Sergio Cavalaro

Background

About Sergio Cavalaro

I am a civil engineer passionate about accelerating the cycles of research, innovation, adoption and transformation to produce a step change and address wicked problems affecting the built environment via highly multidisciplinary, collaborative initiatives. I have- pushed frontiers of emerging research areas (automation in construction and repair, circular economy of modern methods of construction, new construction materials, structural design and durability applied to construction and repair; EP/S019618, EP/V011820, EP/X02430X/1, EP/R010161/1 via UKCRIC, EU ICEBERG, RED C-DICE, and others)- led rapid progress from basic research to innovation and application in under 3 years: world-first large-scale, fully-automated particle-bed 3D concrete printing system and bridge with Enrico Dini and Acciona; automated patch repairs increasing productivity 10X with Network Rail; more sustainable MMC with advanced manufacturing and materials, promoting UK industrial growth via Specwall; new accelerators for more sustainable and safer underground construction and repair, applied worldwide via IQE; new FRC quality control systems used in critical infrastructure in Europe and Americas; 60% operational emissions and 30% cost savings for the NHS via smart operating rooms with industry in the Academia-Industry Partnership (AIP); kept hospitals open during Covid through RAAC research for the NHS - led networks (Skills Lead, UKCRIC; co-director and -founder, UKCRIC Ltd; head, C-DICE; founder and head, AIP for the NHS)- led or co-developed framework agreements that accelerate large multi-institutional research and innovation projects and doctoral partnerships (HS2-UKCRIC for 14 HEIs, Network Rail-UKRRIN for 16 HEIs)- driven innovation to commercialisation (co-founder, Spinout “Smart Engineering”)