Project (Active) – The DIGIT Lab

Strategic Thinking About Business Model Innovation for Large Organisations

Lead DIGIT Lab Academics: Prof. Tim Vorley, Prof. Roger Maull, Dr. Tzameret Rubin. Dr. Jeremy Zwiegelaar and Qinglan Liu This strategic, unbiased, research-based think tank aligning with the of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, is being delivered through Workshops and Interviews with Large Organisation leadership teams and their respective CIOs, CDOs, CISOs, CTOs, CSOs, […]

Data-Driven Design – See.Sense Case Study

Lead DIGIT Lab Academics: Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen and Dr. Boyeun Lee To derive value from data and how to realize it remain a question. This project is developing and testing a data-driven innovation process, in partnership with See.Sense, an IOT (Internet of Things) company, with bike lights. We have implemented a data-driven innovation process through […]

AI and data in Design: Advancing the design engineering processes for manufacturing sector

Lead DIGIT Lab academics: Prof. Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen and Dr. Ji Han Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and an increasing volume of valuable data available have led to an increase in digitalization of the manufacturing sector, yet the adoption of technologies is identified as one of the major barriers. To address this, we have developed […]

Radical transformation in Social Housing sector: Investigation of possibilities

Lead DIGIT Lab Academic: Prof. Mark Thompson Housing Associations (HAs) are not-for-profit ‘landlords with a social conscience’, and together with councils, they manage 17% of housing (4 million households) in the UK. Collectively, the UK’s 1,600 HAs handle around £20bn a year, but each operates independently from the others, developing its own policy and processes, […]

Fairmiles 2.0

Lead DIGIT Lab Academic: Roger Maull. What is the impact of reducing air freight on developing countries? This initiative involves gathering data throughout the value chain for various fresh produce items, comparing carbon emissions for food originating from countries like Ghana, Benin, and South Africa with those from European nations. The analysis delves into the […]

BIM capability assessment

Lead DIGIT Lab Academic: Dr. Gökçen Yilmaz BIM adoption has accelerated worldwide since it is an important enabling technology for digitalisation in the construction industry. Adopting BIM requires transforming the traditional building life cycle stages (planning, design, construction and facilities management) into BIM-integrated project deliveries. Assessing the BIM capabilities of these stages helps organisations to […]

Digital Transformation in the Construction Industry

Lead DIGIT Lab Academic: Dr. Gökçen Yilmaz This research looks into the evolution of digital solution adoption from early prototyping to widescale deployment, the role and impact of technology testbeds and, patterns of digital transformation in the construction industry. The main objective is to develop digital solutions in the lab and deploy them on a […]