Group members

dr qingping yang is currently the group leader for brunel quality engineering and smart technology (quest) research group and robotics and automation research group. dr yang joined the brunel centre for manufacturing metrology (bcmm) in 1988 with a visiting scholarship awarded by the avic, after his graduation in instrumentation and measurement technology from chengdu aeronautical polytechnic in 1983 and subsequent 4 years’ research experiences at an aircraft structure research institute (avic, xi’an) and admission to an msc programme in robot control and intelligent control at northwestern polytechnical university. in 1989, he was awarded an ors award and a phd studentship from british technology group to develop a patented smart 3d high precision probe system for cmms, and he received his phd degree in october 1992. since then he has been working as a research fellow, lecturer/senior lecturer/reader (associate professor) at brunel university london. he has actively participated in 15 (11 as principal investigator) research projects funded by the uk government, eu and industrial companies, with a total funding of about £2.5 million as principal investigator and £888k as co-investigator. through more than 30 years dedicated research, he has developed a unique and coherent research field broadly integrating three research areas of sensor/measurement systems, quality engineering and smart technologies (including ai and robotics) with rigorous theoretical foundation, addressing the core science and technology underpinning these areas. he has published more than 110 journal/conference papers, 5 book chapters and 3 patents (one patent successfully assigned for commercial exploitation in 2004) in these areas. he has supervised (as the 1st supervisor) 20 phd and 3 mphil students with successful completion as well as 9 visiting academic staff / phd students, and he is currently supervising one postdoctoral research fellow and 8 phd students. dr yang has received numerous prizes and awards for outstanding academic and work performance in the past (including three performance bonuses in brunel university). he has been a member of ieee and iet. he was profiled in the 15th edition of marquis who’s who in the world (1998) and the 5th edition of marquis who’s who in science and engineering (2000). dr yang has been developing a unique and coherent research field broadly integrating the following three research areas for more than 30 years: sensor / measurement systems: advanced sensors and robot sensing (including tactile, force, optical proximity and stereo vision); 3d dimensional metrology (including cmms, virtual cmms, afms); 3d freeform surface measurement (including fringe projection); intelligent instrumentation; advanced data analytics; measurement science. quality engineering: quality engineering (including robust design, triz and intelligent process control); lean six sigma; condition monitoring and structural integrity; safety and risk management; environment monitoring. uncertainty quantification; integrated quality tools and information systems; quality science. smart technologies and applications: robotics and autonomous systems (including cognitive robots; collaborative robots; robots for measurements, inspection and maintenance; medical robots; mobile robots); human-robot interaction; vr/ar/mr; iot; data science; machine learning and artificial intelligence; generalised information theory; knowledge based systems; ontology engineering; semantic web; cognition and neuroscience; smart technology applications (e.g. smart manufacturing; smart buildings; smart maintenance; smart healthcare; industry 4.0). dr yang has taught a number of subjects at both pg/ug levels and his teaching is closely related to his research: pg level (level 7): robotics and manufacturing automation; manufacturing measurement; optical and optoelectronic engineering; project management; computation for information processing and computer-aided data analysis. ug levels (level 4-6): computer integrated manufacturing (level 6); quality engineering and metrology (level 6); business for engineers (level 6); mechatronics (level 5); microprocessors (level 5); electrical engineering principles (level 5); instruments and applications (level 5); measurement and instrumentation (level 5); introduction to internet computing (level 4); internet scripting and computer architecture (level 4); project management (levels 4-5). he is currently teaching: ai applications in engineering (level 6) quality management and reliability (level 7) advanced measurement systems and data analysis (level 7)

he received his first b.sc. degreefrom the department of mechanical engineering, seoul national university of scienceand technology, korea (2002) and his second b.sc. degree from the department ofelectrical engineering from yonsei university, korea (2004). he did his m.sc. and ph.d. atthe department of science and engineering (robotics), waseda university, tokyo, japan in2007 and 2011, respectively. after this, he worked as a research associate in roboticswithin the department of biomedical engineering and informatics, king's college london.during his phd and postdoctoral studies in the uk and japan, he studied and proposed agreat number of the robotic systems for use in medicine and healthcare in japan, korea,and the uk. his work has resulted in more than seventy peer-reviewed papers includingsixteen journal papers and more than seventy papers in top journals and conferences ofrobotics. he has eleven published patents so far.he has been fortunate to have the opportunity of involvement in commercialisationprocess of a number of joint projects between academia and industry. being ambitious tolay out a research direction which considers commercialisation of the developed system inthe beginning of a project, led to successful commercialisation of the projects and therespective products are now being sold in international market.he has facilitated many collaborative activities between robotics groups in the uk, eu, andjapan through domestic and international joint projects (eu-project stiff-flop, grant no.287728), (wellcome trust ieh project ifind, grant no.102431), and (robotics advancedmedical cluster, japan), and have been an active member of the robotics community (ieeeras, embs, asme, rsj, jscas), and helped in the organisation of rsj, romansy, iccas,robio, icra, and embc conferences since 2008. 1) design and fabrication for stiff-flop arm (soft manipulators) (since 2013) and multi-axial force/torque sensors, bending sensors, and palpation instrument (since may 2013) 2) robot arms, master/slave system, and image compensation algorithm for ultrasound scanning (since june 2014) 3) medical training robots for airway management and neurologic examination (since 2006) 4) a new miniaturised force/torque and tactile sensing arrays based on optoelectronic technology for medical devices and haptic globes 5) development of a new flexible manipulator integrating contact force sensors and shape sensors for mis (minimally invasive surgery) (since 2016) 6) development of a non-contact device for detecting small animal breathing in dedicated whole-body imaging instruments based on fibre optic technology (since 2017) 7) prototyping a low-cost robot-assisted ultrasound diagnostic robot system (since 2018) 8) developing a low-cost tactile sensing array for soft prosthetic hands using the light intensity modulation sensing approach (since 2018) his research interests include development of force and tactile sensors, haptics, robot assisted ultrasound diagnostic system, medical training system, medical robots, robot platform software development.

mark is now an honorary and emeritus professor of mechanical engineering in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, previously being full professor of mechanical engineering design. he is a chartered engineer and fellow of the institution of mechanical engineers. he has developed industrial products and manufacturing systems, including dental drill noise reduction (dental drill noise reduction device), robotic servicing of trains (lab-based prototype for automated train fluid servicing) and design tools for invention (on-line tool to intelligently interpret design information contained in patents). mark taught engineering design and design optimisation. background bsc(hons) in mechanical engineering from aston university, birmingham. msc/dic in industrial robotics and manufacturing automation from imperial college, london. phd in mechanical engineering design from city university, london. industrial experience: apprenticeship with rubery owen, followed by engineering positions with driver southall (gec), otis elevator, and redland engineering. academic posts at london south bank university and brunel university london, plus visiting professor at tokyo university of science and university of modena. chartered engineer, fellow of the institution of mechanical engineers. red combines design process, statistics and design optimisation. computer simulations (cfd, fea, multiphysics) and physical experiments are used to understand the effects of material, manufacturing and loading uncertainties/variations on the performance of devices and systems. i am also interested in the underlying mechanisms that achieve robustness. mark has led a wide variety of projects in engineering design including: roof products, laser registration for breast screening, loudspeakers, pumps, vacuum casting, webcams, garden products, slide-ways, hearing aids, piezo devices, vascular devices, dental drill anti-noise, hydrofoil boards, water purification for disaster relief, airport networks, squeeze-film levitation, grass-cutting decks, patent knowledge for design and autonomous systems for train fluids servicing. many of these applications have produced an artefact with “real-world” impact. engineering design is a broad and interdisciplinary research area; mark focuses specifically on “robust engineering design” (red). key themes: robustness mechanisms, design optimisation in nature, noise reduction in dental drilling, physiological flow characteristics linked to disease, design for invention, robot end-effectors for fluid port interfaces. mark no longer teaches but was formerly focused on: engineering design product innovation and development module leader year 2 mechanical engineering design modules (me2611 design process for machine elements, manufacturing processes, materials and cad; me2615 engineering design team project). 2021 glr runners-up, winners team presentation, imeche year 2 design challenge. 2019 national and glr champions, imeche year 2 design challenge. 2018 national and glr champions, imeche year 2 design challenge. 2017 national and glr champions, imeche year 2 design challenge.

i am a chartered civil engineer with more than 30years of professional experience, split almost equally between working in industry and working in academia. my industry career started in the uk water industry, but included projects in the highways and housing sectors. i then ventured overseas and engaged in a number of infrastructure development and post-disaster recovery projects in africa, the caribbean and eastern mediterranean regions. i have worked at a variety of levels, often managing interdisciplinary design and construction teams. my first academic post was at coventry university, where i was engaged to teach engineering principles to disaster management students. i then moved to the university of plymouth, where i taught construction and disaster management principles to engineering students. i completed my phd in 2014, which explored the potential value of social capital as means to enhance community resilience to flood risk. my wider research has focussed on a range of issues related disaster and construction management. i have led several educational projects with strong industry-academia collaborative elements and my academic roles have included admissions and programme management. since joining the team at brunel university, i have taken on the role of director for flood and coastal engineering programmes. this a suite of three programme (msc, bsc and fdsc) all of which are sponsored by the environment agency and are co-delivered by the university and hr wallingford. general details qualifications phd pgcert human geography 2014 t&l in he 2002 ceng chartered engineer 1993 meng civil engineering 1988 prof memberships senior fellow, higher education academy (sfhea) institution of civil engineers (mice), association of project management (mapm) project management institute (mpmi) recent employment history aug 20 – current senior lecturer in project and infrastructure management brunel university london roles undertaken include director of flood and coastal engineering programmes aug 07 – jul 20 lecturer (education)– civil engineering management university of plymouth, uk roles undertaken included programme manager for bsc and degree apprenticeship programmes; postgraduate and undergraduate admissions tutor civil engineering courses, leading modules in construction management, project management, contract management, engineering business management and interdisciplinary design projects. coordinator of the engineering and society research group. member of management committee for sustainable earth institute and pedagogic research sep 01 – aug 07 senior lecturer – engineering management/ disaster management coventry university, uk undergraduate and postgraduate teaching on civil engineering and disaster management programmes, leading modules in applied mechanical, hydraulics, water management, organisational management, project management. member of the applied research centre for human security (archs), leading educational development projects in kenya and admissions tutor for civil engineering & disaster management programmes. jun 00 – sept 01 director apf project management ltd., uk company leadership, project tendering, customer relations, sales and marketing for projects in turkey, turkey based agent for five uk steel fabrication companies and one australian modular housing company. oct 99 – may 00 programme director mercy corps europe/scottish european aid, turkey developing project proposals, fund-raising, report writing, financial management, programme coordination for post-earthquake emergency relief programme. responsibility for spearheading consortium of six international charity organisations and managing donor relations in turkey, eu, scotland, england, usa, canada, ireland and germany . apr 98–sept 99 deputy country manager/project engineer brown and root ltd, montserrat, bwi contract management, financial auditing, programme development, dispute resolution, report writing, design supervision and development planning for emergency reconstruction programme following volcanic eruptions. managing international projects involving – montserrat, antigua, puerto rico, usa, uk and australia oct 96–feb 98 divisional director (acting)/project manager government of seychelles, seychelles departmental management, budget planning, project appraisal, project design, tender management, contract management, inter-governmental loans negotiation, chair of technical advisory committee on the construction industry within the ministry for community development, housing project management department. other positions held apr 16 – current external examiner – civil engineering programmes bolton university examining beng (hons) civil engineering in bolton, raz al khaimah, uae and sri lanka. oct 14 – oct 17 trustee redr – international disaster relief charity, uk jan 13 – aug 16 external examiner – civil engineering programmes coventry university, uk examining beng and meng (hons) civil engineering programmes on coventry campus. june 96–oct 96 project manager - steel fabrication projects bm fabrications ltd, ferndale, wales jan 96–june 96 contracts manager - specialist concrete repair contracts tsunami construction ltd, abergavenny, wales 95–96 site agent - bridge refurbishment project thyssen construction ltd, sansea, wales 91–95 senior engineer - water supply and sanitation turnkey projects biwater treatment ltd, cardiff, wales 90–91 graduate (design) engineer - land reclamation and housing projects dhv, cardiff, wales 88–90 site engineer - water supply and sanitation engineering projects biwater construction ltd, various sites, uk 85–86 trainee engineer - highways projects cornwall county council grants & contracts principal-investigator (uop team), european social fund (esf) project, innovation in higher level skills in cornwall and isles of scilly, dec 2018 – dec 2021, value £2.4m lead investigator, university of plymouth, gcrf research grant, developing capacity to design and distribute potable water supply technology in east africa, aug 2018 – jul 2020, value £56k lead investigator, school of engineering small research grant, a multi-sectoral engineering research network to aid development in buturi, tanzania, july 2018 – july 2019, value £2.5k lead investigator, school of engineering small research grant, post-earthquake structural assessment and management (pe-sam), may-dec 2017, value £2k co-investigator, 4no. european social fund (esf) projects, focussing on hidden talent and strategic employer engagement in devon and somerset , apr 2017 – apr 2019, value £1.2m lead-investigator, raeng frontiers of engineering for development, foesf\1617\227, water for africa: leveraging local innovations through organisational networks (water-lion), mar – dec 2017, value £20k co-investigator, raeng frontiers of engineering for development, foesf\1617\212, post-earthquake structural health monitoring system (pm-sms), mar – dec 2017, value £20k co-investigator, national trust, cotehele intertidal habitat creation feasibility study, mar-aug 2017, value £35k co-investigator, eu research and innovation staff exchange (rise), reset- reliability and safety engineering and technology for large maritime engineering systems, jun 2016 – jun 2020, value €1.2m project leader, south west water, sewers and sewer design, 4 day training course, jun-oct 2015, value £30k project leader, south west water, civil engineering specification for the water industry, 2 day training course, jan-apr 2015, value £10k principal investigator, raeng: enhancing the opportunities derived from large cohorts of engineering students, ref: fpo16 mar2011, apr 2011-mar 2012, value £10k co-investigator, eu-fp7: innovative coastal technologies for safer european coasts in a changing climate (theseus), dec 2009 – nov 2012, value €386k (project total: €6.53m), co-investigator, eap: a practical methodology for globalising the engineering curriculum through teaching, jun-sept 2010, value £3k publications books/chapters in books fox a. (2008) the implications of the civil contingencies act (cca) 2004 for engineers, in bosher l (ed) hazards and the built environment: attaining built-in resilience, taylor & francis, london, pp. 282-299 fox a. (2008) issues in flood risk management, in babat smj (ed) enduring geohazards in the caribbean, university of the west indies press, pp 192-205 alexander d, davidson c.h., fox a, johnson c & lizzaralde g (eds) (2007) post-disaster reconstruction: meeting stakeholder interests, proceedings of a conference held at the scuola di sanita militare, florence, italy, 17-19 may 2006, firenze university press fox a. (ed.) (2004) proceedings for the 2nd international conference on post-disaster reconstruction: planning for reconstruction, coventry, april 2004, coventry university press articles alencastro j, fuertes a, fox a and de wilde p (2019) the impact of quality on energy performance of buildings: quality management in social housing developments, energy procedia, vol. 158, pp. 4357-4362 m. horrillo-caraballo, d. e. reeve, d. simmonds, s. pan, a. fox, r. thompson, s. hoggart, s. h. kwan, d. greaves (2013) "application of a source-pathway-receptor-consequence (s-p-r-c) methodology to the teign estuary, uk", journal of coastal research, special issue, no 65, pp.1939-44 sarhan, s and fox, a (2013) ‘barriers to implementing lean construction in the uk construction industry’, the built & human environment review, volume 6, online at: www.tbher.org sarhan, s and fox, a (2013) ‘performance measurement in the uk construction industry and its role in supporting the application of lean construction concepts’, australasian journal of construction economics and building, 13 (1) 23-35 knott g & fox a (2010) “a model for sustainable risk management”, resilience, issue. 62, pp38-42 fox a. (2005), flood hazard planning: lessons from bewdley, alert, p 7 fox a. (2004), in the face of disaster, water and environment magazine (9) no 16, pp 8-9 fox a. (2002), a framework to improve resilience planning for urban communities, security monitor (1) no 5, pp 8-10 fox a. (2001), provision for the aftermath: lessons learned, waterlines (19) no 3, pp 9-12 reports fox a. (2014) communities, institutions and flood risk, mobilizing social capital to improve community resilience, phd thesis, plymouth university fox a. (2005) summary – managing the restoration of infrastructure and services – iraq and boscastle, hazards forum fox a. (2005) a synopsis – human aspects of disaster, home and away seminar, eps conference papers and presentations bakthavatchaalam vp, miles m, fox a., de lourdes machado-taylor m & gingele j (2019) impact of cultural factors on the academic research productivity in india, 8th annual pedrio conference, 12th april, plymouth, uk miles a, dorr c and fox a, (2018) how can academia help to make industry more resilient to the risks associated with brexit? a marketplace presentation at the sustainable earth 2018 conference, 28-29 june, plymouth, uk miles a, dorr c and fox a, (2018) linking employers to the research teaching nexus, 16th annual vice-chancellor's teaching and learning conference 2018, 14th june, plymouth, uk fox a, hilonga a, kiluva v, makhanu s and prathap j (2018) leveraging university-centred networks to support innovation and enterprise in africa, 7th annual pedrio conference, 20th april, plymouth, uk wilkins r, fox a, razaghi-kashani n, rabuya i and cabilo m (2018) community engagement in the assessment of buildings damaged by earthquakes, a poster presentation at pedrio, effective community engagement event - monday 22nd january 2018, plymouth, uk fox a (2018) water lion – the genesis and prospects, water for africa: leveraging local innovations through organisation networks (water-lion) – end of project workshop, 26th february, kakamega, kenya wilkins r, fox a and rabuya i (2017) designing a post-earthquake structural health monitoring system, a marketplace presentation at the sustainable earth 2017 conference, 29-30 june, plymouth, uk fox a, hilonga a, kiluva v and makhanu s (2017) water for africa: leveraging local innovations through organisation networks (water-lion), a marketplace presentation at the sustainable earth 2017 conference, 29-30 june, plymouth, uk alencastro j, fuertes a, fox a and de wilde p (2017) the impact of quality on energy performance of buildings: quality management in social housing developments, 9th international conference on applied energy, icae2017, 21-24 august 2017, cardiff, uk alsofyani s, fox a and miles m (2016) new culturally engaged practices of law and regulation to improve the construction environment in saudi arabia, 7th international conference on the constructed environment, faculty of architecture, cracow university of technology, 25-26 may, krakow, poland, razaghi-kashani n, fox a and easterbrook d (2016) post-earthquake disaster management and structural assessment, proceedings of the 6th international disaster and risk conference (idrc), integrative risk management - towards resilient cities 28 august - 01 september 2016, davos, switzerland, pp. 321-324 razaghi-kashani n, fox a and easterbrook d (2016) adding value to an integrated risk management system by effectively incorporating post-earthquake structural assessment, 7th international conference on integrated disaster risk management (idrim), disasters and development: towards a risk aware society, 1 - 3 october 2016, isfahan-iran fox a. (2014) “communities, institutions and flood risk, mobilizing social capital to improve community resilience”, third international science and policy conference on the resilience of social & ecological systems, 4-8 may, montpellier, france fox a. (2014) “the challenge of harnessing social networks to enhance community resilience to coastal flood risk”, ice south west seminar coastal defences: meeting the challenges, 4th april, plymouth, uk sarhan s, fox a (2012) "trends and challenges to the development of a lean culture among uk construction organizations", iglc 20 - san diego, california, 17-22 july fox, j. m. horrillo-caraballo, d. e. reeve, s. h. kwan, d. simmonds, s. pan, d. greaves. (2012) "coastal defence evaluation: a sprc approach", icce2012, 33rd international conference on coastal engineering, santander, spain, 1-6 july horrillo-caraballo, s. pan, d. e. reeve, d. simmonds, d. greaves, a. fox. (2012) "modelling extreme wave events (present and future scenarios) in southwest england", icce2012, 33rd international conference on coastal engineering, santander, spain, 1-6 july bakthavatchaalam v.p, fox a. & sherif k (2011), “overcoming failures in placements of people from parent companies to a foreign subsidiary organisation”, in proceedings of the 5th international icmie conference on ‘change management in a dynamic environment’, politehnica university of bucharest, bucharest, romania, 20-21 oct, pp 338-345 fox a & carter a (2011) “enhancing opportunities derived from large cohorts of engineering students”, presented at the annual conference for the society of the advancement of simulation and gaming in education and training (sagset) on “successful simulations and technology enhanced learning”, university of derby, 21st july 2011 fox a. (2011) “resilience in engineering organisations”, one-day international workshop on “advances in engineering practices for achieving manufacturing excellence”, aerame ‘11, karpagam university, coimbatore, india, 12 april 2011 fox a. (2011) “engineering organisations and organisational resilience”, one-day international workshop on “innovative engineering research practices in manufacturing organisations”, ieremo ‘11, karpagam college of engineering, coimbatore, india, 11 april 2011 fox a. (2011) “a philosophy for indian engineering”, keynote address at 1st international conference on engineering, science and technology, icest 2011, dhanalakshmi srinivasan engineering college, parambalur, india, 7-8 april 2011 fox a. (2011) “resilient organisations”, one-day international workshop on “mindset of a champion”, dhanalakshmi srinivasan engineering college, parambalur, india, 6 april 2011 fox a. (2010) "integrating philosophy into the education of engineers: some lessons from the uk", fpet-2010 forum on philosophy, engineering & technology, colorado school of mines, usa, 9-10 may, pp84-85 njie e.f, kora m, jallow s & fox a (2010) "promoting social equity for disabled people in gambia", engineering social justice and peace (esjp) conference 2010, rsa, london, 4-6 august 2010 sherif k., fox a and bakthavatchaalam v.p. (2009) "human resource management and international recruitment strategies: an indian case study", presented at the 2nd international conference on “doing business in india”, 17-18 december 2009, ifim business school, bangalore, india bakthavatchaalam v.p, and fox a, (2009), “human resource management in indian industries: motivating businesses to sustain economic development into the future”, presented at the international conference on ‘management beyond recession, ricon 2009’, rai business school, new delhi, india sherif k & fox a (2009) “influences and barriers facing the adoption of total quality management in the libyan construction industry” 5th nordic conference on construction economics and organisation, vol. 2, reykjavík university, iceland, 10-12 june, pp 80-88 fox a. (2006) an international strategy for environmental health, cieh annual conference and exhibition, 5-7 september 2006, bournemouth, uk fox a. (2006) project managing disasters, association of project management seminar, 12th july 2006, coventry, uk fox a. (2004) planning for post-disaster recovery: the long-term examined, international disaster & emergency readiness forum, moreton-in-marsh, oct 2004 fox a. (2004) efforts to improve disaster management capacity in africa, tiems virtual conference - disaster management in africa, online fox a. (2004) responses to hazards, premier student conference, london, mar 2004 fox a. (2004) civil contingency – the engineer’s role, institution of civil engineers annual presidential conference: engineering for the 21st century, cambridge university, cambridge fox a. (2004) planning for improved resilience, proceedings of the 2nd international conference on post-disaster reconstruction: planning for reconstruction, coventry university, sec7 –pp32 to 42 fox a., johnson c, lizzaralde g (2003), a framework for improving the sustainability of housing initiatives to reduce the risk of disasters, proceedings of the international civil engineering conference on sustainable development in the 21st century, jkuat university, nairobi, kenya, pp 399-404 fox a. (2002) montserrat – a case study in the application of multiple methods to meet a post-disaster housing shortage, 1st international conference on post-disaster reconstruction, university of montreal, canada fox a. & davies j (2003) civil engineering with disaster studies, ltsn – engineering, midlands meeting, coventry, uk fox a. (2003) redr experiences, institution of civil engineers, graduates and students midlands branch meeting, coventry, uk fox a. (2002) resilience by design: planning & the built environment, emergency planning society, southern branch meeting, reading, uk other exhibition, conference and performance roles co-chair – 1st international conference on engineering, science and technology, icest 2011, dhanalakshmi srinivasan engineering college, parambalur, india, 7-8 april 2011 scientific panel member - 5th international conference on post-disaster reconstruction, i-rec, gref, cib tg63, ahmedabad, july 2010 india scientific committee member - building abroad conference, i-rec, cib, w92, cib tg63 and cib w107, university of montreal, montreal, canada, october, 2008 scientific panel member - 4th international conference on post-disaster reconstruction, i-rec, cib tg63, university of canterbury, christchurch, new zealand, 2008 co-organiser – 3rd international conference on post-disaster reconstruction, managing stakeholder interests, i-rec, university of florence, florence, italy, may 2006 organiser – working towards a philosophy of engineering, higher education academy, hea, engineering subject centre, loughborough, january, 2006 co-organiser – home and away, emergency planning society, human aspects group annual seminar, university of coventry, april 2005 co-organiser – 2nd international conference on post-disaster reconstruction: planning for reconstruction, i-rec, university of coventry, april 2004 research student supervision phds – sherif, k (2010), total quality management in the construction industry of libya bakthavatchaalam, v (2019), motivational factor in indian higher education engineering academics alencastro, j (2019), quality management systems to improve building energy performance alsofyani, s (2021), construction contracts, disputes and the arbitration process in saudi arabia razaghi-kashani, n (on-going), post-earthquake structural assessment in iran mres – roberts (2004), ebalu (2005), ferdinand (2005), guha (2006), oladosu (2006)