I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Project Management at Teesside University, UK. I was a Research Fellow in Augmented Reality (AR) Application Development with BIM at the Big-DEAL Lab, the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol. During my stay at BDAL (now Big-DEAL) between 2017 and 2019, I worked as a Research Fellow in Big Data Application Development and as a Research Associate in Digital Construction with Big Data. In my different roles within the Lab, I worked on many industry-led projects such as Deconstruction and Recovery Information Modelling (DRIM), IoT-enabled Platform for Rail Assets Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance (i-RAMP), Conversational-BIM, among others. I led the AR Development team that worked on Integrating Conversational AI and Augmented Reality (AR) with BIM for a faster and more collaborative on-site construction assemblage (Conversational-BIM) Project.

As an academic, I was a Lecturer in the Architecture Department, FUTA Nigeria for many years teaching Construction Technology, Building Materials, Environmental Sciences, and Architectural Design. In practice, I worked as Project Architect with Project and Design Associate Ltd and as the Head of the Construction Unit of Ekiti State Public Building Bureau. These have culminated in over 20 years of teaching, research, and industrial experiences in the field of Architecture and Construction Management. I have over 50 publications in reputable journals, international conference proceedings, workshops and symposia. . As a demonstration of my commitment to teaching excellence, I am a certified Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) with a PGCLTHE degree from the Teesside University.

These experiences have enabled me to combine huge commercial awareness with a great academic reputation in terms of grant writing skills and publishing in high-impact journals. Similarly, I have been able to develop an entrepreneurial mindset and robust research output. I consider myself a good team player who enjoys working in teams by motivating others while working in a pressurised environment to meet tight deadlines. I like travelling, learning new things, and meeting people. I enjoy writing, reading, publishing, and exploring innovations.

Dr Sikiru welcomes PhD students in the Application of Digital Technologies to Project Management, Change Management and Digital Technologies, Digital Transformation and Organisational Change Management, and Knowledge Management and Building Information Modelling.

PhD Sponsorship Opportunities: 'Organisational change management in a complex and dynamic business environment using with digital technologies.'

https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/research/funding_details.cfm?fundingID=235

Some current doctoral research topics being supervised by Dr Sikiru are:

1. Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing businesses: A study based on India’s manufacturing SMEs.
2. Investigating how Personality Traits and Financial Attitude impact Risk Tolerance and Perceived Investment Performance of Retail Traders in Singapore.
3. Factors affecting the effective management of cyber security and its impact on organization performance in Singapore
4. Emotional intelligence on the effectiveness of ISO 31000 Risk Management implementation in organisations.

Dr Sikiru Ganiyu is keenly interested in helping businesses improve their productivity and performance by leveraging digital technologies and strategic project management skills. He has delivered many sessions and practically supported many businesses and SMEs to digitally transform their businesses and company.

Organisations and businesses are invited to contact him for collaboration and continuous professional development in areas of Digital Transformation, Project Management and Knowledge Management.

In line with the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), Dr Sikiru strongly aligns with the belief that all students should receive an excellent teaching experience that encourages original thinking, drives up engagement and prepares them for the world of professional practice. He currently tutors the following modules:

• The Business Planning Process (L5)
• Planning and Control of Projects (L6)
• Project Planning (L6)
• Agile Management (L6)
• Project-based Management (L6)
• Strategic Project Management (L7)
• Advanced Independent Work (Doctoral)
• Applying Management and Organisational Studies Research (Doctoral)

Dr Sikiru have led and collaborated with colleagues in managing and delivering large-scale funded research projects. These projects were carried out in collaboration with industrial partners from the construction industry, IT firms and other academic institutions. The total project cost of the projects is over £5.5 million. Exmples of such project include:

1. AI-Enabled Healthy Living Platform for Indoor Air Pollution Analytics and Visualisation (Healthy-Air)

2. Integrating conversational AI and AR with BIM for faster and better collaborative on-site construction assemblage (Conversational-BIM)

3. IoT-enabled Platform for Rail Assets Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance (i-RAMP)

Dr Sikiru is an active member of many professional bodies including APM, PMI, CIOB, NIA and CMI. He is a reviewer for many reputable journals including Engineering, Construction, and Architectural Management (ECAM), World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (WJSTSD), and Progress in Disaster Science (PDS). 

• Endorsed for Global Talent by the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK).
• Best Graduating Student’s award in the Department of Architecture, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria.
• Professor Aderenle award for the Most Outstanding Student in Architecture, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
• Overall Best Graduating Student in Architecture, Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Osun State, Nigeria.