Raffaello Furlan (M.Arch, IUAV, Venice-Italy | PhD, Griffith University, Brisbane-Australia) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning | DAUP | Qatar University (2014-present). He served as the Graduate Studies Program Coordinator (2018-2021) and as Head of Department (2021-2025). He has held visiting and permanent academic positions at the University of Queensland and Griffith University in Australia and at the Canadian University of Dubai in the UAE. He has been engaged as a principal investigator in research projects funded by QNRF and Qatar University, with a focus on Urban Sociology, Urban Regeneration, Sustainable Urbanism and Vernacular Architecture. He has participated in many regional and international conferences and has published numerous research papers in prestigious peer-reviewed journals and as book chapters. Furthermore, he has approximately two decades of experience in practice in Italy, Australia, the UAE and the State of Qatar, where he has been involved in managing design concepts, documentation, construction and supervision of residential and commercial developments from inception through to completion. This includes planning, estimation, client/consultant/contractor interactions and site inspection services.