Rajaa Issa is a developer, researcher and educator in the field of computational design in architecture. As a Software Developer at Robert McNeel & Associates, she builds solid modeling and surface editing tools to support the architectural design and fabrication processes. She taught numerous university courses and workshops and her pedagogical method is centered around building strong foundational knowledge in mathematics, algorithms, and fabrication to bridge the gap between intuitive and algorithmic thinking among creative designers. She has authored a series of publications on parametric and computational design essentials, which are popular among both students and professionals.

She holds graduate degrees in architecture and computer science and she lives with her family in San Diego, California.