Iason Giraud, is a Phd Candidate in computational sciences, in CastorC, of the Cyprus Institute and a researcher in the school of Architecture of the University of Cyprus. He holds a March (NTUA 2011), a MSc in the field of Architecture and Spatial Design (NTUA 2015) and a PostGrad Dip (IAAC 2017).

He was a member of FabLab Athens in NTUA till 2019, where he participated in various events and conferences related to digital design, visualization, fabrication, and their relation to circular economies in the urban context. His latest research focuses on researching and developing data-enabled participatory tools and methodologies to better engage local stakeholders in neighborhood problem-solving scenarios based on the 15-minute city global initiative.