Dr Nic Bao is a Senior Lecturer, PhD Supervisor and Architecture Technology Stream Coordinator at the School of Architecture & Urban Design as well as a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Innovative Structure and Materials, School of Engineering at RMIT University. His research explores design methodologies for establishing a complementary relationship among performance architecture, computational design, sustainable design, structural optimization, behavioral algorithms, additive manufacturing, robotic fabrication, and intelligent construction. Nic has published over 50 articles, including high-impact journal papers, book chapters and conferences. He also serves as an editorial board member of the Architectural Intelligence journal and Sustainable Structures journal. Nic is a practising architect with ten years of professional experience, he holds Australian Registered Architect (ARBV, RAIA). US Registered Architect (NCARB) and UK Chartered Architect (RIBA). Nic is the director of B.W Architects (BWA) and Wonderform Studio, a co-founder of FormX, and a partner of Ameba. Nic is also a committee member of the Australian Institution of Architects (AIA), Education Committee and Design Technology Advisory Group to the National Practice, as well as the Secretary and Chair of Award at the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Nic is a core member of the organizing committee of DigitalFUTURES International conferences (2020 – 2024) and the IASS 2023 Annual Symposium in Melbourne. He also played a role as a scientific reviewer and session chair for the international conference including CAAD Futures, CAADRIA, ASCAAD, eCAADe and DigitalFUTURES as well as ran 13 workshops and masterclasses at international conferences including DigitalFUTURES, CAADRIA, SIGraDi, IASS and ACADIA. Nic’s work has been exhibited widely, including Hong Kong BoDW, Shanghai DigitalFUTURES, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Melbourne Design Fair, Venice Biennale, Shenzhen Biennale, 2019 Barcelona IASS Expo and 2023 Melbourne IASS Expo. He was also invited as a guest lecturer, critic and PhD panels at Tongji University, Universita Di Pisa, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen University, University of Newcastle, UCL Bartlett, ETH Zurich, Southeast University, University of Michigan, Massey University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University etc. Nic has been the recipient of numerous awards, including two first prizes in national & international structure optimization and 3D printing design competitions in 2019 & 2020, Young CAADRIA Award, MUSE Design Award, Grand Prix Du Design Paris Gold Award, IAI Design Award, A’Design Award, and DigitalFUTURES Young Award， third winner of 2023 IASS Design Competition, second winner of 16th International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest and RMIT Award for Reserch Excellence.

Professor Yi Min 'Mike' Xie is the founding director of the Centre for Innovative Structures and Materials (CISM) at RMIT University. Currently he is an Australian Laureate Fellow and an RMIT Distinguished Professor. His team pioneered evolutionary structural optimisation (ESO) and bi-directional evolutionary structural optimisation (BESO) methods, which thousands of engineers and architects worldwide have used to design novel structures, including several landmark buildings. Professor Mike Xie is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. His research impact in the field of structural optimisation has been recognised by the 2017 AGM Michell Medal and the 2017 Clunies Ross Innovation Award. In 2019, he was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List and appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for “significant service to higher education and to civil engineering”. In 2020, he was awarded the Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation. In 2022, he received the Sir John Holland Civil Engineer of the Year Award. Professor Mike Xie has published two research monographs, over 500 journal articles, and conference papers. He is one of the most highly cited researchers in his field, with over 24,000 citations. Professor Xie has collaborated with a wide range of local and international companies, including Boeing, Arup, Aurecon and TYLin. Professor Mike Xie's team founded and developed Ameba, a topology optimisation software tool used widely in architecture, design and engineering, enabling users to enhance their creative designs and accelerate product development.

Dr. Xin Yan is an architect with comprehensive background of mechanics and computer sciences. Currently, he is a lecturer at school of architecture and urban design in Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture. He finishes his post-doctoral research work at Future Lab in Tsinghua University in 2022~2024, and he is the co-founder of FormX Lab. Dr. Yan received his Ph.D of architecture and Urban Design and master of architectural and civil engineering from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) at 2022 and 2016 respectively. He graduated from theoretical and applied mechanics at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2013. In 2019, he also carried out his research work of Structural Topology Optimization at Centre for Innovative Structure and Material (CISM) in RMIT University, Australia. Besides academic publications, Dr. Yan has participated in several exhibitions, such as IASS Barcelona, Shenzhen Urban Biennale, Beijing Design Week, and Digital FUTURES in Shanghai. Dr. Yan has also received the Grand Prix Design Paris (GPDP) - Gold Award， MUSE Design Award and IAI Architectural Design Adward in 2021, First Prize of 3rd Chinese Structural Optimization and Additive Manufacturing Competition in 2019 and 5th International 3D Printing and Design Competition in 2020. His research interests include digital humanities and smart city, structural form optimisation and design, Intelligent fabrication, complex architectural geometric and construction optimisation and architectural tectonic history.

Wei Qiu received his doctoral degree from the Imperial College London (IC) with research focused on innovative cross-section composite structures and participated in the compilation of Eurocode 4, Design of composite steel and concrete structures. After that, he went to the Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), carrying out post-doctoral research, focusing on developing and applying GFRP, CFRP and UHPC. He also participated in several National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) projects in RISUD. In 2018, he joined China Construction Science & Technology Group Co., Ltd. (CSCEC) and led green building design and novel material implementation. Dr Qiu is also the director of the Innovation Industry Department and responsible for the industrialization of innovative technologies. Based on his work, CCST has established multiple cooperation and joint research centres with Tsinghua University, Institutes of Advanced Technology (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Harbin Institute of Technology, etc.

Jianan Peng is a Research and Development Engineer at China Construction Science & Technology Group (CSCEC) and a doctor candidate supervised by professor Neil Leach at Florida International University (FIU) in the US. He leads a research team to carry out projects related to digital fabrication and low-carbon materials including additive manufacturing, robotic timber fabrication, FRP timber, FRP concrete, and recycled aggregate concrete. Jianan’s research focuses on 3D printing curved PETG molds for spraying UHPC, Wire and Arch Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) steel nodes and elements, digital fabrication timber structures, and air-filled membrane structures. His research team has build collaboration with Tsinghua University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen University and Southern University of Science and Technology. Prior to his work on digital fabrication, Jianan studied Civil Engineering at Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) in China and continued his studies at the University of Bath in the UK, focusing on innovative structural materials. After that, he worked as a structural engineer and took charge of structure and BIM design of several skyscrapers including the Shenzhen Nanshan Smart City and Meilinguan Ⅲ Office Building.