Irem Dikmen

Professor in the School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading

Professor Dikmen carries out research at the interface of engineering, management, and information sciences. Her research interests relate to construction project management, mainly risk management. She combines theories and methods from various disciplines to analyse complexity, risk and resilience in projects. She uses systems thinking to explore and model project systems and engineering project organizations. She conducts research to explore actuality of projects and develop decision-support systems/tools in collaboration with industrial partners and government institutions. Based on her professional experience within the industry as a consultant in several construction projects, her vision has been to carry out constructive research that demonstrates added value/benefits for the industry and communities.