Dr. Tawakalitu Odubiyi | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Research Associate at INTI International University | Malaysia

Dr. Tawakalitu Odubiyi is a Teaching and Research Associate with over six years of international experience spanning Germany, Malaysia, the UK, Finland, South Africa, and Nigeria. She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin and a Master’s in Construction Management from the University of Johannesburg. Her expertise lies in Quantity Surveying, Civil Engineering, and the application of Digital Twin and BIM technologies in the built environment.

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Academic Background

Dr. Odubiyi holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, where her research focused on digital transformation in construction. She also earned a Master of Technology in Construction Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Her academic background reflects a strong foundation in both technical and managerial aspects of the built environment.

Professional Experience:

Dr. Odubiyi has gained diverse research and teaching experience through various academic and industrial positions. She is currently serving as an Independent Researcher at INTI International University in Malaysia, where she conducts empirical research and leads seminars on sustainable technologies. Previously, she worked as a Research Scientist at Technische Universität Berlin, contributing to projects on business models for Cloud BIM and Digital Twin solutions. Her industry experience includes roles as a BIM Consultant at Bentley Systems in London and a BIM Researcher at Trimble Inc. in Finland, where she developed strategic digital roadmaps and conducted case studies on cost estimation and contract administration. She also served as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Johannesburg and as a Mentor and Lecturer at TU Berlin, demonstrating a strong commitment to student support and academic leadership.

Research and Publications:

Dr. Odubiyi has authored 16 scholarly articles using a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and grounded theory approaches. She has actively presented her findings at international conferences and workshops. Her research focuses on digital transformation in construction, cost management innovation, and the role of BIM in contract and project administration.

Areas of Expertise:

Her core areas of expertise include Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, BIM integration, contract administration (FIDIC, NEC), and curriculum design. She is proficient in BIM tools such as Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, CostX, and Bentley iTwin. She is also experienced in research methodology, grant writing, and academic mentoring across cross-cultural and distance learning environments.

Technical and Professional Skills:

Dr. Odubiyi is skilled in Agile methodologies and tools including Salesforce CRM, Confluence, Jira, Kanban, and BPMN. She has applied these in both academic project management and industry collaborations.

Awards and Recognition:

Dr. Odubiyi has received several prestigious awards, including the Marie Curie Horizon Fellowship from the European Union (2020), the Global Excellence Scholarship from the University of Johannesburg (2019), and the National Research Fellow Bursary (2018). In 2023, she received Community Impact Recognition from the Young Quantity Surveyors of Nigeria for her contributions to the profession.

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Since 2020: 132

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Since 2020: 7

Publication Top Notes:

• Using neural network model to estimate the rental price of residential properties
  2019
  21 citations

• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of virtual team in Nigerian construction industry
  2016
  21 citations

• Information and communication technology application challenges in the construction industry: A narrative review
  2019
  14 citations

• A concise review of the evolution of information and communication technologies for engineering innovations
  2021
  13 citations

• Impact of security on rental price of residential properties: evidence from South Africa
  2019
  13 citations

• Barriers to implementing quality management system in the Industry 4.0 era
  2019
  12 citations

• Strategies for building information modelling adoption in the South African construction industry
  2019
  12 citations

• Impact of Green features on rental value of residential properties: evidence from South Africa
  2024
  8 citations

• Assessing South African construction worker’s knowledge of modern technologies for effective material management
  2021
  6 citations

• Evaluation of the use of modern technologies for effective material management in South African construction industry
  2019
  5 citations

• Bridging the gap between academic and practice Quantity Surveying in Nigerian construction industry
  2019
  5 citations

• Roles and effects of utilizing recent technologies on material management for construction work in South Africa
  2019
  4 citations

• Forecasting rental values of residential properties: a neural network model approach
  2020
  3 citations

• A model validation and predicting the rental values of residential properties using logistic regression model
  2020
  2 citations

• Information and Communication Technologies for construction services in South Africa: A PROCSA Scope
  2021
  1 citation

• An Evaluation of Information and Communication Technology Application in South African Construction Industry
  2019
  1 citation