Bryan T. Adey

Biography

Bryan T. Adey obtained a Bachelor's of Civil Engineering from Dalhousie University in 1995, a Master's of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1997 and a Ph.D. in the area of Infrastructure Management from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland in 2002. His Ph.D. focused on the integration of the consideration of natural hazards into bridge management systems. After completing his Ph.D. he was employed in the Division of Maintenance and Safety at the EPFL (2002-2003). In 2003, Dr. Adey co-founded the consultancy Infrastructure Management Consultants Ltd. (IMC) and assumed the role as vice-president. From 2003-2009 he evaluated, developed and improved business models and business processes related to the maintenance and operation of infrastructure, developed and implemented infrastructure management systems, and analyzed infrastructure with respect to physical condition, risk and economics. This worked focused principally on road and rail infrastructure, but also included water distribution and water transportation networks. During this time he also continued research in the area of infrastructure management, in particular focusing on the methodologies to be used to estimate the total costs of infrastructure interventions, to evaluate the risk associated with road networks, and to assess risk reducing intervention strategies for road networks. In 2010, Dr. Adey left IMC to become the head of the Infrastructure Management Group (IMG) in the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ). The vision for the IMG is to be a world leader in the provision of cutting edge frameworks, methodologies, models and tools to improve the management of infrastructure, where infrastructure is defined as the fixed physical objects used to ensure the functioning of a society.

Research Interest

Infrastructure management