Reza Maalek is the Endowed Professor and Chair of Digital Engineering and Construction at the Institute of Technology and Management in Construction at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. In addition to winning multiple international awards during his M.Sc. and Ph.D. at the University of Calgary, he was the recipient of the ASTech award,the province of Alberta’s (in Canada) highest honor in science and technology, for his contributions in creating innovative and scientific solutions to practical problems pertaining to construction automation. His professorship and chairmanship are supported by the renowned GOLDBECK GmbH company, Germany's largest family-owned construction company.