Atkins, member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, is expanding its digital and services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet the country’s growing needs to deliver new projects more efficiently and enhance existing assets.
This additionally sees the appointment of new senior positions to support the company’s digital transformation agenda.
Marianna Imprialou is joining Atkins UAE technology leadership as the head of machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML& AI).
Imprialou is a principal data scientist with expertise in leading projects that allow better decision-making by using data and ML & AI algorithms.
In addition, Alejandro Lopez is appointed digital delivery director to lead the company’s global program and project management analytics services.
The appointment aims to transform the traditional way of working on large programs to a more data-centric approach by developing predictive analytics capabilities with an integrated digital framework.
Gavin Britton Technology Director of Atkins UAE, Engineering, Design and Project Management, SNC-Lavalin said: “Our digital strategy is focused on digital solutions, project monitoring, and service transformation that supports existing services while utilizing technology to achieve cost efficiency and deliver higher quality solutions for our clients
By harnessing data and the latest technologies, Atkins is helping clients in the UAE transform digitally, and add value across their assets’ lifecycle through digital twin, data integration, immersive training, dynamic insights, asset management, visualization, analytics, and AI solutions.
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