Dr Dan Luo

Lecturer in Architectural Design (F

School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
d.luo@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 61205

Overview

Dr. Dan Luo is an architect with strong computer science background. She has a Ph.D in digital design and fabrication from Tsinghua University ( 2019), a Master of Architecture from Columbia University (2014) and is currently upon completion of Master of Computer and Information Technology from University of Pennsylvania. Dr.Luo’s expertise is in digital design and applied robotic construction. She has worked for pioneer design firm UNStudio. Her research combined advance fabrication technologies and design-build practice to explore the future of automated construction. Not only yield in publications on top journals and conferences, Dr.Luo has also developed robotic system applied during the on-site construction of built projects.

In the Past, her works have been featured in exhibitions such as Milan Triennial. She has worked on the exhibition designs in Architecture Centre NY and The China Millennium Monument. She was also the director of international collaboration for China Building Centre between 2014 - 2019, where the main responsibility is curating international competitions as well as education programs for institutions, developers and government agencies.

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

Qualifications

  • Master of Computer and Information Technology, University of Pennsylvania
  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Hong Kong
  • Master of Architecture, University of Colorado
  • PhD, Tsinghua University

Publications

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Grants

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Supervision

  • Master Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

  • Doctor Philosophy

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Publications

Book Chapter

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Chen, Bowen, Lao, Pui Kuan, Dou, Zhiyi, Qiu, Wai-Shan and Luo, Dan (2023). Analyst patterns of influence between a commercial distribution and neighbourhood dynamic in a residential neighbourhood. 28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Ahmedabad, India, 18 - 24 March 2023. Hong Kong, Hong Kong: CAADRIA. doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.525

  • Zhu, Guanqi, Zhou, Xinyi, Zhang, Jun, Liu, Guogang, Hao, Shimeng and Luo, Dan (2023). Automatic robotic construction for customisable rammed earth walls. 28th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Ahmedabad, India, 18 - 24 March 2023. Hong Kong, Hong Kong: CAADRIA. doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.2.109

  • Dou, Zhiyi, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing and Luo, Dan (2023). Evaluation Process of Urban Spatial Quality and Utility Trade-Off for Post-COVID Working Preferences. 4th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2022), Shanghai, China, 27 June - 5 July 2022. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-8637-6_19

  • 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),\.

  • 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

  • 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).

  • 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. doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2022.1.595

  • Su, Nanxi, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing and Luo, Dan (2022). Quantifying Association Between Street-Level Urban Features and Crime Distribution Around Manhattan Subway Entrances. 18th International Conference of Advanced Data Mining and Applications, ADMA 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28–30 November 2022. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22064-7_18

  • Song, Qiwei, Li, Meikang, Qiu, Waishan, Li, Wenjing and Luo, Dan (2022). The Coherence and Divergence Between the Objective and Subjective Measurement of Street Perceptions for Shanghai. 18th International Conference of Advanced Data Mining and Applications, ADMA 2022, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28–30 November 2022. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22064-7_19

  • 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

  • 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).

  • Zhou, Xinjie, Wang, Xiang, Luo, Dan and Yuan, Philip (2020). Pattern Recognition and Prediction of Bending-active Thin Sheets via Artificial Neural Networks. IASS 2020/21 Surrey Symposium: Active bending, Barcelona, Spain, 23-27 August 2020. Madrid, Spain: 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).

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor