Tomás Dorta

Tomás Dorta is a Full Professor at the School of Design, Université de Montréal, and holds an affiliate professorship at Penn State University's Stuckeman School. He specializes in virtual and augmented reality, co-design, and design cognition. His academic roles include directing the Hybridlab research laboratory and serving on editorial boards for journals like CoDesign. He co-founded Hybridlab Inc., a startup focused on design technologies.

• Affiliations: Université de Montréal (since 1997), Penn State (since 2021), and over 20+ international collaborations.
• Education: PhD (2001), M.Sc. (1994), Architecture (1991).
• Research Focus: Hybrid virtual environments, collaborative design tools, and immersive technologies like Hyve-3D.

His work bridges design education, innovation, and industry, with funded projects exploring design cognition and co-design methodologies. Notable awards include recognition for teaching and entrepreneurship. He advises over 20 graduate students and has published extensively in design and computer science conferences (e.g., SIGGRAPH, eCAADe).