Digital transformation
& adoption
Understanding organisational needs, evaluating digital opportunities and helping people connect new approaches with everyday work.
Adoption & stakeholder research ↗Civil engineer · Applied researcher · Digital transformation
An engineering mind.
A wider perspective.
I’m Md Tousif Rahman, a civil engineer and applied researcher working across BIM, digital twins and organisational digital transformation. My experience spans engineering practice, teaching and applied research across Europe, Australia and Bangladesh.
01 / Expertise
Connected areas
of practice.
Engineering knowledge, information systems and organisational understanding brought to the same problem.
Digital transformation
BIM & asset
information
Requirements, governance and structured data workflows that carry engineering information across tools, teams and asset lifecycles.
The GeoBIM workflow ↗Digital twins &
engineering systems
System architecture, data integration and testable prototypes developed around engineering questions and decisions.
Infrastructure digital-twin work ↗ISO 19650 & openBIMPython & SQLPostgreSQLGIS & visualisationResearch & evaluationStakeholder engagement
02 / Professional experience
Across disciplines.
Across contexts.
A career connecting engineering practice, technical development, teaching and collaborative research.
Five roles across engineering practice, teaching and applied research. Scroll to explore the timeline →
Netherlands
TNO
Scientist and InnovatorApplied research connecting digital twins, engineering information and responsible data use.
Explore related work ↗Slovenia
ELEA iC
GeoBIM & information workflowsDeveloped ground-data workflows from standardised capture to database and engineering exchange.
Explore related work ↗Bangladesh
North South University
Lecturer, Civil EngineeringTaught civil engineering through core subjects and applied problem-solving.
Explore related work ↗Australia
Prompt Engineering
Geotechnical engineering practiceConducted geotechnical stability and settlement analysis, supported by fieldwork.
Explore related work ↗Bangladesh
DDC
Foundation engineeringContributed to foundation engineering and model-based documentation for Dhaka Metro Rail.
Explore related work ↗Independent practice
Why I established TRS Consultancy
Across engineering practice and applied research, I saw that digital progress depends on how people, information and technology work together. I established TRS to bring that perspective into practical work with organisations, from deciding what needs to change to implementing it and helping teams carry it forward.
Explore TRS Consultancy ↗03 / Selected work
The work behind
the perspective.
Selected contributions across engineering information, digital systems and applied research. Explore the context, my role and what the work produced.
Featured case / ELEA iC / 2020–2022One information flow.
One information flow.
From ground to model.
GeoBIM connected contractor inputs, structured storage and engineering tools. My contribution spanned the architecture, capture templates, database and exchange workflows.
Explore the GeoBIM case ↗Read the related MSc thesis (PDF) ↗Reconstructed workflow
- 01 / CaptureConsistent templates and validation
- 02 / StructureRelational storage and SQL exchange
- 03 / UseEngineering models, maps and reports
Illustrates the workflow; not a screenshot of company deliverables.
04 / Research & writing
Questions worth
investigating.
Public articles, reports and thesis work, with direct links to the original sources. Further research contributions are available below and in the archive.
Integrating Privacy, Security, and Ethics in Smart Buildings: A Practical Framework for Digital Resilience ↗
E. Chochanova & T. Rahman · REHVA Journal · Issue 06/2025, pp. 9–13
Evaluation and Business Opportunity Report, including Recommendations for Standardisation ↗
T. Rahman, E. Chochanova, L. Chamari & W. Maassen · Brains4Buildings
Geotechnical Data Management in BIM Environment ↗
Md Tousif Rahman · Joint Erasmus MSc thesis · University of Ljubljana / University of Minho
Other research contributions
Data quality assessment for digital twins
Co-authored assessment research linking data-quality requirements with practical quickscan methods.
BIM data for predictive twins
Co-authored study of information requirements, data exchange and lifecycle information management.
Research interests
How does digital change take hold?
I am interested in how built-environment organisations evaluate, adopt and sustain digital change, and how information practices, engineering workflows and organisational decisions shape that process.
Adoption & implementationInformation governanceTechnology evaluationDigital twins in practice
Start a research conversation ↗05 / Education & scholarship
Engineering foundations.
International perspective.
Erasmus scholarship recipientJoint international master’s programme
Building Information
Modelling
University of Ljubljana · Slovenia
University of Minho · Portugal
Connecting engineering information, digital methods and the built environment.
Average grade: 9.67/10 · Thesis: 9/10
Read my thesis (PDF) ↗Geotechnical
Engineering
Newcastle University
United Kingdom
A specialist foundation in ground behaviour and geotechnical engineering.
Civil
Engineering
Cardiff University
United Kingdom
The engineering foundations behind my work across infrastructure and buildings.
06 / A personal perspective
The thread
through my work.
My starting point was civil and geotechnical engineering. Working with ground data led me towards information systems, BIM and the connections between engineering tools.
Applied research broadened that perspective to digital twins, responsible data use and the organisational conditions that help digital change take hold.
Across practice, teaching and research, I keep returning to the same questions: what decision needs to be made, what information supports it, and how will people use the result?
Tousif Rahman
07 / Get in touch
Let’s start
a conversation.
For professional opportunities, research collaboration, teaching or a conversation about my work, get in touch.
Professional & research correspondencetousifrahman@gmail.com ↗
Consultancy enquiriestousif.rahman@trsca.com ↗
View my LinkedIn profile ↗