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Personal profile
Ho Man Yau is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Architecture at the University of Liverpool, based offsite at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
Ho Man Yau holds a Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree (RIBA / ARB Part 2) from the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at Robert Gordon University (RGU). He has also worked as a Research Assistant and Visiting Researcher after he graduated. Additionally, Ho Man is an Associate Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).
His research interests span a range of cutting-edge topics, including computational design methods, machine learning applications in 3D generative systems, robotics fabrication, digitalisation of building permits, and the integration of advanced technologies in architecture.
Ho Man Yau has also contributed to the field through presentations and publications, including:
IASS 2025; eCAADe 2025, 2023 Conference; EC3 2024 Conference
Experience
Current | Research Assistant | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
2024 - 2023 | Visiting Researcher | Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
2023 | Research Assistant | Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom
2023 - 2022 | Research / Architectural Internship | Office Adventurous Architecture, United Kingdom
2019 -2017 | Registered Assistant Lifesaving Teacher and Leader Examination Teacher | Hong Kong China Life Saving Society, Hong Kong SAR
Awards and honours
2025 | Third Prize | The 2nd Wisdom Lake Postgraduate Researcher Development Conference / 2025 XJTLU Three Minute Thesis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
Master of Architecture (RIBA / ARB Part 2), Robert Gordon University, UK
External positions
Associate Member, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
2025 → …
Associate Member, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)
2024 → …
Review Committee , Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
2023 → 2024
Research areas
- Computational Design Methods
- Timber Structure
- Robotics Fabrication
- Digitalisation of Building Permits
Person Types
- Students
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Research output
- 4 Conference Proceeding
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Stress-Informed Non-Planar Slicing for 3D Concrete Printing
Di Marco, G., Yau, H. M. & Lombardi, D., Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the IASS 2025 Symposium: THE LIVING PAST AS A SOURCE OF INNOVATION.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Timber Joint Connections, Generative Design Method: A Topological System Approach
Yau, H. M., Lombardi, D., Dounas, T., Song, Y. & Agkathidis, A., May 2025, (Accepted/In press) eCAADe2025 Confluence.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Navigating Building Standards And Building Warrant Processes In Scotland Building Information Repositories
Belkouri, D., Yau, H. M., Dounas, T. & Yorkston, J., Jul 2024, Proceedings of the 2024 European Conference on Computing in Construction. Chania, Crete, GreeceResearch output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Timber Joints Analysis and Design Using Shape and Graph Grammar-Based Machine Learning Approach: Synthetic Data Preparation of Timber Joints’ Shape and Graph Grammar for Machine Learning Application
Yau, H. M., Dounas, T., Jabi, W. & Lombardi, D., Sept 2023, eCAADe 2023 - Digital Design Reconsidered. Dokonal, W., Hirschberg, U., Wurzer, G. & Wurzer, G. (eds.). Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, p. 569-578 10 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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