Daan Van Der Zwaag
PHD Researcher at Intelligent Place Laboratory
Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolDaan Van Der Zwaag is a PhD researcher and founder with a decade of experience building human-centered AI tools that bridge architecture, product design, and software engineering. He founded and scaled Gaia AI to pioneer generative design workflows for architects, led AI adoption across design teams at Metyis, and has shipped UX-focused Web/iOS systems from startup studios to enterprise pilots. His current research at the Intelligent Places Lab focuses on behavioural simulation and narrative-based agents to create “what-if” machines that predict how people will inhabit future spaces. With dual MS degrees from Cornell Tech and Technion and a track record of contributing to teams that raised over €50M, he combines academic rigor with product-led execution. Notably, his background in privacy-first data platforms and intrapreneurial AI programs reveals a persistent interest in systems that both expand human imagination and respect user agency.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Communication and Multimedia Design, Bachelor's degree Communication and Multimedia Design at Amsterdam University of Applied SciencesMaster of Science - MS Architecture + Information Science, Master of Science - MS Architecture + Information Science at Technion - Israel Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Erhvervsakademi Aarhus | Business Academy AarhusEerste Christelijk LyceumMaster of Science - MS Computer Science Information Systems & Urban Tech, Master of Science - MS Computer Science Information Systems & Urban Tech at Cornell TechStedelijk Gymnasium Haarlem
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Github Skills (74)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
danoszz/daan-van-der-zwaag
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
🧊 Personal Portfolio for the academic year 2020-21
Contributions:103 pushes, 6 branches, 4 comments in 1 year
reactfor-portfoliocssjavascriptyear-2020
devign-it/the-last-christmas
Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
🎄 A digital space for the traveling art piece The Last Christmas
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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