Publications / 2024 Proceedings of the 41st ISARC, Lille, France

A Bibliographic Multi Theme Review of Cybersecurity, AEC and 3D Printing: Learnings and Way Forward for the AEC Industry

Bharadwaj R. K. Mantha, Jannatul Tashfia, Jannatul Tabassum, Saleh Abu Dabous
Pages 1280-1288 (2024 Proceedings of the 41st ISARC, Lille, France, ISBN 978-0-6458322-1-1, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

The exponential growth in both three-dimensional printing (3DP) and cybersecurity (CS) poses a significant challenge for the change-resistant architecture engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Despite growing research related to any of these fields combined, there is a research gap associated with their combination, particularly with themes and topics in conjunction with AEC and 3DP. To address this and the larger knowledge gap of a methodology for multi-theme review, this research a) develops a generic multi-theme bibliometric analysis and b) validates the developed methodology with the help of three themes mainly CS, AEC, and 3DP. To achieve this, data was collected from Scopus and analyzed using Biblioshiny. The results emphasize the need for further imminent research in combinations of CS and AEC and more particularly in CS, AEC, and 3DP, where the growth rate is null despite growing research in individual domains mentioned. It is also noted from the findings that interdisciplinary research within these domains call for increased collaboration. This should not only motivate researchers in these aspects but assist stakeholders in identifying the need, work towards addressing this and more importantly, enhancing collaborative efforts.

Keywords: Cybersecurity, 3D Printing, Construction Industry, Text-mining, Biblioshiny