School of Architecture, Design and Planning

Dr Brydon Wang

Lecturer in Design (Built Environment)
School of Architecture, Design and Planning
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Researcher biography

Dr Brydon Wang is a lawyer and scholar researching at the confluence of technology, law and architecture. He is passionate about flood-resilient smart cities and has 19 years in the construction industry. His PhD was on the Role of Trustworthiness in Automated Decision-making Systems and the Law.

Brydon has practised as a technology and construction lawyer with top-tier law firm Allens, and has had a previous career in architecture and contract administration on award-winning construction projects. He currently teaches undergraduate Contract Law, Responsible Data Science in the Master of Data Science course, and the design and automation of climate-resilient cities (including amphibious settlements) in the Master of Architecture course. Brydon was recently featured on ABC Radio National's 'Future Tense' where he discussed offshore architecture and marine urban sprawl, and on Seeker's popular documentary, 'How close are we to Living in the Ocean?'. He is passionate about regulating to enhance trustworthiness in the design and deployment of automated decision-making systems in cities (BIM, Digital Twins). He is currently researching in trustworthy AI, automation of infrastructure delivery and design governance. Brydon recently co-edited a book, 'Automating Cities: Design, Construction, Operation and Future Impact' (Springer, 2021), wrote for the Centre for Digital Built Britain (operating out of the University of Cambridge) and in The Conversation. Brydon previously co-edited 'Large Floating Structures', a book exploring environmentally-sustainable technologies that allow cities to expand onto adjacent water bodies.

Publications

Book Chapters (5)
Journal Articles (9)
Conference Papers (9)
Thesis (1)
Newspaper Articles (2)
Research Reports (3)

Book Chapters

Wang, Brydon T. (2021). The machine metropolis: introduction to the automated city. Automating cities: design, construction, operation and future impact. (pp. 1-21) edited by Brydon T. Wang and C. M. Wang. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8670-5_1
Wang, Brydon T. and Burdon, Mark (2021). Automating trustworthiness in digital twins. Automating cities: design, construction, operation and future impact. (pp. 345-365) edited by Brydon T. Wang and C. M. Wang. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8670-5_14
Wang, Brydon T. and Rimmer, Matthew (2021). 3D printing and housing: intellectual property and construction law. Automating cities: design, construction, operation and future impact. (pp. 113-140) edited by Brydon T. Wang and C. M. Wang. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8670-5_5
Wang, C. M. and Wang, B. T. (2014). Great ideas float to the top. Large floating structures. (pp. 1-36) Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-137-4_1
Wang, Chien Ming and Wang, Brydon T. (2008). Colonization of the ocean and VLFS technology. Very large floating structures. (pp. 15-34) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1201/9781482265927-7

Journal Articles

Wang, Brydon , Bao, Ding Wen , Ward, Selina and Luo, Dan (2022). Opportunities for further development of 3D-printed floating artificial reefs. Journal of Aquaculture and Marine Biology, 11 (2), 58-63. doi: 10.15406/jamb.2022.11.00337
Burdon, Mark and Wang, Brydon (2021). Implementing COVIDSafe: the role of trustworthiness and information privacy law. Law, Technology and Humans, 3 (1), 35-50. doi: 10.5204/lthj.1808
Wang, Brydon and Burdon, Mark (2021). Augmenting superintendent discretion: trustworthiness and the automation of construction contracts. ANU Journal of Law and Technology, 2 (1), 119-149.
Wang, Brydon (2021). The seductive smart city and the benevolent role of transparency. Interaction Design and Architecture(s), 48, 100-121.
Wang, Brydon (2018). Addressing financial fragility in the construction industry through the blockchain and smart construction contracts. Australian Construction Law Bulletin, 30 (1&2), 116-123.
Wang, Brydon and Ng, Nick (2018). Recent trends in public-private partnership projects. Australian Construction Law Bulletin, 30 (3&4), 129-133.
Wang, Brydon (2016). Blockchain and the law. Internet Law Bulletin, 19 (1), 250-254.
Wang, Brydon and Lu, Tracy (2015). The Right Not to Say Who You Are - DPP v Kaba. Privacy Law Bulletin, 12 (5), 118-119.
Wang, Brydon (2014). The case of Essendon v Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Sports Law Administration & Practice, 21 (5).

Conference Papers

Cradduck, Lucy M., Wang, Brydon T. and Weinert, Kim D. (2024). Underpinning the Value of Buoyant Urbanism: Returning Torrens to the Seas. ASME 43rd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), Singapore Singapore, Jun 09-14, 2024. NEW YORK: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. doi: 10.1115/omae2024-123759
Zhao, Xiao Lin, Dai, Jianguo, Ding, Xiaoli, de Graaf-van Dinther, Rutger, Wang, Chien Ming and Wang, Brydon (2024). Developing a Sustainable and Smart Floating Structure Solution for Enhancing Liveability in Hong Kong's Crowded Built Environment. 3rd World Conference on Floating Solutions (WCFS), Tokyo, Japan, 28-29 August 2023. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-0495-8_1
Wang, Brydon T (2023). An Updated Model of Trust and Trustworthiness for the use of Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in City Making. New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3627611.3627618
Wang, Brydon and Liivoja, Rain (2022). Architecture and aspiration in international law: designing the buildings of the United Nations. Workshop Institutional Architecture, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 19-20 October 2022.
Wang, Brydon, Cook, Margaret and Yates, Dirk (2022). Ultramarine conversations: architecture and the environment. Asia Pacific Architecture Festival, UQ Art Museum, Brisbane, Australia, 12-25 March 2022.
Wang, Brydon Timothy (2021). Automating cities: welcome to the machine metropolis. Remaking the Maker Movement, Session 4 – Makerspaces and the Law, Brisbane, Australia, 3 February 2021.
Wang, C. M. and Wang, Brydon T. (2020). Floating solutions for challenges facing humanity. International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture ICSCEA 2019 , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 24–26 October 2019. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-5144-4_1
Wang, Brydon Timothy (2019). Open cities: openness as a basis for trustworthiness in smart cities. Open Innovation: A QUT Research Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 24 October 2019.
Wang, Brydon Timothy (2019). Can We Automate Trust? Assessing the Trustworthiness of Machine Superintendents on Smart City Building Projects . Annual Meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers #AoIR2019, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 October 2019. Chicago, IL United States: AoIR.

Thesis

Wang, Brydon Timothy (2022). The role of trustworthiness in automated decision-making systems and the law. PhD Thesis, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology. doi: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.231388

Newspaper Articles

Wang, Brydon (2022, 08 01). Buoyant Urbanism in South East Queensland The Floating Times 1-5.
Wang, Brydon Timothy (2019, 06 03). Floating cities: the future or a washed-up idea? The Conversation

Research Reports

Brydon T Wang and John Swinson (2022). Submission on the proposed changes to Queensland's Information Privacy and Right to Information Framework. Brisbane, QLD: Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
Wang, Brydon T. (2022). Submission on the Australian Data Strategy. Canberra, ACT Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Wang, Brydon T. and Burdon, Mark (2022). Issues Paper Submission - Positioning Australia as a leader in digital economy regulation: automated decision-making and AI regulation. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Digital Technology Taskforce.