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Yves Weinand is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of computational architecture, timber engineering, and robotic fabrication, whose work has fundamentally advanced how wooden structures are designed, joined, and assembled. Based at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), Weinand has built a distinguished body of research exploring the digitalization of timber construction, with particular emphasis on wood-wood integral connections and automated assembly systems. His early contributions demonstrated that robot-manufactured joints for curved-folded cross-laminated timber (CLT) shell structures could achieve structural performance rivaling conventional fasteners, a finding that catalyzed significant follow-on research. Weinand's team has pioneered integrated computational workflows that seamlessly link joint geometry, CNC fabrication toolpaths, and robotic trajectories into unified design environments, earning repeated recognition with over 20 citations per paper. His investigations into robotic insertion using fiducial marker detection and through-tenon joint assembly reflect a commitment to making automation practically deployable in real construction settings. Additional contributions include laser-scanning workflows for raw timber fabrication in local forestry contexts and open-source tools like Cockroach for point cloud processing. Collectively accumulating over 115 citations, Weinand's research positions digital timber construction as both structurally rigorous and sustainably compelling.