Faculty
Sheryl Staub-French
, PhD, PEng
Dr. Staub-French is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of British Columbia. An active proponent of the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM)—a digital process for modeling the spatial, functional, and contextual dimensions of a construction project—Sheryl researches and develops tools and techniques to better support multi-disciplinary decision processes in the increasingly complex field of construction coordination. Over the past 15 years she has contributed more than 50 papers in leading journals and conferences in BIM and topics related to the technological and organizational issues associated with its implementation. She is also the inaugural holder of the Goldcorp Professorship for Women in Engineering and Director of the eng•cite program (www.engcite.ca), which develops and delivers a targeted recruitment strategy for UBC Engineering that aims to increase the number of women enrolled in its programs to 50% by 2020.
Collaborators
| Name | Affiliation |
| Daniel Forgues | École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) |
| Rachel Pottinger | UBC Computer Science |
Postdoctoral Fellows
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Puyan Zadeh | |
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Erik Poirier |
Current Students
| Name | Program | Research Interests |
Advisor(s) | |
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Ngoc Tran | PhD | Interfacing BIM & Linear Planning through product model mappings to formulate & visualize alternative construction strategies |
Alan Russell and Sheryl Staub-French |
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Hasan Burak Cavka | PhD | Investigating the Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Commissioning and Handover Processes to Support Operations and Maintenance | Sheryl Staub-French |
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Sarmad Mehrbod | PhD | BIM Collaboration in Digital Environments | Sheryl Staub-French |
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Raza Ali | MASc | Investigating BIM support for building performance assessment | Sheryl Staub-French |
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Hooman Shahrokhi | MASc | Parametric Design, Building Constructibility, Design Features, Lean Construction | Sheryl Staub-French |
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Azadeh Fallahi | MASc | Collaboration of programming and BIM to increase constructibility and support lean construction | Sheryl Staub-French |
Past Students
| Name | Program | Research Interests |
Advisor(s) |
| Erik Poirier | PhD (2015) | Towards a unified, contextual, integrative framework for BIM implementation and collaboration within project teams working in the AEC industry | Daniel Forgues (ETS) and Sheryl Staub-French |
| Madhav Nepal | PhD (2012) | Automated Extraction and Querying of Construction-Specific Design Features from a Building Information Model | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Helia Amiri | MASc (2012) | Investigation of BIM Uses in Construction | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Behzad Pilehchian | MASc (2012) | Change Management with Building Information Models: A Case Study | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Amir Tangestani | MASc (2011) | Evaluation of Linear-Scheduling-Based 4D Modeling Approaches | Alan Russell and Sheryl Staub-French |
| Hasan Burak Cavka | MASc (2010) | Characterizing Bottlenecks in Building Design Coordination Meetings | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Ngoc Tran | MASc (2007) | Linear Scheduling and 4D Visualization | Alan Russell and Sheryl Staub-French |
| Mani Golparvar Fard | MASc (2006) | Assessment of Collaborative Decision-Making in Design Development Meeting`s | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Ganesh Subramanian | MASc (2006) | Conflict Detection in 3D MEP Coordination: Tools, Constraints and Costs | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Mahdi Beheshtian | MASc (2006) | Visualizing the Design and Construction of Roadway Systems: A Case Study | Sheryl Staub-French |
| A. Reza Tabesh | MASc (2005) | Case Study of 3D Modelling and Building System Coordination: Process And Knowledge | Sheryl Staub-French |
| Hao Nie | MASc (2005) | An OLAP-based PM Prototype for Cost Control and Manpower Allocation | Thomas Froese and Sheryl Staub-French |
