This list includes judges who are currently working with competitions under WODACC, as well as those who have been invited to serve in past competitions. For each competition, the organizing committee selects and invites one or more judges from the list below to participate in the evaluation process based on the scheduled timeline. Each participant's performance or work is assessed by one or more adjudicators, who may vary for different contestants. Occasionally, guest adjudicators not listed here may also be invited. The judges list is updated as needed to align with the specific requirements of each competition.
ASST.PROF.DR. ŞAMIL CAN GÜDER
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, Head of Industrial Design Department at Istanbul Nişantaşı University, Türkiye. With expertise in industrial design, additive manufacturing, and digital technology in design, they have contributed to significant national and international projects, including a patented post-disaster shelter capsule and research on ethnic computational methods in design. They actively engage in academic teaching, offering courses in NURBS modeling, computer-aided design, and human-centered design concepts. Before academia, they held leadership roles in construction, sales, and strategic partnerships across various industries.
DR. MENGQIU CAO
Lecturer in Transport and Urban Systems Modelling at UCL's Energy Institute, BSEER, specializing in transport analysis and urban studies. Former Senior Lecturer and MSc Programme Director at the University of Westminster. He has collaborated with public authorities and international organizations and served as the UK Ambassador for the Association of European Transport. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Royal Statistical Society, Royal Society of Arts, and Higher Education Academy, he is also a Member of the Royal Economic Society, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and Transport Planning Society. He holds a PhD from UCL and actively contributes to doctoral researcher development.
ANNA NUTSUBIDZE
3D Visualization Artist in Georgia. Specializes in 3D modeling, high-quality rendering, and immersive animation. Holding a Bachelor's in Architecture and Design and have gained practical experience while studying in USA, Italy, Russia, Poland and Georgia and achieved several certificates internationally.
Dr. Lin Lin
PhD in Music Performance, MFA, MEng, BMus, BEng. Music Video Director, Musical Artist, Concert Pianist and Flutist, Composer, Chamber Musician, Educator. Music performance of both piano and flute graduator from the Royal College of Music, Published Researcher with a First-Class Degree in Material Science & Engineering at the Queen Mary University of London. Released multiple albums containing original works and collaborations with other renowned composers.
Mariana Stupynets
Social Media, Graphic & Web Designer in Ukraine.
With years of experience, she specializes in branding, book design, website design, and digital content.
KEFAN BAI
PhD candidate in Fine Art at the University of the Arts London, with an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute and a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kefan's artistic practice explores fluidity, both materially and metaphorically, drawing on Chinese and Henri Bergson’s philosophy to create dynamic, evolving works. Her research focuses on fluidity in painting, engaging with Bergson's notion of continuity, Gilles Deleuze's ideas of connectedness, and Hubert Damisch's "cloud" metaphor. Kefan explores how painting's temporal expression, informed by thinkers like Georges Bataille and Jane Bennett, contributes to its evolving autonomy.