Shani Sharif - CV
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Architecture, Atlanta, GA
PhD in Architecture, Design Computation (2012-present)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, Cambridge, MA
Master of Science in Architectural Studies (SMArchS), Design and Computation (2008-2010)
Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Tehran, Iran
Master of Architecture (M.Arch) (2004-2007)
University of Tehran, Department of Fine Arts, Tehran, Iran
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) (1999-2004)
Research Experience
Autodesk, Build Logic Group
Software Developer Intern AEC (Jun. - Aug. 2016)
Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M), Georgia Tech, Digital Building Laboratory
(PI: Prof. Russell Gentry)
Research Assistant (Jan. 2014 - Present)
Precast Concrete BIM Standards, Georgia Tech, Digital Building Laboratory
(PI: Prof. Chuck Eastman)
Research Assistant (Aug. 2012 - Aug. 2015)
Making the Clean Energy City in China, MIT, Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Research Fellow (Oct. 2010 – Aug. 2011) -
Report
Mobile Experience Laboratory, Media Lab, MIT,
Research Assistant (Sep. 2010 – Feb. 2011)
ArchNet, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, MIT, Department of Architecture
Research Assistant (2009 - 2010)
Digital Design and Fabrication Group, MIT, Department of Architecture
Research Assistant (2008 - 2009)
Teaching Experience
Robotic Fabrication, Georgia Institute of Technology
Course Instructor (Spring and Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
Digital Design and Fabrication Workshop, Hanyang University (Korea) and Georgia Tech
Workshop Instructor (Summer 2014): Design scripting, digital fabricaion, process modeling
Construction Materials, Systems and Fabrication, Georgia Institute of Technology
Course Instructor (Fall 2013)
GeoMatter, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Adjunct Professor (Spring 2011)
Senior Undergraduate Design Studio, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA
Adjunct Professor (Summer 2011)
##Professional Experience
Design Core [4s] Architects, Tehran, Iran
Project Architect, (2006 - 2008)
Atec Consultants, Tehran, Iran Project Architect
Project Architect, (2005 - 2006)
Publications
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Sharif, Shani; Gentry, Russll; Sweet, Larry (2016). Human-Robot Collaboration for Creative and Integrated Design and Fabrication Processes. 33rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2016), Alabama, USA (PDF)
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Gentry, Russll; Sharif, Shani; Cavieres, Andres; Biggs, David (2016) BIM schema for masonry units and walls Brick and Block Masonry, Proceedings of the 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani; Gentry, Russll (2015). BIM for Masonry: Development of BIM Plugins for the Masonry Unit Database. Real Time - Proceedings of the 33rd Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe Conference (eCAADe 2015), Vienna, Austria (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani; Gentry, Russell (2015). Design Cognition Shift from Craftsman to Digital Maker. Emerging Experience in Past, Present and Future of Digital Architecture, Proceedings of the 20th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2015), Daegu, Korea. (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani; Gentry, Russell; Eastman, Chuck; Elder, Jeff. (2015). Masonry Unit Database Development for BIM-Masonry. Proceedings of the 12th North American Masonry Conference, Denver, Colorado. (PDF)
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Witthuhn, Tyler; Sharif, Shani; Gentry, Russell; Elder, Jeff. (2014). Masonry Product Models for Building Information Modeling. Proceedings of the 9th International Masonry Conference, Guimarães, Portugal. (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani. (2013). Material Cognition: Designer’s Perception Of Material in a Creative Design Process. Proceedings of the 17th Conference of the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital Conference (SiGraDi 2013) , Valparaiso, Chile. (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani; Gentry, T Russell, Yen, Jeannette, & Goodman, Joseph N. (2013). Transformative Solar Panels: A Multidisciplinary Approach. International Journal of Architectural Computing, 11(2), 227- 246. (Link)
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Sharif, Shani; Gentry, T Russell, Yen, Jeannette, & Goodman, Joseph N. (2012). Kinetic Solar Panels: A Transformative and Expandable Geometric System for Photovoltaic Structures. Proceedings of the 16th Conference of the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital Conference (SiGraDi 2012), Fortaleza, Brasil. (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani; Demaine, Martin. (2011) Interactive Blossoms. The Fifth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied interaction, TEI’11, Work in Progress Section, Funchal, Portugal. (PDF)
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Sharif, Shani. (2010). The Confluence of Digital Design/Fabrication and Biological Principles: Systematic knowledge transfer for the development of integrated architectural systems. (Master’s), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Link)
Skills
- Programming: C#, Python, Java, .NET, IronPython, SQL, Matlab
- Scripting: Rhino Script, Processing, Arduino
- Parametric modeling: Dynamo, Grasshopper
- CAD and BIM: Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Solidworks, Fusion 360, 3D Max, SketchUp
- Graphic and video: Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, MS Office
- Digital Fabrication and CAM: Kuka industrial robots (KR C4), CNC milling, Water-jet cutter, Plasma cutter, laser cutter, AlphaCAM
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