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June 2025 | Welcoming Rezky to join our group.

Welcome Rezky to join our BIOR lab in June 2025.
May 31, 2025 1 min read

May 2025 | We are recruiting two postdoctoral research fellows on multi-scale energy systems.

Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Multi-Scale Energy Systems) Job Description: The Building Informatics and Operations Research (BIOR) Lab at the National University of Singapore (NUS) is looking for two outstanding and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellows to work on optimization, control, and learning of multi-scale energy systems (from building- through district- to urban-scale) for energy flexibility and climate resiliency.
May 21, 2025 2 min read

May 2025 | Dr. Hu visited Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate at E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University.

Dr. Hu visited Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate at E.ON Energy Research Center, RWTH Aachen University.
May 18, 2025 1 min read

May 2025 | New paper entitled "Public sentiment analysis of data center energy consumption using social media data and large language models" was published in *Energy and buildings*.

Our recent research paper entitled “Public sentiment analysis of data center energy consumption using social media data and large language models” was published in Energy and Buildings.
May 18, 2025 2 min read

May 2025 | Dr. Hu is appointed as Deputy Director of Center for Digital Building Technology at NUS.

Dr. Hu is appointed as Deputy Director of Center for Digital Building Technology.
May 16, 2025 1 min read

May 2025 | Welcome Hafeez to join our group.

Welcome Hafeez to join our BIOR lab in May 2025.
May 14, 2025 1 min read

Apr. 2025 | Great to host the team from the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University.

Great to host the team from the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University at NUS.
Apr 10, 2025 1 min read

Apr. 2025 | Dr. Hu gave a talk at the Conference on AI and Data Innovation for Sustainability and Infrastructure.

Dr. Hu gave a talk at the Conference on AI and Data Innovation for Sustainability and Infrastructure hosted by Newcastle University in Singapore.
Apr 3, 2025 1 min read

Feb 2025 | Our BIOR lab hosted Prof. Henrik Madsen from DTU Compute for an engaging guest lecture.

We hosted Prof. Henrik Madsen from DTU.
Feb 10, 2025 1 min read

January 2025 | Welcoming new group members - Gaoyuan, Nico, and Qinhuan

Welcome Gaoyuan, Nico, and Qinhuan to join our BIOR lab in Jan 2025.
Jan 12, 2025 1 min read

January 2025 | Dr. Hu gave two talks at 1st ICDIES conference in Hong Kong

Dr. Hu gave two talks the 1st ICDIES in Hong Kong.
Jan 8, 2025 1 min read

December 2024 | Dr. Hu chaired the 1st international Bitts4Watts workshop in Osaka, Japan

Dr. Hu chaired the 1st international Bitts4Watts workshop in Osaka, Japan
Dec 14, 2024 1 min read

December 2024 | We lauched the WeChat Official Account for our lab

We now have our WeChat Official Account
Dec 11, 2024 1 min read

November 2024 | Welcoming Connor to join our group

Welcome Connor to join our BIOR lab in Nov 2024.
Nov 11, 2024 1 min read

October 2024 | Welcome Chengshen to join our group.

Welcome Chengshen to join our BIOR lab in Fall 2024.
Oct 3, 2024 1 min read

August 2024 | Welcoming new group members - Qi and Hongyu

Welcome Qi and Hongyu to our BIOR lab in Fall 2024.
Aug 13, 2024 1 min read

July 2024 | Dr. Hu serves on the Technical Program Committee of ACM BALANCES Workshop 2024.

Dr. Hu serves on the Technical Program Committee of the 4th ACM International Workshop on Big Data and Machine Learning for Smart Buildings and Cities, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 6th November 2024.
Jul 30, 2024 1 min read

July 2024 | Dr. Hu appointed as Youth Editor of the Building Simulation Journal.

Dr. Hu starts a new position as Youth Editor at the Building Simulation Journal from 1 July 2024.
Jul 15, 2024 1 min read

June 2024 | Dr. Hu gave a keynote talk at the 1st ACM International Workshop on Trust-worthy ML for energy systems (SAFE-ENERGY Workshop 2024).

Dr. Hu gave a keynote talk at the 1st ACM Safe-Energy Workshop 2024.
Jun 4, 2024 1 min read

May 2024 | Dr. Hu attended the IEA Annex 81 and 82 Joint Expert Meetings in Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Hu attended the IEA Annex 81 and 82 Joint Expert Meetings in Prague and gave a talk
May 20, 2024 1 min read

April 2024 | Dr. Hu serves on the Scientific Committee of ASim 2024.

Dr. Hu serves on the Scientific Committee of the 5th Asia Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association 2024 (ASim 2024), Osaka, Japan, December 8-10, 2024.
Apr 26, 2024 1 min read

April 2024 | Dr. Hu serves on the Technical Committee of ACM SAFE-ENERGY Workshop 2024.

Dr. Hu serves on the Technical Committee of the 1st ACM International Workshop on Trust-worthy ML for energy systems (SAFE-ENERGY Workshop 2024), Singapore, June 4-7, 2024.
Apr 25, 2024 1 min read

Jan 2024 | The BIOR Lab launched at National University of Singapore!

The BIOR Lab officially launched at NUS in Jan 2024. We are looking forward to working with great colleagues and talented students at NUS!
Jan 8, 2024 1 min read

Oct. 2023 | New paper entitled "Developing energy flexibility in clusters of buildings - a critical analysis of barriers from planning to operation" was published in *Energy and buildings*.

Our recent research paper entitled “Developing energy flexibility in clusters of buildings - a critical analysis of barriers from planning to operation” was published in Energy and Buildings.
Oct 5, 2023 1 min read

Oct 2023 | A talk was given to the ZERO Institute, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK.

A talk was given to the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, UK. The talk was entitled “Decarbonisation of Building and Urban Energy Systems: A Multiscale Data-driven Approach”.
Oct 2, 2023 1 min read

August 2023 | A talk was given to the Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore.

A talk was given to the Department of the Built Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore. The talk was entitled “Decarbonization of Building and Urban Energy Systems: A Multiscale Data-driven Approach”.
Aug 18, 2023 1 min read

July 2023 | A talk was given on 2023 International Summer School on Exploring Pathways for Low-Carbon Buildings, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.

A talk was given on 2023 International Summer School on Exploring Pathways for Low-Carbon Buildings, hosted by the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. The talk was entitled “Decarbonization of Building and Urban Energy Systems: A Multiscale Data-driven Approach”.
Jul 25, 2023 1 min read

July 2023 | New paper entitled "Empirical Exploration of Zone-by-zone Energy Flexibility - a Non-intrusive Load Disaggregation Approach for Commercial Buildings" was published in *Energy and buildings*.

Our recent research paper entitled “Empirical Exploration of Zone-by-zone Energy Flexibility - a Non-intrusive Load Disaggregation Approach for Commercial Buildings” was published in Energy and Buildings.
Jul 15, 2023 1 min read

June 2023 | A talk was given to the Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.

A talk was given to the Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, on “Decarbonization of Building and Urban Energy Systems: A Multiscale Data-driven Approach”.
Jun 6, 2023 1 min read

March 2023 | A talk was given to the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics at Zhejiang University, China.

A talk was given to the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics at Zhejiang University, China on “Decarbonization of Building and Urban Energy Systems: A Multiscale Data-driven Approach”.
Mar 21, 2023 1 min read

Feb 2023 | New paper entitled "Impacts of building load dispersion level on its load forecasting accuracy - Data or algorithms Importance of reliability and interpretability in machine learning" was published in *Energy and buildings*.

Our recent research paper entitled “Impacts of building load dispersion level on its load forecasting accuracy - Data or algorithms Importance of reliability and interpretability in machine learning” was published in Energy and Buildings.
Feb 26, 2023 2 min read

Jan 2023 | New paper entitled "A novel forecast-based operation strategy for residential PV-battery-flexible loads systems considering the flexibility of battery and loads" was published in *Energy Conversion and Management*!

Our recent research paper entitled “A novel forecast-based operation strategy for residential PV-battery-flexible loads systems considering the flexibility of battery and loads” was published in Energy Conversion and Management.
Jan 31, 2023 2 min read

Aug 2022 | New paper entitled "Stochastic modelling of flexible load characteristics of split-type air conditioners using grey-box modelling and random forest method" was published in *Energy and Buildings*!

Our recent research paper entitled “Stochastic modelling of flexible load characteristics of split-type air conditioners using grey-box modelling and random forest method” was published in Energy and Buildings.
Aug 12, 2022 2 min read

Mar 2022 | A talk was given at ERE Graduate Seminar at Stanford.

Maomao Hu was invited of a talk at ERE Graduate Seminar.
Mar 7, 2022 2 min read

Feb 2022 | Maomao Hu was profiled by the 85th Anniversary Special Issue of PolyU Excel x Impact Magazine.

Maomao Hu was recently profiled by the 85th Anniversary Special Issue of PolyU Excel x Impact Magazine.
Feb 18, 2022 1 min read

Jan 2022 | Our new paper entitled "Probabilistic electrical load forecasting for buildings using Bayesian deep neural networks" was published in *Journal of Building Engineering*!

Our recent research paper entitled “Probabilistic electrical load forecasting for buildings using Bayesian deep neural networks” was published in Journal of Building Engineering.
Jan 1, 2022 2 min read

Nov 2021 | New journey in Dept. of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford University!

After 2ish years at the University of Oxford as a postdoc, I’m excited to share that I am joining Stanford University this week as a postdoc for the COOLER project, whose goal is to enable low-carbon, electrified district energy systems using Stanford campus as a real-life testbed.
Nov 22, 2021 1 min read

Oct 2021 | Our new paper entitled "Classification and characterization of intra-day load curves of PV and non-PV households using interpretable feature extraction and feature-based clustering" was published in *Sustainable Cities and Society*!

Our recent research paper entitled “Classification and characterization of intra-day load curves of PV and non-PV households using interpretable feature extraction and feature-based clustering” was published in Sustainable Cities and Society.
Oct 1, 2021 2 min read

Aug 2021 | A talk was given at the Sino-UK Joint Symposium on Post Covid-19 Pandemic - A Reconsideration for the Built Environment.

A talk was given at the Sino-UK Joint Symposium on Post Covid-19 Pandemic - A Reconsideration for the Built Environment, hosted by Tongji University, China and University of Nottingham, UK.
Aug 27, 2021 1 min read

Aug 2021 | A talk was given to the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huangzhong University of Science and Technology.

A talk was given to the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huangzhong University of Science and Technology, China on “Data-driven Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics of Building and Urban Energy Systems”.
Aug 27, 2021 1 min read

May 2021 | I am now a participant in IEA EBC 81 and IEA EBC 82 projects.

I am glad to share that I am now a participant in two IEA EBC (International Energy Agency, Energy in Buildings and Communities) ongoing projects: IEA ANNEX 81 Data-Driven Smart Buildings (2020-2024) IEA ANNEX 82 Energy Flexible Buildings Towards Resilient Low Carbon Energy Systems (2020-2024) Thanks for having me in the community.
May 1, 2021 1 min read

Apr 2021 | A talk was given to the Dept. of Built Environment and Enery Application Engineering, Hunan University.

A talk was given to the Dept. of Built Environment and Enery Application Engineering, Hunan University on “Data-driven Descriptive, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics of Building and Urban Energy Systems”.
Apr 15, 2021 1 min read

Jan 2021 | Our R package named PHOVAFER (PHOtoVoltAic FindER) was released.

“PHOtoVoltAic FindER” (phovafer) is developed for identifying the solar photovoltaic (PV) customers among the regular consumers on a low-voltage distribution network. It contains the R functions for data representation, feature extraction, and PV users’ classification using the extracted features.
Jan 15, 2021 1 min read

Dec 2020 | Glad to share that I was recently appointed as a Reviewer Board member of the jounal of *Science and Technology for the Built Environment* .

Recently Dr. Hu was appointed as a member of the Reviewer Board of the journal of Science and Technology for the Built Environment (STBE).
Dec 1, 2020 1 min read

Nov 2020 | A talk was given at the China-UK Workshop on “Integrating Sustainable Technologies into the Design Strategies of New Communities or Regeneration Projects” funded by Newton Fund.

A talk entitled “Classification and Characterization of Smart Meter Data Using Interpretable Feature Extraction and Feature-based Clustering” was given by Dr. Hu at the China-UK Workshop on “Integrating Sustainable Technologies into the Design Strategies of New Communities or Regeneration Projects” funded by NSFC China and the British Council Newton Fund.
Nov 7, 2020 1 min read

Oct 2020 | Our Python package named IFEEL (Interpretable Feature Extraction of Electricity Loads) was released.

We developed a Python package (IFEEL), which aims to help energy data analysts to readily extract interpretable features of daily electricity profiles from a physical perspective.
Oct 29, 2020 1 min read

Sep 2020 | Our new paper entitled "Development of an ANN-based Building Energy Model for Information-poor Buildings Using Transfer Learning" was published in *Building Simulation*!

Our recent research paper entitled “Development of an ANN-based Building Energy Model for Information-poor Buildings Using Transfer Learning” was published in Building Simulation.
Sep 11, 2020 2 min read

Aug 2020 | Our new paper entitled "Neighborhood-level Coordination and Negotiation Techniques for Managing Demand-side Flexibility in Residential Microgrids" was published in *Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews*.

Our recent review article entitled “Neighborhood-level Coordination and Negotiation Techniques for Managing Demand-side Flexibility in Residential Microgrids” was published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Glad to see my last piece of work at PolyU coming out.
Aug 25, 2020 2 min read

Mar 2020 | New journey in Dept. of Engineering Science at University of Oxford!

Since March 2020, I joins the Energy and Environmental Informatics group in Department of Engineering Science at University of Oxford. I works with Professor David Wallom as a postdoctoral researcher for Project AMIDiNe.
Mar 16, 2020 1 min read