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Work Experience

The University of Sydney

Senior Lecturer | USYD Horizon Fellow​

School of Architecture Design and Planning, the University of Sydney
Sydney, AU
Jun 2024 - Present

  • Beat the Heat - Advancing Our Understanding of Heat Stress and Developing Effective Sustainable Interventions to Reduce Health Risks in a Warming World.
  • Teaching - Thermal Comfort, Building Science, and Building Physics.
The University of Sydney

Core Researcher and Theme Lead – "Landscape and Built Environment"​

Heat and Health Research Centre, the University of Sydney
Sydney, AU
2022 - Present

  • Collaborate with Prof Ollie Jay and a multidisciplinary team to investigate physiological and environmental determinants of heat stress and heat-related illness.
  • Continued as Theme Lead after moving to a Senior Lecturer role in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning in Jun 2024.
The University of Sydney

Theme Lead – "Climate Disaster and Adaptation"​

Sydney Environment Institute, the University of Sydney
Sydney, AU
Feb 2024 - Present

  • Co-lead a transdisciplinary research theme addressing the intersections between climate, health, and the built environment.
  • Contribute to research translation for climate adaptation, urban resilience, and public health policy.
ASHRAE

ASHRAE 55 Committee Voting Member​

ASHRAE
Atlanta, US
2022 - Present (committee member since 2019)

  • 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.

Co-founder and Chief Software Engineer​

EMU Systems
Sydney, AU
2023 - Present

  • University of Sydney spin-out commercialising real-time heat-stress monitoring for sport, mass events and high-risk workplaces.
  • Designed and developed the EMU dashboard, translating environmental and physiological data into live and forecasted heat stress risk scores.
  • Devices deployed at major international events, including the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the Australian Open (2022–2026, and ongoing), supporting the Australian Olympic Committee and Tennis Australia.
  • Main developer of ORI Heat, a heat-risk planning tool built for NatCORR and Outward Bound Australia.
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.
The University of Sydney

Senior Research Associate​

Heat & Health Research Incubator at the University of Sydney
Sydney, AU
Oct 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Maintainer and developer of the HeatWatch.
  • Maintainer and developer of the Sports Heat Tool.
  • Main author of jsthermalcomfort a package crafted to facilitate seamless and precise thermophysiological calculations in JavaScript.
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.
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.