The Department of Civil and Construction Engineering combines teaching and research with industry needs to provide students with the skills required to build resilient infrastructure for a sustainable world. Our research focus includes innovative structural systems, digital design and construction, innovative construction materials, construction automation, and urban environmental and transport systems.

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Our civil and construction engineering courses combine strong theoretical foundations with a practical, real-world focus to give students the confidence and skills required for the workplace. 

Our facilities

  • "Acciona Geotech wholeheartedly supports Swinburne’s Work Integrated Learning program and acknowledges the quality of Swinburne’s civil engineering programs as being both practical and relevant to industry. Thanks to the diversity and robustness of Swinburne’s courses, students quickly find their feet and undertake real work and add value in a very short period of time.” 

    Dene Macleod , Business Improvement Manager, ACCIONA Geotech

Our people

  • Professor Pat Rajeev

    Chair, Department of Civil and Construction
    Department of Civil and Construction Engineering
    +61392144942
    ATC739

Academic staff

Name
 Position
 Contact
 Location
Professor Riadh Al-Mahaidi Professor in Structural Engineering
Director, Smart Structures Laboratory

+61 3 9214 8429 

[email protected]

 EN713c
Professor Arul Arulrajah Professor in Geotechnical Engineering

+61 3 9214 5741 

[email protected]

 ATC742
Professor Hussein Dia Professor in Future Urban Mobility

+61 3 9214 5280 

[email protected]

 ATC743
Professor Saman Fernando Professor in Sustainable Infrastructure +61 3 9214 4879

[email protected]		 ATC712
Professor Nicholas Haritos Professor in Structural Engineering [email protected]  
Professor Monzur Imteaz Head, Water Engineering Group

+61 3 9214 5630 

[email protected]

 ATC725
Professor Allison Kealy Professor
Director, Innovative Planet Research Institute		 [email protected]  
Professor Lam Pham Professor in Sustainable Infrastructure [email protected] ATC726
Professor Pat Rajeev Professor in Civil Infrastructure Engineering
Department Chair

+61 3 9214 4942 

[email protected]

 ATC713
Professor Jay Sanjayan
 Professor in Structural Engineering
Director, Centre of Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Construction

+61 3 9214 8034 

[email protected]

 ATC716 
Professor Hing-Ho Tsang Adjunct Professor in Structural Engineering [email protected]  
Associate Professor Palaneeswaran Ekambaram Associate Professor

+61 3 9214 8526 

[email protected]

 ATC738
Associate Professor Shirley Gato-Trinidad
 Associate Professor, Associate Dean, Education

+61 3 9214 8237

[email protected]

 ATC727
Associate Professor Javad Hashemi
 Associate Professor, Deputy Director, Smart Structures Laboratory 

+61 3 9214 8586 

[email protected]

 ATC720 
Associate Professor Rayya Hassan
 Associate Professor (Road and Transport Engineering) 

+61 3 9214 8284 

[email protected]

 ATC717
Associate Professor Robin Kalfat Associate Professor in Structural Engineering
HDR Advisor

+61 3 9214 4945 

rkalfat@swinburne.edu.au

 ATC721
Associate Professor Jessey Lee Associate Professor in Structural Engineering

+61 3 9214 4741 

[email protected]

 ATC735
Dr Kamiran Abdouka Senior Lecturer

+61 3 9214 8680 

[email protected]

 ATC740
Dr MD Morshed Alam Senior Lecturer

+61 3 9214 5463 

[email protected]

 ATC734
Dr Peter Allen Education Specialist in Construction Engineering [email protected]  
Dr Anita Amirsardari Research Fellow [email protected]  
Dr Robert Evans Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering

+61 3 9214 8233 

[email protected]

 ATC737
Dr Mohammad Fardipour Teaching Specialist in Civil Engineering [email protected] ATC732.5
Dr Mohamed Gomaa Lecturer in Architectural Engineering [email protected]  
Dr Iqbal Hossain Lecturer

+61 3 9214 8120 

[email protected]

 ATC728
Dr Amanda (Mengqi) Huang Lecturer in Construction Management

+61 3 92143339

[email protected]

 ATC722
Dr Lily Li Lecturer
Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow – Women in STEM

+61 3 9214 3435 

[email protected]

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Dr Farshid Maghool Senior Engineer
Geotechnical Laboratory Manager

+61 3 9214 5408 

[email protected]

 AMDC102
Dr Nas Meftahi Research Fellow, Innovative Planet Institute [email protected]  
Dr Scott Menegon Senior Lecturer in Civil and Construction Engineering
 [email protected]
 ATC730
Dr Janitha Migunthanna Education Specialist in Civil and Construction Engineering [email protected]  
Dr Tilak Pokharel AEFAC National Technical Manager

+61 3 9214 8573 

[email protected]

 ATC712
Dr Scott Rayburg
 Senior Lecturer (Water, Environment and Sustainability) 

+61 3 9214 4944 

[email protected]

 ATC729 
Dr Xiangzhe Weng Research Fellow [email protected]  

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