Dr. Sergio Araya joined Adolfo Ibáñez University in Chile in 2010 and has been Dean of the School of Design since January 2015 and is the Co-director of the Material Intelligence Research Group. He is also a Visiting Scientist at Ortiz Lab, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He holds a PhD in Architecture and a Master of Science in Architecture from MIT. His research focuses on advanced design technologies, specifically developing digital and physical design tools and methods.