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Oluwadamilare Olamide Ilesanmi is a researcher and a member of the Sustainable Infrastructure Management Plus (SIM+) research group, as well as a Quantity Surveyor, Data Analyst, and Construction Project Manager. He graduated from the Department of Quantity Surveying at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, with a first-class honors degree. He won the award for the Best Graduating Student in Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the department. He also won an award for the most influential male in entrepreneurship skills in the School of Environmental Technology of the same university. Ilesanmi has authored and co-authored several publications in the fields of construction automation and robotics, civil engineering, digitalization, sustainability and resilience in construction, and construction economics. He is also affiliated with the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada.

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke is an associate professor at the Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, and a Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He founded the Research Group on Sustainable Infrastructure Management Plus (RG-SIM+) at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and he is currently the team leader. Prof. Oke’s research interest is in sustainable infrastructure management (SIM), emphasizing sustainable construction, value management, quantity surveying, and construction in the digital era. He is among the top 2% most-cited Scientists in the world in 2023 by Stanford University. With more than 400 publications, including several research books, he is well-suited to author The Circular Economy Business Model: A Framework for Transforming Construction Organizations.

Dorcas T. Moyanga (PhD) is a Lecturer in the Department of Quantity Surveying, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Her research interest include quantity surveying practice, civil engineering, construction management and economics and construction economics.

John Ogbeleakhu Aliu – (PhD) is a faculty member and researcher at the Engineering Education Transformations Institute, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. His research interests lie in the areas of curriculum development, sustainability, sustainable construction, skills development, employability studies, diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has authored and co-authored several publications in top journals in the field of construction digitalization, sustainable construction, and engineering education. John is a regular reviewer for different peer-reviewed journals.

Lekan Damilola Ojo, PhD, MRICS, MNIQS, RQS, VMA, MHKIVM, is a Quantity Surveyor and Value Management Expert. He is currently affiliated with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR. His research interests include value management, construction innovation, construction management, construction education, and quantity surveying practice. He has authored and co-authored over 47 scholarly articles published in refereed journals and conference proceedings.