Dr Henry Oti

Dr Henry Oti

Dr Henry Oti

Professor Lead, Civil Engineering Programmes - University of Greater Manchester - UK

Biography

Akponanabofa Henry Oti, MSc, PhD, MIET, CEng, FHEA is Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Greater Manchester, UK and the Lead, Civil Engineering programmes. He has served as the Academic Group Coordinator for Recruitment and Retention overseeing students’ recruitment in the School of Engineering. With several years of industry and teaching/research experience, Henry trained as a civil engineer and has expertise in extending building information modelling (BIM) concepts and applications to multi-dimensional subjects in the Built Environment including aspects of renewable energy. Some of his several published works include a proposed BIM-based integration of sustainability credentials into the early phases of structural design, using performance data from building management systems (BMS) simulated in a BIM environment to inform building design/operation, the integration of lessons learned knowledge in BIM and BIM-based nuclear decommissioning.