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Likai WANG (王力凯) received his Ph.D. in Architecture from School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University. His research and teaching primarily focus on the application of computational design to architectural design exploration, synthesis, and ideation. He is also the developer of EvoMass, a Rhino-Grasshopper plugin currently with over ten thousand downloads (food4rhino.com/node/2974).Prior to joining XJTLU, he was a postdoctoral fellow at National University of Singapore. At NUS, Likai was leading a research project applying evolutionary optimization to Singapore residential precinct designs and was a teaching member in the module of AI for the Design of Built Environment.
Research interests
Parametric Design
Evolutionary Design
Computational Thinking
Performnace-based Design
Experience
Assistant Professor - Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University - 2023.2 -
Postdoctoral Fellow - National University of Singapore - 2022.1 to 2023.1
Postdoc - Nanjing University - 2021.1 to 2022.1
Teaching
ARC408 Thesis
ARC102 Small Scale Architecture Design
Awards and honours
Young CAADRIA Award - 2019
CAADRIA Best Paper Award - Runner Up - 2020
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Nanjing University 南京大学优秀博士论文 - 2021
Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of Jiangsu Province 江苏省优秀博士论文 - 2021
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
M.Arch, Nanjing University -2014
Ph.D. in Architecture, Nanjing University - 2020
External positions
Editorial board member, International Journal of Architectural Computing
1 Mar 2025 → …
委员, Computational Design Academic Committee of Chinese Architectural Society计算性设计学术委员会
31 Dec 2024 → …
Organizational Officer, CAADRIA
2022 → …
Research areas
- Computational Design
- Optimization
- Generative Model
- Parametric Design
Person Types
- Staff
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Projects
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AI-Enhanced Computational Optimization for Early-stage Performance-based Architectural Design
Wang, L. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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A cross-platform optimization system for comparative design exploration of competing concepts and strategies
Wang, L., De Luca, F., Janssen, P., Tung, D. P. B., Chen, K. W. & Yuan, C., 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Building Engineering. p. 114413Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collaborative, Conversational Architectural Design Process between Human Designers and Multimodal Agentic AIs for Early-stage Design Exploration
Cheung, L. H., Wang, L. & Dall'Asta, J. C., 2 Jul 2025, CAAD FUTURES 2025: Catalytic Interfaces. Vol. 1. p. 177-192Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
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Conversational, Agentic AI-enhanced Architectural Design Process: Three approaches to multimodal AI-enhanced early-stage performative design exploration
Cheung, L. H., Wang, L. & Lei, D., 3 Jul 2025, In: Architectural Intelligence. 4, 10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conversational Application of Agentic Multimodal AI in Collaborative Architectural Design Environment: An architectural-focus AI design partner for early-stage design exploration
Cheung, L. H., Wang, L. & Lei, D., 22 Mar 2025, ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATICS, Proceedings of the 30th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2025. Tokyo, Vol. 1. p. 173-182 10 p.Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Exploring Digital Literacy in Research Methods for Postgraduate Design Education: A preliminary observation of its introduction to architectural research course
Han, J., Schnabel, M. A., Wang, L. & Zhu, Y., 26 Mar 2025, Architectural Informatics: 30th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2025). Hong Kong, Tokyo: The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Vol. 1. p. 459 468 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia; vol. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review
Activities
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Automation in Construction (Journal)
Wang, L. (Reviewer)
9 Dec 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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从“工具”到“伙伴” :建筑思维与智能技术的协同进化 From "Tool" to "Partner": The Co-evolution of Architectural Thinking and Intelligent Technology
Wang, L. (Speaker)
8 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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6th World CAAD PhD Workshop
Wang, L. (Participant)
3 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Frontiers of Architectural Research (Journal)
Wang, L. (Reviewer)
1 Dec 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review
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Automation in Construction (Journal)
Wang, L. (Reviewer)
29 Nov 2025Activity: Peer-review and editorial work of publications › Publication Peer-review