Dr Madhav Nepal
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Biography
RESEARCH INTERESTSBuilding Information Modelling (BIM); Applications of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) in the Built Environment; Integrated Project Risk and Cost Modelling; System Thinking and Project Lifecycle-Based Approach to Managing Projects; Sustainability in the Built Environment; Construction Management/Project Management; Infrastructure Asset Management
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Project & Construction Management), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2011
- M.Sc., Building (Project Management), National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2004
- M.Eng., Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering & Management), Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2001
- Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia, 2015
- B.Eng., Civil Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Pulchowk Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1996
CAREER SUMMARY
- Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, 02/2013 – Present
- Post Doctoral Researcher/Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, 10/2011 – 01/2013
- Graduate Research Assistant University of British Columbia, 09/2004 – 10/2011
- Teaching Assistant, University of British Columbia, 09/2005 – 05/2011
- Research Assistant, National University of Singapore, 04/2004 – 08/2004
- Graduate Student Researcher, National University of Singapore, 12/2002 – 03/2004
- Research Scholar, National University of Singapore, 01/2002 – 12/2003
- Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore, 07/2002-11/2002
- Hydrologist Engineer, Ministry of Environment, Kathmandu, Nepal, 11/1996 – 12/2004
SELECTED HONOURS/AWARDS
- Best Journal Paper Reviewer Award by Automation in Construction, Elsevier, 2015
- Vice Chancellor's Travel Fellowship, QUT, 2014
- Early Career Academic Recruitment and Development Fellowship, QUT, 2013
- Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) Canada Scholarship, 2009
- British Columbia Construction Roundtable (BCCR) Student Award, 2007
- University of British Columbia (UBC) Graduate Fellowship, 2007
- J K Zee Memorial Fellowship at UBC, 2007
- UBC Graduate Entrance Scholarship, 2004
- National University of Singapore Graduate Research Scholarship, 2002-2003
- Government of Austria Graduate Scholarship, 1999-2001
- Tribhuvan University Undergraduate Fellowship, 1992-1995
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
External Reviewer
- Automation in Construction
- Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering
- Project Management Journal
- Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
- Construction Management and Economics
- Journal of Management in Engineering
- Building Research and Information
- Korean Journal of Civil Engineering
- Construction Economics and Building (formerly Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building)
- Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction
- Architectural Engineering and Design Management
Memberships on Scholarly and Professional Societies
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering,
School of Architecture & Built Environment
Keywords
Sustainable construction and sustainability in the built environment, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Construction/project management, System thinking and project lifecycle-based approach to managing projects, Infrastructure asset management, Housing affordability
Research field
Building, Civil Engineering, Other Built Environment and Design
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD(Civil Engineering) (University of British Columbia)
- MSc(Building) (National University of Singapore)
- MEng(Civil Engineering) (Asian Institute of Technology - Thailand)
- BEng(Civil Engineering) (Tribhuvan University)
Teaching
- BEB113: Managing Project Cost
- PMN606: Project Investigation 2
- UXH312: Construction Legislation
- BEN610/PMN610: Project Management Principles
- PMN501: Project Management Essentials 1
- PMN502: Project Management Essentials 2
- PMN504: People and Projects
- UDB314: Statutory Construction Law
- UXH312: Construction Legislation
- PMN601: Projects and Performance
- UXH400-1: Project 1
- UXH400-2: Project 2
- ENB 481: Civil Engineering Project Management
- UDB/UXB114: Professional Studies
Project Work Supervision
- PMN606: Project Investigation 2 for MSc PM
- UXH400-1 & UXH400-2: Research Project 1 & 2 for BSc Urban Development
- EGH400-1 & EGH400-2: Research Project 1 & 2 for BSc Engineering
- BEB 801: Project 1 for BSc Construction Management
- UDB 301: Research Methods for BSc Quantity Surveying
Publications
- Islam, M., Nepal, M., Skitmore, M. & Kabir, G. (2019). A knowledge-based expert system to assess power plant project cost overrun risks. Expert Systems with Applications, 136, 12–32. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130822
- Nepal, M., Staub-French, S., Pottinger, R. & Zhang, J. (2013). Ontology-based feature modeling for construction information extraction from a building information model. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 27(5), 555–569. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/58159
- Nepal, M., Staub-French, S., Pottinger, R. & Webster, A. (2012). Querying a building information model for construction-specific spatial information. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 26(4), 904–923. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/58162
- Islam, M., Nepal, M., Skitmore, M. & Attarzadeh, M. (2017). Current research trends and application areas of fuzzy and hybrid methods to the risk assessment of construction projects. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 33, 112–131. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107780
- Abbasnejad, B., Nepal, M., Ahankoob, A., Nasirian, A. & Drogemuller, R. (2021). Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption and implementation enablers in AEC firms: A systematic literature review. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 17(5-6), 411–433. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203157
- Lim, B., Nepal, M., Skitmore, M. & Xiong, B. (2016). Drivers of the accuracy of developers' early stage cost estimates in residential construction. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 21(1), 4–20. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/91682
- Nepal, M. & Staub-French, S. (2016). Supporting knowledge-intensive construction management tasks in BIM. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 21, 13–38. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/94696
- Pilehchian, B., Staub-French, S. & Nepal, M. (2015). A conceptual approach to track design changes within a multi-disciplinary BIM environment. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 42(2), 139–152. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/80080
- Islam, M., Nepal, M. & Skitmore, M. (2019). Modified fuzzy group decision-making approach to cost overrun risk assessment of power plant projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management - ASCE, 145(2), 1–15. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120609
- Zhang, H., Chi, S., Yang, J., Nepal, M. & Moon, S. (2017). Development of a safety inspection framework on construction sites using mobile computing. Journal of Management in Engineering - ASCE, 33(3), 1–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/99987
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Madhav, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- An Integrated BIM-GIS Framework to manage underground infrastructure assets
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Adjunct Professor Prasad Yarlagadda - Understanding the Intricacies of Social Housing Policy in Australia using System Dynamics Methodology
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Carol Hon - Understanding the impact of Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities on the active ageing of Australian Baby Boomers
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Bo Xia