ADRIAN CHONG

Assistant Professor

Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering

PhD (Building Performance and Diagnostics) Carnegie Mellon University, MSc (Building Science) NUS,
BSc(Project & Facilities Management )(Hons) NUS

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • BSc (Project & Facilities Management) (Hons, ist Class) (2010), National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • MSc (Building Science) (2012), National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • PhD (Building Performance and Diagnostics) (2017), Carnegie Mellon University, USA

EMPLOYMENT RECORDS:

  • Research Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University (2012 — 2017)
  • Research Intern, Toshiba Research and Development Center, Japan (Dec 2015 — Jan 2016)
  • Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore (2010 — 2017)
  • Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore (2017 — present)

ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP:

  • Deputy Programme Director, BSc (Projects and Facilities Management), NUS, Jan 2017 — present
  • Coordinator, Practical Training Scheme, NUS, Jun 2017 — Dec 2017.
  • Coordinator, Work Experience Internship, NUS, Jun 2017 — Dec 2017.

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING:

  • PF1106 Introduction to Measurement
  • PF3201 Measurement (Specialist Works)

GRADUATE TEACHING:

  • BPS$5112 Green Building Integration and Evaluation Studio

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Building performance modeling and simulation
  • Building data analytics
  • Uncertainty analysis and quantification
  • Bayesian calibration

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  • Chong, A, K Menberg (2018). Guidelines for the Bayesian calibration of building energy models, Energy
    and Buildings, Vol. 174, pp. 527-547.
  • Chong, A, KP Lam, M Pozzi, and J Yang (2017). Bayesian calibration of building energy models with
    large datasets, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 154, pp. 343-355.
  • Chong, A, and K P Lam (2017). A comparison of MCMC algorithms for the Bayesian calibration of
    building energy models. In Proceedings of the 15th IBPSA Building Simulation Conference, San
    Francisco, USA.
  • Xu, W, A Chong, K P Lam, and O T Karaguzel (2016). Improving NSGA-II algorithm performance for
    integer type multi-objective building system design optimization, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 127, pp.
    714-729
  • Chong, A, K P Lam (2015). Uncertainty analysis and parameter estimation of HVAC systems in building
    energy models. In Proceedings of the 14th IBPSA Building Simulation Conference, Hyderabad, India.

PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTING ACTIVITIES:

  • Fellow, Global Future Council (GFC) on Cities and Urbanization, World Economic Forum (WEF), 2017 —
    present
  • Treasurer, International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) – Singapore, 2017 —
    present.
  • Member, Chapter Technology Transfer Committee (CTTC), ASHRAE Singapore Chapter, 2018 — present.

AWARDS:

  • NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship, National University of Singapore, 2012 — 2017
  • IBPSA-USA Scholarship for BS2015 in Hyderabad, 2015
  • Best innovative workflow for ASHRAE LowDown Showdown modeling challenge, 2015
  • Best Proposal (Better Buildings Case Competition), U.S. Department of Energy, 2013
  • Most Innovative Proposal (Better Buildings Case Competition), U.S. Department of Energy, 2013
  • Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal, National University of Singapore, 2010
  • SISV Gold Medal, National University of Singapore, 2010
  • NUS Honorary Award, National University of Singapore, 2009
  • NUS President Sports Award — Team, National University of Singapore, 2007