Dr Michael Tong

Appointed 18 December 2024

Dr Michael Tong is a Senior Lecturer in the Department for Construction and Surveying at Glasgow Caledonian University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Royal Society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce.

Michael is the Chair of the Research Ethics Committee for the School of Computing, Engineering, and Built Environment and a Built Environment Asset Management Centre (BEAM) Advisory Board member.

He has held various leadership positions and worked on high-profile construction projects in the Far East.  He teaches project management and related subjects to undergraduates and postgraduates. His research interests include digital construction, building information modelling, and construction productivity.

Michael’s recent research projects include digital transformation of the building standards system in Scotland and developing tools for future-proofing business strategies in the built environment sector.