Alfonso Oliva leads Developer Relations for the AEC industry at NVIDIA, driving adoption of AI across design, construction, and infrastructure. With a PhD in an AI-related field and over 20 years of experience spanning engineering, architecture, and technology, he works with industry leaders to advance digital twins, simulation, and AI-driven workflows. Based in New York, Alfonso is a frequent speaker on the impact of AI in the built environment.
We are at a turning point where AI is moving from experimentation to practical value across AEC — helping teams design faster, build smarter, and operate assets more efficiently.
What comes next is a new generation of projects where data flows across the full lifecycle, decisions are supported in real time, and every phase becomes more connected and predictable.
The future of AEC will belong to the companies that turn AI into everyday execution.
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry, moving from isolated tools to integrated workflows that connect design, simulation, construction, and operations. In this session, Alfonso Oliva from NVIDIA will explore how technologies across the NVIDIA software stack — including CUDA, NeMo, Cosmos, Omniverse, OpenUSD, and AI agents — are enabling real-world AEC workflows powered by accelerated computing and AI. The session will show how AI is helping AEC teams streamline workflows, improve collaboration across software ecosystems, and make faster, more informed decisions across the project lifecycle.
