Biography summary
Dr Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui holds a PhD in Infrastructure Delivery and Construction Project Management from the University of Edinburgh (UK), completing the thesis "Rethinking Construction Cost Overruns". Dominic also holds an MSc (with distinction) in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from Heriot-Watt University (UK) in addition to a BSc (Hons, First Class) in Building Technology from KNUST, Ghana.
Prior to joining Deakin University, Dominic was Lecturer of Construction & Project Management at Robert Gordon University, UK (2014 - 2017) and a Tutor in Civil Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, UK (2012 - 2014). Dominic was also a Visiting Research Scholar at the Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, Australia (May 2016).
Dominic is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), a Member of the Australian Cost Engineering Society (ACES) and an Incorporated Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Research interests
Dr Ahiaga-Dagbui's research focuses on delivery of large and complex infrastructure projects, taking into consideration future operational costs, adaptability and end-user needs. His academic contributions are in the areas of construction cost overrun, future-proofing infrastructure, front-end project governance, client capabilities for cost-effective asset procurement and offshore decommissioning.
Dr Ahiaga-Dagbu's research is conducted in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of researchers across two research groups. See the
- Deakin Megaprojects research group, www.megaprojects.deakin.edu.au
- Deakin Transport Futures Research Hub, www.transportfutures.com.au
His broad research interests cover:
- Megaproject Delivery
- Transport Futures Research
- Large Infrastructure procurement
- Industry 4.0
- Front-End Project Governance
- Project Risk Management
Dr Ahiaga-Dagbui is currently available to take on new PhD students. His publication activities are updated regularly on ResearchGate
Affiliations
- Group Leader, Deakin Megaprojects Research Group, www.megaprojects.deakin.edu.au
- Co-Lead, Deakin Transport Futures Hub, www.transportfutures.com.au
Units taught
- Project Risk Management (Postgraduate Masters)
- Building Project Evaluation (Postgraduate Masters)
- Legal Risk Management (Postgraduate Masters)
- Construction Research Thesis (Postgraduate Masters)
- Project Planning and Scheduling (Undergraduate Honours)
- Building Development Appraisal (Undergraduate Honours)
- Introduction to Construction Research (Undergraduate Honours)
Media appearances
- "Deakin researcher warns of cost blowout" Roads and Infrastructure (August 2019) https://bit.ly/31PG1IA
- "Government’s infrastructure cost ‘almost a coin toss’" Build Australia (August 2019) https://bit.ly/2KKnpnT
- "Governments need to reign in infrastructure costs" Architecture and Design (August 2019) https://bit.ly/2MpAmp7
- Invited submission made to the UK Parliament's Inquiry on the "Government’s Management of Major Projects" (May 2019), https://bit.ly/2HsGurE
- Local Transport Today (UK): "Academics clash on causes of transport cost overruns" https://bit.ly/2L2mf51. Full journal article can be found at https://bit.ly/2FTLenp
- Transport Knowledge Hub - https://bit.ly/2rHbdJR
- Building Economists - "Developing collaborative and less adversarial project teams" Page 43-46 at https://bit.ly/2FsVrt1
- Energy News Bulletin: "Offshore Decommissioning in UK North Sea and Implications for Australia" (An invited talk at Curtin University, Australia, May 2016) (https://bit.ly/2L0JrRh)
- Conference Paper Award, Association of Researchers in Construction Management (2015): Scottish Construction Now
Research groups
Deakin Transport Futures Research Hub, www.transportfutures.com.au
Projects
Current Projects
- Innovating Major Project Contracting: Maximising Value
- Value Capture of Infrastructure Projects
- Client Capability Development for Major Project Delivery
- Rethinking Risk Allocation - improving project delivery outcomes
Publications
O Tokede, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, J Morrison
(2022), Vol. 15, pp. 595-618, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, C1
Optimism Bias in Transport Project Cost Appraisal: A review of the current body of knowledge
Yizi Chen, Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui, Jamal Thaheem, Asheem Shrestha
(2022), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 38TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, Glasgow, E1
Transportation infrastructure cost underestimation: investigating the front-end debate
Alolote Amadi, Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 301-328, International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, Olney, Eng., C1
D Oswald, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, F Sherratt, S Smith
(2020), Vol. 122, Safety Science, C1
Building high-performing and integrated project teams
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, O Tokede, J Morrison, A Chirnside
(2020), Vol. 27, pp. 3341-3361, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, C1
Risk assessment in the maintenance of offshore caisson operations
O Tokede, A Ayinla, P Love, D Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2019), Vol. 15, pp. 376-391, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, C1
P Love, L Ika, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, G Locatelli, M Sing
(2019), Vol. 30, pp. 285-298, Production Planning and Control, C1
Planning for production in construction: controlling costs in major capital projects
J Caffieri, P Love, A Whyte, D Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 41-50, Production Planning and Control, C1
P Love, D Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2018), Vol. 113, pp. 357-368, Transportation research part A: policy and practice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cost profiling of water infrastructure projects
P Love, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith, M Sing, O Tokede
(2018), Vol. 24, Journal of Infrastructure Systems, C1
Life cycle option appraisal in retrofit buildings
O Tokede, P Love, D Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2018), Vol. 178, pp. 279-293, Energy and Buildings, C1
Coaching the team towards high-performance: Facilitation for infrastructure delivery
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, O Tokede, John Morrison, A Chirnside
(2018), pp. 1-17, Proceedings of the 11th International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) World Congress & the 22nd Annual Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, E1
Life-cycle costing: Insights, oversights, foresights
O Tokede, Astrid Roetzel, Dominic Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2018), pp. 1-14, ICEC-PAQS 2018 : Proceedings of the Joint 11th International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) World Congress & the 22nd Annual Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, E1
Costing and technological challenges of offshore oil and gas decommissioning in the U.K. North Sea
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, P Love, A Whyte, P Boateng
(2017), Vol. 143, Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, C1-1
Light rail transit cost performance: Opportunities for future-proofing
P Love, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, M Welde, J Odeck
(2017), Vol. 100, pp. 27-39, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, C1
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, P Love, S Smith, F Ackermann
(2017), Vol. 48, pp. 88-98, Project Management Journal, C1
Exploring visual asset management collaboration: learning from the oil and gas sector
M Leon, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, C Flemming, R Laing
(2017), pp. 765-774, ARCOM 2017 : Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference 2017, Cambridge, Eng., E1
P Love, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, Z Irani
(2016), Vol. 92, pp. 184-194, Transportation research part A: policy and practice, Kidlington, Eng., C1-1
O Tokede, D Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2016), Vol. 1, pp. 321-330, ARCOM 2016: Proceedings of the 32nd Association of Researchers in Construction Management Annual Conference, Manchester, England, E1
Spotlight on construction cost overrun research: superficial, replicative and stagnated
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith, P Love, F Ackermann
(2015), pp. 863-872, ARCOM 2015 : Proceedings of the 31st Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, Lincoln, Eng., E1-1
Modelling economic risks in megaproject construction: a systemic approach
P Boateng, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, Z Chen, S Ogunlana
(2015), pp. 115-124, ARCOM 2015 : Proceedings of the 31st Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference, Lincoln, Eng., E1-1
E Adinyira, T Kwofie, D Ahiaga-Dagbui
(2015), pp. 394-411, ICIDA 2015 : Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Infrastructure Development in Africa, Kumasi, Ghana, E1-1
Dealing with construction cost overruns using data mining
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith
(2014), Vol. 32, pp. 682-694, Construction management and economics, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Rethinking construction cost overruns: cognition, learning and estimation
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith
(2014), Vol. 19, pp. 38-54, Journal of financial management of property and construction, Bingley, Eng., C1-1
Mapping relational efficiency in neuro-fuzzy hybrid cost models
O Tokede, D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith, S Wamuziri
(2014), pp. 1458-1467, ASCE 2014 : Proceedings of the 2014 Constructions Research Congress, Atlanta, Georgia, E1-1
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith
(2014), pp. 753-762, Proceedings of the 30th Annual ARCOM Conference, Portsmouth, UK, E1-1
A neuro-fuzzy hybrid model for predicting final cost of water infrastructure projects
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, O Tokede, S Smith, S Wamuziri
(2013), pp. 181-190, ARCOM 2013 : Proceedings of the 29th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management Conference 2013, Reading, England, E1-1
My cost runneth over: data mining to reduce construction cost overruns
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith
(2013), pp. 559-568, ARCOM 2013 : Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of Association of Researchers in Construction Management, Reading, U.K., E1-1
Neural networks for modelling the final target cost of water projects
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, S Smith
(2012), pp. 307-316, ARCOM 2012 : Proceedings of the 28th Association of Researchers in Construction Management Annual Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, E1-1
D Ahiaga-Dagbui, F Fugar, J McCarter, E Adinyira
(2011), pp. 1-9, CIB W107 : Innovation and sustainable construction : Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation and Sustainable Construction in Developing Countries, Hanoi, Vietnam, E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Market Capacity Lightening Project.
Dr M. Reza Hosseini, Dr Azadeh Ghari Neiat, Dr Dominic Doe Ahiaga-Dagbui, Prof Anthony Mills
Infrastructure Australia
- 2021: $18,181
Innovating Major Project Contracting: Maximising Value in Infrastructure Delivery.
Dr Dominic Doe Ahiaga-Dagbui, Dr Asheem Shrestha, Dr Jamal Thaheem, Mr John Kite, Dr Matteo Donato
Department of Transport
- 2022: $47,710
Supervisions
Jiacheng Jiao
Thesis entitled: Quantifying Urban Development Intensity within a Low Carbon Transport Context
Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture and Built Environment), School of Architecture and Built Environment