From the award statement:
“André Borrmann, Professor of Computational Modeling and Simulation at the Technical University of Munich and spokesperson for the Leonhard Obermeyer Center, has been working for many years on BIM implementation in the infrastructure sector and the application of AI in the construction industry. Borrmann has carried out significant research work in both areas.
The Zuse Board of Trustees of the ZDB is awarding the medal to individuals who have made a significant contribution in the field of IT in the construction industry. The aim of the award is to preserve the merits of Konrad Zuse and to promote state-of-the-art information and communication technologies in the construction industry."
Academic Career and Research Areas
André Borrmann conducts research in the field of computer-aided development of engineering products, with particular emphasis on applications for the built environment. Current research topics range from advancing building information modeling methods to the topological analysis of 3D product models and the generation of digital twins for existing facilities through to the simulation of construction processes and pedestrian dynamics.
After studying civil engineering at Bauhaus University Weimar, Professor Borrmann completed his Ph.D. at the TUM Chair of Computation in Engineering in cooperation with Siemens AG, receiving his Doctorate in 2007. He continued working as a research group leader at TUM and later became Associate Professor for Computational Modeling and Simulation in 2011, before he was appointed as Full Professor in 2012. Since 2013, he has been Speaker of the Leonhard Obermeyer Center. He is editorial board member of the renowned journal Advanced Engineering Informatics and is a member of the steering committee of the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Borrmann
Chair of Computational Modeling and Simulation
Leonhard Obermeyer Center
Press release ZDB