Dr. Dan Luo is an architect with strong computer science background. She has a Ph.D in digital design and fabrication from Tsinghua University School of Architecture ( 2019), a Master of Architecture from Columbia University (2014) and a Bachelor of Art from The University of Hong Kong (2010). She studied Computer science in Zhejiang University before transferring to HKU, and is currently in process of completing the Master of Computer and Information Technology from Universit y of Pennsylvania. Her research interest encompasses a variety of different topics from robotic, artificial intelligence, material computation to human centric collaborative fabrication with VR/AR . It is her research vision to utilize emerging technology t o enhance our ability to understand, design and interact with space information and material. She led independent workshops in multiple universities in China with topics ranging from customizing digital design interfaces, interactive design, AR/VR, roboti c, to machine learning since 2014.

As a practicing architect she has worked for UN Studio during 2011 – 201 2 where she contributed on multiple competitions and commissioned project. In the Past, her design works have been featured in exhibitions such as Milan Triennial . She had been exhibition designer for exhi bitions in Architecture Center NY and The China Millennium Monument . She worked as the director of international collaboration for China Building Center since 2014, where the main responsibility is curating international competitions as well as education programs for institutions, developers and government

Awards:

2021                                               Best Presentation, International Manufacturing Forum Series

2019                                               GSAPP Incubator Prize, Columbia University

2019                                               DigitalFUTURES Digital Young Award

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Publications:

Book Chapters

Liu, Jie, Luo, Dan, Fu, Xinyi, Lu, Qi and Kang, Karen Yixin (2023). Design strategy of multimodal perception system for smart environment. Internet of Things for Smart Environments. (pp. 93-115) edited by Gonçalo Marques and Alfonso González-Briones. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-09729-4_6

Luo, Dan and Yu, Lei (2021). From factory to site — designing for industrial robots used in on-site construction. Automating cities: design, construction, operation and future impact. (pp. 87-109) edited by Brydon T. Wang and C. M. Wang. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-8670-5_4

Yu, Lei, Luo, Dan and Xu, Weiguo (2018). Dynamic robotic slip-form casting and eco-friendly building façade design. Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2018. (pp. 421-433) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-92294-2_32

Journal Article

Wang, Brydon , Bao, Ding Wen , Ward, Selina and Luo, Dan (2023). Opportunities for further development of 3D-printed floating artificial reefs. Journal of Aquaculture and Marine Biology, 11 (2), 58-63. doi: 10.15406/jamb.2022.11.00337

Xu, Xiang, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing, Liu, Xun, Zhang, Ziye, Li, Xiaojiang and Luo, Dan (2022). Associations between street-view perceptions and housing prices: subjective vs. objective measures using computer vision and machine learning techniques. Remote Sensing, 14 (4) 891, 891. doi: 10.3390/rs14040891

Ou, Ya, Bao, Ding-Wen, Zhu, Guan-Qi and Luo, Dan (2021). Additive fabrication of large-scale customizable formwork using robotic fiber-reinforced polymer winding. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 9 (2), 109-121. doi: 10.1089/3dp.2020.0358

Luo, Dan and Xu, Weiguo (2021). Adaptable Method for Dynamic Planning of 3D Spatial Wireframes Extrusion with Neural Networks and Robotic Automation. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 9 (4), 1-13. doi: 10.1089/3dp.2020.0176

Luo, Dan, Chen, Dechen, Wang, Jingsong, Zhu, Guanqi and Xu, Weiguo (2020). The smart robot crafting approach to computing materials. Construction Robotics, 4 (3-4), 239-249. doi: 10.1007/s41693-020-00040-x

罗丹，徐卫国. 一种基于机器智能的材料编程方法[J], 建筑技艺，2019(09)

罗丹，增强现实技术在建造施工中的应用探索[J] . 建筑技艺，2017(09): 40-42

罗丹，徐卫国. 虚拟现实与建筑实践[J] . 建筑技艺，2017(09): 36-38

罗丹，徐卫国. 参数化砖墙的实际新型建造方法研究[J], 建筑技艺，2017(07):110-112

Conference Publication

Su, Nanxi, Li, Meikang, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing, and Luo, Dan, Quantifying Association Between Street-Level UrbanFeatures and Crime Distribution Around ManhattanSubway Entrances. International Conference Advanced Data Mining and Applications 2022 (Accepted)

Song, Qiwei Song, Li, Meikang, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing, and Luo, Dan, The coherence and divergence between the objective and subjective measurements of street perceptions for Shanghai. International Conference Advanced Data Mining and Applications 2022 (Accepted)

Toohey, Gabrielle, Nguyen, Tommy Bao-Nghi, Vilppola, Ritva, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing and Luo, Dan (2022). Data-driven evaluation of streets to plan for bicycle friendly environments: a case study of Brisbane suburbs. 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 9 – 15 April 2022. Hong Kong: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.243

Aman, Jayedi, Matisziw, Timothy C., Kim, Jong Bum and Luo, Dan (2022). Sensing the City: Leveraging geotagged social media posts and street view imagery to model urban streetscapes using deep neural networks. 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 9 – 15 April 2022. Hong Kong: Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia.

Yang, Qing, Cao, Chufan, Li, Hai-miao, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing and Luo, Dan (2022). Quantifying the coherence and divergence of planned, visual and perceived streets greening to inform ecological urban planning. 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 9 – 15 April 2022. Hong Kong: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

Xin, Zhuoyang, Luo, Dan, Zhu, Guanqi, Ni, Eryu and Tang, Chongyi (2022). Adaptive robotic fiber winding system for multiple types of optimized structural components. 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 9 – 15 April 2022. Hong Kong: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)

Luo, Dan, Gattas, Joseph M. and Tan, Poah Shiun Shawn (2021). Real-time defect recognition and optimized decision making for structural timber jointing. 2nd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2020), Shanghai, China, July 5, 2020. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-33-4400-6_4

Kumar, B. Bala Murali, Hsueh, Yun Chung, Xin, Zhuoyang and Luo, Dan (2021). Process and evaluation of automated robotic fabrication system for in-situ structure confinement. Proceedings of the 2021 DigitalFUTURES The 3rd International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2021). (pp. 368-379) edited by Philip F. Yuan, Hua Chai, Chao Yan and Neil Leach. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5983-6_34

Guanqizhu, , Ou, Ya, Bao, Dingwen and Luo, Dan (2021). Robotic weaving of customizable frp formworks for large-scale optimized structure. 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2021, Hong Kong, China, 29 March-1 April 2021. Hong Kong, China: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

Xinjie Zhou, Xiang Wang, Dan Luo, and Philip Yuan (2020). Pattern Recognition and Prediction of Bending-active Thin Sheets via Artificial Neural Networks. IASS Annual Symposia, Barcelona, 23-27 Aug. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS).

Xu, Weiguo, Luo, Dan and Gao, Yuan (2019). Automatic brick masonry system and its application in on-site construction. 24th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia: Intelligent and Informed, CAADRIA 2019, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019. Hong Kong: Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

Chen, Dechen, Luo, Dan, Xu, Weiguo, Luo, Chen, Yan, Xia, Shen, Liren and Wang, Tianjun (2019). Re-perceive 3D printing with Artificial Intelligence. Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe and XXIII Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics, Joint Conference, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019. São Paulo, Brazil: Editora Blucher. doi: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_034

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.

Liu, Jie, Ma, Hongtao, Tang, Ning, Xu, Weiguo and Luo, Dan (2018). Kinetair: Interactive stairs with multiple functions. Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, Beijing, China, 17-19 May 2018. Hong Kong: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA).

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).

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).