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Dr Kirti Ruikar
EngD, MSc, BArch, FHEA, ICIOB

Lecturer in Architectural Engineering / Associate Editor of ITcon

Background

Kirti Ruikar graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Pune, India. She then worked as a design architect on several commercial and residential projects before enrolling for the Doctor of Engineering (EngD) programme at Loughborough University. En route to her doctoral research, Kirti also completed an MSc in Construction Innovation and Management for which she secured a distinction. She successfully completed her doctorate studies in 2004. The focus of her EngD was to examine the business process implications of e-Commerce in Construction Organisations. Her EngD was sponsored by BIW Technologies, one of UK's leading web-based business applications provider, allowing her to gain vital industry experiences en route to her doctorate. While at Loughborough University Kirti was awarded a research fellowship on a DTI/PII (Department of Trade & Industry Partners in Innovation) funded project on Knowledge Management (KM)for Sustainable Construction Competitiveness. The DTI/PII project involved several active industry partners and professional bodies. Kirti investigated the tools and techniques used by construction organisations to support key construction knowledge processes. Following this she was awarded a research fellowship at at the 6* rated Salford Centre for Research and Innovation(SCRI) in University of Salford. At SCRI, she was involved in a portfolio of prestigious research projects covering various aspects of her specialisation in knowledge & information management such as the KIM Grand Challenge project and the Living-i project. She is currently a Lecturer in Architectural Engineering and is supervising a range of undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral projects in her interest areas.

Professional Affiliations

• ICIOB: Incorporate Member of the Chartered Institute of Building
• FHEA: Fellow of Higher Education Academy

External Activities

• Editorships:-
  • Associate Editor, Journal of ITcon
  • Guest Editor, for ITcon Journal's special issue on 'Technology Strategies for Collaborative Working' (http://www.itcon.org/)
  • Guest Editor for ITcon/IT-AEC Journal's special issue on 'E-commerce in Construction' (http://www.itcon.org/cgi-bin/special/Show?_id=2006ecommerce&sort=DEFAULT)
  • Guest Editor, for ITcon Journal's special issue on 'Innovation in Construction eBusiness' (http://www.itcon.org/)
    
• Member of Scientific Committees of International Conferences:-
  • 6th International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, 2010
  • IADIS 1st International Conference on Collaborative Technologies, 2010
  • Joint International Conference on Culture, Innovation and Management (CCIM), 2006
  • CIB W92 Procurement Systems, 2006

• Reviewer for National and International Journals:-
  • ITcon
  • ECAM
  • Automation in Construction
  • ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
  • Advanced Engineering Informatics
  • Construction Innovation
  • etc
• Editorial Member:-
  • Built Environment Project and Asset Management
  • Internation Journal of Knowledge-Based Organisations

Research Interests

eCommerce, eBusiness, eRreadiness, ICTs in Construction, Knowledge and Information Management, Strategic Technology Management, Collaborative Working Environments, Process Improvements, BPR

Research Group

Construction Management

Current Research Activities

PhD/EngD Projects Completed and Ongoing:

1. Performance Management [completed]
2. Facilities Management on PFI Projects [ongoing]
3. Knowledge Transfer in Multi-national Construction Projects [ongoing]
4. Strategic Implications of E-business in Construction [ongoing]
5. Business Process Implications of BIM in Construction Organisations [ongoing]
6. Value Enhanced Collaborative Working [completed]
7. Application of Fire Engineering in UK. [ongoing]

Other Information

• Associate Editor, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (http://www.itcon.org)