Omar Khan is associate professor at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) where he co-directs the Center for Architecture and Situated Technologies (CAST) and is coleader of the Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies (SMART) Community of Excellence, a university supported research initiative between the departments of architecture, engineering and management. His research is located at the nexus of architecture, digital fabrication and smart technologies. His recent focus has been developing material innovation in architectural ceramics through industry/academia collaborations.