Gabriele Mirra is a Postdoctoral Researcher at SDU CREATE, University of Southern Denmark, and an educator with expertise in structural design, acoustics, robotics, programming and machine learning.

In 2015 he received his Master of Architecture from the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). Between 2014 and 2018, he conducted extensive research on structural and acoustic optimisation using Genetic Algorithms, developing a plugin for acoustic analysis – Aeolus – and designing several built acoustic shells. In 2023 he completed his PhD in Artificial Intelligence in Design at The University of Melbourne (Australia), where he taught performance-driven design from 2019 to 2023.

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 (IASS).

Gabriele’s research focuses on developing AI models for design applications and deploying them as Intelligent CAD systems. His interests include Artificial Intelligence, CAD research, CAD history, human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, and performance-driven design.