People 

Uwe Rieger

DRH Academic Head and Lab Director of the arc/sec Lab

Uwe is an Associate Professor in the CAI faculty for Design and Design Technology, whose research interests lie in reactive architecture, process oriented spaces, haptic-digital modelling and fabrication, and biomimetic strategies and construction.

Ellie Bahmanteymouri

Lab Director of Political Economy of Digital Platforms

Ellie’s research interest is in the area of economic and political dimensions of the digital economy and their impacts on the land and property markets.

Jennifer Rong

Teaching Assistant

Zane Egginton

DRH Technical Team Leader

Zane is the technical lead within the DRH while also being responsible for the digital technologies and staffing across the faculty of creative arts and industries (CAI).

Mohsen Mohammadzadeh

Lab Director of Smart City and Micro-Mobility Policy Lab

Primary research domains for this Lab include: Industry 4.0, the political economy of smart city, disruptive mobility

Yan Li

DRH Co-ordinator

Yan received a March(Prof)(Hons) degree from the University of Auckland. She is the coordinator of the Digital Research Hub at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland.

Dermott McMeel

Lab Director of Design Future’s Lab

His research interests focus on the social, organisational and cultural disruption that technology causes in the built environment. Dermott is currently focused on exploring opportunities presented to the construction sector by blockchain technology.