Staff Directory - Ken Thomas

My Research

Research Group : Building Information Modelling Collective Research Group ►

Research Group : Integrated Built Environment Research Group (IBERG) ►

 Research interests

• Digital  Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Global Engineering Education and Accreditation
• Work-Based Learning (WBL) and Work-Integrated Learning (WIL)
• Knowledge Management (KM)
• Sustainability, Smart Cities and Infrastructure

Qualifications & Memberships

Qualifications:

• BE in Civil Engineering from the University College Galway, Ireland, in 1986.
• MA in Management from University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, in 1992.
• PhD in Civil Engineering from the University College Cork, Ireland, in 2002

Memberships:

• Engineers Ireland (EI)
• European Federation of National Engineering Associations (FEANI)
• International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB)
• Construction IT Alliance (CITA), Ireland
• European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)

My Publications

Thomas, Ken (2015) Engineering Accreditation and Professional Competence in Ireland and Brazil - Similarities, Differences and Convergence in a Global Context. WEEF 2015 Proceedings.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2008) MANAGING KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THE LEADING IRISH CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS: CURRENT PRACTICES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. In: CIB W102 3rd International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, Oct 17th - 18th, Stuttgart.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR CONSTRUCTION. In: 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, University of Ulster, Belfast.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2007) THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR IRISH CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS THROUGH GROUNDED THEORY. In: Connecting Theory & Practice, Irish Academy of Management, 10th Annual Conference, 3-5 September 2007, Queen's University, Belfast.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2007) Knowledge Management Within a Leading Irish Construction Organisation. In: 8th European Conference on Knowledge Management, 6-7 September 2007, Consorci Escola Industrial de Barcelona, Spain.

Graham, Brian and Gahan, Declan and Thomas, Ken (2007) THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF CLEANROOM PROJECTS. In: 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, University of Ulster.

Duffy, Kevin and Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2007) ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES (CCT) IN SMALL TO MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN THE IRISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. In: 23rd Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2007, University of Ulster, Belfast.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2007) LESSONS LEARNED PRACTICES: CASE STUDY OF A LEADING IRISH CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION. In: Construction Management and Economics 25th Anniversary Conference, 16-18 July 2007, University of Reading.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2006) KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN IRISH CONSTRUCTION: THE ROLE OF CPD ACCREDITATION. In: 22nd Annual ARCOM Conference, 4-6 September, 2006, University of Central England, Birmingham.

Graham, Brian and Thomas, Ken (2005) AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WITHIN THE LEADING IRISH CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. In: 21st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2005, University of London.

Thomas, Ken and Graham, Brian and Wall, John (2007) Learning about IT and learning using IT - A review of current practice on Higher Education AEC Programmes in Ireland. In: “Bringing“Bringing ITC knowledge to work” - 24th W78 Conference Maribor 2007 & 5th ITCEDU Workshop & 14th EG-ICE Workshop, 26-29 June 2007, Maribor, Slovenia.

Thomas, Ken (2004) Integration, Isolation and IT Education for an improved Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry. In: 3rd International Workshop on Construction Information Technology in Education, 7 September 2004, Istanbul, Turkey.

Thomas, Ken and Hore, Alan (2003) A Reflection of the Development, Activities and Deliverables of the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) In Ireland. In: CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and Research - BEAR 2003, 9-11 April 2003, Salford, UK.

Thomas, Ken (1999) A STUDY OF THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND CONSTRUCTION SECTOR. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 7 (1). pp. 21-34. ISSN 0968-0365

Thomas, Ken (2000) Project Managers do IT better? Project Management. pp. 12-15.

Thomas, Ken (1999) The influence of the leading firms on the exploitation of IT in the Irish construction industry. In: Harnessing the potential of Information Technology in the Construction Industry, 19 November 1999, Dublin, Ireland.