Sophie is an engineer at TT Core Studio focusing on web development. She has a background in structural engineering and computational design. Prior to joining Core Studio she worked as a façade engineer.

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Dr. Gerber holds a joint appointment at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering and the USC School of Architecture as a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice and of Architecture. Dr. Gerber is the Director of the Civil Engineering Building Science undergraduate program and the Masters of Science in Civil Engineering, Advanced Design and Construction Technologies program. Dr. Gerber is an associate Director in the Office of Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship where he focusses on developing the innovation ecosystem, curriculums, and startup competitions.

Dr. Gerber's professional experience includes working in architectural, engineering and technology practices in the United States, Europe, India and Asia for Zaha Hadid Architects in London, England; for Gehry Technologies in Los Angeles; for Moshe Safdie Architects in Massachusetts; for the Smart Cities group at MIT's Media Lab; and for Arup as the Global Research Manager. Dr. Gerber’s research has been industry, fellowship, and NSF funded and is focused on the development of innovative technologies for design of the built environment. He currently is working on a digital twin technology and advises 2 startup companies working on software solutions for design, sustainability, and intelligent built environments.

Doctor of Design, Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Master of Design Studies, Harvard University Graduate School of Design M.Arch, Architectural Association DRL in London
BA in Architecture, University of California Berkeley

James is co-founder of SumPoint. He brings a unique mix of design, engineering, construction, and digital fabrication expertise. His work focuses on the comprehensive process of delivering extraordinary architectural projects; leveraging parametric design-to-fabrication-to-installation workflows. Previously, James was Vice President - Innovation R&D at Zahner, a company that specializes in computational fabrication at an architectural scale. As a part of the Executive Team, James led research initiatives and provided strategic support on large scale and complex projects. He has worked as a Design Engineer with award winning architecture firms around the world and as a Product Development Engineer at Ford Motor Company James holds a Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Colorado-Boulder.

Brian Murray is a Senior Project Engineer at Hathaway Dinwiddie, bringing five years of experience to the table in general contracting. With a bachelor’s in Construction Engineering from Purdue and a master’s in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Brian combines his tech-savvy skills with hands-on industry knowledge.

He’s passionate about making a dent in the construction world by merging field experience with innovative tech solutions. Whether he’s streamlining processes or turning abstract ideas into reality, Brian is dedicated to making a real impact and shaking things up in the industry.

Ian's early work at Buro Happold identified a need for mobile applications to leverage BIM data. His software goBIM, for the first generation iPhone and iPad, was acquired by Vela systems for use in their Vela Field product, which would later be acquired by Autodesk and become BIM 360 Field. While in Autodesk, his open source visual programming language Dynamo would grow to attract a worldwide community of AEC software developers. In 2017 Ian left his position as the software architect for the AEC Generative Design group in Autodesk to start Hypar with the mission to unlock the world's AEC expertise to generate better buildings. Ian has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan and a Master of Architecture degree from Parsons School of Architecture.