When people think of digital tools to help with engineering problems, they usually think of a 3D model or a computerised image, representing something that exists in the real world. Machine learning is not that. 

What it does is completely alien to your way of thinking. It operates in such a way that is totally free from human bias, and completely ignores geometric realities.

Machine learning is a cold, dispassionate appraisal of past results, and will allow us to accurately predict the future. And it will do it in such a way that will change the industry forever.

Guests

Beth West, Senior Strategic Advisor, nPlan

Dev Amratia, Chief Executive and Co-Founder, nPlan

Matthew Jefferies, Digital Transformation Lead, Atkins

Neil Thompson, Director of Digital, Atkins

Tom Goldsmith, Structural Engineer, Atkins

Resources

For a list of the historical reports on the state of the construction industry, click here

For more information on nPlan, click here

For more information on Project 13, click here

To listen to Episode #90 – The New Way To Plan a City, click here

Partner

Atkins, part of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. Employing over 18,000 people across the UK, North America, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe, Atkins utilities the latest technology to deliver major capital projects, and provide expert consultancy for clients across the energy, transportation and infrastructure sectors.

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