Jeffrey Huang

Jeffrey Huang is a Full Professor at EPFL, holding joint appointments in the Faculty of Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) and the Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC). He directs the Institute of Architecture and leads the Media x Design Laboratory (MxD Lab). His areas of expertise include Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence in Architecture, Urban Digital Twins, and Computational Urbanism.

Educated at ETH Zurich (DiplArch), Harvard University (Masters and PhD), Huang has held academic roles at MIT, Harvard, Tsinghua University, and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He is a recipient of the Gerald McCue Medal for academic excellence and the 2023 ACSA Best Article Award for his work on GANs and architectural design.

Recent research focuses on combining machine learning with architectural design, particularly exploring generative adversarial networks (GANs), spatial analysis, and urban digital twins. His projects include the Blue City Innosuisse Flagship Project and the Singapore Prototypologies initiative.

Awards include the 2023 ACSA Best Article Award and the Best Presentation Award at CAAD Futures 2009. He supervises numerous PhD students and has led significant research grants such as the Innosuisse Flagship Project and the MIT-SUTD collaborations.

Huang co-founded Convergeo, a strategic design firm, and has been involved in creating new architectural education programs, including the Architecture and Sustainable Design Pillar at SUTD.