Karolina Dąbrowska-Żółtak is an architect, mechatronics engineer, and researcher who obtained her Ph.D. in 2023 from the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology. Since 2024, she has been an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the same university. She previously received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in both mechatronics and architecture.

She has professional experience as a design engineer in automated industrial systems and production lines, which allows her to combine engineering perspectives with architectural design. Since 2017, she has been teaching the ROBOstudio and ROBOTICS courses, focusing on research into the integration of mechatronic tools – including robotics – in architectural design, with particular emphasis on kinetic and responsive architecture. She also teaches the course Information Processes in Architecture, which introduces data-driven approaches to architectural design and building operation, including the use of IoT systems.

Her current research focuses on the integration of advanced technologies in architectural and urban design, particularly kinetic and responsive systems, smart environments, and the use of IoT sensor data in the design and management of architecture and urban areas, including within the PEGASiS and iCampus research projects.