From December 22 to December 30, 2019, Dr. Thomas Ohlson Timoudas and Senior Researcher Dr. Wang Qian were invited to the Architecture School of Chang’an University for academic exchange and visit.
On December 23, 2019, Dr. Thomas Ohlson Timoudas and Dr. Wang Qian respectively delivered two academic lectures in the semi-circle lecture hall on the second floor of achitecture building in Xiaozhai campus, Chang 'an University. The topics of the two lectures are " Advanced Applications of IoT Technologies for Developing Smart and Sustainable Cities for the Future " and " Development of Future Smart and Sustainable Office and Residential Buildings in Europe ".The lectures were hosted by Liu Qibo, Deputy Dean of Architecture School, and translated by Ren Juan, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Teachers and students from related majors of the architecture school attended the lecture.
The Lecture Scene
In his lecture, Dr. Timoudas introduced the research on sustainable development of KTH, one of the top institutes of technology in Sweden and Europe. Based on the concepts of smart buildings and smart cities, Dr. Timoudas expounded the key points of the combination of Internet of things (IOT) technology and urban building development, as well as described the research and development direction of sustainable smart cities in the future.
Dr. Timoudas
In the second lecture, Dr. Wang Qian introduced the development and application trends of Low Temperature Heating (LTH) & High Temperature Cooling (HTC) systems in smart buildings. Dr. Wang Qian pointed out that LTH and HTC technologies could promote better integration of equipment technology and architectural design, to satifiy the needs of users for spatial aesthetics, human comfort and energy saving.
Dr. Wang Qian
On December 26, 2019, Dr. Timoudas and Dr. Wang Qian had panel discussion with teachers of architecture school about SCI papers writing. The two experts made a detailed explanation on the preparation, structural framework and writing points of SCI papers. Especially for the teachers of architecture school, experts give direct and effective guidance for preparation and publication of SCI papers. The communication atmosphere was very warm.
SCI Paper Writing Panel
During the visit, Dr. Timoudas and Dr. Wang Qian had many discussions with the faculty and students of Architecture School. They held in-depth discussions on promoting bilateral international exchanges and cooperation, including: bilateral cooperation in scientific research projects; exchange of teaching contents; international exchanges and visits; paper writing and publishing, etc. The teachers and students of our school had friendly communication and discussion with Dr. Timoudas and Dr. Wang Qian, and reached a positive consensus.
Group Photo
Dr. Timoudas is currently working on smart Internet of Things (IoT), distributed optimization, smart urban planning, wireless communications and other research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Dr. Timoudas has a wealth of scientific research experience. He has co-chaired a number of Swedish national and EU international cooperation projects and published several papers in top journals in the field of mathematics.Dr. Timoudas is the principal investigator of the MIT-Stockholm Smart City Lab. He also has close partnerships with several of the world's leading universities, including Harvard University, the Massachusetts institute of technology, the University of California, Berkeley, and Uppsala University,etc. Dr. Timoudas is the co-founder and CEO of Cogito Innovation AB, a Swedish company focused on developing optimized systems and IoT solutions.
Dr. Wang Qian is Senior Researcher (permanent position) in the School of Architecture and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology- a leading European university of science and technology. Dr. Wang Qian focuses on new sustainable HVAC technologies and building energy systems. His main research fields are building low temperature heating/high temperature cooling technology, indoor environment thermal comfort evaluation, heat pump technology, building energy consumption simulation and existing building renovation technology. As the academic leader, Dr. Wang Qian has presided over and completed a number of Swedish national research fund projects and large-scale EU H2020 projects, and published many SCI papers. His professional field and scientific research experience also involve dynamic numerical simulation development of smart city energy system, indoor healthy environment design, and intelligent building control system development. At present, Dr. Wang Qian is a doctoral supervisor of KTH and a scientific research backbone in the field of building low temperature heating/high temperature cooling. Dr. Wang Qian was awarded "Outstanding Contribution in Professional review" by Elsevier in 2016. He is a member of the jury of several Nordic and eu organizations on building energy efficiency and sustainable technologies. Over the years, Dr. Wang Qian has had extensive academic exchanges and cooperation with many universities in the European Union, including DTU, NTNU, Charms University of Technology in Sweden, EPFL , Ghent University in Belgium and other long-term academic partners. In addition, Dr. Wang Qian pays attention to the integrated development of industry, learning and research. He works part-time as a research and development expert of Uponor AB, the world's leading supplier of HVAC equipment, and works closely with relevant industry partners to translate and verify research results.
