Shabnam Lotfian
Shabnam is a PhD candidate in the School of Architecture and Built Environment at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She holds a Bachelor’s in architecture and a Master’s degree in architectural technology.
Shabnam’s research passions encompass biomimetic design, computational design and robotic fabrication, with her PhD focusing on robotic incremental sheet forming for bio-inspired lightweight structures. It applies robotic incremental sheet forming (RISF) to create lightweight structures out of aluminium sheeting, and investigates the cumulative effect of RISF inaccuracy.
She actively explores diverse robotic fabrication methods and has been involved in a clay 3Dprinting project a collaboration between QUT and UQ, leading to a presentation of their work at the SHErobots exhibition at the University of Sydney. In addition to her research, Shabnam has shared her expertise as a sessional academic, teaching design studios and imparting knowledge in Grasshopper at both QUT and UQ.
PhD Start and End Dates
July 2021 to April 2025