Ian Smith to become Founding Director of TUM Nemetschek Institute

[Translate to en:] Sitz des Nemetschek-Instituts: Das GALILEO-Gebäude am TUM-Campus in Garching Image: Andreas Battenberg / TUM Expert on the application of Artificial Intelligence in the built world - Prof. Ian Smith to become Founding Director of TUM Nemetschek Institute The internationally renowned civil engineer Prof. Ian F.C. Smith will become Founding Director of the TUM Georg Nemetschek Institute Artificial Intelligence for the Built World. He has decades of successful experience working with Artificial Intelligence (KI) in the built world. Smith commented: "When AI is adapted for use in one of its most challenging contexts, the built world, an essential goal is trustworthiness." He will begin in his new position on March 1, 2022. Prof. Smith most recently headed the Applied Computing and Mechanics Laboratory at Switzerland's EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne). TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann is pleased about the new development: "Ian Smith is a highly respected scientist at the interface between construction and Artificial Intelligence. I am very happy to have him join us as the Founding Director of the TUM Georg Nemetschek Institute. His expertise and his worldwide network will be an enormous asset for us in developing TUM as a launch pad for innovations in the application of Artificial Intelligence along the entire building lifecycle." Unique around the world, the Nemetschek Institute conducts research and teaching in the field of Artificial Intelligence in construction.