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Work Experience

The University of Sydney

Senior Research Associate​

Heat & Health Research Incubator at the University of Sydney
Sydney, AU
Oct 2022 - Jun 2023

SinBerBEST

Postdoctoral Scholar​

Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (BEARS)
Singapore, SG
Jun 2019 - Oct 2022

  • Maintainer and developer of the CBE thermal comfort tool and the CBE Clima Tool.
  • Main author of pythermalcomfort a Python package for thermal comfort research.
  • Maintainer and developer of Cozie for iOS and Fitbit.
  • Conducted a longitudinal thermal comfort study which aimed to developed personalized thermal comfort models using wearable and IoT devices.
  • Collaborated in the construction and commissioning of the "Greenest building" in Singapore. A net a net zero energy building for the Singaporean Building and Construction Authority (BCA).
  • Conducted research relating to SinBerBEST Theme A: Human-Building Nexus - Enhancing Health and Productivity in the Built Environment. Worked on issues related to thermal comfort, indoor air quality, human performance, and HVAC systems.
  • Conducted research relating to SinBerBEST Theme A: Human-Building Nexus - Enhancing Health and Productivity in the Built Environment. Worked on issues related to thermal comfort, indoor air quality, human performance, and HVAC systems.
ASHRAE

ASHRAE 55 Committee Voting Member​

ASHRAE
Atlanta, US
Nov 2020 - June 2022

  • Member of the SSPC 55 "Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy" committee
  • Contributed to the development of the 2020 edition of the Standard.
  • Wrote 7 addenda, which have all been approved.
UOW

Honorary Fellow​

University of Wollongong
Wollongong, AU
Jun 2019 - Present

  • Honorary fellow at the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences.
SBRC

Associate Research Fellow​

SBRC, University of Wollongong
Wollongong, AU
Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Industrial research projects: Company: Daikin Australia. Developed smart controllers and IoT sensors for Daikin.
  • Advantages SME grant: Company: Enviro Buildings Services. Developed learning algorithms using Python and Matlab for self-commissioning of HVAC components and models for performance prediction.
  • International Energy Agency Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA EBC) Annex 69: Represented the SBRC in the IEA EBC Annex 69 "Strategy and practice of adaptive thermal comfort in low energy buildings".
  • Data Scientist: Helping colleagues analysing data in several research project and assisted the SBRC in the development of research facilities in relation to data acquisition, storage and analysis.
  • Developer: Developed two Android applications, one written in Java and one using Xamarin Forms.
  • Teaching Assistant - HVAC systems: Delivered a number of tutorials and developed course material for the UOW Engineering subject ENG 442/918 "Sustainable Energy in Buildings".
  • Guest Lecturer - University of Sydney: Delivered a guest lecture on the Solar Decathlon Competition.

Consultant​

NIER ING, ITALY
Bologna, IT
Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

  • Conducted feasibility studies for private and public clients. Modelled building energy consumption using EnergyPlus.