Gabriele Mirra is an Assistant Professor at TU Delft in the Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology, Digital Technologies section. His expertise includes structural design, acoustics, robotics, programming, and machine learning. In 2015 he received his MSc in Architecture from the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). Between 2014 and 2018, he researched structural and acoustic optimisation using Genetic Algorithms, developed a CAD plugin for acoustic analysis and designed several built acoustic shells. In 2023 he completed his PhD in Artificial Intelligence in Design at The University of Melbourne, where he taught performance-driven design from 2019 to 2023. From 2023 to 2024 he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Southern Denmark, where he led the development and delivery of two subjects on Artificial Neural Networks and programming for design applications. In 2023, his work on AI for conceptual structural design earned him the prestigious "Tsuboi Award" from the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures.
Gabriele's research focuses on devising new strategies to train AI models in design and develop more autonomous and participative CAD systems. His current interests include the development of AI models for circular design and exploring new pedagogical approaches for integrating AI into design curricula.