Chia Ching Yen is a Research Assistant at Digital Architecture Research & Technologies (DART) at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (University of Michigan). He also works as a developer at the robotic fabrication lab at National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, and is a licensed architect in Taiwan.

Yen’s research is situated at developing fabrication-informed design methods. His current projects focus on the integration of agent-based design with robotic fabrication in the architectural and construction industries.