{"id":148751,"date":"2025-02-19T14:48:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?post_type=contributor&#038;p=148751"},"modified":"2025-02-19T14:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:48:41","slug":"dr-ali-saad","status":"publish","type":"contributor","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/contributor\/dr-ali-saad\/148751\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Ali Saad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Ali Saad is a full-time lecturer in construction engineering and project management at Loughborough University.<\/p>\n<p>He has extensive experience in the global construction industry, holding managerial positions on major projects like the Lebanese National Museum, Hilton Dubai, Dubai Marriott Palm Jumeirah and Dubai\u2019s Taj Exotica Resort.<\/p>\n<p>He specialises in project management, contract administration, procurement, innovation and operation management.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Saad\u2019s research interests include understanding the flow of innovations in construction, including the digitalisation and modernisation of construction processes. 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