InterReas

INTERREAS: INTEROPERABILITY AND AI REASONING FOR BUILDING DESIGN AND FABRICATION WITH SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES

The project aims to enhance collaboration among various disciplines in building design and robotic fabrication by utilizing knowledge graphs. These graphs facilitate the integration and representation of data across different fields, improving the identification of constraints during the early stages of design, thereby reducing costly changes and inefficiencies. The project involves developing a dedicated ontology for timber buildings and a robotic fabrication ontology, which will be interconnected through mappings.

The software framework will leverage symbolic AI methods to validate compliance with fabrication constraints and regulations, such as fire safety and spacing requirements. This approach not only promotes more efficient and sustainable fabrication processes but also minimizes waste and CO2 emissions.

In collaboration with industry partner GROPYUS, known for its expertise in timber construction and digital integration methods, the project will address several hypotheses regarding the role of knowledge graphs in enhancing data discoverability and interoperability.

Through qualitative and quantitative assessments, the project aims to evaluate the effectiveness and usability of the developed ontologies and software framework, ultimately making the research findings, frameworks, and ontologies open-source. This effort seeks to resolve prevalent interoperability and data integration challenges within the architecture, enginering and construction industry.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR & PARTICIPATING RESEARCHER

Tenure-Track Prof. Dr. Thomas Wortmann
Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD-CA), University of Stuttgart
Prof. Dr. Steffen Staab
Institute for Artificial Intelligence (KI), University of Stuttgart

RESEARCHER

Diellza Elshani (ICD/CA)
Ali Nahkaee (ICD/CA)