Kamyar Fatemifar

About

I am a BIM/VDC specialist, architect, software developer, and co-founder of Horizon Studio. My work sits at the intersection of the built environment, data, and software, with a focus on BIM strategy and implementation, immersive 3D and VR, and AI applications in construction. My recent work includes local LLM workflows, computer vision for construction drawings, and the development of a web-based BIM viewer built from the ground up.

At Georgia Tech, I conduct research in the Smart Built Environment Eco-System (Smart BEES) Lab, focusing on BIM data management for distributed and modular construction, while concurrently completing an M.Sc. in Computer Science. I have also taught BIM, 3D visualization, and parametric design at the university level and have contributed to the organization of five International BIM Conferences.

My experience covers the full development lifecycle, from concept development and requirements definition to implementation and deployment. I have developed Revit add-ins using C# and .NET, web-based BIM applications with React and Three.js capable of streaming large models, computer vision models for construction drawings, and parametric and generative design workflows in Grasshopper.

Beyond technical development, I have led small multidisciplinary teams as a Scrum Master, managed projects using PMBOK and Agile methods, and coordinated work across architects, engineers, software developers, and researchers.

With more than a decade of production experience in 3D visualization and real-time graphics, including 3ds Max, Unreal Engine, Blender, and Substance, I bring both technical depth and strong visual communication to my work. This allows me to develop solutions that are not only technically robust, but also professionally presented, whether for client presentations, interactive VR experiences, research prototypes, or production-ready digital assets.

Research interests

BIM & VDC
Digital Twins
AI for AEC (LLMs, computer vision)
Generative Design
Modular & Prefabricated Construction
Immersive 3D and VR
Physical Internet & Logistics
Data Visualisation

Work experience

8 positions

Graduate Research Assistant
Georgia Institute of Technology · Atlanta, GA
Aug 2023 – present
Smart Built Environment Eco-System (Smart BEES) Lab, School of Building Construction
Supervised by Prof. Pardis Pishdad
- Developed role-based BIM data-management strategies for distributed construction.
- Research on effective BIM implementation for construction and logistics management.
- Studying local-LLM pipelines for model-based construction regulation compliance.
Physical Internet (PI) Lab, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Supervised by Prof. Benoit Montreuil and Dr. Ali Barenji
- Developed and deployed an immersive VR test-and-train web app for modular construction with Unity and Unreal Engine.
GDOT research project: BIM that Works for People, a human-centered pilot of IFC data exchanges across the lifecycleSep 2026 – present
Supervised by Prof. Jing Wen (PI); Co-PI Dr. Ebenezer Fanijo. Funded by the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration
- Human-centered IFC data exchanges for GDOT's digital project delivery.
- Model-based lifecycle workflows, their verification and practitioner training.
- BIM
- LLMs
- VR
- Research
BIM Researcher and Product Development Consultant
Spatial Construx · Alpharetta, GA
May 2026 – Aug 2026
- Built Spatial Construx Explorer, a mobile-first web BIM viewer (React, Three.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL).
- Developed the Revit 2026 exporter add-in (C#/.NET, Revit API) that writes encrypted glTF packages with full element data.
- Implemented walk-mode navigation, LOD streaming for large models, live multi-user sessions and an AI assistant with voice.
- Shipped a plugin platform (crowd, process and 4D/5D simulation), Stripe subscription tiers and Docker/Cloudflare deployment.
spatialconstrux.com
- React
- Three.js
- Revit API
- Node.js
LinkedIn skills
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- 3D Visualization
- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Unity
- React.js
- Data Visualization
- Large Language Models (LLM)
AI and Machine Learning Intern
Document Crunch · Atlanta, GA
May 2025 – Aug 2025
- Designed, tested and fine-tuned object-detection models for construction drawings.
- Developed and deployed local large language models to analyse and mitigate construction-related risks.
documentcrunch.com
- Computer vision
- LLMs
LinkedIn skills
- Visual Studio
- Notion Productivity Software
- Object Detection
- Cursor
- Fine Tuning
- Large Language Models (LLM)
- Amazon Bedrock
- Slack
- Model Training
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
BIM Innovation Co-op
MiTek Inc. · Atlanta, GA
May 2024 – Aug 2024
- Developed BIM implementation strategies and standardised practice for modular construction.
- Technical BIM modelling and drafting for distributed construction.
- Facility layout design, planning and visualisation to optimise a prefabricated-construction manufacturing plant.
mitek-us.com
- BIM strategy
- Modular
- Facility layout
LinkedIn skills
- Autodesk Construction Cloud
- AutoCAD
- 3D Rendering
- SharePoint
- Structural Modeling
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Manufacturing Process Improvement
- Miro Collaboration Platform
- Shop Drawings
- Scheduling
Co-Founder
Horizon Studio · Muscat, Oman
Jul 2017 – present
- Developed and supervised BIMs for interactive VR projects in Unreal Engine.
- Scrum master, project planner, performance controller, financial manager and market analyst.
- Developed and supervised 3D assets and virtual objects for the Unreal Engine marketplace (FAB).
- Tutored and coached interns and employees.
horizonium.net
- Unreal Engine
- Scrum
- 3D assets
3D Artist & Interior Designer
Decorisa · Tehran, Iran
Sep 2017 – Jan 2018
- Advised clients on interior design; presented design ideas in 3D renderings and drawings.
instagram.com/dekorisa
3D Detail Designer
Tadbir Eskan · Tehran, Iran
Dec 2016 – Jan 2017
- Rendered design ideas as paste-ups and drawings; inspected construction work on site.
3D Specialist & Shop-Drawing Specialist
Alesh Saze · Tehran, Iran
Aug 2013 – Jul 2014
- Drafted plans and detailed drawings for construction; generated schedules, dates and procedures.
matiagroup.com

Education

Ph.D. in Building Construction

Georgia Institute of Technology

Aug 2023 – presentAtlanta, GA

3rd year. Smart BEES Lab, School of Building Construction.

M.Sc. in Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology

Jan 2024 – presentAtlanta, GA

Concurrent with the Ph.D.

M.Sc. in Project Management

Tarbiat Modares University

Sep 2017 – Feb 2021Tehran, Iran

GPA 17.75/20, A+ thesis (19/20).

B.A. in Architecture

Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch (IAUCTB)

Sep 2012 – Jun 2017Tehran, Iran

GPA 17.50/20, A+ thesis (18.25/20).

Academic experience

Teaching, lectures & reviewing

Oct 2026
Guest lecture: AnyLogic agent-based modeling for airport human flowUrban Systems Design Workshop (CP 8873 / AE 8803), Georgia Tech · Prof. Perry Yang
Sep 2026
Teaching team: concept design and urban building energy modeling tutorialUrban Systems Design Workshop (CP 8873 / AE 8803), Georgia Tech · Prof. Perry Yang
Apr 2026
Workshop: Dynamo for Revit, an introductory workshopBC 6050 Building Information Modeling, Georgia Tech · Prof. Pardis Pishdad
Feb 2026
Guest lecture: agent-based modeling and urban mobilityTokyo Smart City Studio, Georgia Tech · Prof. Perry Yang
Feb 2026
Guest lecture: BIM and point clouds, from point clouds to BIM models BC 6080 Digital Twins for the Built Environment, Georgia Tech · Prof. Jing Wen
Oct 2025
Guest lecture: AnyLogic and agent-based modeling, pathfinding and the ATL airport caseUrban Systems Design Workshop, Georgia Tech · Prof. Perry Yang
2025 – 2026
Peer reviewer: six conference submissions for CIB Conferences, Construction Research Congress 2026 and i3CE 2026
Sep 2019 – Jan 2023
BIM instructor, IAUCTB & Tarbiat Modares University: Revit and BIM, 3ds Max and Rhino workshops; graduate course on BIM for project management (TMU BIM Lab) Tehran, Iran

Demonstrations, symposia & service

Sep 2026
Immersive VR demonstrations at the George / Scheller Tower dedication open house, SIReN Lab: HITeC station and a 360° view of the labPhysical Internet Lab, Georgia Tech · Prof. Benoit Montreuil, Prof. Frederick Benaben
May 2026
Immersive VR demonstration of the Physical Internet Lab project, Georgia Tech XR Maker's Space ISyE event · Physical Internet Lab
Jan 2026
Demonstration at the ADC XR Makerspace grand opening: immersive container organization in VRPhysical Internet Lab, Georgia Tech
Dec 2025
Presenter and group mentor, The Symposium 2025: Future Airport and Aerotropolis Urban Design by Digital Twins Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance
Dec 2025
Demonstration at the internal inauguration of the XR Makerspace for ISyE faculty and studentsPhysical Internet Lab, Georgia Tech
Jun 2025
Paper presentation: Enhancing Subcontractor Performance in Construction Projects through Gamification, IISE Annual Conference & Expo 2025 Atlanta, GA · with the Physical Internet Center team
Dec 2024
Participant and presenter, 2024 Symposium on Smart City Digital Twins: Future Airport and Aerotropolis City Design Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning, Aerospace Systems Design Laboratory, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance
2018 – 2021
Executive team member and educational director, 1st to 5th International BIM Conference; referee committee of the OPEN-BIM competition; moderator of the international presenters section Tehran, Iran
2019 – 2021
IPMA workshops: PMBOK 6th edition review, Portfolio Management, Claim Management; Global PM Days and IPMA B.P. Week 2021
Apr 2013
Exhibitor, Hypercube Paradise Architecture Gallery, Milad Tower, Tehran

Honors & awards

May 2025

Best Paper Award (co-author), CIB World Building Congress 2025, W116 Smart and Sustainable Built Environments: “Enhancing Indoor Thermal Comfort in Educational Settings through Adaptive HVAC Control and Seating Recommendations”

Apr 2021

2nd place, GeCCo Global E-Collaboration Competition (team), IPMA Young Crew

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Oct 2021

Participant, NASA International Space Apps Challenge

Jan 2020

1st place, Rah Bagh Naeem limited urban-design competition, issued by DIBA Group

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Feb 2019

2nd place (team), 2nd Water in Tehran urban-design competition, Municipality of Tehran

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Dec 2018

Finalist (team), Residential Stadium competition, Archstorming

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Jan 2018

1st place (team), 1st Water in Tehran urban-design competition, Municipality of Tehran

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Technical skills

BIM & VDC

Revit
Revit API
Navisworks
Dynamo
ACC / BIM 360
SSolibri
Tekla
VAVisualARQ
QGIS
AutoCAD

Programming

Python
C# / .NET
C++
JavaScript
SQL
PHP

AI & Machine Learning

scikit-learn
Hugging Face Transformers
Object detection
LLM fine-tuning
Local deployment (Ollama, llama.cpp)
OpenAI-compatible APIs
TTS / STT
Agentic coding (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)

Web & Full-Stack

React
Three.js
Node.js / Express
PostgreSQL
WebSockets
HTML / CSS
WordPress
Figma

Real-time 3D & Game Engines

Unreal Engine
Unity (UI Toolkit)
WebGL
glTF / GLB
LOD & mesh optimisation

Cloud & DevOps

Docker
Git / GitHub
Cloudflare
DigitalOcean
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Databricks
Google Colab

Project Management

PMIPMBOK
Agile / Scrum
Microsoft Project
Excel with VBA
Primavera
Trello

Generative & Parametric Design

Rhino 3D
Grasshopper
Ladybug Tools
GaGalapagos
Kangaroo
AnAnemone

3D, Motion & Visualisation

3ds Max
Corona Renderer
V-Ray
Blender
Maya
SketchUp
SpSubstance Painter

Research & Academic Writing

LaTeX
MS Office
Google Docs
Mendeley
Zotero
ENEndNote
OpenRefine
D3

Design & Graphics

Drafting
Space planning
Interior design
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Premiere

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Publications

13 papers

2026
Digital Shadow-Enabled Validation of Deployable p-Nodes for Distributed Modular Construction Networks
Campos, M. R., Montreuil, B., McGinnis, L., Ullom, T., Li, M., Liu, Z., Julien, M., Garcia, J., Mahdavisharif, M., Jung, J., Fatemifar, K., Nadj, N., Ashima, R.. Georgia Tech SMARTech repository.
doi:10.35090/gatech/13285
2026
Utilizing Building Automation Systems for Indoor Environmental Quality Optimization: A Review of the Current Literature, Challenges, and Opportunities
Zeng, Q., Shagar, M., Fatemifar, K., Pishdad, P., Yang, E.. Buildings (MDPI), 16(6), 1267.
doi:10.3390/buildings16061267
2025
A Data-driven Smart District Toward Net Zero Using Generative Design and Urban Digital Twins: A Use Case of Nihonbashi, Tokyo
Alorabi, A. H., Shen, J., Smith, J. M., Hawkins, M., Fatemifar, K., Yoshida, T., Murayama, A., Yang, P. P.. ISPRS Archives, XLVIII-4/W16-2025 (3D GeoInfo / Smart Data Smart Cities).
doi:10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-4-w16-2025-1-2025
2025
Defining and Prioritising Key Competencies for Digital Transformation Leaders in Project-oriented Organisations within the National Construction Industry
Ghalejoogh, S. P., Fatemifar, K., Arbabi, H.. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 17(2), 153–167.
doi:10.1504/IJPOM.2025.146739
2025
Enhancing Indoor Thermal Comfort in Educational Settings through Adaptive HVAC Control and Seating Recommendations
Zeng, Q., Shagar, M., Fatemifar, K., Pishdad, P., Yang, E.. CIB Conferences, 1(1), 98.
doi:10.7771/3067-4883.2030
2025
Enhancing Subcontractor Performance in Construction Projects through Gamification
Nadji, N., Fatemifar, K., Montreuil, B., Shaafi, F.. Proc. IISE Annual Conference.
doi:10.21872/2025IISE_6913
2025
Integrating Emerging Technologies in Construction Graduate Education: An Experiential Learning Experience through a Collaborative Digital Twin Project
Zeng, Q., Nguyen, T. D., Fatemifar, K., Baru, A., Garcia, L., Wen, J.. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
doi:10.18260/1-2--56829
2025
Propelling Process Improvement in Modular Construction by Leveraging Fine-Granularity Operations Modeling and Animation
Garcia, J. E., Fatemifar, K., Barenji, A., Benaben, F., Montreuil, B.. Proc. IISE Annual Conference.
doi:10.21872/2025IISE_6643
2024
BIM and IoT Integration for Construction and Logistics Management: A State-of-the-Art Review
Fatemifar, K., Zeng, Q., Pishdad, P.. Proc. IGLC 32 (International Group for Lean Construction), 633–647.
doi:10.24928/2024/0123
2024
Enhancing Consistency and Flexibility of BIM Data Management with Digital Automation Solutions
Fatemifar, K., Zeng, Q., Valdes, F., Pishdad, P.. Proc. SIGraDi 2024, 1377–1388.
doi:10.52842/conf.sigradi.2024.1377 sigradi.org/sigradi2024
2024
Multi-objective Generative Design Based on Outdoor Environmental Factors: An Educational Complex Design Case Study
Fatemifar, K., Zeng, Q., Tayefeh-Yaraghbafha, A., Pishdad, P.. Proc. ICCEPM 2024.
doi:10.6106/ICCEPM.2024.0585
2020
Leadership in Project Management: A Scoping Review
Danaee Fard, H., Hajiani, M., Fatemifar, K., Golchian Khabbaz, M.. International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 12(1), 74–116.
doi:10.1504/IJPOM.2020.105705
2019
BIM and E-procurement Systems: A Review (in Persian)
Fatemifar, K., Azizi, M.. 2nd National Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Development of the Islamic World Countries, Tabriz.
civilica.com/doc/1021253

Certificates

Professional and academic certificates2018 – 2026

SGXXVIII International Conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics, author certificate (SIGraDi 2024, iBAG-UIC Barcelona) — SIGraDi (Nov 2024)
CITIGroup 2 Social / Behavioral Research Investigators and Key Personnel (expires May 2027) — CITI Program (May 2024)
IPMAGlobal PM Days attendee — IPMA (Jun 2021)
IPMAIPMA Best Practice Week attendee (full conference) — IPMA (Apr 2021)