Civil Engineering
CIV strives for intelligent, sustainable, resilient, and resource-efficient built environment.
CIV's research focuses on the possibilities of existing and emerging technologies, systemic understanding, and human-centered solutions over the life-cycle of structures and built environment. The foci of research are realised through active industry and stakeholder collaboration in national and international research projects. CIV pursues societal impact, academic recognition and invests in academic talent.
CIV's research focuses on the possibilities of existing and emerging technologies, systemic understanding, and human-centered solutions over the life-cycle of structures and built environment. The foci of research are realised through active industry and stakeholder collaboration in national and international research projects. CIV pursues societal impact, academic recognition and invests in academic talent.

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Our research targets core CIV areas of technology, human-centricity, and systems.
Cross-cutting themes of research are:
- technology: automation, digitalisation, AI
- human-centricity: health, sustainability
- systems: construction machines, transport systems, built environment, design systems
Recent publications:
Heikkilä, Rauno et al. (2022) Benefits of Open InfraBIM – Finland Experience
Heikkilä, Rauno et al. (2022) 5G Wireless Communication for Autonomous Excavation
Führer, T et al. A DPG method for shallow shells. Numer. Math. 152, 67–99 (2022)