Alexandros (Alex) Haridis is a registered architect (M.Arch) and design computing researcher with a Ph.D. in Architecture: Design and Computation from MIT. His research takes architecture and design as testbeds for questions of computational intelligence, with a particular focus on design judgment, shape computation, and representation. He examines how knowledge and processes related to geometric form, aesthetics, and material culture, traditionally recorded in architectural texts, drawings, and archives, can be operationalized as computational resources. His writings appear in journals including Nexus Network Journal, Environment and Planning B, Computers & Graphics, Journal of Mathematics and the Arts, and in edited collections and international conference series such as Design Computing & Cognition.

He has been awarded fellowships and research grants from the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, the MIT Presidential Fellows Program, the Harvard Data Science Initiative, and the A.G. Leventis and Onassis Foundations, among others. He has been invited to present his work at Dartmouth College, University of Pennsylvania, MIT, Harvard University, New York Institute of Technology, and the National Technical University of Athens. His latest research on algorithmic judgment, aesthetics, and data-driven AI in architecture and the applied arts is developed through Beyond Data-Driven Aesthetics, a research platform he directs. Its eponymous research exhibition was presented at MIT’s Keller Gallery. His work and interviews have been featured in MIT News, Kathimerini, and AI Art Magazine. Alongside his academic work, Haridis collaborates with and advises organizations in the built environment, education, and design technology.

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