Dr Alireza Moghayedi

Alireza Moghayedi is a senior research officer at Department of Construction Economics and Management. He holds a PhD in Construction Economics and Management from University of Cape Town, Master of Science in Civil Engineering major in Transportation from University of the Philippines, Master of Science in Construction Management from University of the East and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Islamic Azad University. Before joining UCT Dr Moghayedi has held various positions in a government agency, engineering consultancy, contracting and developing firms across the globe. His research focuses on developing inclusive, sustainable and smart solutions for engineering and built environment infrastructure projects using innovative cyber technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Building Information Modelling, Digital Twin, Mixed Reality etc. Dr Moghayedi enjoys working collaboratively within a team environment together with the challenge of carrying through individual tasks. In last year only, he has established six international collaboration projects focusing on enhancing the living condition of the marginalised population in Africa through inclusive, sustainable and innovative infrastructures and communities’ developments. Dr Moghayedi is passionate about equipping young people to excel in the field of engineering and built environment and a thinker and developer of tangible solutions for real-world problems through innovative fundamental and applied research.