Alex Chow
Director at Alex Chow Autonomous Designs
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Top SchoolAlex Chow is a Director and computational designer with over a decade of experience blending structural engineering, parametric design and software development to automate and optimise building workflows. He leads his own consultancy, ACAD, after senior roles delivering parametric concepts, plugins and automation at Ramboll and Web Structures across projects from pavilions to airport roofs. Proficient in C#, CUDA and a broad toolchain (Rhino/Grasshopper, Revit, ETABS, PLAXIS), he builds bespoke plugins and Grasshopper systems that translate complex geometry into constructible, efficient structures. His academic background (PhD, The University of Manchester) underpins a data-driven approach to geometry reconstruction, algorithm design and simulation-informed design decisions. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Alex pairs hands-on coding for GPU and API-driven tools with client-facing design leadership and mentoring. A less obvious strength is his knack for converting research-grade numerical methods into practical automation that shortens delivery timelines on real-world construction projects.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Civil Engineering, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic Wave Basins, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Civil Engineering, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic Wave Basins at The University of Manchester
EnglishGithub contributions (5)
adilijiang/ISPH_DualSPHysics
Nov 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:289 commits in 2 years 6 months
ChowSPH/ISPH_DualSPHysics
Oct 2016 - May 2018
Contributions:353 pushes, 52 branches in 1 year 7 months
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