Research Group

We have three open positions and are always interested in recruiting passionate students. If you are interested in a M.A.Sc. or Ph.D. position in our Research Group (BeTOP), please email umberto.berardi@poliba.it with the subject line “BeTOP application”. Your email should include a cover letter outlining why you are interested in the Lab’s research, your relevant experience, and your CV.

We are a Group and the proved capacity of research training success in our group is exemplified by the carriers of previous students. Among these, it is worthy to mention:

Dr. Nakisa Alborz (-fard) (Ph.D. supervision by Dr. Berardi from 2012 to 2014) is now Professor and Chair of the Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA, USA), https://wit.edu/directory/nakisa-alborz
Dr. Zahra Jandaghian (Post-doc in Berardi's group at Ryerson from 2018 to 2020) is now Research at the National Research Council of Canada
Dr. Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini (Post-doc in Berardi's group from 2015 to 2016) is an Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering at the Auckland University of Technology (New Zealand), https://www.aut.ac.nz/profiles?id=em10863&asset=263583
Dr. Yibo Chen (Ph.D co-supervision by Dr. Berardi) is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at the Zhengzhou University (China)
Dr. Klodian Gradeci (Dr. Berardi was his Supervisor during the research visiting from 2016 to 2017) is a Research Scientist at the SINTEF Building and Infrastructure in Trondheim (Norway), https://www.sintef.no/en/all-employees/employee/?empid=7495
Mr. Taoning Wang (graduated at WPI supervised by Dr. Berardi from 2013 to 2014) is Senior Scientific Engineering Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (CA, USA), https://eta.lbl.gov/people/taoning-wang

Previous mentioned students authored several journal and conference papers, and promoted the growth of the entire group of research and the reciprocal enrichment. We welcome open mind, dynamic, entrepreneurial, and dedicated people.

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Claudio Ivona - Envelope Energy Efficiency

Simona Semeraro - Machine Learning for Urban Energy Efficiency: Predicting and Optimizing Building Performance

Cosimo Carpentiere - Innovative and Sustainable Business Models for Future Smart Cities: Smart Mobility and Smart Energy Framework

Paquale Mollo - Energy Communities with Hydrogen Storage

Marzia Montrone - Functional organic materials for energy saving

Julianna Colandrea - Achieving Urban Resilience Through Solar Photovoltaic Energy Consumption

Sepideh Samadzadeh - Impact of reflective materials on urban canyon albedo, outdoor and indoor microclimates

Olutayo Oladotun - NET zero carbon buildings

Leila Abdolmaleki - Porous materials for hydrogen energy storage applications

Francesca Vecchi (visiting TMU IN 2021 and again since 2024/2025 as Ph.D.)- Energy community models and PV urban penetration

Sina Rahimi - Integration of renewable energies within zero energy communities

Dr. Reza Daneshazarian - Nano-enhanced latent heat thermal energy storage for building applications

Dr. Dagmawi Degefu - Hygrothermal Dynamics in Hierarchically Porous Geopolymeric Monoliths

Thomas Morselli - Thermochromic and cool roof potential in a continental climate

Elia Renzi - Latent Heat Thermal Energy storage in Zero energy buildings: a case study

Dr. Zahra Jandaghian - Post-Doc Researcher - Weather Forecast and Urban micro-climate assessments

Khaled H.Khaled - Nano-enhanced coating for glazing systems

Elisa Tomassoni (visiting researcher ISSNAF-CNI) – Hybrid Energy Systems for remote areas

Shahrzad Soudian - Latent Thermal Energy Storage for energy retrofit in Toronto

Andres Alejandro Gallardo Ocampo - Thermal Energy Storage in radiant panels

Éric Farnand MASc Building Science Student - CLT hygrothermal modelling

Jason Paulos - Enhancing window frames through aerogel incorporation

Jonathan Graham - Outdoor microclimate enhancement

Jelena Madzarevic - Polyisocyanurate and polyurethane material structure

Rashmi Sharma - The use of aerogel-enhanced blanket for thermal bridging correction in concrete and steel buildings

Md Rahman - Application of coatings on window and energy savings potentials for retrofitting

Doug Belanger - The impact of temperature dependency over the conductivity of aged insulating materials

Mark Zaidi - Aerogel-enhanced blankets: production and characterization

Pouriya Jafarpur - Future Weather effects on Building energy demand

Roya Nosrati - Thermal properties of aged aerogel-based products

Matteo Casilesi - Aerogel-enhanced concrete products

Christopher Marleau - Outdoor thermal comfort in Toronto

Mauro Manca (from B01 Arquitectes - visiting researcher thanks to ISSNAF - CNI) - PCM in building retrofits

Vadim Novik - Aerogel-based windows: lighting characterization in prestine and aged conditions

Tahmina Begum - Cool roof potential on commercial buildings in Ontario

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