Dr Dan Luo
Dr

Dan Luo

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Background

Dr Dan Luo is a designer and architectural researcher with a strong foundation in computer science. She earned a PhD in Architecture from Tsinghua University (2019), Master of Architecture from Columbia University (2014), and an MSc in Computer and Information Technology at the University of Pennsylvania(2023).

Dr Luo’s scholarship centers on digital design and robotic construction. After practicing at the pioneering firm UNStudio, she has focused on integrating advanced fabrication technologies with design build workflows to envision the future of automated construction. Her work has been published in leading journals and conference proceedings, and the robotic systems she developed have been deployed on active building sites.

Dr Luo is also a key researcher within the ARC Advance Timber Hub, Blue Economy CRC, Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre, and Transport Academic Partnership Project, leading projects with public agencies and academic partners. Her extensive collaborations span international networks of partners. Her projects have been exhibited at the Milan Triennial, the Architecture Center New York, and the China Millennium Monument. From 2014 to 2019, she served as Director of International Collaboration for the China Building Centre, where she curated international design competitions and educational programs for universities, developers, and government agencies.

Availability

Dr Dan Luo is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts (Architecture), University of Hong Kong
  • Masters (Coursework) of Architecture, Columbia University in the City of New York
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Tsinghua University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Pennsylvania

Research interests

  • Artificial Intellegence and Material Computation

    Developing smart material system with AI and computer vision

  • Robotic Fabrication

    Application of robotic automation for mass customization and adaptive construction.

  • Urban Data Analysis

    Develop data analytic method for informing urban development strategy

Research impacts

Workshops

2020 CAADRIA pre-conference workshop - Machine vision and smart material processing

2018 Tsinghua Architecture Summer School Parametric Design Workshop - AI enhanced robotic 3D printing

2017 DADA international conference - Swarm Nest 5.0

2016 Milan Triennale X - Swarm Nest interactive installation

2016 Tsinghua Architecture Summer School Parametric Design Workshop - Human Centric Digital Farication

2015 Tsinghua Architecture Summer School Parametric Design Workshop - Metatool

Curation and Exhibition Design

10/2016 The Brick Trumpet, Beijing Design Week 2016

08/2016 Swarm Nest 1.0, Milan Triennale 2016

05/2016 Quasicrystal flower vest, ROBOTIC FUTURE Exhibition of Shanghai Biennale 2016

05/2015 New York – Beijing – New York Chinese Contemporary Architecture Exhibition, AIA Center for Architecture, New York, Exhibition Design

09/2014 Exhibition designer CBC Contemporary Chinese Architecture and Beyond Architecture, China Millennium Monument, Beijing, Exhibition Design

12/2007 Populated Furniture, Hong Kong Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale 2008

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43 works between 2017 and 2025
All (43) Journal Article (12) Book Chapter (6) Conference Publication (22) Other Outputs (3)

41 - 43 of 43 works

2018

Conference Publication

Robotic automatic generation of performance model for non-uniform linear material via deep learning

Luo, Dan, Wang, Jinsong and Xu, Weiguo (2018). Robotic automatic generation of performance model for non-uniform linear material via deep learning. CAADRIA 2018 - 23rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Learning, Prototyping and Adapting, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018. Hong Kong: Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

Robotic automatic generation of performance model for non-uniform linear material via deep learning

2018

Conference Publication

Applied automatic machine learning process for material computation

Luo, Dan, Wang, Jingsong and Xu, Weiguo (2018). Applied automatic machine learning process for material computation. International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Lodz, Poland, 17-21 September 2018. Lodz, Poland: eCAADe and Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology.

Applied automatic machine learning process for material computation

2017

Conference Publication

Generative design based on sponge spicules' forms

Zhang, Pengyu, Xu, Weiguo, Huang, Weixin, Zhu, Yufeng, Dai, Rui and Luo, Dan (2017). Generative design based on sponge spicules' forms. International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Suzhou, China, 5-8 April 2017. Hong Kong: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

Generative design based on sponge spicules' forms

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2028
    ARC Research Hub to Advance Timber for Australia's Future Built Environment
    ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2025
    Sustainable modular membrane shade structures from under-utilised timber materials
    Nohmura Foundation for Membrane Structure Technology
    Open grant

Availability

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Current supervision

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