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DAY ONE Tuesday , 21st October 2025
9:00 - 10:00 Registration at Venue
 Across the Department of Architectural Engineering
(Ground Floor)
10:00 - 10:15 Welcome by Dr. Abdulrahman Alymani
Assistant Professor & Chair, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering
Welcome by Prof. Sherif Abdelmohsen
(President, ASCAAD / Professor & Chair, Department of Architecture, The American University in Cairo, Egypt)
Location: Female Theater
10:15 - 10:50 Keynote Speaker: Florian Wiedmann
Location: Female Theater
10:50 - 11:00 Discussion
11:00 - 11:30  Keynote Speaker: Marcelo Spina  
Location: Female Theater
11:30 - 11:45  Discussion
11:45 - 12:30 Coffee Break - Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
12:30 - 14:30  Workshop1: Generative AI for Architects
Moderators: Mohamad Ghulman
Location: Studio 2 		 Workshop2: From Desert Life to AI Algorithm Learning Desert Intelligence for Adaptive Architecture
Moderators: Noon Studio
Location: Studio 1
14:30 - 14:45 Coffee Break - Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
14:45 - 16:30  Workshop1: Generative AI for Architects
Moderators: Mohamad Ghulman
Location: Studio 2 		 Workshop2: From Desert Life to AI Algorithm Learning Desert Intelligence for Adaptive Architecture
Moderators: Noon Studio
Location: Studio 1
16:30 - 16:45 Coffee Break - Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
16:45 - 18:30  Workshop1: Generative AI for Architects
Moderators: Mohamad Ghulman
Location: Studio 2 		 Workshop2: From Desert Life to AI Algorithm Learning Desert Intelligence for Adaptive Architecture
Moderators: Noon Studio
Location: Studio 1
18:30 - 19:30 Lunch- Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
DAY TWO Wednesday, 22nd October 2025
10:00 - 10:30 Registration at Venue
Across the Department of Architectural Engineering (Ground Floor)
11:00 - 11:10 Opening Session
Welcome by Dr. Mohammed Anan
Dean of College of Engineering and Advanced Computing & Asso. Prof. of Software Engineering
Location:Auditorium
11:10 - 11:20 Welcome by Prof. Sherif Abdelmohsen (President, ASCAAD/ Professor & Chair, Department of Architecture, The American University in Cairo, Egypt)
Location:Auditorium
11:20 - 11:25 His Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Ayyaf will be Honoring the Keynote Speaker and the Organizing Committee
Location: Auditorium
11:30 - 12:00 Keynote Speaker: Rob Woodbury
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch - Area next to Male Theater (First Floor) VIP
12:30 - 13:30 BG.63
Session 1-A: AI & Computational Design In Architecture
Chair: Prof. Sherif Abdelmohsen		 BG.65
Session 1-B: AI & Computational Design In Architecture
Chair: Dr. Abdulrahman Alymani
13:30 - 14:30 BG.63
Session 2-A: Digital Fabrication & Construction Technology
Chair: Prof. Ramazan Demirboga		 BG.65
Session 2-B: Digital Fabrication & Construction Technology
Chair: Dr. Ibrahim Alsaudi
14:30 - 15:00 Coffee break - Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
15:00 - 16:00 BG.63
Session 3-A: Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Graph Machine Learning
Chair: Dr. Mohammed Alsofiani		 BG.65
Session 3-B: Decolonizing Architecture & Localized Design
Chair: Dr Mahmoud Hallak
16:00 - 17:00 Keynote Speaker: Neil Leach
Location: Male Theater
DAY THREE Thursday 23rd October 2025
8:30 Pick-up from Station
9:00 - 9:15 Registration at Venue
Across the Department of Architectural Engineering - (Ground Floor)
9:15 - 10:00 Keynote Speaker: Wassim Jabi - (Online)
10:00 - 11:00 BG.68 Session 4-A:Urbanism & Smart Cities
Chair: Dr. Aliaa Elabd 		BG.69 Session 4-B: Digital Space & Virtual Environments  
 Chair: Dr. Majed Algamdi
11:00 - 12:00  BG.68 Session 5-A: Architectural Education & Pedagogy
Chair: Prof. Sherif Abdelmohsen  		 BG.69 Session 5-B:  Architectural Education & Pedagogy
Chair: TBD
12:00 - 12:30 Coffee Break - Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
12:30 - 13:30 BG.69 Session 6-A: Energy & Sustainability in Architecture
Chair: Dr Aliaa Elabd  		 BG.65 Session 6-B: Online  
Chair: Dr. Mohammed Alsofiani 
13:30 - 14:30  BG.69 Session 7-A: Online
Chair: Dr Mahmoud Hallak 		BG.65 Session 7-B: Online  
Chair: Dr. Mohammed Alsofiani
14:30 - 15:00 Lunch- Area next to Male Theater (First Floor)
15:15 - 16:00  Panel Discussion: Prof. Saleh Al-Hathloul, Prof. Sherif Abdelmohsen and Arch. Hussam Al Ghamdi Chair: Dr Abdulrahman Alymani
Location: Male Theater
16:00 - 16:45  Roundtable Keynote Speaker
Location: Male Theater
17:00 - 17:15  Summary of Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshop (#1) Workshop (#2)
Location: Male Theater
17:15 - 17:45 Closing Session
Chairs: Prof. Sherif Abdelmohsen (President, ASCAAD)
Location: Male Theater
18:00  On the Bus
18:00   Excursion (Diriyah)
[for participants who registered in this excursion only]
19:00 Arriving to Diriyah Dinner
21:00 Arriving to Station