René Morkos is a second-generation civil engineer who has worked on underwater pipeline construction, automation engineering on a $350-million gas refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi and as a project manager in Afghanistan.
Artificial intelligence-based tools continue to gain acceptance in the industry, as two recent moves by major contractors bring the technology deeper into the critical path.
Recent advancements in machine learning provide advice on bidding, scheduling and labor allocation, pointing the way to a more data-driven project life cycle