Bharath is an architectural engineer with over a decade of experience in computational tools for building technologies and sustainable architecture. He completed his PhD at ETH Zurich specializing in thermal energy systems for robotically fabricated buildings. He holds Mechanical Engineering degrees from the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. He is currently researching computer graphics and extended reality applications for building physics modelling and visualization.
Pengbin Tang is a postdoctoral researcher. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science from Université de Montréal. His research interests lie at the intersection of computer graphics, mechanical engineering, material science, robotics, and digital fabrication. The core of his research is utilizing physical simulation with optimization algorithms as well as machine learning techniques to drive innovation in the design of materials, structures, and systems with complex forms and functions.
Anna is a doctoral researcher with a background in Computer Science, specializing in Computer Graphics. Her research explores how computational design can support more sustainable fabrication practices, with a particular emphasis on reducing material waste and enabling reuse. She works at the intersection of geometry processing and digital fabrication techniques, aiming to develop methods that bridge theoretical foundations with practical applications in material-efficient design.
Desmond is a PhD student specializing in Computer Graphics. His research focuses on scene understanding with thermal images by solving inverse thermal transport problems, and increasing the thermal efficiency and comfort of buildings. He is also interested in fabrication techniques such as machine embroidery.
Rafael’s research focuses on scientific machine learning that integrates physical knowledge into learning algorithms to improve their reliability and performance in engineering applications. He is particularly interested in neural operators for solving PDEs and enabling inverse design and optimization under physical constraints.
Yuhan is a doctorate student specializing in Computer Graphics. His research interest lies in the intersection between computer graphic and computational design. In particular, he works on problems relating to the numerical simulation and control of the Fused Deposition Modeling process.
Manas is a doctoral researcher with a background in Computer Science and practical hands-on-experience in building things. His research focuses on creating new tools to design and control deformable structures, with an aim to use these tools to make robots for the future.
