Dr Jurij Karlovsek

Senior Lecturer

School of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
j.karlovsek@uq.edu.au
+61 7 344 31686

Overview

Dr Jurij Karlovsek’s area of expertise is in Geotechnical Engineering, where he conducts research and educates the new generation of engineers.

  • Infrastructure Projects (Sustainable Underground Space development - Tunnelling),
  • Information Modelling (BIM in Tunnelling - IFCTunnel, Constructability and Lifecycle Analysis), and
  • Non-Destructive and Spacial techniques (Integrity and localisation - GPR, SLAM, LiDAR and InSAR).

Dr Jurij Karlovsek is an EAIT Faculty Lead at the Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub in collaboration with the BEL Faculty. In addition, he is the co-founder and area lead at the Infrastructure CoLab.

At the School of Civil Engineering (SoCE) is the course coordinator of:

At the corporate level, Dr Karlovsek engages with the community by creating and implementing associations that seek to inform, educate and empower young professional engineers. Currently, Dr Karlovsek holds the position as an Animator (Chair) of International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA) Working Group 22 – Information modelling in Tunnelling (BIM in Tunnelling) and a committee member at BrisBIM – Digital Community Group Queensland. Dr Karlovsek is an active member of the National Committee of the Australian Tunnelling Society (ATS) and the Australian Shotcrete Society National Committee.

In addition to the above, Dr Karlovsek actively engages in the mentorship of undergraduate and postgraduate students, in supporting their research, industry engagement activities, and in general helping to make their experience as students a more enriched and profitable one.

Research Impacts

Awards and Memberships:

  • Co-Director - Sustainable Infrastructure Research Hub (EAIT Faculty Lead)
  • Co-Founder and Area Lead - Infrastructure CoLab
  • ABAB – Australian BIM Advisory Board - Industry Lead / Infrastructure (Tunnels)
  • BrisBIM – Digital Construction Industry Queensland - Committee Member
  • ATS (Australian Tunnelling Society) National Committee Member
  • AuSS (Australian Shotcrete Society) National Committee Member
  • QGD Website - Website Co-Owner
  • Community of Practise Digital Lead at Engineering, Architecture and IT Faculty, UQ
  • ITA Animateur of Working Group 22 – Information Modelling in Tunnelling (2016 - 2023)
  • Industry Advisory Board Member (Civil Engineering), UQ (2020 - 2022)
  • Academic Advisor - Civil Geotechnical Engineering Major (2020 - 2022)
  • ITA Young Members Group (ITAYM Founder and Chair) – 2014-2016
  • International Tunnelling and Underground Space Awards 2015 (ITA-AITES Awards): ITA Young Tunneller of the Year 2015
  • ATS Young Professional Representative (ATSYM Founder and Chair) – 2012-2016
  • David Sudgen Award 2012; ATS Award - Young Professional Engineers, Sydney - 2012
  • Vice-Chair & Founder of UQ APS (Association of Postgraduate Students), UQ - 2011
  • President of PRESS (Postgraduate Research in Engineering Student Society), UQ – 2010

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Publications

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Supervision

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Publications

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

Completed Supervision