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Borja García de Soto

Borja García de Soto is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and holds an appointment as Global Network Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering at the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University (NYU). He is the director of the S.M.A.R.T. Construction Research Group at NYUAD and conducts research in the areas of automation and robotics in construction, cybersecurity in the AEC industry, artificial intelligence, lean construction, and BIM.

Borja has extensive experience in the industry as a structural engineer, project manager, and construction consultant. He is a Professional Engineer (PE) with licenses in California and Florida and has international experience in multiple aspects of construction projects.

Borja received his PhD from ETH Zurich in Switzerland. He also holds an MSc in Civil Engineering with a concentration in engineering and project management from the University of California at Berkeley, an MSc in Civil Engineering with a concentration in structural design from Florida International University (FIU), and a BSc in Civil Engineering (graduated cum laude) also from FIU.

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Selected Publications

  • García de Soto, B., and Skibniewski, M. J. (2020). Future of robotics and automation in construction. Chapter 15. In A. Sawhney, M. Riley & J. Irizarry (Eds.). Construction 4.0: An Innovation Platform for the Built Environment (pp. 289-306). 1st Edition. London: Routledge, ISBN-13: 978-0367027308. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429398100-15

  • García de Soto, B., Agustí Juan, I., Joss, S., Hunhevicz, J. (2019). Implications of Construction 4.0 to the Workforce and Organizational Structures. International Journal of Construction Management. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2019.1616414

  • Heigermoser, D., García de Soto, B., Abbott, E. L. S., Chua, D.K.H. (2019). BIM-based Last Planner System Tool for Improving Construction Project Management. Automation in Construction, 104, 246-254. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2019.03.019

  • Mantha, B., and García de Soto, B. (2019). Cyber security challenges and vulnerability assessment in the construction industry. In Proceedings of the Seventh Creative Construction Conference (CCC 2019), 29 June - 2 July, 2019, Budapest, Hungary. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3311/CCC2019-005

  • García de Soto, B., Agustí Juan, I., Hunhevicz, J., Joss, S., Graser, K., Habert, G., and Adey, B. (2018). Productivity of digital fabrication in construction: cost and time analysis of a robotically built wall. Automation in Construction, 92, 297-311. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2018.04.004