People

Dr. Minhyun LEE

Assistant Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) and Director of Intelligent Building Energy and Environmental Management for Sustainability (ibeems) Lab at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (2020 – Present)

 

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University
  • M.Eng. in Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University
  • B.Arch, Yonsei University

Professional Experiences

  • Visiting Scholar, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
  • Research Professor and Lecturer, Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University

Research Interests

  • Smart and Sustainable Building Management
  • Building Energy Management
  • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Adoption in Building and Cities
  • Building and Renewable and Energy Saving Behaviors
  • Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) of Human Behavior
  • Virtual Reality (VR) Application in the Built Environment

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Current Members

Dr. Ruixiaoxiao ZHANG

Postdoctoral Fellow (2021 – Present)

 

Education

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Building and Real Estate, Ph.D., 2020
  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Building and Real Estate, B.A., 2016

Research Interests

  • Renewable Energy Policy
  • Energy Economics

Dr. Mohammad Nyme Uddin

Postdoctoral Fellow (2023 – Present) 

 

Education

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Building and Real Estate, Ph.D., 2022
  • Pondicherry University, M.Tech., 2015
  • Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Civil Engineering, B.Sc., 2012

Research Interests

  • Occupant Behavior
  • Agent-Based Modelling
  • System Dynamics
  • Building Performance (Energy) Simulation
  • Building Information Modelling

Lijie HUANG

PhD Student (2021 – Present)

 

Education

  • Chongqing University,  Management Science and Engineering, M.Sc., 2021
  • Chongqing University, Quantity Surveying, B.Sc., 2018

Research Interests

  • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Adoption in Buildings and Cities
  • Sustainable Urban Renewal

Xue CUI

PhD Student (2022 – Present)

 

Education

  • Harbin Institute of Technology, M.Arch., 2020
  • Chang’an University, B.Arch., 2017

Research Interests

  • Intelligent Occupant-Centric Building Control

Xuange ZHANG

PhD Student (2022 – Present)

 

Education

  • University of Sheffield, Urban and Regional Planning, M.Sc., 2020
  • Tongji University, Landscape Architecture, B.Eng., 2018

Research Interests

  • Thermal Comfort Model based on Smart Wearable Devices
  • Urban Sustainability

Wenjun GAO

PhD Student (2024 – Present)

 

Education

  • University College London, M.Sc., 2021
  • University of Nottingham, B.Eng (Hons)., 2020

Research Interests

  • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Adoption in Buildings and Cities
  • Application of Artificial Intelligence in Solar Photovoltaic (PV)

Shiqi MEI

PhD Student (2024 – Present)

 

Education

  • Chongqing University, Intelligent Construction, B.Sc., 2024

Research Interests

  • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Adoption in Buildings and Cities

Junjiang LUO

Master Student (2023 – Present)

 

Education

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Intelligent Construction, M.Sc., 2024
  • Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Architecture, B.Arch., 2023

Research Interests

  • Virtual Reality Application in the Built Environment

Alumni

Vincent Gbouna ZAKKA

Research Assistant (2021 – 2022)

 

Education

  • Zhejiang University, Mechatronics Engineering, M.Eng., 2021
  • Liaoning University of Technology, Electronics Information Engineering, B.Eng., 2018

Research Interests

  • Occupant Behavior
  • Thermal Comfort Model
  • Computer Vision and Deep Learning  

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