Education:
Ph.D. in Building Engineering (2016), Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
M.A.Sc. in Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (2009), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
B.Sc. in Building Environment and Equipment Engineering (2006), Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
Academic appointment:
Associate Professor of Building Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, 2023-present
Assistant Professor of Building Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, 2018-2023
Postdoctoral Fellow, Concordia University, Canada, 2016-2018
Ibrahim Reda
Shiqiang Zhou
Kexin Zheng (2023 - present)
Ms. Kexin Zheng has earned the degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering at Hefei University of Technology (China). Following that, she obtained her Master's Degree in Energy Science and Engineering from Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (Germany) in 2018. Her previous studies and research mainly focused on load management strategies in rooms with defined climatic requirements. Her Ph.D. study is on sustainable and energy-efficient buildings in September 2023, which will be supervised by Prof. Dahai Qi at the University of Sherbrooke.
Ahmed Taha (2024 - present)
Mr. Ahmed Abdalreheem has earned the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 2017 in Egypt. In 2022 he obtained his master’s degree in heat transfer using CFD from the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Currently, he has just started his PhD investigating modeling of building ventilation under the impact of wildfire events under the supervision of Prof. Dahai Qi at the University of Sherbrooke.
Zhonglin Gu (2025 - present)
Ms. Zhonglin Gu graduated from Guangdong Ocean University with a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Engineering of Built Environment and Energy in 2021 and received her Master's Degree in Civil Engineering and Hydraulics (HVAC) from Nanjing University of Technology (NUIST) in 2024. She is currently studying at the University of Sherbrooke (UdeS), Canada, where she is researching the dispersion mechanism of wildfire smoke in the built environment and its mitigation measures under the joint supervision of Prof. Dahai Qi and Prof. Hachimi Fellouah.
XInshuai Geng (2025 - present)
Yossr Chaabene (2023 - present)
Chayma Jatlawi (2025)
Ibrahim Reda. PhD study (2022-2025). Current position: Post-doc at the Université de Sherbrooke.
Hélène Proulx. Post-doc (2024-2025). Current position: Assistant Professor at the Université de Sherbrooke.
Dr. Fuad Baba. Post-doc (2022-2024). Current position: Assistant Professor at the British University in Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
Aycha Tekaya (2023), Globalink Research Internship.
Pranav Shirish Limaye (2023), Globalink Research Internship.
Amal Essid (2023), Globalink Research Internship.
Dr. Monireh Aram (09. 2019 - 02. 2023). PhD study. Current position: Researcher of fire protection-building systems at FPInnovations (Canada).
Dr. Xin Zhang (09.2019 - 12.2022). PhD study. Current position: Associate Professor at Kochi University (Japan).
Dr. Haohan Sha (09. 2018 - 11. 2021). PhD study. Current position: Associate Professor at Qingdao University of Technology (China).
Yossr Chaabene (06. 2022 - 08. 2022), Globalink Research Internship. Current position: Master student at the University of Sherbrooke (Canada).
Alicia Ruel (09. 2020 - 12. 2020), Internship. Current position: Conseillère technique at Écohabitation, Montreal (Canada)
Majd Moujahed (06. 2019 - 08. 2019), Globalink Research Internship. Current position: Master student at Concordia University (Canada).