Dr Yusuf Arayici is a senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment (SOBE). He lectures in Computer Aided Design, BIM and Urban regeneration.  He was a Research Assistant in 2001 in the EU funded DIVERCITY (Distributed Virtual Workspace for enhancing Communication and Collaboration) Project. This was a BIM (Building Information Modeling) development and implementation project.Following the DIVERCITY project, he conducted research in the EU funded INTELCITIES (Intelligent Sustainable Cities) Project to develop a conceptual system of building data integration for environmental and context analysis and planning by integrating 3D laser scanner with GIS, virtual environment displays, 3D printers for rapid prototyping and nD modeling database to enhance the refurbishment process in regeneration. This research was also exhibited in the international showcase organized by EPSRC. Following this he continued the research with a particular focus on the IFC data modelling from the laser scanned data for interoperability in the VEPS (Virtual Environmental Planning System) Project undertaken by a Consortium in North-West Europe. He is currently Co-Investigator in the EPSRC funded SUREGEN (Integrated Decision Support System for Sustainable Urban Regeneration) project, and he is also the knowledge based supervisor in the KTP project examining BIM (Building Information Modeling) implementation in collaboration with John McCall Architects (JMA) located in Liverpool, practicing in the housing and regeneration sector. He is involved in the development of the project-based MSc in Regeneration and Urban Renewal and he is the programme leader of the same programme.