Rate My Professor Ali Rashidi

Dr. Ali Rashidi serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Architecture at Monash University and as a researcher at the Future Building Initiative, jointly operated by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. He earned his PhD in Integrated Design Studies in 2015 with a thesis titled 'Developing Capability of Low-skilled Laborers through Serious Game at Industrialized Timber Construction Projects,' an MEng in Civil Engineering in 2010, and a BEng in Civil Engineering. Rashidi's research specializations encompass construction informatics, building information modelling, extended reality technologies including AR, VR, MR, and serious games in architecture, engineering, and construction education, construction safety management, industrialized construction, and digital twins. He coordinates the Digital Project Management stream within the Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre program in Australia and has delivered project management teaching in the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University's Clayton campus. Additionally, he holds an adjunct lecturing position in Construction Engineering and Management at the School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia.

Rashidi is a Fellow and Chartered Professional Engineer (FIEAust CPEng) with Engineers Australia and holds Autodesk Certified Professional status in Revit Architecture since 2016. His accolades include Civil Engineering Teaching Fellow awards in 2021 and 2022, and the School of Engineering Award for Excellence in Education in 2019. Notable publications feature 'Sensor-based safety management' (2020, 202 citations), 'Optimization and BIM-based lifecycle assessment integration for energy efficiency retrofit of buildings' (2022, 145 citations), 'Smarter real estate marketing using virtual reality to influence potential homebuyers' emotions and purchase intention' (2022, 121 citations), 'Developing engineering students' capabilities through game-based virtual reality technology for building utility inspection' (2022, 74 citations), and recent contributions such as 'Enhancing quality assurance in precast production using mixed reality and ray casting: a Lean Six Sigma approach' (2026) and the guest editorial 'Embracing the future construction project lifecycle: education and training for construction 4.0' (2024). As an editorial board member of Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, he also reviews for journals like International Journal of Construction Management and Applied Sciences. Rashidi has invented six intellectual properties in gamified training processes and led projects including 'VR/AR Technologies in Vocational Education and Training' (2021), advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals related to industry innovation, sustainable cities, and decent work.