Biography

Puyan is a building innovation specialist, the founder of “Pyramoon Innovations”, and a research associate/sessional instructor at UBC’s Project and Construction Management (PCM) group since fall 2017. He joined UBC as a postdoctoral fellow in late 2013. Before joining UBC, Puyan obtained his B.Sc. (2001) in Civil Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, and earned both his M.Sc. (2007) and Dr.-Ing. (2012) in “Informatics in Civil Engineering” from Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUDa), Darmstadt, Germany. His recent research at UBC covers a wide range of topics related to the “innovation in construction” including BIM-based design and coordination, application of IPD and Lean Construction, AI driven algorithms for AECO, BIM for FM, Digital Fabrication and Modular Construction, as well as XR (AR/VR/MR) for Construction.

As a Research Associate, Puyan is not in a position to accept any new MASC or PHD students.

Research Interests

Innovation in Construction, BIM-based design and coordination, application of IPD and Lean Construction, AI driven algorithms for AECO, BIM for FM, Digital Fabrication and Modular Construction, XR (AR/VR/MR) for Construction

Courses

CIVL 426 Virtual Design and Construction

CIVL 526 Virtual Design and Construction

Publications

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