Dr. Nic Dingwen Bao is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Architecture Technology Course Coordinator, and PhD supervisor at the School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University, where he founded the FormX Research Lab. His research focuses on computational design, artificial intelligence, structural optimisation, robotic fabrication, and intelligent construction for performance-driven architecture. Nic is a practising architect with over 12 years of professional experience and is a Registered Architect in Australia (ARBV) and the US (NCARB), and RIBA Chartered Architect in the UK. He is the Director of BW Architects (BWA) and a partner at Ameba Technology. He also serves as Secretary of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) and the DigitalFUTURES Association. His work has been widely exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale, Shenzhen Biennale, DigitalFUTURES, IASS Expo, and Melbourne Design Week. He is also a core member of the organising committee of the IASS 2023 Annual Symposium in Melbourne, curator of the IASS 2023 Expo and ACADIA × CAADRIA joint exhibition, and co-chair of the Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication International Conference 2026.