Dr. Nima Gerami-Seresht is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure at the Department of Engineering, Durham University, UK. He also serves as the Deputy Chair of the Board of Examiners. He received his PhD in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Alberta in Canada (2017). He spent about two and a half years as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Future Energy Systems Research Team at the University of Alberta and two years as an Assistant Professor at Northumbria University. His theoretical research focuses on dynamic multi-agent systems, granular computing, and building information modelling (BIM). His applied research directions are digital construction, simulating construction processes, and sustainable and resilient urban infrastructure.