Bolognesi Cecilia Maria

Cecilia Bolognesi is an architect and Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering (ABC) of Politecnico di Milano. She specializes in digital modelling of the built and designed environment at both architectural and urban scales, with a focus on immersive environments, BIM-, HBIM- and Green BIM-informed models, 3D surveying, digital twins, and the relationships between digital technologies and IoT.Her research addresses 3D digitization not only in the field of conservation, but as an integral part of construction and manufacturing processes.She served as Scientific Director of LaborA, a large university-wide facility and physical and virtual modelling laboratory, from 2022 to 2024; she is responsible for virtual modelling within the Digital Construction Hub and Scientific Coordinator of the Digi Skills courses at the School of Architecture, Urban Planning and Construction Engineering.She is the institutional coordinator for Politecnico di Milano of the Erasmus KA171 agreement with the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP) and the institutional coordinator for the agreement with Syddansk Universitet, Odense, Denmark.She chairs professional qualification committees for architects and she is a member of editorial boards such as Dinne and Semantic and SMART BIM 24, and a member of national and international scientific committees and scholarly associations. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal DEDALO – ANCE Milan from 2009 to 2016.

Career

She graduated with honours in Architectural Design from Politecnico di Milano and obtained a PhD in architectural and urban design at IUAV University of Venice. She has held the position of Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano since 2021.

Research

Research topics:

• Digitisation of heritage, informed project modelling
• Use of VR, AR, and XR tools in the construction process and manufacturing
• Impact of AI on project development and representation methods
• Modelling for simulation
• Digital Twin and IoT integration in physical-digital integration processes
  

Selected Publications

Bolognesi, C. M.; Balin, S.; Borin, P. Strategic Classification of the Integration Between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Building Information Modelling (BIM): Opportunities and Future Challenges, 2026, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-04711-3

Bolognesi, C.; Bassorizzi, D.; Balin, S.; Manfredi, V., An Overview on LCA Integration in BIM: Tools, Applications, and Future Trends, 2025, DOI: 10.3390/digital5030031

Bolognesi C; Manfredi V., PIXEL VR: Optimizing Photogrammetric Datasets for Standalone VR, 2025, DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-m-9-2025-973-2025

Bolognesi, C.; D'Uva, D., Digital Shadow Methodology — A Real-Time Measurement Technique for Thermal Comfort, 2024, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-5810-4

Bolognesi, C. M.; Demo, V.; Bovi, M., HBIM for a Coordinated Renovation of Historical Assets at Risk, 2025, DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-9-2025-165-2025

Bolognesi, C. M.; Balin, S., Exploring digital models and immersive spaces in architecture and construction, 2025

Bolognesi, C. M.; Baldemore, A. M.; Balin, S.; Bassorizzi, D.; Bolognesi, C.; Manfredi, V., Virtual Reality-Based Digital Twins for Education, 2025, DOI: 10.3280/oa-1430-c876

Grants, awards and Honours

Recipient of FARB funding for basic research activities.

Winner of the Best Paper Award at the UID 2021 conference.

Community Service

She served as a member of the Landscape Commission of the Municipality of Milan, as a councillor of the Order of Architects, Planners, Landscape Architects and Conservators of the Municipality of Milan.