Joyce Kim, University of Waterloo

Research

building controls decarbonization digital twins energy simulation experimental study indoor environment quality internet of things machine learning

Latest funding

Occupant-centric control for multi-occupant spaces with variable and reduced occupancy
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$90,000
Personalizing thermal environment using digital technologies: towards greater occupant wellbeing and decarbonization of buildings
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Personalizing thermal environment using digital technologies: towards greater occupant wellbeing and decarbonization of buildings
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$81,000

All 3 grants and awards

Occupant-centric control for multi-occupant spaces with variable and reduced occupancy

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ouf, Mohamed MMMA

Keywords: building operations; control systems; data mining; internet of things; occupant-centric control; occupant comfort; personal comfort models; personal comfort systems

$90,000

Personalizing thermal environment using digital technologies: towards greater occupant wellbeing and decarbonization of buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kim, Joyce

$12,500

Personalizing thermal environment using digital technologies: towards greater occupant wellbeing and decarbonization of buildings

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kim, Joyce

Keywords: thermal comfort; indoor environment quality; occupant-centric building design; experimental study; building controls; machine learning; internet of things; digital twins; energy simulation; decarbonization

$81,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: building controls Dear Professor Kim, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on building controls connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Personalizing thermal environment using digital technologies: towards greater occupant wellbeing and decarbonization of buildings" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]