ALI GHAHRAMANI (DR)

Postdoc (Center for the Built Environment, UC Berkeley), PhD (Civil Engineering-Informatics for the Intelligent Built Environments) USC, MSc (Computer Science-Data Science) USC, MSc (Industrial and Systems Engineering) USC, MSc (Civil Engineering) USC, BSc (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Shiraz University

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ph.D. (Informatics for the Intelligent Built Environments) (2017), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California
• Master of Science (Data Science) (2013), Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California
• Master of Science (Systems Engineering and Architecting) (2013), Department of Industrial Systems and Engineering, University of Southern California
• Master of Science (Construction Engineering) (2013), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California
• Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) (2011), Department of Civil and Environmental, Shiraz University

EMPLOYMENT RECORDS:

• Assistant Professor (President Young Professor), Department of Building, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore (NUS) (Jan 2020 — Present)
• Lecturer (Data Science for the Built Environment), UC Berkeley (2017 and 2018)
• Postdoctoral Scholar, Center of the Built Environment, UC Berkeley (2017-2020)
• Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering., University of Southern California (2012-2017)

ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP:

• None

PROFESSIONAL/CONSULTING ACTIVITIES:

• “An Overview of Artificial Intelligence for Efficient Thermal Comfort Systems” CBE industry conference, Oct 17, 2018, Berkeley, CA
• “Modeling Occupants’ Workplace Interactions via Ambient Sensing” CBE industry conference, April 20, 2018, Berkeley, CA
• “Online and Adaptive Learning and Optimization for Human-Centered HVAC Operations’ invited
  presentation, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Feb 14, 2017, Boulder, Colorado
• “Personal Thermal Comfort Learning and Integration into HVAC systems Control Loop’, invited
  presentation, Center of Built Environment, University of California, Berkeley, September 25, 2015, Berkeley, California
• “Personal Thermal Comfort Learning and Integration into HVAC systems Control Loop’, invited presentation, Building Robotics, September 25, 2015, Oakland, California

TEACHING:

• PF2109 Project Feasibility

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

• Building Energy Efficiency
• Thermal Comfort
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Smart Buildings
• Sensing Systems for Human Comfort and Health
  Human-Centered Smart Built Environments
• Human-Centered Resiliency and Sustainability

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (TOP 5):

• Ghahramani, A., Castro, G., Karvigh, S. A, & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2018). “Towards unsupervised learning
  of thermal comfort using infrared thermography” Applied Energy, 211, 41-49.
• Ghahramani, A., Castro, G., Becerik-Gerber, B., & Yu, X. (2016) “Infrared thermography of human face for
  monitoring thermoregulation performance and estimating personal thermal comfort” Building and
  Environment, 109, 1-11.
• Ghahramani, A., Zhang, K., Dutta, K., Yang, Z., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2016) “Energy savings from
  temperature setpoints and deadband: Quantifying the influence of building and system properties on
  savings” Applied Energy, 165, 930-942.
• Ghahramani, A., Tang, C., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2015) “An online learning approach for quantifying
  personalized thermal comfort via adaptive stochastic modeling” Building and Environment, 92, 86-96.
• Ghahramani, A., Jazizadeh, F., & Becerik-Gerber, B. (2014) “A knowledge-based approach for selecting
  energy-aware and comfort-driven HVAC temperature set points” Energy and Buildings, 85, 536-548.

AWARDS:

• Researcher of the Year (2015-2016) Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Sept 2016
• APSIH Outstanding Achievement in Doctoral Education in Civil and Environmental Engineering May 2016
• MEPC Finalist, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Competition Finalist and Awarded $2.5 k March 2016
• Viterbi Graduate Mentorship Program Award for Fall semester of 2015 Dec 2015
• Won the 2nd prize in ESRN (Environmental Sustainability Research Network) poster workshop May 2014
• Provost’s Ph.D. Fellowship, the most prestigious Ph.D. fellowship at University of Southern California Aug 2013
• Ranked 17th in 16th National Civil Engineering Olympiad for University Students, July 2011
• First Class Academic Award, Graduated with 2nd highest GPA among more than 50 Students May 2011