Dr. Anis Semlali

Dr. Anis Semlali is currently an Associate Professor at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah in UAE (https://aurak.ac.ae). He was a director of the High School of Sciences and Technologies of Design in Tunis. He graduated in Tunis majoring in Interior Design; he continued his studies at the University of Montreal where he completed an M.Sc.A. and a Ph.D. in interior design with a focus on technological innovations. He is also an active member of the Computer Aided Design Research Group where he has participated in several research projects.

Dr. Anis research aims at exploring new ways to better support the reasoning of actors (whether designers, archaeologists, architects or others) through a multidisciplinary approach that tends to consider complexities and processes rather than their results. He tries to combine the knowledge related to digital media with that of various design disciplines.

Dr. Anis tries to approach design education in a global way by encouraging students to assume the complexity of the field at technical, social, historical and psychological levels. His teaching practice has always been fueled by a need to innovate and develop teaching methods at a level that allows students to better assimilate the content of courses (sometimes too theoretical for them) and to generate a reflexive dynamic that can lead them to a better reflexive and spatial production. It is through the different forms and pretexts of teaching that Dr. Anis had the privilege of participating in forging a creative, innovative spirit among students, aware of the challenges and responsibilities that come to him as a designer.

Qualification to lead research in design (HDR) High School of Sciences and Technologies of Design, University of Manouba
June 2017

Ph.D in Planning
Option: Technological and IT Innovations
Faculty of Planning, Department of architecture, University of Montreal
March 2010

Master degree in Planning
Option: Computer Aided Design, Modeling and Manufacturing
Faculty of Planning, Department of architecture, University of Montreal
October 2002

Bachelor degree in Science and applied Arts
Specialty: Interior Design
Higher Institute of Fine Arts of Tunis,
June 1998

Books

• Nasreddine B., Semlali A., Zreik K. and Rattrout A. « Cultural Heritage Information Design» Proceedings of the 3rd 3d Hyperheritage International Seminar Les Editions de l’ESSTED, April. 2018, 212 pages.
• Semlali A. « Le Patrimoine à l’ère du numérique : État et Perspectives » « Heritage in the Digital Age: State and Perspectives” French – Centre de Publications Universitaires, Dec. 2017, 227 pages.
• Collectifs, « Me3marouNa – Le patrimoine architectural en Tunisie » « Architectural heritage in Tunisia – Preserving and enhancement » French-Arabic – CERES Editions, Mars 2015, 200 pages.

Publications and conference proceedings with scientific arbitration

• Semlali, A. and Abbes, N. (2022) “Architectural design studio learning outcomes at the age of Covid 19: Updating or redesigning” in the international symposium “Pedagogy in the international digital age: Obstacles and challenges”, July 2022. (Article under review)
• Tamzini S. and Semlali A. (2022) « Design of cultural policies and local heritage practices in Tunisia”, 3rd edition of the Intersections of Design conference: Call 2022_Design in democracy. ( Accepted)
• Semlali, A., Sediadi, E. and Abuhantash T. (2021) “Enhancing students’ creativity using Biomimetic parametric design approach ”, in Atlantis press, Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 671, pp:252-257, IWeDA 2021.
• Sediadi, E. and Semlali, A. (2021) “Digital Architecture – The Best Practice in Student’s Design Studio Works”, in Atlantis press, Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 671, pp:114-118, IWeDA 2021.
• Semlali, A. (2020) “Integrating digital means into complex archeological reasoning”, in Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) – 4th edition.
• Abbes Naoufel, Blibech Omar, Feki Ameni and Semlali Anis (2019) “L’environnement numérique de conception : essais sur une nouvelle économie du document du projet. », 21st International Symposium on the Digital DocumentDjerba, 4-6 April 2019
• Semlali, Anis 2018, “De la Restitution à la Transmission : la place du numérique”, Proceedings of the “4th Hyperheritage International Seminar”, Cultural Heritage Information International Seminar: Smart Heritage, Arab American University – Jenin, Palestine
• Semlali, Anis 2014, Modélisation informatique d’un savoir-faire : les dômes mouqarnas, Design : savoir & faire. Savoir pour mieux faire et faire pour mieux savoir, Nîmes, Lucie Éditions, collection “Design, théories et pratiques”, p 201
• Semlali, Anis, Temy Tidafi, and Claude Parisel 2013. “Action Based Approach to Archaeological Reconstruction Projects: Case of the Karnak Temple in Egypt.” In Computation and Performance – Proceedings of the 31st eCAADe Conference, 325-332. Vol. 2. eCAADe: Conferences 2. Delft, The Netherlands: Delft University of Technology, 2013.
• Semlali, Anis 2013 La modélisation d’un savoir-faire ancestral comme moyen d’améliorer le processus de pensée et la créativité du concepteur : le cas des dômes Mouqarnas. Mobility & Design Ouvrage collectif sous la direction de : Nada El-Khoury &Giovanni De Paoli. Europia Productions
• Revez, J., Tidafi, T., Parisel, C., Meyer, É., Charbonneau, N., Semlali, A.(2007). « Méthodes informatisées de relevés et de reconstitution archéologique: le cas du temple d’Amon à Karnak » dans J.-Cl. Goyon et C. Cardin (dir.), Actes du IXe Congrès International des ÉgyptologuesGrenoble, France. Louvain: Peeters, pp. 1599-1610, 6-12 Septembre. Grenoble,France.
• Semlali, A. Tidafi, T. , Revez, J., Parisel, C., De Paoli, G. (2003) Action based modeling for archaeological reconstitutions: A new approach taking advantage of computer programming and solid geometry. Comptes-rendus de l’ « International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management » (IEPM ’03), Porto, Portugal.
• Tidafi, T., Lachapelle, J., Charbonneau, N. and Semlali, A.(2003). Understanding and conserving architectural know-how : The case of craftsmanship in New France, Eighth International Conference on Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture (STREMAH 2003), 7-9 May 2003. Halkidiki,Greece.

• Construction Drawings
• Technology of the Built Environment
• Interior Construction Methods
• Materials and Finishes 2
• Graduation Project Design