Marirena Kladeftira is an Innovation Fellow and faculty at Cornell University, interested in how emerging technologies can radically reshape our making cultures towards ecosocial sustainability in AEC. Before joining Cornell she was a Postdoc researcher at CRCL EPFL where she led the ReConfig project.

The Lab for Creative Computation (CRCL), directed by Prof. Stefana Parascho, investigates new modes of interaction between humans and robots to address today’s construction challenges.

The Structural Xploration Lab (SXL) directed by Prof. Corentin Fivet and focuses on the upcycling re-use of load-bearing components in buildings and contributing to the adoption of a circular economy by the construction industry.