Biography

Associate Professor (UAK), Senior Lecturer at Deakin University School of Architecture

Practice-based Scientific Research and Consulting in Computational Architectural Design with a focus on ICT-enabled Co-creation, Participatory and Inclusive Spatial Design

Supervised 14 PhDs and 51 Master’s Theses
Chair of the SCI-indexed eCAADe 2022 Conference “Co-creating the Future” https://kuleuven.ecaade2022.be
Lead Editor of the forthcoming 2024 Special Issue of the Scientific Journal “International Journal of Architectural Computing” themed “Co-creation and InclusioninandthroughSpatial Design”
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21712.79368
Practice-based Research Project Supervision and Grant Acquisition

Experienced Principal Investigator (PI-Promotor) of international projects and acquired funding from JPI Urban Europe, the European Commission (EC), Innoviris-Brussels, FWO Vlaanderen, Kunstendecreet Vlaanderen
Teaching (Master’s and PhD Level)

Design Studio Courses, Elective Courses, Workshops and GIS Courses (Urban-Architectural Design Track in the International Master’s Program at KU Leuven)
Licensed to teach in Belgium and NL Universities - Certificaat Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs (BKO 2022)
Initiated the first Commuity-Engaged-Learning track at KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture
Academic Management

Founder and Director of the Research Group “Altering Practices for Urban Inclusion” with 20 members
KU Leuven Faculty Board Member
KU Leuven PhD Committee Member
Founding Member of KU Leuven Digital Society Institute
eCAADe board member (as the organizer of the eCAADe 2022 Co-creating the Future Conference)
Academy, Civil Society and Industry Integration and Social Service

Received Universitate special mention award for community-engaged service learning, a network led by Pope Francis
Started and Executed the Solidary Mobile Housing Co-creation Project with Samenlevingsopbouw and CAW
Designed the Woonbox Cinoco project for the houseless with students, realized in Brussels.