Journals and Conference Proceedings
2025
Bogosian, B., Vassigh, S., Murad-Reis, G., Polyzou, A., & Narula, B. K. (2025). Work in progress: VR-based robotics training for AEC industry. In 2025 IEEE Engineering Education World Conference (EDUNINE) (pp. 1–4). IEEE. Link
Bogosian, B., Peterson, E., Vassigh, S., (2025). Creating a More Inclusive and Adaptive Robotics Training with Immersive Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. In 2025 Proc. Architecture, Media, Politics, & Society Conf. (pp. ##-##). In press
Peterson, E., Bogosian, B., Vassigh, S. (2025). Towards a New Robotics Training Model: Improving Access and Representation for Minority Architecture Students. In Proc. 113th ACSA Annual Meeting (pp. ##-##). In press.
Peterson, E., Bogosian, B., Vassigh, S., Murad-Reis, G., Polyzou, A., & Narula, B. K. (2025). Work in progress: Developing an AI-enhanced immersive curriculum for environmental robotics. In 2025 IEEE Engineering Education World Conference (EDUNINE) (pp. 1–4). IEEE. Link
2024
Pezeshk, S., Vassigh, S., & Bogosian, B. (2024, December 13). Digital democracy in environmental stewardship: Participatory sensing networks for urban coastal monitoring. AMPS – Society. Spaces. Screens, Mediated Cities Conference Series, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ.Pacheco, L. A. (2024). Animaquina: A framework for democratizing architectural robotics. In Proceedings of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) Conference 2024. Link
Vassigh, S., & Bogosian, B. (2024, August). An immersive approach to learning structures. In P. Block, G. Boller, C. DeWolf, J. Pauli, & W. Kaufmann (Eds.), Proceedings of the IASS 2024 Symposium: Redefining the Art of Structural Design. Symposium conducted at the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, Zurich, Switzerland. Link
Pezeshk, S., & Vassigh, S. (2024, July 6-7). A symbiotic approach for developing shoreline infrastructure. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication. College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Vassigh, S. (2024, January 19), Harnessing AI for enhanced learning: Insights from the robotics academy, Open Access Government. Link
Vassigh, S., Bogosian, B., (2024), Envisioning an Open Knowledge Network (OKN) for AEC Roboticists, Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-material Economy, Field Notes, Proceeding of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
2023
Pacheco, L. A. (2023). BIRT: An open-source integration toolkit for architectural robotics. In Proceedings of the XXVII SIGraDi Conference 2023. Link
Vassigh, S., Corrigan, S., Bogosian, B., Peterson, E., Kaur, B. (2023). Adaptive Immersive Learning Environments for Teaching Industrial Robotics. In: Tareq Ahram and Waldemar Karwowski (eds) Emerging Technologies and Future of Work. AHFE (2023) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 117. AHFE International, USA. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004411 Link
Bogosian, B., Vassigh, S., Peterson, E. (2023). Augmented Learning for Environmental Robotics Technologies (ALERT). In: Tareq Ahram and Waldemar Karwowski (eds) Emerging Technologies and Future of Work. AHFE (2023) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 117. AHFE International, USA.http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004407 Link
Vassigh, S., Bogosian, B., Peterson, E. (2023). "Performance-Driven VR Learning for Robotics," Architectural intelligence: selected papers from the 4th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2023). Springer. Link
2022
Bogosian, B., Peterson, E., Vassigh, S. (2022). Evaluating an Immersive Learning Environment for Robotics Training. In Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, Salman Nazir (eds), 2022 International Conference of Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics. AHFE Open Access, vol 59. AHFE International, USA. Link
Peterson, E. (2022). Recent Innovations in Additive Manufacturing for Marine Vessels. Maritime Technology and Research, 4(4). https://doi.org/10.33175/mtr.2022.257491 Link
2021
Bogosian, B., Peterson, E., Tubella, J., & Vassigh, S. (2021, July). Teaching Robotics with Virtual Reality: Developing Curriculum for the 21st Century Workforce. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 12-18). Springer, Cham. Link
Bogosian, B., Peterson, E., Tubella, J. & Vassigh, S. (2021). The Robotics Academy: An Immersive Learning Game for Training Industrial Roboticists. Building technology Educators Society https://doi.org/10.7275/yax0-5z24 Link
Coltey, E., Vassigh, S., Chen, S., (2021). Community-Connect: COVID-19: Small Business Marketplace with Automated Regulation Matching and Company Lead Retrieval, IEEE 22nd International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration for Data Science (IRI), IEEE, pp. 57-60. Link
Pezeshk, S. Vassigh, S., (2021). Performance-Based Hybrid Infrastructure, Sub-Tropical & Tropical Coastal Resilience: Social, Economic, and Physical Adaptations in South Florida and the Caribbean,” University of Miami Link
Pezeshk, S. Vassigh, S., (2021). A Data-Driven Hybrid Landscape Infrastructure, 8th International S. ARCH International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment, Rome, Italy. Link
Coltey, E. Tao, Y., Wang T., Vassigh, S. Chen, S. Shyu, M., Generalized Structure for Adaptable Immersive Learning Environments, IEEE 22nd International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration for Data Science. Link
2020
Bogosian, B., Bobadilla, L., Alonso, M., Elias, A., Perez, G., Alhaffar, H., & Vassigh, S. (2020, March). Work in Progress: Towards an Immersive Robotics Training for the Future of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Workforce. In 2020 IEEE World Conference on Engineering Education (EDUNINE) (pp. 1-4). IEEE. Link
Peterson, E. (2020, August). Technical Challenges to Adopting Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing for the Production of Yacht Hulls. In Human Systems Engineering and Design III: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design (IHSED2020): Future Trends and Applications, September 22-24, 2020, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia (Vol. 1269, p. 15). Springer Nature. Link
Tao, Y., Coltey, E., Wang, T., Alonso, M., Shyu, M. L., Chen, S. C., ... & Vassigh, S. (2020, August). Confidence estimation using machine learning in immersive learning environments. In 2020 IEEE Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (MIPR) (pp. 247-252). IEEE Link
2019
Vassigh, S., Tubella, J., Alhaffar, H., Ramirez, J., & Pezeshk, S. (2019). Situated Learning Through Robotics Processes. Building Technology Educators Society, 2019(1), 27. Link
Lin, Ch., Vassigh, S. (2019) Learning in a multidisciplinary Environment: Design of Thermal/Fluids Systems in Buildings. Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Heat Transfer Conference, Bellevue, WA, USA
Peterson, E., Musio-Sale, M., & Nazzaro, P. (2019, July). Visions, Concepts, and Applications in Additive Manufacturing for Yacht Design. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 401-410). Springer, Cham. Link
2018 and Earlier
Davis, D., Vassigh, S., Alhaffar, H., Elias, A., & Gallardo, G. (2018) Learning Building Sciences in Virtual Environments, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, 2018. doi: Paper ID #21826 Link
Newman, W. E., Messadi, T., Braham, A., Nutter, D., & Vassigh, S. (2018, September). Cyber-innovation in the STEM classroom. Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) and European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE), p. 265. Link
Vassigh, S. (2018) Exploring Structural Behavior with Augmented Reality, S. ARCH, v.5, p. 04.059.1. doi:978-3-9818275-9-0
Vassigh S., Davis D., Behzadan A.H., Mostafavi A., Rashid K. (2018), Teaching Building Sciences Using Virtual and Augmented Reality: Design, Implementation, and Assessment, International Journal of Construction Education and Research, Taylor and Francis, 1-17 Link
Vassigh, S., Ortega, F. R., Barreto, A., Tarre, K., & Maldonado, J. (2018, July). Use of 3D Human-Computer Interaction for Teaching in the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Fields Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Virtual, Augmented, and Intelligent Environments, v.12, 2018, p. 149. doi: ISBN 978-3-319-92049-8 Link
Vassigh, S., Elias, A., Ortega, F. R., Davis, D., Gallardo, G., Alhaffar, H., ... & Rishe, N. D. (2016, September). Integrating Building Information Modeling with Augmented Reality for Interdisciplinary Learning. In Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR-Adjunct), 2016 IEEE International Symposium on (pp. 260-261). IEEE. doi:9781509036424 Link
Behzadan, A. H., Vassign, S., & Mostafavi, A. (2016). Teaching millennials with augmented reality: cases from the US education system. PARC Research in Architecture and Building Construction, 265-272
Vassigh, S., Newman, W. E., Mostafavi, A., & Behzadan, A. (2015). Hybrid Technologies for Interdisciplinary Education. J Civil Environ Eng, 5(201) Link
Vassigh, S., Newman, W. E., Behzadan, A., Zhu, Y., Chen, S. C., & Graham, S. (2014), Collaborative learning in building sciences enabled by augmented reality, American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2(2), 83-88 Link
Online Articles and Interviews
2025
Yanko Design. (2025, May 20). These 3D-printed coral reefs are designed to protect coastlines and promote marine biodiversity. Yanko Design. Link
Burgos, M. (2025, May 19). 3D printed coral reefs in Miami fight climate change using microenvironments on seawalls. Designboom. Link
Parametric Architecture. (2025, May 18). 3D-printed coral reefs to help restore biodiversity and protect coastlines. Parametric Architecture. Link
Tenorio Lara, A. (2025, May 6). 3D printed tile system developed at FIU aims to retrofit seawalls for ecology and climate resilience. 3D Printing Industry. Link
Prada, L. (2025, April 26). Miami now has 3D-printed coral reefs designed to fight climate change. VICE. Link
DailyGood Editors. (2025, April 25). 3D-printed seawall to protect marine life from coastal erosion. DailyGood. Link
Pezeshk, S., & Vassigh, S. (2025, April 16). Miami researchers are testing a textured seawall designed to hold back water and create a home for marine organisms. The Conversation. Link
AIA Miami. (2025). BIOCAP project recognized for innovation in ecological design. AIA Miami. Link
Pezeshk, S. (2025). Contributor profile. Good Good Good. Link
Nicoletti, A. (2025, January 17). Tech to protect: FIU researchers design seawall tiles to restore coastal ecosystems and defend against climate threats. FIU News. Link
Books and Book Chapters
Pezeshk, S., & Vassigh, S. (2025). A symbiotic approach for developing shoreline infrastructure. In H. Chai, D. W. N. Bao, Z. Guo, & P. F. Yuan (Eds.), Symbiotic Intelligence: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Design and Robotic Fabrication (CDRF 2024) (pp. 46–54). Springer Singapore. Link
Vassigh, S. (2018), Complexity of Sustainable and Resilient Building Design and Urban Development, In K. Çalıyurt & Said (Eds), Sustainability and Social Responsibility of Accountability Reporting Systems: A Global Approach(pp.65-79), Springer Publishing Link
Vassigh, S., Özer, E., & Spiegelhalter, T. (2013) Best practices in sustainable building design, J. Ross publishing Link
Vassigh, S., & Chandler, J. R. (2011), Building Systems Integration for Enhanced Springer Publishing Link