Dennis Shelden

Dennis Shelden is a technologist, entrepreneur, academic, and author focusing on technology-driven transformation in the building industry.

With a strong background in academia and professional innovation, Dennis specializes in areas like Smart Buildings / Cities, Manufactured Construction, Open Data Standards and Platforms, Building Information Modeling (BIM), IoT, and Sustainable and Resilient Building.

He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Design & Computation, a Master of Science (MS) in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Architecture, all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Dennis has held significant positions in various renowned organizations, including being an Associate Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Strategic Advisor at InsureTek, Director at the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology, and Director of the Digital Building Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology.

His previous roles also showcase his expertise, having been an Associate Professor of the Practice at MIT, Co-Founder & CTO at Gehry Technologies, Senior Associate and Director of Computing and R&D at Gehry Partners, LLP, as well as holding positions at Arup, Cyra Technologies, and Consultants' Computation Bureau in the past.