Moral responsibility and action in the use of artificial intelligence in construction

Dr Simon Smith

Editor-in-chief of ICE’s Journal of Management, Procurement and Law; and Reader in the School of Engineering at University of Edinburgh.

Simon is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and Reader in Construction and Project Management at the University of Edinburgh. With a grounding as a construction engineer with a large UK civil engineering contractor, he has been involved in academia and construction research and teaching for over 30 years. Particular interests are the identification and management of construction hazards and the antecedents of unsafe behaviour.

Other current areas of investigation are perceptions of failure and procurement in project management; but he has also been involved in construction simulation, construction text mining, construction sustainability, infrastructure assessment and even archaeological engineering. He is author or co-author of approximately 100 peer-reviewed articles, is a prominent member and past chair of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management, as well as Editor of the Proceedings of the ICE Management, Procurement and Law.

Philip McAleenan

Philip is a consultant and independent researcher in OHS and has run his own practice in Northern Ireland since 1996. His PhD was awarded by the University of South Wales for his research on health and safety in construction with a specific focus on culture, ethics reasoning and leadership. His current research interests include workers mental health, and the impact of autonomous and intelligent systems in health and safety.

He is currently an independent contractor with the University of Fredericton in Canada, School of Occupational Health and Safety.

He has authored over 40 technical, professional and academic papers and book chapters and has been published internationally.

He serves on the NI judiciary as a tribunal member for social security benefits and in particular disability related benefits.