Ognen Marina, PhD is an architect and holds PhD in Architecture and Urbanism. He is the Dean of Faculty of Architecture since 2017 and Director of Center for Advanced and Postdoctoral Research at UKIM in Skopje. His main field of interest is development and implementation of novel strategies in architecture and sustainable urban development. He is particularly interested in use of digital tools for modelling processes of urban transformation and urban innovation through hybridization in the context of transitional societies, urban resilience and climate change mitigation. He is active in promotion of novel tools in development of urban environment that could enhance better citizens’ participation and cooperation with decision makers and designers.