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Rawan Jafar

is an accomplished architect, educator, and researcher specialising in computational architecture and indoor air quality. Currently pursuing a PhD in Architecture at Cardiff University, her research uses machine learning methods to predict the performance of green walls in improving indoor air quality, bridging computational design with sustainability to enhance well-being in built environments.

She is an Associate Lecturer at Buckinghamshire New University, leading modules in architectural design and project management. At Cardiff University, she is a teaching assistant for the master's program in Computational Methods in Architecture and undergraduate courses in Architecture Technology.

Rawan has contributed to several impactful research projects, including the "Cooking Up Good Air Quality for Better Wellbeing" initiative, collaborating with Cardiff University, Cardiff Council, the Welsh Government, and local ethnic minority centres. She also worked on the heritage building information modelling for the Marrakech Hammam project and the SHRWED project, which focused on energy efficiency in social housing.

With a bachelor's and master's degree in architectural engineering from the University of Jordan, Rawan has an extensive professional background. She has taught at Philadelphia University and Al-Ahliyya Amman University and contributed to significant architectural and cultural heritage projects in Jordan and Iraq. Notable efforts include rehabilitating Al-Basha Palace and the Dolmen Cultural Revival Project.

Her work has been published and presented at international conferences, including the IBPSA conference in Shanghai. She is a member of professional bodies like the Jordan Engineers Association and the Green Building Councils in Jordan and the US, Rawan is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA). She is dedicated to integrating cutting-edge computational tools with sustainable and human-centred architectural practices.