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Edvard P.G. Bruun joined the faculty of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in August 2024. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Environmental Engineering at Princeton University in 2024. Prior to his doctoral studies, Bruun practiced as a structural engineer at Arup and is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada. His academic work spans structural engineering, digital fabrication, and large-scale robotic automation, with a particular emphasis on integrating advanced computational methods into construction fabrication workflows. Bruun’s research investigates large-scale robotic automation to transform design, assembly, and disassembly of building infrastructure systems. His work develops computational optimization methods for designing geometrically complex and materially efficient structural components that necessitate robotic fabrication rather than traditional manual approaches. At Georgia Tech, he oversees the Cooperative Multi-Robot Gantry (CMRG), a unique dual-arm, large-workspace robotic fabrication facility designed for cooperative manipulation and precision assembly. Bruun aims to create fabrication-informed structural design methodologies that bridge structural engineering, computational design, and robotic automation to enable safer and more sustainable construction workflows.
Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.