Education
- University of Montreal (École Polytechnique)
- Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2018)
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (2014)
- Chongqing University
- B.Eng. in Built Environment and Energy Engineering (2010)
- B.A. in English Language and Literature (2010)
Research experience
2023 – present: Associate Professor, École de technologie supérieure
- 2021 – 2023: Reserach Scientist, Natural Resources Canada
- Projects:
- Community energy flexibility: assessment, enhancement and implementation
- Data analytics, virtual metering and advanced control for large commercial buildings
- Implementation of model predictive control for large office buildings
- Operation optimization of district heating systems
- Projects:
- 2018 – 2020: Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 2013 – 2018: Research Assistant, Polytechnique Montréal
Industrial experience
- 2010 – 2013: MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) Engineer
- Projects:
- Beijing Innovation Park
- BMW Brilliance Automotive new plants in Shenyang, China
- Projects:
Teaching
Outreach
- Program committee
- ACM BuildSys 2022
- Reviewer
- Nature Communications
- Advances in Applied Energy
- Energy and Buildings
- Journal of Building Performance Simulation
- Building Simulation: an International Journal
- Sustainable Cities and Society
- Journal of Building Physics
- Buildings (MDPI)
- Energies (MDPI)
- Sensors (MDPI)
- IBPSA Building Simulation conferences 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
- IBPSA Canada eSim conferences 2018, 2020
- ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2020
- ASHRAE Winter Conference 2022
- Membership
- International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Association (ASHRAE)
- Réseau Énergie et Bâtiments
Computer Skills
- Python
- Modelica
- Matlab/Simulink
- TRNSYS
- EnergyPlus
Languages
- English
- French
- Chinese
Talks
Energy flexibility in residential buildings: thermal mass and PV + battery systems
Institut de l’énergie Trottier Public Seminar at Polytechnique Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Potential of building thermal mass for energy flexibility in residential buildings : a sensitivity analysis
Conference presentation at eSim 2018, Montreal, Quebec
Sensitivity analysis of building thermal mass for energy flexibility
IEA expert meeting at Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Sky Temperature Estimation and Measurement for Longwave Radiation Calculation
Conference presentation at IBPSA conference 2017, San Francisco, California
Quantifying energy flexibility of residential building thermal mass
IEA expert meeting at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Freiburg, Germany
Air-source integrated heat pumps (AS-IHPs) with smart zoning for residential space and water heating in cold climate
Conference presentation at IBPSA conference 2015, Hyderabad, India
Assessing simplified models for predictive control of space heating in houses
Poster presentation at NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Research Network 4th meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Assessing simplified and detailed models for predictive control of space heating in homes
Conference presentation at System Simulation in Buildings, Liege, Belgium
Optimized control strategies for solar district heating
Poster presentation at NSERC Smart Net-zero Energy Buildings Strategic Research Network 3rd meeting, Montreal, Quebec