By Dr Sara Shirowzhan

Book Chapters

Sepasgozar SME; Ahmad Khan A; Shirowzhan S; Garzon Romero JS; Pettit C; Zhang C; Oh J; Liang R, 2024, 'Immersive virtual environments and digital twin applications for education and training: Trends in construction, mining, and urban planning studies', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, Routledge, London, pp. 66 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000-5

Butler L; Shirowzhan S, 2024, 'BIM and GIS values and acceptance criteria in government-funded infrastructure projects. A case study of Australia', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, pp. 177 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000-8

Mura M; Sepasgozar SME; Shirowzhan S; Marco AD; Ostwald MJ, 2024, 'Digital twin adoption modelling incorporating job relevance, usefulness, and relative advantage: An empirical investigation', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, Routledge, pp. 43 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000-4

Sepasgozar SME; Shirowzhan S; Mura M; De Marco A; Ostwald MJ; Edwards D, 2024, 'Digital twin maturity and readiness metrics for assessing practitioners’ intention to use. Model development and multi-group structural analysis', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, pp. 25 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000-3

Shirowzhan S; Mecheril Binoy S; Sepasgozar SME, 2024, 'Web-based BIM-GIS integration workflows for making cities’ digital twin 3D models', in Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, pp. 145 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000-7

Shi A; Shirowzhan S; M.E. Sepasgozar S, 2021, 'Computational Workflow for Three-Dimension Printing in Construction: Digital Tools and Methodological Limitations', in Advances and Technologies in Building Construction and Structural Analysis, IntechOpen, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101474

Sepasgozar S; David Bienvenido-Huertas J; Shirowzhan S; Sargolzae S, 2021, 'Introductory Chapter: Intelligence, Sustainable and Post-COVID-19 Resilience Built Environment: An Agenda for Future', in Design of Cities and Buildings - Sustainability and Resilience in the Built Environment, IntechOpen, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97100

Shi A; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar S; kaboli A, 2020, '5D BIM Applications in Quantity Surveying: Dynamo and 3D Printing Technologies', in Smart Cities and Construction Technologies, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.91221

Kimmel L; Shirowzhan S; Mojtahedi M; Sepasgozar S; Peacock J, 2020, 'A GIS-Based Risk and Safety Analysis of Entrance Areas in Educational Buildings Based on Students’ Experience', in Smart Cities and Construction Technologies, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89752

Shirowzhan S; Trinder J; Osmond P, 2019, 'New Metrics for Spatial and Temporal 3D Urban Form Sustainability Assessment Using Time Series Lidar Point Clouds and Advanced GIS Techniques', in Almusaed AZ; Almssad A; Linh TH (ed.), Urban Design, Intech Open, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.89617

Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar SME; Ullah F; Minhas PS, 2019, 'Implication of a Construction Labour Tracking System for Measuring Labour Productivity', in Wu P; Wang X (ed.), Innovative Production and Construction, WORLD SCIENTIFIC, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789813272491_0001

Edited Books

Sepasgozar S; Shirowzhan S, (ed.), 2024, Digital Twin Adoption and BIM-GIS Implementation, Routledge, London, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003507000

Shirowzhan S; Willie T; Sepasgozar S, (eds.), 2020, Spatial Big Data, BIM and advanced GIS for Smart Transformation City, Infrastructure and Construction, International Journal of Geo-Information, Switzerland, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03936-031-4

Shirowzhan S; Kefeng Z, (ed.), 2020, Smart Cities and Construction Technologies, IntechOpen, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=LGH9DwAAQBAJ

Sepasgozar S; Tahmasebinia F; Shirowzhan S, (eds.), 2020, Infrastructure Management and Construction, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jpj8DwAAQBAJ

Journal articles

Li J; Shirowzhan S; Pignatta G; Sepasgozar SME, 2024, 'Data-Driven Net-Zero Carbon Monitoring: Applications of Geographic Information Systems, Building Information Modelling, Remote Sensing, and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Resilient Cities', Sustainability (Switzerland), 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16156285

McNamara AJ; Shirowzhan S; M.E. Sepasgozar S, 2024, 'Investigating the determents of intelligent construction contract adoption: a refinement of the technology readiness index to inform an integrated technology acceptance model', Construction Innovation, 24, pp. 702 - 724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CI-10-2021-0191

Abdeen FN; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar SME, 2023, 'Citizen-centric digital twin development with machine learning and interfaces for maintaining urban infrastructure', Telematics and Informatics, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.102032

Mair DF; Sepasgozar S; Tahmasebinia F; Shirowzhan S, 2023, 'Recycling Waste Construction Material and Industry Involvement in University Investigations: Developing a Framework', Journal of Architectural Engineering, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/JAEIED.AEENG-1218

Xu S; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar SME, 2023, 'Urban Waste Management and Prediction through Socio-Economic Values and Visualizing the Spatiotemporal Relationship on an Advanced GIS-Based Dashboard', Sustainability (Switzerland), 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su151612208

Debnath R; Pettit C; Soundararaj B; Shirowzhan S; Jayasekare AS, 2023, 'Usefulness of an Urban Growth Model in Creating Scenarios for City Resilience Planning: An End-User Perspective', ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 12, pp. 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12080311

Karimi R; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar SME, 2023, 'Architectural Design Criteria Considering the Circular Economy and Buildability for Smart Disaster Relief Shelter Prototyping', Buildings, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071777

Tahmasebinia F; Jiang S; Shirowzhan S; Mann L; Sepasgozar SME, 2023, 'Exploring the Integration of Architectural Design and Advanced Structural Analysis for Steel–Glass Structures: A Comparative Study of Different Case Scenarios', Buildings, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13061369

Sepasgozar SME; Khan AA; Smith K; Romero JG; Shen X; Shirowzhan S; Li H; Tahmasebinia F, 2023, 'BIM and Digital Twin for Developing Convergence Technologies as Future of Digital Construction', Buildings, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings13020441

Yang L; Sepasgozar SME; Shirowzhan S; Kashani A; Edwards D, 2023, 'Nozzle criteria for enhancing extrudability, buildability and interlayer bonding in 3D printing concrete', Automation in Construction, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104671

Ghobadi M; Shirowzhan S; Ghiai MM; Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh F; Tahmasebinia F, 2023, 'Augmented Reality Applications in Education and Examining Key Factors Affecting the Users’ Behaviors', Education Sciences, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci13010010

Masoumi H; Shirowzhan S; Eskandarpour P; Pettit CJ, 2023, 'City Digital Twins: their maturity level and differentiation from 3D city models', Big Earth Data, 7, pp. 1 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20964471.2022.2160156

Du W; Sepasgozar SME; Khan A; Shirowzhan S; Garzon Romero J, 2023, 'Developing an interactive pile training module for construction risk management and gaging users’ intentions', Construction Innovation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CI-10-2022-0269

Smith KI; Shirowzhan S, 2022, 'A GIS-Based Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Relationship between the Outbreak of COVID-19, Delta Variant and Construction in Sydney and Melbourne', ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11120617

Shirowzhan S; Wang C, 2022, 'THE 7^thSMART DATA SMART CITIES: PREFACE ANNALS', ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 10, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W3-2022-1-2022

Wang CC; Shirowzhan S, 2022, 'THE 7th SMART DATA SMART CITIES: PREFACE ARCHIVES', International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, 48, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W5-2022-1-2022

Zhu Z; Shirowzhan S; Pettit CJ, 2022, 'Investigation of Development Applications: A GIS Based Spatiotemporal Analysis in the City of Sydney Area 2004–2022', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12101601

Yang J; Alahmadi KM; Shirowzhan S, 2022, 'The impact of urban expansion in Beijing and Metropolitan Area urban heat Island from 1999 to 2019', Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 7, pp. 581 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/amns.2021.1.00104

He W; Shirowzhan S; Pettit CJ, 2022, 'GIS and Machine Learning for Analysing Influencing Factors of Bushfires Using 40-Year Spatio-Temporal Bushfire Data', ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11060336

Hassanzadehkermanshahi K; Shirowzhan S, 2022, 'Measuring Urban Sustainability over Time at National and Regional Scale for Addressing United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: Iran and Tehran as Case Studies', Sustainability (Switzerland), 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14127402

Sepasgozar SME; Costin AM; Karimi R; Shirowzhan S; Abbasian E; Li J, 2022, 'BIM and Digital Tools for State-of-the-Art Construction Cost Management', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12040396

Liu C; M.E. Sepasgozar S; Shirowzhan S; Mohammadi G, 2022, 'Applications of object detection in modular construction based on a comparative evaluation of deep learning algorithms', Construction Innovation, 22, pp. 141 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CI-02-2020-0017

Perry JM; Shirowzhan S; Pettit CJ, 2022, 'Lockout, Lockdown and Land Use: Exploring the Spatio-Temporal Evolution Patterns of Licensed Venues in Sydney, Australia between 2012 and 2021 in the Context of NSW Public Policy', Buildings, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings12010035

Sodhi N; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar S, 2021, 'The impact of increased density on residential property values in sydney, new south wales', Buildings, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11120650

Sepasgozar S; Frances Mair D; Tahmasebinia F; Shirowzhan S; Li H; Richter A; Yang L; Xu S, 2021, 'Waste management and possible directions of utilising digital technologies in the construction context', Journal of Cleaner Production, 324, pp. 129095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129095

Ullah F; Sepasgozar SME; Shirowzhan S; Davis S, 2021, 'Modelling users’ perception of the online real estate platforms in a digitally disruptive environment: An integrated KANO-SISQual approach', Telematics and Informatics, 63, pp. 101660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2021.101660

Shirowzhan Sara ; Sepasgozar Samad M. E. ; Trinder John , 2021, 'Developing Metrics for Quantifying Buildings’ 3D Compactness and Visualizing Point Cloud Data on a Web-Based App and Dashboard', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 147, pp. 04020178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001971

M.E. Sepasgozar S; Shirowzhan S; Loosemore M, 2021, 'Information asymmetries between vendors and customers in the advanced construction technology diffusion process', Construction Innovation, ahead-of-print, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CI-08-2020-0140

Sepasgozar SME; Ghobadi M; Shirowzhan S; Edwards DJ; Delzendeh E, 2021, 'Metrics development and modelling the mixed reality and digital twin adoption in the context of Industry 4.0', Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28, pp. 1355 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2020-0880

Sepasgozar SME; Hui FKP; Shirowzhan S; Foroozanfar M; Yang L; Aye L, 2021, 'Lean Practices Using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Digital Twinning for Sustainable Construction', Sustainability, 13, pp. 161 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010161

Wang J; Lee CL; Shirowzhan S, 2021, 'Macro-Impacts of Air Quality on Property Values in China—A Meta-Regression Analysis of the Literature', Buildings, 11, pp. 1 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020048

Visner M; Shirowzhan S; Pettit C, 2021, 'Spatial Analysis, Interactive Visualisation and GIS-Based Dashboard for Monitoring Spatio-Temporal Changes of Hotspots of Bushfires over 100 Years in New South Wales, Australia', Buildings, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings11020037

Sepasgozar SME; Shi A; Yang L; Shirowzhan S; Edwards DJ, 2020, 'Additive manufacturing applications for industry 4.0: A systematic critical review', Buildings, 10, pp. 1 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings10120231

Yang X; Yu Y; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozer S; Li H, 2020, 'Automated PPE-Tool pair check system for construction safety using smart IoT', Journal of Building Engineering, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101721

Low S; Ullah F; Shirowzhan S; Sepasgozar S; Lee CL, 2020, 'Smart Digital Marketing Capabilities for Sustainable Property Development: A Case of Malaysia', Sustainability, 12, pp. 5402, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12135402

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