The Future of Construction Engineering - Fernanda Leite, Ph.D., P.E.

Dr. Fernanda Leite has worked as a #projectmanager in Brazil including multiple government and commercial building construction projects. Today, she is an Associate Professor in Construction Engineering and Project Management, in the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her technical interests include information technology for #projectmanagement, #BIM (building information modeling), collaboration and coordination technologies, and information technology-supported construction safety management. She has a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, from Carnegie Mellon University. At the University of Texas, Dr. Leite teaches Project Management and Economics, as well as graduate-level courses on Building Information Modeling, and Construction Safety.

Show links Fernanda mentioned:

Website of current projects: http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/leite/

https://bridgingbarriers.utexas.edu/planet-texas-2050/

https://www.construction-institute.org/resources/knowledgebase/10-10-metrics/result/topics/rt-tc-02 

https://www.construction-institute.org/groups/research-teams/rt-tc-04 

https://zenodo.org/record/3549034#.YGJ1s2RKjow

Connect with Fernanda via LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernanda-leite-phd-pe-a5b270a/

Connect with Felipe via

LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/engineerfelipe

Twitter at https://twitter.com/felipe_engineer

Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thefelipeengineer

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