Areti Markopoulou

Areti Markopoulou is a Greek architect, researcher, and urban technologist working at the intersection of architecture, ecology, and emerging technologies. She is Academic Director of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) in Barcelona, where she leads the Advanced Architecture Group, exploring how design, biotechnology, digital fabrication, decarbonized materials, and big data can shape sustainable futures. She is co-founder of StudioP52 in Barcelona, co-founder and Chair of the Responsive Cities International Symposium, and served as Head Co-Curator of the 2022 Tallinn Architecture Biennale. Areti has co-authored and edited several books, including Learning Cities: Collective Intelligence Urban Design (2022), Edible; Or, the Architecture of Metabolism (2022), Black Ecologies (2019), and Building Metabolism (2025).

Angelos Chronis

Angelos Chronis Angelos is the CEO and Co-Founder of Infrared City GmbH as well as Senior Research Engineer at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna and Co-Director of the Master in AI for Architecture & the Built Environment at IAAC. His work focuses on performative design, simulation, AI and data-driven design and optimization as well as interactive interfaces and AR/VR. He has led the development of various design and integrated simulation systems, such as infrared.city, a groundbreaking AI-driven climate simulation framework.

Jan Bunge

As a Director at Squint/Opera Jan has overseen the creative and digital excellence for many international projects. He builds long-term relationships with leading industry partners and is instrumental in furthering the studio's presence in the built environment and green technology industries. Jan's wide network keeps him up-to-date on the latest technology and industry trends, which he brings back in-house, pushing the boundaries of Squint/Opera's work. Before joining Squint, Jan worked as a landscape architect on many large-scale projects, and developed a deep knowledge of the built environment. With two decades of experience he has an intimate understanding of the world of architecture and urban design.

Serjoscha Duering

Serjoscha is a PhD Candidate in the City Intelligence at the Austrian Institute of Technology in Vienna. He teaches at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, the Bauhaus University in Weimar and the University of applied arts Vienna. Before joining the AIT, he studied economics and china studies at the university of Hamburg and Integrated Urban Development and Design at the Bauhaus University Weimar and Tongji University Shanghai. His research interest lies in cities as complex systems and the interplay of spatial configurations with socio-economic patters of self organization. For his PhD he focuses on developing integrated workflows for performance driven urban design and simulation. Serjoscha is interested in applying spatial data analysis with simulation methods in the realm of performance driven urban planning and design with a particular interest in the intersection of top?down driven development and evolutionary city growth.