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Damon Weiss is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. With 28 years of applied experience, he focuses on digital modeling, urban systems, and data-informed design. Weiss teaches graduate courses on digital twins and advanced infrastructure systems, contributing to the online certificate program in AI Engineering: Digital Twins & Analytics. This program prepares engineers to apply real-time sensing, simulation, and machine learning to complex infrastructure systems. Additionally, he is a co-founder of Ethos Collaborative, a Pittsburgh-based firm specializing in sustainable community-centered urban design. His dual engagement in academia and practice enables him to integrate thoughtful design with emerging technologies, bridging human-scaled infrastructure with digital twin systems and AI models. Weiss's work supports municipal and regional partners in advancing climate resilience, infrastructure equity, and systems-level planning in the built environment.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Teaches graduate courses and helps shape the online certificate program in AI Engineering.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.