Dr. Payam Salamati is a Senior Lecturer in Civil and Construction Project Management and the Programme Leader for both the BSc and MSc in Construction Project Management at the University of Bolton. With a background in Civil Engineering and Land Surveying, Dr. Salamati brings over 10 years of academic and industry experience in construction project management, disaster management, and sustainable urban development. He holds a PhD in Construction Management from the University of Salford, where his doctoral research focused on enhancing the resilience of Iranian hospitals to earthquake and flood disasters.

His teaching expertise spans modules including Construction Project Management, Project Finance, Sustainable Construction, and Geospatial Surveying. His research interests centre on BIM, off-site construction, risk management, sustainability, and disaster management, particularly within the context of urban resilience and the built environment. Dr. Salamati's extensive industry experience and academic background inform his teaching approach, fostering a rich, practical learning environment for students. He has previously worked at universities in the UK and Iran, contributing to both teaching and research in the field of construction management.

Research Interests and Research Subject Specialisms:
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital technologies in construction
• Off-site construction and modular building methods
• Risk management in construction projects
• Sustainability in the construction industry
• Disaster management, particularly hospital resilience in natural disasters
• Sustainable and resilient urban developments
• Construction project management methodologies

Teaching specialisms:
• Construction Project Management
• Project Finance
• Sustainable Construction
• Geospatial Surveying

Publications and Research:

1) Salehi, S., & Nia, S. P. S. (2024). A Qualitative-Risk-Based Model to Assess Group Decisions for Planning the Maintenance-Renewal Works of Water Pipelines with Unreliable Operational Data. Water Resources Management, 1-25.
2) Salehi, S., Jalili Ghazizadeh, M., Tabesh, M., Valadi, S., & Salamati Nia, S. P. (2020). A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering,1-22.
3) Salamati Nia, S. P., Kulatunga, U., Udeaja, C. E., & Valadi, S. (2018). Implementing GIS to improve hospital efficiency in natural disasters. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 369-373.
4) Salamati Nia, S. P., & Kulatunga, U. (2017). Safety and security of hospitals during natural disasters: challenges of disaster managers. International journal of safety and security engineering, 7(2), 234-246.
5) Salamati Nia, S. P., & Kulatunga, Investigating the preparedness of Hospitals in catastrophic events. 1st Congress on Hospital Disaster Management Tehran university of medical science 2019, Tehran, Iran.
6) Salamati Nia, S. P., & Kulatunga C. Udeaja, and S. Valadi, Implementing GIS to improve hospital efficiency innatural disasters. Geo-Information for Disaster Management 8th -21st of March 2018, Istanbul Turkey.
7) Salamati Nia, S. P., & Kulatunga, Investigating the Disaster Preparedness of Iranian Hospitals in DisasterEvents.3rdIFIPConferenceonInformation TechnologyinDisasterRiskReduction (ITDRR- 2018), Poznan,Poland.
8) Salamati Nia, S. P.,& Kulatunga, U. (2017). Theimportanceofdisastermanagementand impact ofnaturaldisastersonhospitals. University of Salford,Manchester, UK.
9) Salamati Nia, S. P., & Kulatunga, U. (2017). The challenges of hospital disaster managers in natural disaster events. 5th International Conference on Disaster Management and Human Health: Reducing Risk, Improving Outcomes, 7-9 June 2017, Seville, Spain.
10) Salamati Nia, S. P.,& Kulatunga, U. (2017). Theimportanceofdisastermanagementand impact ofnaturaldisastersonhospitals.The6thWorldConstructionSymposium2017:What' Next inthe Built Environment Sustainability Agenda? Colombo, Sri Lanka
11) Salamati Nia, S. P., & Kulatunga, U. The importance of Disasters management and Impact of it into Hospitals SPARC (2016) University of Salford, Manchester, UK.

Professional Online Profile Links:
linkedin.com/in/payamsalamati

Affiliations:
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Member of the International Disaster Risk Reduction (IDRR) Network
• Member of the Association for Project Management (APM)