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Academic Appointment (August 2014-August 2024)
Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Founder Director of the Building Science BeTOP Lab (and Inc.) http://www.arch.ryerson.ca/resources/facilities/building-science-lab/
Principal Investigator of the Center for Urban Energy http://www.ryerson.ca/cue/about/people.html
Associate Researcher to the Center for Urban Research http://www.ryerson.ca/cur/contact/index.html
affiliated to the Environmental Applied Science and Management graduate (Master and Ph.D.) program http://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/ensciman/faculty/
Previous Academic Appointment (June 2021-August 2024)
NSERC Canada Research Chair in Building Science (Tier 2)
Previous Academic Appointment (July 2012-June 2014)
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (also affiliated with the Department of Mechanical Engineering), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA
Group Leader of Building Science and Technology for the new program in Architectural Engineering (first class intake September 2012)
Visiting Academic Appointment
2021-2022, Visiting Professor and Lab Director, Kazan University, Russia
2017, Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology Department of Civil and Transport Engineering, Trondheim, Norway
2014-2015, Visiting Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA
2011, Visiting researcher International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development (ICIS) - United Nations University of Maastricht, NL
2010, Visiting researcher Building Energy and Environmental Systems Laboratory, LCs Smith College of Engineering & Computer Science, Syracuse University, USA
Education
2010-2011, High Specialization Degree, Scuola Interpolitecnica, Politecnico di Bari-Torino-Milano, Italy
2009-2011, PhD in Building Engineering, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
2008-2009, Master of Science in Sound and Vibration - Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, UK
2004-2008, Degree (5-years Laurea -completed in 4 years only) in Architectural-Engineering (Ing. Edile Architettura), Politecnico di Bari, Italy (100/100 cum laude and plause: average grade 29.86/30 among 33 exams, 23 exams with an evaluation of 30/30 cum laude)
1998-2006, Piano Degree (10 years Diploma - completed in 8 years), Conservatorio di Foggia "U. Giordano"
Research Interests (Building Science/Physics)
green cities: climate change adaptation, natural based solutions, green infrastructure
new materials: organic and inorganic Phase Change Materials, aerogel-enhanced products
energy efficiency: integration of energy saving technologies (green roofs, double skin facades) in buildings
acoustics: both architectural acoustics (sound propagation, energy decay, shape optimization) and building acoustics (noise insulation, new natural materials)
lighting: daylight, glare metrics, shading systems, building simulation
sustainability: sustainability assessment at building, community and city level, diffusion of green technologies, smart city
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