Khammassi |
17:30 | 17:50 | Efficient Planning and Execution of Solar Panels using BIM 4D with Line of Balance schedule Felipe de Oliveira Leite |
17:55 | 18:10 | Closing session |
Invited speakers

Arlind is an architect and PhD candidate at KTH. His recent work focuses on reusing concrete from existing buildings in new projects, daylighting, regenerative design, and circular economy in the built environment. He employs digital technologies, such as computational design, building information modeling (BIM), and simulations, to drive the transition of the built environment towards a more sustainable future. Arlind has presented his work at prestigious venues, such as ETH Zurich, Daylight Academy, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), eCAADe, IBPSA, EC3 & CIB, and Velux Daylight Symposium.
Arlind is actively involved in teaching activities at KTH and contributes to ReCreate, an EU-funded project focused on reusing precast concrete for a circular economy. Before joining KTH, Arlind worked in Finland, leading computational design initiatives at ARCO Architecture Company in Helsinki.
Registration & Fees
Attendants
Free, but registration is mandatory and subject to seat availability