Mario Romero

Mario Romero is a computational designer and digital practice manager at Perkins and Will. His work primarily deals in the melding of technology and architecture including:robotics, Digital\physical interface design, Digital fabrication (in specific, 3D printing), Modular building automation & intelligence. Mario previously worked at AS+GG in Chicago and holds a BArch from University of Illinois

Luc Deckinga

As Digital Practice Manager for Computational Design, Luc brings a programmer’s rigor and designer’s creativity to every area of Perkins+Will’s diverse practice, giving designers new tools to create more sophisticated designs. Trained as an architect, his portfolio now encompasses a wide range of scales and disciplines, from robotic fabrication to environmental simulation and responsive parametric

James Coleman

James Coleman currently acts as Vice President of Innovation at A. Zahner Company, a company that specializes in computational fabrication and mass customization at an architectural scale. He is involved in the production of 100,000s of unique parts for large-scale projects as a digital design and manufacturing specialist. James holds master’s degrees in both architecture

Carlo Ratti

An architect and engineer by training, Professor Carlo Ratti teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he directs the Senseable City Lab, and is a founding part- ner of the international design and innovation office Carlo Ratti Associati. He graduated from the Politecnico di Torino and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

Jake Rudin

Beyond his role as co-founder of Out of Architecture, Jake Rudin is a member of the Innovation and Advanced Creation teams at Adidas where he leads digital technologies, pattern engineering, and computational design. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University, a Master in Design Studies (with a concentration in Technology) from Harvard University’s

Erin Pellegrino

In addition to her work as co-founder of Out of Architecture, Erin Pellegrino is the founder and principal of Matter, a design/build studio that explores design problems through graphic design, furniture, and smallscale architectural work. Matter has completed award-winning projects in architecture, product and brand design, and has been recognized globally. She holds a Bachelor

Ilkay C. Standard

Ilkay Can-Standard is an architectural technologist and founder of GENx Design and Technology, a modern innovation hub committed to lead the 4th Industrial Revolution at a global scale. With 15 years of experience in the AEC industry, Ilkay has managed projects that required the most advanced use of technologies in 7 different countries. GENx teams

Vina Solima

Altaf Ganihar

Strong research background in computer graphics & geometry processing. Has over ten international publications & multiple patents in the domain of computer graphics, geometry & computer vision. 7+ years of experience at the intersection of Architecture, Construction & Tech. Built numerous tools/plugins to improve efficiency for design-construction workflows. Former project lead of the IDH (India

Gokul Easwaran

Snaptrude is a web-based 3D Modelling Software for the AEC Industry. It allows architects and designers to design better buildings faster through multiplayer collaboration, automation & data.

David Goldstein

David J. Goldstein is a mechanical engineer based in New York City with 15+ years of experience designing HVAC systems in residential and commercial buildings. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York State as well as a LEED AP and WELL AP.David is the CEO of Hydronic Shell Technologies, which he founded in

Dr. Badri Hiriyur

Dr. Badri Hiriyur is the founder and CEO of T2D2. Prior to this role, he was the Director of AI at Thornton Tomasetti – a global leader in structural engineering and forensics. At Thornton Tomasetti, Dr. Hiriyur focused on developing applications leveraging AI and ML to transform workflows and processes in the AEC sector. Dr.

Ryan Scavnicky

Ryan Scavnicky is the founder of Extra Office, a design studio investigating architecture culture through memes and media production to seek new agencies for critical practice. This has led to a recent interest in the overlaps between architecture theory and the cultural spaces of video games — the discussions of which can be found on

Efrie Escott

Efrie Escott investigates materials, ecosystems, and digital technologies as a Principal in the KieranTimberlake Research Group, translating data-driven research into building design. She was a core member of the development team for Tally, the founder of Philadelphia’s Dynamo User Group, and a member of the USGBC Materials and Resources Technical Advisory Group. She lectures internationally

Alex Ianchenko

Alex Ianchenko works as a researcher and designer with the Miller Hull Partnership in Seattle. Her passion for data management and visualization informs her ongoing work in whole-building life cycle assessment, building performance forecasting, and mapping. Today, Alex is dedicated to applying her background to climate advocacy as the regional lead of Carbon Leadership Forum

Jack Rusk

Jack Rusk is a Climate Strategist for EHDD, an architecture firm with offices in San Francisco and Seattle. In addition to my involvement in the firm’s design and planning projects, I’m the lead technical developer of EHDD’s EPIC tool. In the last few years, I’ve presented research at the International Mass Timber Conference, applied machine

Lola Ben-Alon

Lola Ben-Alon is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University, where she also serves as Director of the Building Technology sequence. She is focused on research in building materials and energy performance. She brings expertise in natural and bio-based materials, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), and exhibitions.

Joe Ghaida

Joe Ghaida is a technology director and design researcher at Animate Lot. Merging both design of systems and design of forms, his work is focused on the folding of both architecture and dynamic information into malleable and data driven solutions.

Ken Goulding

Ken is a principal and serves as director of Sasaki Strategies—a team of analysts, statisticians, software developers, and planners seeking to bolster planning and design through creative technical solutions. Ken brings a designer’s eye to data visualization and strives to enhance comprehension of data and elevate communication of complex information. Ken uses technology to enhance

Scott Penman

Penman is a multi-disciplinary designer and researcher interested in architecture, emerging technology, and computational models of human creativity. After training as an architect in Mississippi and working on nationally-recognized projects in Arkansas, Scott attended MIT to research artificial intelligence, drawing machines, and the playful attitudes exhibited during design. In his role as a Design Technologist

Chris Hardy

Chris’s experience includes an array of projects in the United States and Asia, ranging from master plans to complex built urban and on-podium landscapes. Chris focuses on the integration of ecology and culture, with a commitment to exemplary craft in the built environment. With a conservation biology and community design background, Chris has a particular

Michael Schroeder

When Fast Company selected SGA as one of the Most Innovative Companies in 2018, the publication identified the firm’s capabilities in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) as a key differentiator in scheduling and cost certainty. Michael Schroeder, CCM played an instrumental role in attaining this honor:  He has led the growth and development of the

Bradford J. Prestbo

An exceptional leader, Bradford J. Prestbo, FAIA, is advancing the profession through his practice, advocacy, and educational efforts in the use of cutting-edge design technologies, high-performance design, and the incorporation of maker culture into the design process. At Studio NYL, he is the Director of the Boston office, and leads many amazingly innovative groups of

Nick Cameron

As Perkins&Will’s Director of Digital Practice, Nick Cameron, AIA, LEED AP takes a big-picture approach to his work, and employs a thorough understanding of how the digital practice enhances and completes the design process. Having spent the first part of his career as a designer, he now views his work as an opportunity to work

Connor Tluck

Connor Tluck, Nearmap’s Solution Architect brings a unique skillset from his civil engineering background combined with a passion for python development and data analytics projects. He was a civil engineer for 5 years and was involved in highway design, work zone traffic control, drainage design and rail design for some of the largest design build

Steven Burns, FAIA

Steven Burns, FAIA, is the Chief Creative Officer of BQE Software. Steven received his Master of Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, spent 7 years at SOM, and founded his own architecture firm, before pursuing his passion for business management software. In 2009, he created ArchiOffice, which he later sold to BQE

Jonathan Ehrlich

Jonathan Ehrlich is the COO of T2D2, an artificial intelligence-powered asset inspection software platform.He was previously the Co-Founder of Lightning Capital, a vertically-integrated technology-focused real estate company. Before that, he served as the Director of Strategy, Corporate Development and Partnerships at ButterflyMX, a leader in real estate technology. Prior, Jonathan specialized in the financing and

Aurimas Sabulis

Aurimas Sabulis is CEO of Dextall and a pioneer behind the revolutionary software solution that shortens the existing design process of mid and high-rise building exteriors by more than twenty times. In addition to improving design process inefficiencies, the software also drives sustainability and net-zero energy goals throughout the design process. Under his leadership, Dextall

Carolina Corrales

Carolina Corrales is an Account Manager at ClientPay. She specializes in making the billing process simple for building and design professionals nationwide, allowing them to get paid quickly and easily for their services.