Prior to joining UTK, Professor Guerguis worked as a senior designer and a research fellow at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in Chicago. He has designed and developed a broad range of commercial, retail, mixed-use, and residential projects. He is interested in developing design computational tools for solving complex geometries and utilizing advanced modeling techniques including algorithmic modeling and scripting. During his research he traveled to different scientific labs and institutions including ETH in Zurich, ITKE in Stuttgart, IDMG in Vienna and CERN in Geneva.