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Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar

Dr Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar PhD, MSc, BSc (Civil Eng.)

Lecturer in Digital Construction

Dr Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar joined the Faculty of Engineering and Science in February 2025 as a lecturer in digital construction. His research focuses on BIM, digital construction, construction automation, digital twins, and AI-driven solutions for improving construction processes. Before this, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Nancy Automation Research Centre (CRAN) Lab in France, where he worked on synchronizing off-site and on-site construction logistics using digital twins.

He holds a PhD in Automatic Control and Computer Engineering from the University of Lorraine, CRAN lab, France, focusing on construction automation. His academic journey also includes a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s in construction engineering and management from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST).

Moslem is an active researcher, publishing in esteemed Q1 and Q2 journals such as Automation in Construction, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE), and Production Planning & Control, among others. He also contributes to the research community by serving as a reviewer for more than 20 high-quality journals and conferences.

He is keen to bridge the gap between academia and industry by maintaining strong connections with industry professionals, identifying real-world challenges, and developing research-driven solutions. He is also actively involved in securing national and international funding, working on research proposals for programs such as Horizon Europe, EPSRC, and Innovate UK.

In teaching, Moslem has designed and delivered modules on digital construction, covering BIM, construction simulation, lean construction, and data science applications. Additionally, he is a member of the editorial board for the Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE) journal.

Construction

Responsibilities within the university

Module leader

  • Building Simulation and BIM (MSc)
  • Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Construction (MSc)
  • Construction Management Practice 3 (BSc)

Awards
  • Best Thesis Prize of the GdR MACS (), the Automatic section of the Club EEA (Electronics, Electrotechnics, and Automation), and the SAGIP (Society of Automation, Industrial Engineering, and Production) for the 2025 session.
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award, , selected by the editorial team of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment journal.
  • Awarded CRAN incentive scholarship to support PhD student's stay in a foreign laboratory, 2024
  • Awarded DrEAM (Doctor, Explore, and Achieve More!) scholarship to undertake a program of research in the UK, 2023
  • Awarded Full-Studentship to conduct a PhD in the IAEM-Lorraine Doctoral School, University of Lorraine, France, 2021
  • Awarded Full-Scholarship for the whole MSc Courses, 2013

Recognition
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE) Journal
  • Reviewer for the selected Journals
    • Automation in Construction
    • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (ASCE)
    • Building and Environment o Expert Systems with Applications
    • Computer in Industry
    • PLOS ONE
    • Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
    • Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
    • Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon)
    • Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management
    • International Journal of Construction Management
    • Journal of Civil Engineering and Management
    • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
    • Production & Manufacturing Research
    • Sustainability
    • Buildings
    • International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
  • Reviewer for the selected Conferences
    • International Group of Lean Construction (IGLC)
    • European Conference of Computing in Construction (EC³)
    • International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (CONVR)
    • International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC)

Research / Scholarly interests

My current research interests include:

  • Digital construction
  • Building Information Modelling (BIM)
  • Digital twin
  • Construction simulation
  • Data science and AI in construction
  • Lean construction
  • Industrial manufacturing for AEC
  • Production system design in construction

Recent publications

Article

Okonta, Ebere Donatus , Rahimian, Farzad, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Rodriguez Trejo, Sergio (2025), . Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE) ISSN: 2046-6099 (Print), 2046-6102 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-08-2024-0315).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , El-Haouzi, Hind Bril, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook , Rahimian, Farzad (2025), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Automation in Construction, 173: 106066 ISSN: 0926-5805 (Print), 1872-7891 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106066).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , El Haouzi, Hind Bril, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook , Rahimian, Farzad (2024), . International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. In: , , , . International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), 29 . pp. 1200-1218 1874-4753 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2024.053).

Soltanmohammadlou, Nazi , Hon, Carol K. H., Drogemuller, Robin, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Rahimian, Farzad , Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem (2024), . Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE) ISSN: 2046-6099 (Print), 2046-6102 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-09-2024-0352).

Yazdanian, Mehdi , Mokhlespour Esfahani, Mahdiyar, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Khanzadi, Mostafa (2024), . Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC) - I. R. IRAN. In: , , , . Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC) - I. R. IRAN, International Journal of Engineering - TRANSACTIONS C: Aspects, 37 (12) . pp. 2517-2528 ISSN: 2423-7167 (Print), 1735-9244 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.5829/ije.2024.37.12c.10).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Bril El-Haouzi, Hind, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook , Sakikhales, Mohammad (2024), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Developments in the Built Environment (DIBE), 19: 100524 2666-1659 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100524).

Akbari, Saeed , Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Pour Rahimian, Farzad, El Haouzi, Hind Bril , Najafi, Mina , Talebi, Saeed (2024), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Automation in Construction, 163: 105420 ISSN: 0926-5805 (Print), 1872-7891 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2024.105420).

Zarepour Sohi, Sepideh , Banihashemi, Saeed, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Abdollahi Roshan, Poriya (2024), . Elsevier - KeAi Communications - Higher Education Press. In: , , , . Elsevier - KeAi Communications - Higher Education Press, Frontiers of Architectural Research, 13 (6) . pp. 1377-1399 ISSN: 2095-2635 (Print), 2095-2643 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2024.04.006).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Bril El-Haouzi, Hind, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook , Rahimian, Farzad (2024), . Taylor and Francis Group - Taylor and Francis. In: , , , . Taylor and Francis Group - Taylor and Francis, Production Planning and Control ISSN: 0953-7287 (Print), 1366-5871 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2024.2360581).

Najafi, Mina , Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Rahimian, Farzad (2024), . Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE), 13 (3) . pp. 473-478 ISSN: 2046-6099 (Print), 2046-6102 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-05-2024-406).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Bril El Haouzi, Hind, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook (2024), . Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE), 13 (3) . pp. 644-676 ISSN: 2046-6099 (Print), 2046-6102 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-12-2023-0379).

Banihashemi, Saeed , Meskin, Senada, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Mohandes, Saeed Reza , Hajirasouli, Aso , LeNguyen, Khuong (2024), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 18: 100715 ISSN: 2666-7908 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2023.100715).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Bril El-Haouzi, Hind, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook (2023), . American Society of Civil Engineers (ASEC). In: , , , . American Society of Civil Engineers (ASEC), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 149 (7) ISSN: 0733-9364 (Print), 1943-7862 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/JCEMD4.COENG-13427).

Banihashemi, Saeed , Khalili, Saeed, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Fazeli, Abdulwahed (2022), . Springer - Science and Business Media LLC. In: , , , . Springer - Science and Business Media LLC, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 7: 215 ISSN: 2364-4176 (Print), 2364-4184 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00822-y).

Sabbaghzadeh, Mahdi , Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Talebi, Saeed, Rezazadeh, Mohammad , Rastegar Moghaddam, Mohammad , Khanzadi, Mostafa (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Sustainability, 14: 1626 (3) 2071-1050 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031626).

Akbari, Saeed , Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem, Banihashemi, Saeed , Khanzadi, Mostafa (2020), . Emerald. In: , , , . Emerald, Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management, 20 (4) . pp. 545-567 ISSN: 1471-4175 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/ci-04-2019-0034).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Pour Rahimian, Farzad, Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein, Hosseini, M. Reza , Edwards, David J. (2019), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Automation in Construction, 107: 102943 ISSN: 0926-5805 (Print), 1872-7891 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.102943).

Davidson, Jordan , Fowler, John, Pantazis, Charalampos, Sannino, Massimo , Walker, Jordan , Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2019), . Springer. In: , , , . Springer, Frontiers of Engineering Management (Gongcheng guanli qianyan), 7 (3) . pp. 396-403 ISSN: 2095-7513 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0039-y).

Hosseini, M. Reza , Martek, Igor, Papadonikolaki, Eleni, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Banihashemi, Saeed , Arashpour, Mehrdad (2018), . American Society of Civil Engineers (ASEC). In: , , , . American Society of Civil Engineers (ASEC), Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144 (9) ISSN: 0733-9364 (Print), 1943-7862 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001542).

Conference proceedings

Owais, Omar A. , Poshdar, Mani, GhaffarianHoseini, Ali, Ying, Fei , Jaafar, Kamal , Sarhan, Saad , Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem (2025), . Springer. In: International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), , In: Ali GhaffarianHosein, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Farzad Rahimian, Mahesh Babu Purushothaman (eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024): Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), 7th - 9th November, Auckland, New Zealand. Springer, Singapore , 591 (1st) . pp. 639-648 . ISBN: 9789819640508; 9789819640515ISSN: 2366-2557 (Print), 2366-2565 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-**4051-5_62) NB Item availability restricted.

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Bril El-Haouzi, Hind, Aubry, Alexis, Hamzeh, Farook , Poshdar, Mani (2023), . Centrale Lille Institute and Institut Fran莽ais de la Construction Lean (IFCL). In: 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC31, , In: Zofia Rybkowski, Min Liu, Saad Sarhan (eds.), Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31). Centrale Lille Institute and Institut Fran莽ais de la Construction Lean (IFCL), Lille, France (31) . pp. 1196-1207 . ISBN: 9788269249941ISSN: 2309-0979 (Print), 2789-0015 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0159).

Khanzadi, Mostafa , Shahbazi, Mohammad M., Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem (2019), . University of Northumbria - Teeside University. In: , , In: Bimal Kumar, Farzad Rahimian, David Greenwood (eds.), Advances in ICT in Design, Construction and Management in Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO): Proceedings of the 36th CIB W78 2019 Conference. University of Northumbria - Teeside University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK . pp. 498-507 . ISBN: 9781861354860; 9781861354877 (doi: https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/publications/advances-in-ict-in-design-construction-and-management-in-architec).

Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem , Mir, Mostafa, Rahimian, Farzad, Kumar, Bimal (2019), . University of Northumbria. In: , , In: Bimal Kumar, Farzad Rahimian, David Greenwood, Timo Hartmann (eds.), Advances in ICT in Design, Construction and Management in Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO): Proceedings of the 36th CIB W78 2019 Conference. University of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK . pp. 498-507 . ISBN: 9781861354860; 9781861354877 (doi: https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/publications/advances-in-ict-in-design-construction-and-management-in-architec).

Edited book

Dawood, Nashwan , Rahimian, Farzad, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem (2022), . Teesside University. In: 21st International Conference on Construction Applications ofVirtual Reality, , , . Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK 21st International Conference on Construction Applications ofVirtual Reality . ISBN: 9780992716134 (doi: https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/publications/industry40-applications-for-full-lifecycle-integration-of-buildin).

Dawood, Nashwan , Rahimian, Farzad, Seyedzadeh, Saleh, Sheikhkhoshkar, Moslem (2020), . Teesside University. In: , , , . Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK (N/A) . ISBN: 9780992716127 (doi: https://research.tees.ac.uk/en/publications/enabling-the-development-and-implementation-of-digital-twins-proc).