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Pieter-Jan Hoes is an assistant professor at the Department of the Built Environment at Eindhoven University of Technology. His areas of expertise include building technology, building performance simulation, and energy in the built environment. His research focuses on computational design optimization for high-performance buildings, emphasizing energy efficiency and comfort. He is particularly interested in design support methodologies that utilize computational models for efficient and effective outcomes. His methodologies are based on multi-objective design optimization, uncertainty scenario analysis, and risk analysis. His main topics of interest relate to high-performance building robustness, energy flexibility, and the influence of occupant behavior on performance. Pieter-Jan holds an MSc from TU/e, obtained in 2007, where his thesis on occupant behavior modeling in building performance simulation was published in an international journal. He completed his PhD at TU/e in 2014 and subsequently worked as a post-doctoral researcher before becoming an assistant professor in 2016. He was the operational manager for the EngD program in Smart Buildings & Cities from 2014 to 2019, overseeing the daily operations of the post-master program. His scholarly contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the research paper decade 2008-2017 award for his work on occupant behavior modeling in the journal Energy and Buildings.
Eindhoven University of Technology • Eindhoven, Netherlands
Assistant professor in the unit Building Physics Services at the Department of the Built Environment.
Eindhoven University of Technology • Eindhoven, Netherlands
Conducted research and contributed to various projects on building performance and occupant behavior.
Eindhoven University of Technology • Eindhoven, Netherlands
Managed the daily operations of the EngD program in Smart Buildings & Cities.
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