Research staff

Professor Franco Kai Tak Cheung

Professor in Sustainable Built Environment, College Lead in Research, Innovation and Enterprise

As the Professor in Sustainable Built Environment, Prof Franco Cheung has consistently led transformative research and practical initiatives in sustainable construction, focusing on enhancing the productivity and performance of building design and construction while reducing the environmental impacts of development,...

Professor David Edwards

Professor of Plant and Machinery Management

David has accrued considerable leadership and management experience in the roles of teaching, award management and development, quality enhancement, student liaison and the national student survey (NSS), academic administration and research at a number of higher education institutes in this country and abroad. He is currently...

Mr Timothy Lee

Associate Professor in Property Investment

Tim ran his own property firm on the Isle of Wight for over ten years and during that time completed his MSc Real Estate. Following that he secured funding for his PhD at Reading University where he explored the challenges of making energy efficiency improvements to the housing stock. His first academic position was as a...

Dr Monica Mateo-Garcia

Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Built Environment

Dr. Monica Mateo-Garcia is a Senior Lecturer in Built Environment at Birmingham City University. She teaches building design, production, sustainability, research and innovation in undergraduate and postgraduate courses across the School. Monica is an Architect with over 15 years' professional and academic experience. She...

Dr Mohammad Mayouf

Associate Professor in Digital Construction

Dr Mohammad Mayouf is an Associate Professor in Digital Construction at Birmingham City University, specialising in the Digital Built Environment. His work sits at the intersection of digital innovation, information management, and socio-technical transformation in construction, with particular expertise in Building...

Dr Panagiotis Patlakas

Associate Professor in Civil Engineering

Panagiotis has a multi-disciplinary background with qualifications in structural engineering and architectural studies, and a track record in information technology and software engineering for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC). His research interests cover a range of topics in these fields, with an emphasis...