Workshops
Hands-on sessions on AI, BIM, Digital Twins & Education Innovation
6 Hours
TBD
Rolando Cedano de la Cruz
Costa Rican-Chilean ArchitectThe Ethics of the Prompt: Power and Responsibility in AI Design
Investigates the ethical dimensions of AI-assisted architectural design. Explore how prompting influences authorship and creativity.
- How prompts shape authorship, bias, and creative power
- Ethical concerns in AI-generated imagery
- How designers can consciously control AI outputs
- The role of responsibility in deploying AI design
- Understand ethical implications in AI-generated design
- Develop responsible prompting strategies
- Define accountability & authorship in AI-driven workflows
2 Hours
TBD
Prof. Farzad Rahimian
Professor of Digital Engineering - Loughborough University, UKIntegrated BIM, Blockchain, and Digital Twins for AEC Industry
Explore how BIM, blockchain, AI, IoT, and digital twins are converging to reshape the AEC industry.
- How BIM, blockchain, and AI interact
- Multimodal digital twins for predictive maintenance
- Real-world implementations in construction
- Industry 5.0-ready workflows
- Understand integration of BIM, blockchain, and IoT
- Apply multimodal data-driven digital twins
- Evaluate AI and deep learning techniques
6 Hours
TBD
Rolando Cedano de la Cruz
Costa Rican-Chilean ArchitectAI Tools for Architects: From Early Concepts to Rendered Realities
A practical workshop demonstrating how AI is transforming the architectural design pipeline from ideation to visualization.
- AI speeds up concept generation
- Move from hand sketches to visual concepts
- Use AI tools to communicate design intents
- Real architectural case studies
- Apply AI concept development techniques
- Transform sketches into compelling visuals
- Improve rendering pipelines using AI
4 Hours
TBD
Dr. Amany Alsabbagh
Prof. Dr., Senior Education Leader - UAEFuture Readiness in Education in the UAE
Explore future readiness, foresight tools for strategic planning, and aligning with UAE Vision 2031.
- Future readiness beyond digital transformation
- How foresight tools support strategic planning
- Aligning with UAE Vision 2031 & Centennial 2071
- Anticipating AI-driven disruption
- Apply futures thinking and scenario planning
- Anticipate emerging skills and transformations
- Design agile, future-ready education systems
6 Hours (2 Days)
TBD
Dr. Amala Rajan & Mr. Arockiaraj
HCT UAE & Founder of Inteva AI, IndiaDesigning Future-Ready Education with AI
Two-day hands-on workshop to design, prototype, and validate AI-supported learning solutions.
- AI-supported instructional design aligned with OBE
- Generative AI for feedback, tutoring & assessment
- Ethical AI deployment & human oversight
- Tools for prototyping without coding
- Design AI-supported learning components
- Apply responsible AI principles
- Prototype using no-code platforms
6 Hours
Day 1 - 02:00 PM
Dr. Hossam Nabil & Dr. Ashraf Abdelkader
Professor UAE & Police Sciences Academy, SharjahGenerative AI in Criminal Investigations
Explore how GenAI transforms unstructured data into investigative leads, hypotheses, and timelines.
- From unstructured to structured data
- Hypothesis generation: AI-assisted, human-verified
- Narrative Forensics: detecting contradictions
- Network & link analysis through OSINT
- Deepfake & misinformation risks
- Apply GenAI to extract investigative leads
- Build timelines and entity maps
- Recognize risks like hallucination and bias
6 Hours
Day 1 - 09:00 AM
Dr. Samer ElSayary
Award-winning Architect - Alexandria UniversityDesigning for Extreme Environments
Intensive workshop on design methodologies for rapidly deployable, modular habitats under severe constraints.
- Landscape & Environmental Constraints
- Mobility vs. Permanence
- Rapid Deployment & Post-Disaster Response
- Case Studies (Iraq, Gaza, Ukraine, Moon/Mars)
- Analyze extreme environments constraints
- Apply rapid deployment strategies
- Design modular shelter concepts
8 Hours
TBD
Dr. Mohamed Abdelshakour
Founder of mnml.ai - EgyptWorkshop: TBD
Full workshop details coming soon. This 8-hour intensive session will cover advanced topics in AI and design.