
Dr Tom Beach
Senior Lecturer - Teaching and Research
- Email:
- beachth@cardiff.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 (0)29 2087 5796
- Location:
- S0.12, Queen's Buildings - South Building, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
I am a senior lecturer in Construction Informatics, I hold a PhD in Computer Science and have been working in the built environment research field for over 8 years.
I am passionate about applying state of the art computing technologies to deliver a safer, more efficient, more resilient built environment.
My research focuses on innovation in the built environment field underpinned by state of the art computing technologies. This combination of a background in Computer Science, a solid grounding in the built environment field, and expertise in Building Information Modelling (BIM) and built environment semantics, makes me ideally placed to conduct research towards creating a more intelligent, efficient and adaptable built environment.
More specifically, my research interests include: (a) specification and implementation of building/district/city data storage, (b) the Internet of Things(IoT) and its application to the monitoring and control of the built environment, (c) data analytics including machine learning and artificial intelligence, (d) application of cloud/distributed computing to data storage and processing for built environment applications and (e) the semantics of data within the built environment.
Professional memberships
Member of the British Computer Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Society
2019
- Kun-Rodrigues, C.et al. 2019. A comprehensive screening of copy number variability in dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurobiology of Aging 75, pp. 223 e1-223 e10. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.10.019)
2018
- Zhao, W., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2018. A systematic mixed-integer differential evolution approach for water network operational optimisation. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 474(2217) (10.1098/rspa.2017.0879)
- Kasim, T.et al. 2018. Integrated framework to manage building's sustainability efficiency, design features and building envelope. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 534, pp. 650-660. (10.1007/978-3-319-99127-6_56)
- Beach, T.et al. 2018. Achieving smart water network management through semantically driven cognitive systems. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 534, pp. 478-485. (10.1007/978-3-319-99127-6_41)
- Howell, S. K., Rezgui, Y. and Beach, T. 2018. Water utility decision support through the semantic web of things. Environmental Modelling and Software 102, pp. 94-114. (10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.01.006)
2017
- Petri, I.et al. 2017. Coordinating multi-site construction projects using federated clouds. Automation in Construction 83, pp. 273-284. (10.1016/j.autcon.2017.08.011)
- Howell, S. K., Rezgui, Y. and Beach, T. 2017. Integrating building and urban semantics to empower smart water solutions. Automation in Construction 81, pp. 434-448. (10.1016/j.autcon.2017.02.004)
- Zhao, W., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2017. Automated model construction for combined sewer overflow (CSO) prediction based on efficient LASSO algorithm. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems (10.1109/TSMC.2017.2724440)
- Petri, I.et al. 2017. Performance analysis of multi-institutional data sharing in the Clouds4Coordination system. Computers & Electrical Engineering 58, pp. 227-240. (10.1016/j.compeleceng.2017.02.015)
- Zhao, W., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2017. Efficient least angle regression for identification of linear-in-the-parameters models. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 473(2198), article number: 20160775. (10.1098/rspa.2016.0775)
- Mohsin, M. M., Beach, T. and Kwan, A. 2017. Public perceptions of urban sustainable challenges in developing countries. Presented at: Sustainable Development and Planning 2018, Siena, Italy, 4-6 September 2018 Presented at Brebbia, C. A. et al. eds.WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment: Sustainable Development and Planning IX, Vol. 226. pp. 131-140., (10.2495/SDP170121)
2016
- Carboni, D.et al. 2016. Contextualising water use in residential settings: a survey of non-intrusive techniques and approaches. Sensors 16(5), article number: 738. (10.3390/s16050738)
- Zhao, W., Beach, T. and Rezgui, Y. 2016. Optimization of potable water distribution and wastewater collection networks: A systematic review and future research directions. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics: Systems 46(5), pp. 659-681. (10.1109/TSMC.2015.2461188)
- Beach, T.et al. 2016. Management of collaborative BIM data by the Federatinon of Distributed Models. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering 31(4), article number: 4017009. (10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000657)
- Petri, I.et al. 2016. Distributed multi-cloud based building data analytics. Developing Interoperable and Federated Cloud Architecture, pp. 143-170. (10.4018/978-1-5225-0153-4.ch006)
- Terlet, J.et al. 2016. Comparing diurnal patterns of domestic water consumption: an international study. Presented at: 11th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling, ECPPM 2016, Limassol; Cyprus, 7 - 9 September 2016 Presented at Christodoulou, S. E. and Scherer, R. eds.eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: ECPPM 2016: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling (ECPPM 2016), Limassol, Cyprus, 7-9 September 2016. CRC Press pp. 605-611.
2015
- Beach, T.et al. 2015. A rule-based semantic approach for automated regulatory compliance in the construction sector. Expert Systems with Applications 42(12), pp. 5219-5231. (10.1016/j.eswa.2015.02.029)
- Petri, I.et al. 2015. Clouds4Coordination: managing project collaboration in federated clouds. Presented at: IEEE/ACM 8th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), Limassol, Cyprus, 7 - 10 December 2015UCC 2015 IEEE/ACM 8th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing. Conference Publishing Services pp. 494-499., (10.1109/UCC.2015.88)
- Beach, T.et al. 2015. Governance model for cloud computing in building information management. IEEE Transactions on Service Computing 8(2), pp. 314-327. (10.1109/TSC.2013.50)
2014
- Petri, I.et al. 2014. Engaging construction stakeholders with sustainability through a knowledge harvesting platform. Computers in Industry 65(3), pp. 449-469. (10.1016/j.compind.2014.01.008)
- Petri, I.et al. 2014. Cloud supported building data analytics. Presented at: 2014 14th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), Chicago, IL, USA, 26-29 May 2014Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid), 2014 14th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on. IEEE pp. 641-650.
- Petri, I.et al. 2014. Exploring models and mechanisms for exchanging resources in a federated cloud. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E), Boston, MA, USA, 11-14 March 2014Cloud Engineering (IC2E), 2014 IEEE International Conference on. IEEE pp. 215-224., (10.1109/IC2E.2014.9)
2013
- Beach, T., Rana, O. F. and Avis, N. J. 2013. Integrating acceleration devices using CometCloud. Presented at: 1st ACM workshop on Optimization techniques for resources management in clouds, New York, NY, USA, 17-21 June 2013 Presented at Baraglia, R., Coppola, M. and Dazzi, P. eds.ORMaCloud '13: Proceedings of the first ACM workshop on Optimization techniques for resources management in clouds. New York, NY: ACM pp. 17-24., (10.1145/2465823.2465824)
- Beach, T.et al. 2013. Cloud Computing for the Architecture, Engineering & Construction Sector: Requirements, Prototype & Experience. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications 2(4), article number: 8. (10.1186/2192-113X-2-8)
- Rezgui, Y., Beach, T. and Rana, O. F. 2013. A governance approach for BIM management across lifecycle and supply chains using mixed-modes of information delivery. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management 19(2), pp. 239-258. (10.3846/13923730.2012.760480)
- Beach, T. H.et al. 2013. Towards automated compliance checking in the construction industry. Presented at: DEXA 2013: International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, Prague, Czech Republic, 26-29 August 2013 Presented at Decker, H. et al. eds.Database and Expert Systems Applications: 24th International Conference, DEXA 2013, Prague, Czech Republic, August 26-29, 2013. Proceedings, Part I, Vol. 8055. Springer pp. 366-380., (10.1007/978-3-642-40285-2_32)
2010
- Beach, T.et al. 2010. Abstraction of programming models across multi-core and GPGPU architectures. In: Chapman, B. et al. eds. Parallel Computing: From Multicores and GPU's to Petascale.. Advances in Parallel Computing Vol. 19. Amsterdam: IOS Press, pp. 554-561., (10.3233/978-1-60750-530-3-554)
2009
- Beach, T. H. and Avis, N. J. 2009. An intelligent semi-automatic application porting system for application accelerators. Presented at: ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers, Ischia, Italy, 14-16 May 2013UCHPC-MAW '09 Proceedings of the combined workshops on UnConventional high performance computing workshop plus memory access workshop. New York, NY: ACM pp. 7-10., (10.1145/1531666.1531669)
Cardiff School of Engineering Mobility Coordinator
ACE Mobility Tutor
Currently Teaching:
- EN1092 - Computing I
- EN2208 - Computing II
- EN2026 - Engineering Analysis II
Contracts
Title | People | Sponsor | Value | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
Digitisation of Requirements, Regulations and Compliance Checking Processes in the Built Environment | Beach T, Rezgui Y | Centre for Digital Built Britian | £55k | 01/7/18 -> 22/12/18 |
WISDOM Water analytics and intelligent sensing for demand optimised management | Rezgui Y, Kwan A, Li H, Mourshed M, Beach T | European Commission (FP7) | £352,687 | 01/02/2014 - 31/01/2017 |
BRE Studentship | Rezgui Y, Li H, Beach T | BRE Trust | £19,846 | 01/04/2012 - 31/03/2015 |
Clouds4Coordination: Cloud Based project co-ordination in the AEC Sector | Prof O Rana (COMSC), Prof Y Rezgui, Beach T | TSB via BRE | £76,609 | 07/01/2013 - 31/12/2016 |
Supervised Students
Title | Student | Status | Degree |
---|---|---|---|
MODELLING EMBODIED ENERGY OF HOUSING STOCK. | ELALWANI Eman Mohamed Ali | Graduated | MPhil |
Water Behaviour Modelling For Efficient ICT-Based Water Management In Urban Environments | TERLET Julia Jeanne Louise | Graduated | PhD |
BIM BASED COST OPTIMISATION OF GREEN BUILDINGS. | MOHSIN Marwah | Current | PhD |
BIM-Based Smart Compliance Checking to Enhance Environmental Sustainability | KASIM Tala | Graduated | PhD |
I am interesting in supervising PhDs involving the following areas:
- Application of optimisation, machine learning, and AI in the built environment.
- Use cases for structured asset data (BIM)
- Automation of regulatory/sustainability assessments in the built environment
- Application of distributed leger (blockchain) for contracting/integrity applications in the built environment
Even if your idea is not precidely aligned to these areas - please get in touch - it may still be some I can supervise (or co-supervise with a colleague).
Current supervision

Julia Jeanne Louise Terlet
Research student
