Dr Dingayo Mzyece joined the School of Energy, Construction and Environment, as Assistant Professor; and in 2015 was Lecturer in Quantity Surveying. During the earlier part of his career, Dingayo worked as a registered quantity surveyor on several projects ranging from: mixed-use developments, commercial office buildings, service stations; to undertaking early feasibility studies for the decommissioning of an oil plant; and construction/remodelling of a car showroom. Dingayo also worked on public projects such as schools, hospitals and various refurbishment works that included demolition and repurposing of the facility.

Now, a keen academic and researcher, Dr Dingayo Mzyece is interested in researching topics in construction, with particular focus on health and safety, digitalisation, building information modelling (BIM), augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI), among others. For his PhD, Dingayo conducted an investigation into the implementation of the Construction (Design and Management) regulations in the UK construction industry at the University of Wolverhampton (2015). He also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree from the University of Bath (2008); and a BSc degree in Building (‘Quantity Surveying and Construction Management’, 2003). Dr Mzyece also contributes to various scientific journals as a peer reviewer and co-/author, e.g. Safety Science; Engineering Construction and Architectural Management (ECAM); Construction Management and Economics (CME); Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Management, Practice and Law (MPL); and Construction Innovation.

Prior to joining Coventry University in his current role, Dingayo was employed (FTE - 1.0) at Oxford Brookes University; and Liverpool John Moores University in the role of Senior Lecturer in Quantity Surveying, respectively.

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in construction; Building Information Modelling (BIM); digital twins; smart sensors; augmented reality (AR); artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; and contract administration, practice and law.

Given the need for accurate data to inform cost, budgets and performance of projects, the construction industry, in the next two decades or so, will no doubt embrace the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0); and therefore bring about the much needed change, advancing the manner in which projects are procured, thereby improving the predictability of project completion cost and time. With this in mind, my research focus considers how the construction industry can embrace the fourth industrial revolution; of course, notwithstanding some of the Industry 4.0 implementation ‘hurdles’ that must be addressed.