Professor Marc Aurel Schnabel
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU)
Dr. Marc Aurel Schnabel is a leading expert in digital design, digital transformation (DX), and extended reality (XR), with over 30 years of experience in architecture and education. As Director of Research & Development at CIC FORUM8 Lab in Tokyo, he leads cutting-edge work in virtual city and building simulation. Previously, as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation at Victoria University of Wellington, he advanced digital architecture education, expanded programs, and established new schools in Entertainment and Architectural Technologies. A former president of ANZAScA and CAADRIA, Dr. Schnabel has led major research in virtual reality, digital heritage, and intelligent cities. Widely published and internationally recognized, he founded DARA.digital and Urban Digitalics, fostering global collaboration in digital and computational design.