Panagiotis Michalatos

Panagiotis Michalatos serves as a Lecturer in Architecture at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and works as a computational design researcher for London-based structural engineering firm AKT.

Education:

• MSc in Applied IT, Chalmers Technical University, Sweden

Research Focus: Michalatos pioneers computational design as a bridge between architecture and engineering, developing software tools for intuitive structural engineering applications in creative design processes. His work integrates machine learning for perceptual design systems and explores digital media applications in performance art through long-term collaboration with Stockholm's CCAP dance company.

Professional Impact: He has delivered computational design consultancy for high-profile projects with Zaha Hadid Architects, Thomas Heatherwick Studio, Foster + Partners, and Future Systems. His Venice Dance Biennale 2010 performance "cut-outs and trees" demonstrates cross-disciplinary innovation in interactive design. At Harvard GSD, he teaches advanced courses including "Quantitative Aesthetics: Introduction to Machine Learning and Perceptual Machines for Design" and "Machine Aesthetics: Transcoding Space Time" while advising master's candidates in independent studies.