Dr Emiliya Suprun
Lecturer

Dr Emiliya Suprun

UNSW Canberra
School of Engineering & IT

Dr Emiliya Suprun is a Lecturer in Systems Engineering in the School of Engineering & Information Technology (SEIT) and Capability Systems Centre at UNSW Canberra. Before joining UNSW Canberra in 2023, she worked as a post-doc research fellow at the School of Engineering & Built Environment and Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Australia.

Emiliya has worked on numerous research and consultancy projects with a range of large interdisciplinary teams in engineering, construction and environmental engineering and management research. Her PhD research was focused on modelling an innovation system in the context of the construction industry. Her research interests include integrated decision support systems using coupled system dynamics modelling, scenario analysis, operational research methods, digital engineering and digital transformation. Emiliya has been working closely with government agencies on projects associated with digital engineering, digital asset information management frameworks and industry digital transformation maturity. 

  • Book Chapters | 2020
    Suprun E; Stewart RA; Mostafa S; Sahin O; Bertone E, 2020, 'Integrating Lifecycle Thinking in Asset Management Through BIM: Opportunities for the Water Sector', in Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Singapore, pp. 81 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1910-9_7
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Liu T; Suprun E; Stewart RA; Duran S, 2022, 'Developing a framework for assessing the readiness of entities in the construction industry in addressing modern slavery', Sustainable Production and Consumption, vol. 31, pp. 139 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.02.003
    Journal articles | 2022
    Suprun E; Mostafa S; Stewart RA; Villamor H; Sturm K; Mijares A, 2022, 'Digitisation of Existing Water Facilities: A Framework for Realising the Value of Scan-to-BIM', Sustainability, vol. 14, pp. 6142 - 6142, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14106142
    Journal articles | 2022
    Suprun E; Sahin O; Anthony Stewart R; Panuwatwanich K, 2022, 'Examining transition pathways to construction innovation in Russia: a system dynamics approach', International Journal of Construction Management, vol. 22, pp. 556 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2019.1637628
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dhirasasna N; Suprun E; MacAskill S; Hafezi M; Sahin O, 2021, 'A Systems Approach to Examining PhD Students’ Well-Being: An Australian Case', Systems, vol. 9, pp. 17 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems9010017
    Journal articles | 2021
    MacAskill S; Mostafa S; Stewart RA; Sahin O; Suprun E, 2021, 'Offsite construction supply chain strategies for matching affordable rental housing demand: A system dynamics approach', Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 73, pp. 103093 - 103093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2021.103093
    Journal articles | 2021
    Suprun E; Horvat A; Andersen DF, 2021, 'Making each other smarter: assessing peer mentoring groups as a way to support learning system dynamics', System Dynamics Review, vol. 37, pp. 212 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sdr.1683
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sahin O; Salim H; Suprun E; Richards R; MacAskill S; Heilgeist S; Rutherford S; Stewart RA; Beal CD, 2020, 'Developing a Preliminary Causal Loop Diagram for Understanding the Wicked Complexity of the COVID-19 Pandemic', Systems, vol. 8, pp. 20 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems8020020
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kuang Y; Yen BTH; Suprun E; Sahin O, 2019, 'A soft traffic management approach for achieving environmentally sustainable and economically viable outcomes: An Australian case study.', J Environ Manage, vol. 237, pp. 379 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.087
    Journal articles | 2018
    Suprun E; Sahin O; Stewart R; Panuwatwanich K; Shcherbachenko Y, 2018, 'An Integrated Participatory Systems Modelling Approach: Application to Construction Innovation', Systems, vol. 6, pp. 33 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems6030033
    Journal articles | 2016
    Suprun E; Sahin O; Stewart R; Panuwatwanich K, 2016, 'Model of the Russian Federation Construction Innovation System: An Integrated Participatory Systems Approach', Systems, vol. 4, pp. 29 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/systems4030029
    Journal articles | 2015
    Suprun EV; Stewart RA, 2015, 'Construction innovation diffusion in the Russian Federation barriers, drivers and coping strategies', Construction Innovation, vol. 15, pp. 278 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/CI-07-2014-0038
  • Preprints | 2016
    Suprun E; Sahin O; Stewart RA; Panuwatwanich K, 2016, Model of the Russian Federation Construction Innovation System: An Integrated Participatory Systems Approach, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints201608.0143.v1
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Suprun E; Stewart RA; Sahin O; Panuwatwanich K, 2016, 'Mapping the construction innovation system in the Russian federation: Conceptual model development', in IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, pp. 420 - 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IEEM.2016.7797909

  • 2022, Chief investigator. Beyond traditional artificial intelligence – Exploring the effectiveness of novel causal AI (Cities Research Institute Early Career Researcher Small Competitive Grant)
  • 2020, Co-investigator. BQ0349‐20 Climate impact evaluation framework (Building Queensland - Climate Risk Advisor)
  • 2018-2019, Co-investigator. MiniCity project (Cities Research Institute seed funding)
  • 2017, Co-investigator. Extension of the South East Busway to Logan City: A soft traffic management approach (Cities Research Institute Early Career Researcher Small Competitive Grant)
  • 2013-2014, Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for students, PhD candidates and young scientists to study abroad and conduct research abroad

  • Student Experience of Teaching Commendation. Griffith University (2022)
  • Pro Vice Chancellor (Sciences) Research Excellence Award for Excellence of a Research Group. Griffith University (2019)
  • Conference Support Scheme Award. Griffith Centre for Coastal Management (2019)
  • Conference & Travel Support Scheme Award. Cities Research Institute, Griffith University (2019)
  • Conference Scholarship. The 36th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society (2018)
  • Nominations for “Outstanding Contribution in Teaching” Award. Griffith School of Engineering and Built Environment (2017-2019)
  • Publications Incentive Scheme Award. Cities Research Institute, Griffith University (2017)
  • Conference Travel Grant. Griffith Graduate Research School (GGRS) and International Experience Incentive Scheme (IEIS) (2017)
  • Conference Scholarship. The 34th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society (2016)
  • Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for students, PhD candidates and young scientists to study abroad and conduct research abroad (2013)

Research interests:

  • Systems thinking and modelling
  • Systems engineering
  • Participatory modelling and stakeholder engagement 
  • Digital engineering
  • Digital transformation
  • Decision support and policy-making
  • Engineering management 
  • Project management
  • Innovation management

  • Member at International Council on Systems Engineering (2023-)
  • Member at Systems Engineering Society of Australia (2023-)
  • Policy Council Member at the Australasia/Oceania Chapter of the System Dynamics Society (2019-) 
  • Executive Committee Member at the Griffith Systems Modelling Group (2019-2023)
  • Vice President at the Student Chapter of the System Dynamics Society (2018-2020)
  • General Secretary at the EPPM Association (Association of Engineering, Project, and Production Management) (2017-2018)
  • Member at System Dynamics Society (2016-)