Summary
Renan Prandini is a doctoral researcher and creative engineer based in Stuttgart with 10 years of experience at the intersection of structural engineering, architecture, sustainability and software. He combines computational design, FEA and BIM workflows with hands-on timber engineering—balancing conceptual structural design for international projects and product-focused R&D as co-founder of Beaver. His PhD work explores novel load-bearing building systems, translating research into prototypes and practical solutions through custom computational tools and C# development. Renan’s background spans façade engineering, big-data geoprocessing and Python web tools, revealing a rare fluency across design, analysis and implementation. He is comfortable moving between academia, consultancy and startups, and often bridges design intent with code to make complex structures buildable and sustainable.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Architectural Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Architectural Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Architecture and Timber Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Architecture and Timber Engineering at University of Stuttgart
Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Civil Engineering at Escola Politécnica da USP
English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese