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As Editor-in-Chief of Buildings, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Buildings Travel Awards for 2021.
The awards have been granted to: Dr. Karthik Panchabikesan and Mr. Xiaolei Yuan. They will each be awarded CHF 600 and a certificate.
Dr. Karthik Panchabikesan received his postdoc from the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. His research interest focuses on: 1. Urban building energy modelling; 2. Occupancy modelling, user behavior feedback; 3. Smart energy management in buildings; 4. Data analysis and machine learning for building applications; 5. Time series analysis—energy and occupancy related; 6. Latent heat energy storage systems; 7. Peak shifting strategies using energy storage systems.
Mr. Xiaolei Yuan (Damon) is a double doctoral candidate at both Tongji University, Shanghai, China, and Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. Presently, he is mainly engaged in studying high-efficient cooling technologies and energy saving in data centers and building energy management and utilization.
With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of the Assessment Committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishment.
Kind regards, Prof. Dr. David Arditi Editor-in-Chief, Buildings
