Jocelyn Erandi Reyes Nieto is an architect, PhD, assistant professor, and researcher with a strong background in the built environment, urban sustainability, construction, planning, and urban rehabilitation, as well as in developing educational solutions based on artificial intelligence and pedagogical innovation. She currently serves as the Director of the Built Environment area and assistant professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Sonora Norte Campus.
She graduated with honors in Architecture from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Querétaro Campus (2010), where she received an honorable mention for academic excellence and the Borrego de Oro award for her outstanding academic achievements. She holds a PhD with Summa Cum Laude distinction in Steel and Composite Construction, including an integrated master¿s degree, from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2019). She is a member of the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), the Sustainable Territorial Development research group at Tecnológico de Monterrey, the Sonora Energy Cluster, and the Network for Efficiency and Energy Transition in Vulnerable Communities (REETECV). Additionally, she is part of the Campus Academic Integrity Committee (CIAC) at Sonora Norte Campus and actively involved in the Tecnológico de Monterrey communities, serving as coordinator of the In Situ community.
She is a certified Construction Responsible Director (D.R.O.) by CAEQ, a member of the Ordem dos Arquitectos in Portugal, the College of Architects of the State of Querétaro, and a partner at the architecture, design, and construction firm RN arquitectos.
Her scientific contributions include publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals such as Sustainable Development, CE/Papers Journal, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, and International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. She has presented at over 15 international conferences, including the IEEE Smart Cities Conference (Thailand), SuDBE2015 (UK), and the 11th International Sustainable City Conference (Spain), focusing on urban regeneration, sustainability, and the application of emerging technologies in urban environments.
As an educator, she promotes challenge-based learning, collaborative design, and critical thinking, fostering creativity, social responsibility, and contextual application of knowledge. She integrates the Global Shared Learning Classroom program to facilitate international collaboration with partner universities.
She has led NOVUS educational innovation projects aimed at pedagogical transformation through artificial intelligence and active learning, including: MapeaTec, a mobile app designed to identify social needs and conduct contextual analyses with citizen participation; an Interactive Teaching Laboratory for Architecture and City, an immersive digital platform developed in collaboration with Ludic Jam 2025 to strengthen collaborative and systemic learning; DOMI, an AI assistant for the structural design of geodesic domes; and the Pedagogical Methodology for Urban-Architectural Digital Twins, which creates and interprets digital twins for urban analysis and adaptive architectural design.
Committed to emotionally connected and socially meaningful architecture, she advances initiatives focused on dignifying spaces with strong symbolic and community value, aiming for tangible and transformative social impact. In 2024, she participated in Joy Oracle, the winning project of the Instituto Arte AC Creative Fund, an interactive installation that responded to people¿s laughter, reaffirming her dedication to innovative, interdisciplinary, and emotionally connected architectural practice.
Her work consistently seeks to generate positive societal impact through architecture, education, and technology with a human-centered approach.
jocelyn.reyes@tec.mx