Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Borrmann

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Borrmann (*1978) focuses on the application of artificial intelligence methods to various phases of the lifecycle of buildings (design, execution, operation). His research includes generative AI for generating building designs, processing point clouds, image data, and construction plans to create digital twins, as well as predicting energy demand and structural condition development. Another major focus is the advancement of Building Information Modeling (BIM) methods, including modern data management techniques and distributed collaboration.

After studying civil engineering at Bauhaus University Weimar, Prof. Borrmann earned his doctorate in 2003 at the Chair of Computation in Engineering at TUM in cooperation with Siemens AG. He subsequently led a research group before being appointed Professor for Computational Modeling and Simulation at TUM in 2011. As of 2025, his chair is named the "Chair of Computing in Civil and Building Engineering." In the same year, he assumed the position of Director of the TUM Georg Nemetschek Institute – AI for the Built World. Prior to that, from 2013 to 2025, Borrmann served as the spokesperson of the Leonhard Obermeyer Center, the TUM Center for Digital Methods for the Built Environment.

Borrmann is a member of the editorial board of the renowned journal *Advanced Engineering Informatics* and a member of the Steering Committee of the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering.

Awards

• Konrad Zuse Medal (2024)
• Smith Prize of the European Council of Computing in Construction (2022)
• Thorpe Medal of the European Council of Computing in Construction (2021)
• Charles M. Eastman Top PhD Paper Award, CIB-W 78 Conference (2016)
• Best Paper Award, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (2009)