People
Faculty
Joshua Bard
http://joshbard.comJoshua Bard is an Associate Professor and Associate Head of Design Research in the SoA. He also holds a courtesy appointment at The Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute. His work focuses on the considered application of emerging automation technologies to inform architecture industry, discovering new potential for contemporary digital tools in the jettisoned logics of hand and material craft. With this motivation, he invents augmented design and manufacturing systems that combine robotic affordances, algorithmic transformation, and human skill.
Daragh Byrne
http://daraghbyrne.meDaragh Byrne is an Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Architecture, where he explores the design of experiential media systems through process-oriented methods and human-centered exploration of emerging technologies. His current teaching and research focus on the Internet of Things and tangible interaction design. Daragh holds a Ph.D. from Dublin City University, a M.Res. degree in Design and Evaluation of Advanced Interactive Systems from Lancaster University, and a B.Sc. in Computer Applications from DCU.
Daniel Cardoso Llach
http://www.dcardo.comDaniel Cardoso Llach is Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and chair of the Master of Science in Computational Design. He works across disciplines and is the author of multiple publications, exhibitions, and artifacts interrogating computational technologies in design. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, and a PhD and an MS (with honors) in Design and Computation from MIT. He has also been a research fellow at MECS, and a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge.
Jimmy Wei-Chun Cheng
Jimmy Wei-Chun Cheng is a Visiting Assistant Professor in SoA. His research investigates how technique and medium transform architectural design process, with a particular emphasis on digital representation in the context of AI. His work delves into how AI affects the meaning of language, imagery, and form, analyzing these impacts through the frameworks of semiotics, media theory, and simulation. He holds a MArch from the Rhode Island School of Design, a MS in Architectural Technologies and a MS in Design Theory and Pedagogy from the SCI-Arc, where he received the Hsinming Fung + Craig Hodgetts Postgraduate Thesis Prize.
Ramesh Krishnamurti
https://soa.cmu.edu/ramesh-krishnamurtiRamesh's principal area of research is in computational design with particular emphasis on the formal, semantic, and algorithmic aspects of generative construction and the development of design as computation via highly-coupled parallel explorations of form and description. He is perhaps best known for his work on the computational problems in shape grammar theory and for algorithms for spatial patterns.
Golan Levin
http://www.flong.com/Golan Levin is Associate Professor of Computation Arts, with courtesy appointments in Design, Computer Science, and Entertainment Technology. Golan also serves as Director of the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, a laboratory dedicated to the support of atypical, anti-disciplinary and inter-institutional research. As an educator, Golan is concerned with reclaiming computation as a medium of personal expression, through forms including interactive art, information visualization, computational design, and audiovisual performance.
Vernelle Noel
https://vaanoel.comVernelle A. A. Noel, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the School of Architecture. She directs the Situated Computation + Design Lab and investigates traditional and digital practices, and their intersections with society. She holds a Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Science in Architecture Studies from MIT, a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University, and a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the John S. Donaldson Technical Institute (Trinidad & Tobago).
Paul Pangaro
http://pangaro.com/Paul is Visiting Scholar in School of Architecture and School of Design, following 3 years as Professor of Practice in the HCII; and current President of the American Society for Cybernetics. His current focus is applying Systems and Cybernetics to wicked challenges. His research interests encompass “design for conversation” and “design as conversation.” He holds a B.S. in Computer Science/Humanities (Theatre/Film) from MIT and a Ph.D. in Cybernetics from Brunel University (UK) with Gordon Pask as advisor.
Ensar Temizel
Ensar Temizel is a visiting scholar at CMU, whose research is rooted in exploring the history of intersections between architecture and computer technologies, with a particular interest in the field of cybernetics. He is primarily engaged in investigating the role of cybernetics in machine intelligence research in architecture inspired by the work and legacy of Gordon Pask. He earned his PhD in Architecture from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Türkiye in 2022. He has been honored with various grants and awards, including a fellowship from the Doctoral Research Residency Program (DRRP) of the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in 2020.
Dina El Zanfaly
Dina El-Zanfaly is a computational design and interaction researcher and an Assistant Professor in the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). She currently directs a research lab that she recently founded, hyperSENSE: Embodied Computations Lab.PhD Students
Zhenfang Chen
His general interests lie in sensing and fabrication. He sees sensing technologies as a potential method to think and reflect on the relationship between people and the environment. He likes and wants to learn different fabrication techniques since he is amazed by the computational ideas behind these techniques. Indeed, there are still a lot of things that he needs to learn.
Emek Erdolu
Emek Erdolu is a PhD Candidate in Computational Design at Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture and CodeLab. Emek’s PhD research investigates the relationship between robotic systems development and the ways these systems reconfigure work in building design and construction by using interpretive and critical technical methods such as archival research, ethnography, data science, physical computing, and software interventions. Emek co/authored publications in the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACMHCI), International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), and presented in The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) conferences.
Myles Sampson
https://mylesbsampson.com/Myles Sampson is first-year Ph.D. student in Computational Design at Carnegie Mellon University. His research focuses on robotic architectural construction, where he investigates methods for automated prefabricated construction processes.
Stella Shen
https://www.chenyi-shen.com/Stella Shen is in her second year of MSCD program. She is a computational designer with an architectural background. She is interested in combining art and technology.
Jiaying Wei
My research direction focuses on sensor-based motion planning in autonomous robot design fabrication and navigation. I have backgrounds in architecture and computational design, looking forward to future studies :)
Yuning Wu
My research interest is in reinforcement learning, robotics, human-robot interaction, and computational design. Especially how robot can work alongside humans to build and create space.Masters Students
Sheen Cao
Tsz Wing Clover Chau
https://cloverchau.com/Born and raised in Hong Kong SAR, China, Clover is a 2nd year MSCD student at Carnegie Mellon University. She graduated from CMU's BArch program in 2022 with a strong interest in the intersection of computational design and affordable urban development. She is able to speak French, Chinese, Cantonese and English fluently. In her own time, she participates in game jams and enjoys experimenting using Arduino-powered robots.
Zhaowei Chen
First year of MSCD program
Xiang Chen
MSCD Program Class of 2026, Architectural Design, Computational Design, Human-Computer Interaction
David Chen
Mathilda Chen
Yiqi Cheng
An enthusiastic explorer of new things, interested in the fusion of design and technology, eager to explore more possibilities!
Hui Yen Chia
Yizhuo Di
Graham Felton
Graham is a first year MSCD from Utah with an interest in machine learning and its applications in design and architecture.
Karthick Bangaru Giridharan
Shandon Jude Herft
Hi! I'm Shandon. Currently my research focuses on Robotics, and Augmented Reality.
Yiming Jiao
Yiming Jiao is a first-year Master of Science in Computational Design student, also serving as a CodeLab monitor. Holding a B.Arch degree from Syracuse University with a minor in computer science, Yiming's passion lies in generative design. Presently, He is delving into the realms of physical computing, architectural robots, and architecture data processing. His research endeavors to redefine and improve the processes of architectural design, built environment, and construction.
Sohyun Jin
https://sohyunjin.com/homeSohyun, a registered architect and product designer, is passionate about improving communication in building systems and reducing waste in the real world of architecture. Her main concern is devising interaction systems that foster effective communication in comprehensive building designs and more.
Naeun Kim
https://knocknocknik.cargo.site/Hi! I'm Nik, a fan of tectonic architecture and computer technology. Especially, I'm interested in how the tectonic beauty of physical things can be transferred into digital structures. I studied architecture as an undergraduate and trained as a facade consultant in the facade design and engineering firm called VS-A. I also love cool and cute things such as dogs, Super Mario Brothers, and Buzz Lightyear.
Bilge Kosem
Leslie Liu
Isaac Martinotti
http://mrmartinotti.comIsaac is an architectural designer, computational researcher and multidisciplinary artist focusing on the intersection of contemporary technologies, traditional forms of construction, and computer driven production. Being born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, wood-products and sustainable design are a large inspiration, an overwhelming fascination, and an absolute necessity.
Ziying Qi
First year of MSCD
Carla Flores Travez
Haoyi Wang
Computing, Coding, Creating. From Designer to Programmer, Moving Forward on the Way.
ziru Wei
Zurini is a first-year MSCD learner, designer and explorer. She is into augmenting human and spatial capability to create hybrid experience. Many things yet to learn.
Qilin Wu
Know a bit of coding, a bit of photography, a bit of swimming, a bit of modeling, a bit of architecture, a bit of drawing, and have a heart to create interests.
Yujin Wu
Meet Sherry, a passionate first-year MSCD student who has just earned her degree in computer science from National University of Singapore. Join her if you wish to exploring the limit of machine learning and AI in understanding and reconstructing architecture.
Yantong Xie
Risa Xie is a first year Computational Design student in CMU SoA where she explores topics related with GenAI and computational design methods. She holds a B.Arch degree from Tsinghua University.
Andi Yao
I am a cat lover，and also a tech enthusiast, always excited about the latest innovations. Exploring beautiful landscapes and staying active through sports are my ways to unwind, and I also believe in the importance of quality sleep！
Junke Zhao
Member of the MSCD program, expected to graduate in 2025. Have a passion and design experience in digital fabrication and generative design, as well as a research interest in human-computer interaction, game design, and computer graphics.