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Dr Pablo Martinez Rodriguez

Assistant Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

Dr. Pablo Martinez Rodriguez obtained his Bachelor's degree in Electromechanical Engineering - Electronics from the Comillas Pontifical University (ICAI) in Madrid, Spain. He also holds a MSc in Mechanical Engineering - Advanced Control and a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. 

Before joining ϲ in 2021 as a Senior Lecturer, he worked as a NSERC post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alberta to develop a IALF-certified learning factory and as an International Visiting Professor at the Tecnologico de Monterrey in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Outdoor and ski enthusiast, you may catch him in any mountain slope during winter time. 

Pablo Martinez Rodriguez

Dr. Martinez Rodriguez research is multi-disciplinary, including civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering topics. His research interests are focused on applied engineering, especially around the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies and methods to low digitalised environments (i.e., construction or agriculture). 

His main research areas are:

  • Industrialized Construction (or Modern Methods of Construction)
  • Robotics and Automation
  • Computer-aided Process Planning
  • Lean Manufacturing and Intelligent Waste Management
  • Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
  • Automation and Robotics in Precision Farming

Sanaz Zarghami Automated generative design of modular buildings through explainable artificial intelligence Start Date: 01/10/2023

  • Civil Engineering PhD November 20 2020
  • Mechanical Engineering MSc September 30 2017
  • Engineering BEng June 30 2015

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