Ahmed Khairadeen Ali - Ph.D. in Architecture Robotics

Ahmed

Ph.D. in

Khairadeen Ali

Architecture

Robotics in Architecture — Artificial Intellegence in Architecture — Visual Programming — Computation Design —

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Biography

Ph.D. in Architecture
Robotics and AI.

Ahmed Khairadeen Ali received his bachelor's in Architecture Engineering at the University of Duhok, Iraq in 2011 in top second and M.Sc degree in digital design and fabrication from Texas Tech University, the USA in 2016 under Fulbright Scholarship. He received a Ph.D. degree in Robotics and AI in Architecture from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea under the KGSP scholarship.

Ahmed is currently AI Research Designer at Haenglim Architects in Seoul, South Korea. His research interests in artificial intelligence and robotics involvement in the architecture design and construction to enable machines to intelligently interact with the physical works and improve current architecture best practice. He was the recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship in 2014 and the Korean Government Scholarship in 2017. He also received honorary citizenship of Nonsan city, South Korea. Finally, he is “the American Association of Architects” (AIA) member since 2020.

iONE Platform

Ahmed is the founder of the iONE platform. It contain varius systems including the iFOBOT that is dedicated to exploring Robotic and computational power In the architecture design and fabrication stage. Haenglim Architects is one of the leading companies that has adopted advanced technologies in their design process. This project consists of six main parts: hot wire cutting, CNC milling, ai decision making, automation in fabrication, and material science.

The main goal of this program is to involve robots in the early design stage, prefabrication, and In the construction stage with more advanced techniques and the power of AI. Currently, iFOBOT was successful in proposing a scenario of applying robot arm technologies in facade assembly in the construction site with a successful virtual test. A real case scenario is now being prepared to test iFOBOT. Finally, he is fluent in Arabic, Kurdish, English, and Korean languages.

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Experience

Robotics|AI Interactive Map App BIM Instructor BIM Researcher Child Protection Program Manager Head Engineer

Haenglim Architecture and Engineering
Seoul|South Korea

AI program Designer
01 2019 - 03 2021
Developing Facade design tool using artificial intelligence, specialty machine learning using python coding language.
Built interactive city map for iFACADE project using javascript, and html.
Hold robot arm, VR, visual programming workshops to train new architects in the company.
Built an interactive design tool online using three js and open GL.
Developed a Grasshopper programming tool that generates a quick picture database of buildings.
Training and developing the 2D image to 3D model script using Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN) in deep learning for iFACADE project.
PUBLICATIONS: [1] [2] [3]

Ajou University
Sowan|South Korea

BIM Application developer
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Built this interactive map for Seongnam city, south Korea real estate values calculations after renovation. The goal was to give community citizens a tool to easily calculate and visualize land values with statistical analysis on individual land and city levels.
Developed BIM models for remodeling projects using NavisWorks and Revit.
PUBLICATIONS: [1] [2] [3]

Chung-Ang University
Seoul|South Korea

BIM Management Course
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
Developed presentation slides for all class lectures
Trained 3rd stage architecture engineering students to use Revit, Navisworks, and BIM 360 software
Conducted every week of software teaching sessions and assignment assessment.

CONTIL Lab
Seoul|South Korea

Construction Safety and Defect Researcher
Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
Wrote academic papers in the field of safety in construction
Developed lab website (contil.cau.ac.kr)
Collaborated with other lab researchers in various academic conferences
PUBLICATIONS: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Al-Tahreer Association for Development
Mosul, Iraq

Child Protection Project Manager
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
Project manager of CFS in Talyara & Bo’weza as a partner with UNICEF for TAD.
A coordinate returning working group with IOM
Conducted Child Protection and GBV workshops with other NGOs and Unicef.

Anar Logistic Oil Services
Erbil, Iraq

Head Engineer
Sep 2014 - Jun 2015
Constructing 7 Kilometer of Kukhi Village Road for Gulf-Keystone Gas company.
Directing Logistics of transporting oil from Gulf-Keystone to Turkey using trailers.
A coordinate returning working group with IOM
Distributing Gas barrels to the displaced families in Zakho, Duhok in association with QANDIL.

Robotics in Architecture

Artificial Intellegence

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Education

Ph.D. in Architecture Robotics

Korean Language
Professionacy Program

M.Sc. in Architecture Post Profession

Pre-Academic Intensive Program

B.Sc in Architecture Engineering

Chung Ang University
School of Architecture and Building Science
Architecture Department
Seoul|South Korea
Sep 2018 - Feb 2021

Dr.Ahmed received Ph.D. degree with honor in Robotics and AI in Architecture from Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea funded by the Korean Government Scholarship Program KGSP scholarship.
Dissertation title is Robot and Multi-Agent Framework Based Facade Design, Assembly and Monitoring System

Built iFOBOT system that can control robot arm in facade design
Integrated Design, Consturction, Monitoring into one platform
Successfully completed facade assembly using robot arm and assemblied RMID Project enevelop
Multi-Agent System was used to optimize robot arm picking process to reduce time and cost
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Point cloud capturing was used in the monitoring process of iFOBOT
Successfully perofrated a wall using iFOBOT complience with LEED V4 rules

PUBLICATIONS: [1] [2] [3]

Konyang University
Nonsan|South Korea
Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

Graduated from the Korean language program at Konyang university holding 4.0 on the official korean language test TOPIK which qualifies as higher intermittent in the Korean language.

Completed One Year Korean Language Program
Pass Test of Profecioncy in Korean TOPIK with 4.0
Successfully completed facade assembly using robot arm and assemblied RMID Project enevelop

Texas Tech University
Texas|United States
M.Sc in Architecture Post Profession Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

Received a master’s in science in digital design and fabrication from architecture school at texas university with 3.8/4.0 funded by the FULBRIGHT scholarship program.

Finished DDF program that involved Parametric Design, Robotics, 3D Printing and Laser cutting

Designed an installation in TAOS - NEW MEXICO collaboration with TTU

Exhibited my surface milling art piece at “first friday art trail” Cnc milling with designed step over and bit end mill can give unexpected results of lighting and texture effects Digital design and Fabrication

Portland State University
Oregon|United States
Pre-Academic Intensive Program
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

completed an intense pre-academic program run by IELP at Portland State University/Portland city/ Oregon State/ United States.

University of Duhok
Duhok|Iraq
B.Sc in Architecture Engineering
Oct 2007 - Jul 2011

Received my Bachelor in Architecture engineering from engineering college at the University of Duhok ranked “Second” in class.

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Publications

iFOBOT

Robot-based facade spatial assembly optimization

Genetic Algorithm for robotic façade location optimization.
Building envelope Façade assembly in the construction site.
Robotics in construction to mitigate the pick and place process.
Façade design and assembly using digital design and robot arm.
PUBLICATIONS: [1] [2] [3]

iTREE

Multi-Agent-Based Urban Vegetation Design

This paper proposed an automatic urban vegetation city rule compliance approach for pedestrian pathway vegetation, leveraging multi-agent system and algorithmic modeling tools. This approach comprises three modules: rule compliance (T-Rule), street vegetation design tool (T-Design), and multi-agent alternative generation (T-Agent).

Xavier Prost - Managing Director France & Italy @ Giesecke+Devrient

Facde Perforation

Integrated Environmental Design and Robotics Workflow for Double Skin Facade Perforation Onsite

Robotics can perforate facade in construction site compliance with environmental requirements
Visual algorithms can integrate facade design and construction using robotics
Facade perforation design comply with environment can be integrated with robot milling on site
Near real-time robot construction monitoring is possible using extended reality

Didier Klysz - Senior Advisory Consultant, Partners Founder - President @ Aeronautical Gladstone Intl.

Facade Fabrication

Complex facade module fabrication using parametric desig, robot, and concrete

iFOBOT program is dedicated to explore Robotic and computational power In the architecture design and fabrication stage. Haenglim Architects is one of the leading compnies early adopted advanced technologies in their design process. This project consist of six main parts: hot wire cutting , cnc milling, ai decision making, automation in fabricaction , and material science. The main goal of this program is to involve robots in the early design stage, prefabrication and In construction stage with more advanced techniques and power of AI

Emmanuel Rispal - Projects and Engineering Director @ Safran

iFACADE

Artificial Intellegence Based Facade Design

iFACADE-GAN is a novel facade design generator in urban infill, built upon a style mixing In the past few years, Computational Design, Artificial Intelligence, and Parametricism have been shaping and leveraging the architectural discipline. Therefore, this paper addresses the issues of developing an integrated bottom up digital design approach and details a research framework for the incorporation of Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) for early stage design exploration and generation of intricate and complex alternative facade designs.