Johan Verbeke is member of the Council of eCAADe (Education and Reseach in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe) and Editor of IJAC (International Journal for Architectural Computing). He was evaluator and reviewer is the most recent European Framework for Research (FP5 and FP6), especially in the field of Digital Cultural Heritage. In 2003 he finished a period of study on innovation, creativity and knowledge processes and became head of the School. Since then, he is developing Research by Design(ing) in Sint-Lucas, started the series Reflections and initiated RTS (Research Training Sessions). This pre-doctoral programme focuses on research developments in relation to architectural practice and the design studios. Recently he also got interest in research management and knowledge creation issues and in interdisciplinary projects. His research interests moved to 'research by designing' and artistic research covering a wide range of fields (Architecture and Urban Design, Interior Design, Music, Fine Arts, …). He is running PhD seminars in this field and published several papers on the theme. He was and still is the driving force for the related research developments in the School. Recently he moved to the position of vice-dean of the (new) Faculty of Architecture and Arts (Associatie K.U.Leuven). He is supervising several design and practice based PhDs and was and is evaluator of practice based research projects.

Selected publications
2009. Editor with A. Jakimowicz. Communicating (by) Design. Proceedings of the international conference. Brussels, Belgium 17-19 April.
2008. Developing Architectural Research through Design – Experiences with Research Training Sessions, Architectural Inquiries Conference, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 24-26 April.
2008. Research by Design in Architecture and in the Arts, Reflections issue 7, January, Sint-Lucas (W&K), Belgium, pp. 10-15.
2008. Setting up the Research Training Programme: the General Context,Reflections issue 7, January 2008, Sint-Lucas (W&K), Belgium, pp. 53-67.
2007. M. Belderbos and J. Verbeke (eds), The Unthinkable Doctorate. Proceedings of the International Conference, April 2005, Sint-Lucas Architecture, Belgium, 2007.
2004. With R. Glanville. Knowledge creation and Research in Design and Architecture, EURAU 2004, Marseille, France.
2003. Editor with M. Stellingwerff. AVOCAAD, Fourth International Conference, April 2003, Brussels, Belgium (published 2004).
2002. Gerard de Zeeuw and Architectural Research, Systems Research and Behavioural Sciences, issue 19 (March –April), pp. 159-166.
2001. Editor with Martijn Stellingwerff. {ACCOLADE}, Architecture – Collaboration – Design, European Workshop, August 2000, Brussels, Belgium, published by TUDelft Press.