Ibrahim Yitmen received his Ph.D. in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. He has been working as an Associate Professor in Management of Construction Production at Jönköping University, Sweden, since February 2018. His research focus is mainly on innovation in construction involving socio-technical issues regarding digital transformation in the AEC industry, and his recent special interests are digital twin-based smart built environments, augmented reality/mixed reality for cognitive buildings, the integration of digital twins and deep learning for smart planning and construction, blockchain technology in construction supply chains, cyber-physical systems for construction 4.0, the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles, and BIM for construction safety planning and monitoring. Dr. Yitmen has published more than 100 research papers in refereed international journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He recently edited a book titled “BIM-enabled Cognitive Computing for Smart Built Environment: Potential, Requirements, and Implementation”, published by CRC Press. He was a guest editor of the MDPI journal Applied Sciences for the Special Issue “Cognitive Buildings”. Dr. Yitmen serves on the scientific committees of the international conferences held by the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3).