{"id":25235,"date":"2024-03-14T19:20:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ai-gives-engineers-superpowers-an-interview-with-ricardo-farinha\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T19:20:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T02:20:29","slug":"ai-gives-engineers-superpowers-an-interview-with-ricardo-farinha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ai-gives-engineers-superpowers-an-interview-with-ricardo-farinha\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Gives Engineers Superpowers &#8211; An Interview with Ricardo Farinha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Artificial Intelligence and machine learning will eventually change the way we work in the AEC industry. In <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#podcast\">this podcast interview<\/a>, <strong>Ricardo Farinha<\/strong>, Director of Technology at Sweco, talks about his and Sweco\u2019s journey into AI.<\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"more-1011206\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the podcast, we discuss the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What got Ricardo interested in AI and machine learning<\/li>\n<li>How the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/how-ai-can-become-a-design-adviser\/\" target=\"_blank\">Design Recommendation System project<\/a> has paved the way for further development<\/li>\n<li>Sweco\u2019s participation in the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/aechackathon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AEC Hackathons<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The most promising applications of AI and machine learning in the AEC industry<\/li>\n<li>How AI could improve collaboration on a project<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s in the future for Sweco regarding AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1078\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/sweco-farinha.jpg\" alt=\"ricardo farinha on AI\" class=\"wp-image-1011210 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/03\/sweco-farinha.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-1200x674.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-1320x741.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/sweco-farinha-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Ricardo and Sweco<\/h2>\n<p>Ricardo is currently the Director of Technology at Sweco. He has worked in the Architectural and Engineering in Construction (AEC) field for over a decade, where he has been involved in the digitalization efforts for some of the biggest engineering companies in Europe. You can follow him <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ricardo-farinha-6852b321\/\" target=\"_blank\">on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweco<\/a> is Europe\u2019s leading architecture and engineering consultancy. It plans and designs sustainable communities and cities of the future. With 17,500 employees in Northern Europe, the company offers its clients the right expertise for every project. Sweco carries out projects in 70 countries annually.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"podcast\">Listen to the Interview (Also on iTunes, Spotify, and other Platforms)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Ricardo-Farinha-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/aec-business.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1011206-podcast&#039;);\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Ricardo-Farinha-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" download=\"Ricardo-Farinha-interview.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/ai-gives-engineers-superpowers-an-interview-with-ricardo-farinha\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence and machine learning will eventually change the way we work in the AEC industry. 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