Amer A. Hijazi

Dr. Amer A. Hijazi

Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Al ‘Āşimah, Jordan

Biography

Dr Amer A. Hijazi currently works as Assistant Professor at -Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan. He had a long-standing association with the industry and academia alike, with a decade of experience predominantly focused on management practices, with a strong emphasis on information technology and computer science in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the MENA region. Dr Amer pursued his doctorate from the Centre for Smart Modern Construction, Western Sydney University (Australia), with a value of around 0.25 million, to develop a comprehensive framework that integrates blockchain capability suitable for the construction industry and its interrelation with BIM, to develop a BIM single source of truth (BIMSSoT) model. He aced the ‘Blockchain Strategy Program’ offered by (Oxford University) and also the Digital Transformation: From AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and Cybersecurity Programme by Massachusetts Institute of Technology which helped him acquire the strategies he needs to respond to the latest developments in the construction sector. Dr Amer holds a Master of Science degree from the University of the West of England, Bristol in BIM, Design Construction and Operation and a Bachelor of Engineering from Hashemite University. He has made significant contributions to several international research projects as part of the Building 4.0 CRC in collaboration with Monash University, the University of Melbourne and Centre of Digital Built Britain at the University of Cambridge.

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Al-Ahliyya Amman University

Amman, Al ‘Āşimah, Jordan

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