Dr Julie Jupp is Associate Professor of Digital Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in the Faculty of Engineering and IT. Julie’s research, teaching and professional interests lie in the creation of a smart, resilient and sustainable built environment.

As an interdisciplinary academic, Julie works in the cross-cutting fields of digital engineering that link model-based design and construction with intelligent operations and maintenance, resulting in smart built environments. Research impacts originate from innovative contributions to the theory and praxis of sustainability, with the goal being to advance data-driven processes, and inform the policy and practice of smart property development, construction and operations. As the co-founder and Director of Research for the not-for-profit International Intelligent Building Organisation (IIBO), Julie aims to make a difference and help industry push the frontiers of digital building capabilities. In this role Julie is leading the development of the Intelligent Building (IB) Index, a multi-criteria performance assessment method for measuring the intelligence of smart buildings and precincts. Julie is also an active member of a number of academic and industry committees, including the Technical Education Committee in the Australasian BIM Advisory Board (ABAB), a core member of the BIM Excellence (BIMe) Initiative, SYDBIM Consortium, and Intl. Federation for Information Processing’s PLM Working Group (WG 5.1). In the Faculty of Engineering and IT, Julie is teaching studio-based and industry-engaged courses on Digital Engineering and BIM, including under- and postgraduate subjects in 3D modelling, model-based co-ordination, 4D construction scheduling and simulation, and BIM management. Julie has published in the fields of design science, engineering design, BIM, through-life knowledge and information management, multidisciplinary design optimisation, and artificial intelligence.

Maciej Wypych brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in Building Information Modelling and Management, Project Management and Computational Design to the Team.

With several years of experience in the architecture and building industry in Australia and the UK. He brings extensive knowledge in architectural design technology, parametric 3D modelling and the rationalization and delivery of complex designs

Maciej is passionate about improving efficiency at every stage of the BIM process with automation and building lasting relationships with his clients. He has extensive experience in designing and managing projects in a variety of roles in Australasia and Europe

Maciej is also a Co-Founder of the Dynamo User Group Sydney, a Sessional Lecturer at the University of NSW, certified BIM Manager with BIMcreds, and a sought-after Author and Speaker at BIM-related conferences.

Greg is an Engineer with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure delivery across Private Industry, Local and State Government.

With a background in Infrastructure Modelling and Strategic Planning he has transitioned to the Digital Engineering Space within Transport for NSW and now manages the TfNSW requirements with respect to BIM Model integration and interoperability.

Consistently acknowledged as a passionate, successful, devoted, and motivating executive leader and Project and Program Manager with 35+ years of wide-ranging experience. Incessantly focused on supplying strategic advice and project delivery in complex and hectic environments. Flexible and accommodating and a people/team manager and leader empowered to consistently deliver corporate goals.

Adroit at running and producing complex programs and projects on time and within budget. Competent in creating complex executive-level policy advice, project, and program advice, and detailed project reports for all levels of government. Customer/stakeholder centric.

Specialities: Strategic advice and insights, Program management, Project management, Governance advice, stakeholder engagement, executive level negotiations within Government, executive level advice, leadership, policy development, business planning, infrastructure policy and urban planning.

Andre is a Technical Director at TTW, bringing over 14 years of expertise in industry and academia. He specialises in delivering innovative digital solutions, including automated workflows, design optimisation, and software development.

Originally trained in biomechanical engineering, Andre started his journey in the AECO industry at Foster+Partners, where he conducted research on spaceframe design and the use of bone as a model for structural optimisation.

At TTW, he leads TTW Digital, an R&D group dedicated to solving complex problems through the use of artificial intelligence, data analytics, and advanced simulation techniques.

Jason is a Chartered Civil Engineer who has been with CPB Contractors for nine years, working across several large projects and supporting Precontract Opportunities.

He is passionate about the digital technologies and processes that enable our projects to realise their full potential. In his current role as Digital Information Manager, Jason supports the Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD) strategy across the business by developing, implementing and managing best practice digital information workflows to support digital engineering and innovation.

Constant improvement and innovation is vital to our business. To Jason, innovations include anything that enable our projects and teams to perform their jobs better, cheaper, faster, safer or more sustainably. Innovations come in all shapes and sizes across the spectrum of people, processes or technologies, and he is always working to incorporate new innovations across CPB Contractors.

Tony Ingold is a Civil Engineer with experience delivering Highway and Civil Projects in Australia, the U.K. and the Middle East.

Since 2000 Tony has lead the team at Extra Dimension Solutions, providing training, customisation, technical support and sales advice for 12d Model.

Since the 'Woolgoolga to Ballina' upgrade of the Pacific Highway in 2016 he has assisted Design Consultants use 12d Model to deliver projects comply with Engineering requirements and that meet Transport's DE requirements.

• Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) • Senior Road Safety Auditor, Transport and Main Roads Queensland • Queensland Main Roads accredited Traffic Management Designer

• Chartered Professional Member, Institution of Engineers Australia (CPEng)

Edward Dalton is an Associate Director at TTW in Sydney, bringing a decade of experience from his work in Sydney, London, New York, and Seoul. 

In London, he worked at BuroHappold, where he focused on merging structural engineering with computer science, excelling in projects with significant architectural complexity. In New York at AECOM and at a startup in Seoul, he was responsible for developing software architecture for both internal and client-facing products. Now at TTW, Edward leads software and product delivery within the digital team. 

Throughout his career, he has significantly contributed to internal R&D initiatives, emphasizing the integration of advanced technologies and the streamlining of processes to improve the efficiency and precision of engineering practices.

Dion has more than 15 years of experience working in open source software and software development. In the past he has been involved with the following open source software projects: Blender, KDE, Gentoo Linux, Radiance, OpenStreetMaps, OpenStreetCam, and FreeCAD. 

He has a M. Arch and has worked in large architectural and construction firms.  Since August 2019, Dion has had the opportunity to develop the BlenderBIM Add-on. The objective of the BlenderBIM Add-on project is to provide a complete, Native IFC, free software pipeline to replace proprietary software in the architecture, engineering, construction, and facility management industries.  Dion is also one of the founders of the Open Source Architecture (OSArch) community. This active community, with more than 1000 members, has a forum, chat group, wiki knowledge base, news site, monthly presentations and training resources, to support an ecosystem of 100+ open source software developed for the AECO industries.

Vimal holds a Master’s degree in Construction Technology and Management from the National Institute of Technology, Warangal (2017). He has three years of research experience at Nanyang Technological University, where he developed Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for projects funded by prominent government agencies, including the Building and Construction Authority, JTC Corporation, Housing and Development Board, and Land Transport Authority. His key research projects focused on BIM-based semi-automatic precast tracking and BIM/Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) process transformation for construction projects.

Vimal has hands-on experience with a variety of BIM software, including Archicad, Solibri, Revit, and Tekla Structures. Additionally, he possesses the technical expertise to develop API programs and plug-ins for all the aforementioned software, demonstrating his strong software proficiency.

At Graphisoft, Vimal is responsible for ensuring customer success, helping clients in Singapore optimize their use of Graphisoft products. His blend of academic knowledge, practical experience, and technical skills enables him to provide exceptional support and innovative solutions to his clients, fostering their success in leveraging BIM technologies.

In my role as buildingSMART Australasia Chairman and engagement with buildingSmart International I've developed a wide set of local and international, industry & government contacts and experts in the fields of BIM and Digital Engineering, in areas of asset management, product data, sustainability, compliance checking and automation.

My current interest is the integration of multi-disciplinary facility and land (GIS) data, not only at a single building scale, but over urban extents to model cities and larger urban contexts using building model server technology. My early years of experience as an architect specialising in health facilities gave me a robust grounding in the challenges in complex building design.