Campbell Middleton
Laing O’Rourke Professor of Construction Engineering and Head of Construction Engineering, University of CambridgeLaing O’Rourke Professor of Construction Engineering and Head of Construction Engineering, University of Cambridge; Director, Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology
Professor Campbell Middleton is the Founding Director of the Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology at the University of Cambridge. A bridge engineer, his career has focused on educating industry leaders, implementing new technologies, supporting policy, and promoting collaboration between academia, industry and government.
In addition to creating and leading the world-acclaimed construction engineering master’s degree at Cambridge, Cam is recognised as an expert in bridge engineering, a field in which he is widely published and has won prestigious academic prizes, including the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Telford Gold Medal.
He is known internationally for his innovative work on structural analysis and structural health monitoring.
My Speaker Sessions
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Keynote 1: Data Is King... or Is It?
- Data has the potential to unlock enormous value and boost productivity in construction.
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are promoted as the tools that allow these data to be processed and interpreted.
- The talk will look at the value and the risks in focusing on the use of data with reference to some specific examples.
