Director
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Ye’s current research focuses on sustainable and resilient buildings, communities, and cities, electrification and decarbonization of built environments, building energy policy, and building-to-grid integration. His research is highly interdisciplinary and collaborative.
Ph.D. Students
M.S. in Building Performance and Diagnostics at Carnegie Mellon University
Ryunhee’s research focuses on building system control and optimization, and data mining and machine learning for building and urban systems.
M.S. in Architecture and Energy at the University of Tehran
Narjes’ research focuses on energy efficiency in building, sustainable architecture, environmental performance analysis, life cycle analysis, and regenerative design.
Undergraduate Students
Kelvin is an undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama
Kelvin’s research focuses on intelligent building energy management systems, building energy systems, and energy efficiency.
Carmen is an undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama
Carmen’s research focuses on energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, building energy systems, and sustainable infrastructure materials.
John Bowman
John is an undergraduate student in Civil Engineering at the University of Alabama