Nicolas Arellano Risopatron is a Postdoctoral Fellow and holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from Carleton University, passing his defence with a Senate Medal nomination. His research, “Deblackboxing the architect’s toolbox,” focuses on coding and open-source tools for architects. He holds a Bachelor's in Architecture from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). He is a research team lead at the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS), leading the award-winning Canada’s Digital Twin project. He serves as the Director of Digital Built Ontario (dbO) and is the President and Director of the Collab Digital Twins non-profit, shaping future industry standards.
