Nicole Metje

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Nicole Metje is a leading figure in infrastructure resilience and underground asset management, with a particular focus on the integration of robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) into civil engineering. Her work addresses the critical challenge of ageing urban infrastructure, where traditional maintenance methods are costly, labour-intensive, and often ineffective. Her highly cited position paper on RAS for road asset management (2019, 20 citations) has been instrumental in shaping the discourse around automated inspection and repair of road networks, which she describes as the "arteries of cities." Metje’s research bridges the gap between sensor technologies, geophysics, and civil engineering, enabling more efficient detection and mapping of buried utilities—a key step toward reducing the disruption and expense of excavation. Her contributions have been recognized through numerous collaborative projects and leadership roles in the UK’s infrastructure research community. With a citation record that continues to grow, Metje is widely regarded as a pioneer in developing smarter, more sustainable approaches to managing the hidden systems that underpin modern urban life.