Joon-Ho Choi, Ph.D.
Director
Associate Professor at the University of Southern California
Associate dean of research & creative work
Research Interest
environmental design/control based on the scientific principle between human and architectural/building factors.
Douglas E. Noble, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty
Associate Professor at the University of Southern California
FAIA Professor
Research Interest
Building science and facade tectonics, computing in architecture, education in architecture, design theory
Victor Regnier
Associate Faculty
FAIA Professor, ACSA Distinguished Professor
Research Interest
behavioral impact of the environment on people
Karen Kensek
Director
Associate Professor at the University of Southern California
ACSA distinguished professor
Research interest
BIM + Sustainability, BIM + digital simulation, virtual reconstruction of ancient places, the role of ambiguity in reconstructions, solar envelopes, and digital design
Kyle Konis, Ph.D.
Associate Faculty
Associate Professor at the University of Southern California
Director of the Chase L. Leavitt Graduate Building Science Program
Research Interest
Energy and Buildings, Building and Environment, and Solar Energy
Affiliated Factuly
Rima Habre, Associate Professor
Affiliated organization
Division of Environmental Health, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Spatial Sciences Institute, USC Dornsife
University of Southern California
Research Interest
Air Quality, Air Pollution Studies, Health Risk Assessment
Cyrus Shahabi, Ph.D.
Professor
Affiliated organization
Helen N. and Emmett H. Jones Professor of Engineering, University of Southern California
Professor of Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Spatial Sciences
Research Interest
Databases, Spatial Databases, Mutlimedia Databases, Geospatial Information Systems, data mining
Yolanda Gil, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Affiliated organization
Director, Interdisciplinary Data Science Programs, Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
Research Professor of Computer Science, Viterbi School of Engineering, USC
Research Professor, Spatial Sciences Institute, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, USC
Research Interest
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Intelligent interfaces for knowledge capture, Knowledge-based planning and problem solving
Kristina Lerman, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Affiliated organization
Computer Science and Principal Scientist at USC Information Sciences Institute
Research Interest
Social Dynamics and Networks, Semantic Modeling of Information Sources, Learning from Social Metadata
Affiliated Factuly (non-USC)
Ming Hu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Affiliated organization
Associate Dean for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work
Associate Dean at University of Notre Dame, School of Architecture
Research Interest
Architectural Technology/Building Technology, Environmental Psychology, Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism
Rahman Azari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Affiliated organization
Department of Architecture
Founding Director, RE2 Lab
Member, Hamer Center for Community Design
Affiliate Associate Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering
Affiliate Member, Stuckeman Center for Computation Design
Co-funded Faculty Member, Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE)
The Pennsylvania State University
Research Interest
life cycle environmental impacts of built environments, innovative construction materials for energy production and carbon sequestration, and building energy and carbon efficiency
David Krum, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Affiliated organization
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology, California State University, Los Angeles
Research Interest
human-computer interaction, 3D interaction, and virtual/augmented reality
Jeehee Lee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Director of Data-centric Smart and Sustainable (D-S2) Research Group
Affiliated organization
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Research Interest
Construction and Project Management, Data-driven Construction, Text Data Analytics, Smart Building, Smart Construction; Contract Management
Visiting Scholars
Dong Hee Choi, Ph.D.
Research Interest
environmental performance and energy analysis, indoor air quality, ventilation, and high-performance building facades
Sung Jun Park, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Visiting Scholar at the University of Southern California
Research Interest
age-friendly, biophilic, and sensing architectures, humans respond to climate change in the physical environment
Saba Imani, Ph.D.
Research Scholar at the University of Southern California
Research Interes
small and large-scale designs that emphasize the use of applied research in the field of sustainable built environments demonstrating human comfort regarding environmental factors as well as the performance of sustainable systems and human-centered smart technologies
Dong Hwa Kang, Ph.D.
Research Interest
door pollutant transport mechanisms, ventilation, and air cleaning technologies for residential and commercial buildings, along with HVAC systems for healthcare facilities.