Who We Are

FUTUREROADS is hosted by the University of Cambridge (UOC), and co-funded by partners Costain Group Plc (COS) and National Highways Company Ltd (NH).

COS is a large international infrastructure engineering and technology organisation based in the UK and formed over 150 years ago. It works across a range of sectors with a global supply chain, and collaborates with businesses in many countries, including: La Farge, Vinci, Holsim and BSAF.

NH is a UK government company established in 2015 and charged with operating, maintaining, and improving England’s motorways and major A roads. These roads carry a third of all traffic by mileage, two thirds of all heavy goods traffic, and form the transport backbone of the UK.

UOC is one of the oldest and most respected universities in the world, consistently ranked in the top ten globally.

Five UOC academics make up the core FUTUREROADS investigator team:

Prof Ionnis Bralakis

Ioannis Brilakis

Laing O’Rourke Professor, PI, Leads WP1 & Digital Twins theme

Kristen Macaskill

Kristen MacAskill

Assistant Professor, CI, Leads WP2&3 & Sustainability theme

Abir Al-Tabbaa

Abir Al-Tabbaa

Professor, CI, Leads WP4 & Smart Materials theme

Phillip Stanley-Marbell

Phillip Stanley-Marbell

Associate Professor, CI, Leads WP5 & Data Science theme

Fumiya Iida

Fumiya Iida

Professor, CI, Leads WP6 & Automation & Robotics theme

Steering Committee

  • Professor Ioannis Brilakis (UOC), Programme Coordinator
  • Professor Andy Neely (UOC) Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enterprise and Business Relations)
  • Dr Steve Joy (UOC), Deputy Director of Future Leaders Fellows
  • Dr Branwen Hide, MSCA UK NCP representative
  • Phillip Proctor, National Highways Head of Research
  • Tim Embley, Costain Head of Research
  • Professor Lucio Soibelman, International Academic Representative
  • Naida Muirhead, International Industrial Representative

Supervisory Board

  • Professor Ioannis Brilakis (UOC), Programme Coordinator
  • Anna Hajduk, Programme Manager
  • Katharina Kroczek, Programme Manager

Programme Administration Team

  • Anna Hajduk, Programme Manager
  • Katharina Kroczek, Programme Manager

UOC Operations Team

  • Finance
  • Grants Management
  • Human Resources
  • Research Operations
  • Commercialisation

Project Teams

  • Fellow
  • Primary Supervisor
  • Academic Co-Supervisor
  • International Co-Supervisor
  • Industrial Co-Supervisor

Work package 1 leader: Professor Ioannis Brilakis

Work package 2 leader: Dr Kristen MacAskill

Work package 3 leader: Dr Kristen MacAskill, Professor Phillip Stanley Marbell

Work package 4 leader: Professor Abir Al-Tabbaa

Work package 5 leader: Professor Phillip Stanley Marbell

Work package 6 leader: Professor Fumiya Iida

Research Team

There is also a research team of 27 fellows (post doctoral research associates).