Pouria, with a robust background in architecture, algorithmic design, and robotic fabrication, is currently working with the Polyhedral Structural Laboratory (PSL) + Autonomous Manufacturing Lab (AML) as a Design Researcher. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a post-professional degree of Master of Science in Design: Robotic and Autonomous Systems. He also holds an MArch and a BArch from Iran. His fields of interest navigate between algorithmic design, digital materialization, robotic fabrication, design optimization, geometric structural design, interactive/responsive design, and machine learning.