Chia Hui Yen

Computational Designer | Software Engineer | Maker
M.S. in Computational Design @ Carnegie Mellon University
I'm passionate about building intelligent systems that bridge architecture, engineering, and computation. My background spans digital fabrication, AI-driven design optimization, and workflow automation. At Tsinghua University, I advanced digital fabrication research ↗
under Professor Huang Weixin, and at Carnegie Mellon, I explored the intersection of software engineering, AI, and automation in AEC. Currently, I’m expanding my expertise in machine learning, vision models, and scalable systems to push the future of design and construction.

Explore my work below.
build-by-motion

Build by Motion

A gesture-driven pattern tool with real-time 3D-to-2D projection and Catmull-Clark subdivision for smooth geometry. Built a custom 2D front-end framework for interactive design.

Sense Bridge Project

Sense Bridge

A motion-aware interaction system designed to enhance hybrid communication. Integrates real-time motion sensing to create intuitive, expressive digital interactions.

weaving

Weaving Structure Installation

An automated labeling system for round and rectangular rods (3mm–20mm) to streamline construction processes. The system generates custom codes and places them at precise distances defined by CSV input.

Droplet

Droplet: Digital Fabrication

Digital Fabrication, Structure design, Artificial fog system design

Networks

Networks: Design Optimization

Light-weight structure design, Interactive light & art installation, Design Optimization, Parametric design

3D printing Project

Details & Joinery: 3D Printing Traditional Joints

Digital fabrication, Typology Research, 3D printing, Parametric design

Building performance

The Forest Community Center Environment Optimization

Building performance optimization, Climate adaptive design, Parametric design

MAD

Internship Works: Panelling

parametric design, panelling, details

Text2Cal Schedule Assistant

Text2Cal-AI-Schedule Assistant

Natural language processing, Full-stack development, AI-powered insights

Subjective Memory Mapping Project

Memory Cartography

AI-Powered Spatial Memory Exploration | Interdisciplinary Digital Humanities

3Ts 3D Architecture Model Generation Project

3Ts - 3D Architecture Model Generation

Vision Transformer-Based Sketch-to-3D Pipeline | AI in 3D,
Collab work with Graham, Karthick, David

UniNest – AI-Powered Housing Search Engine

UniNest

Full stack web application, AI-Powered Housing Search Engine | Carnegie Mellon University