My name is Sicheng Zhan, and my friends usually call me James. I completed my PhD and am currently a research fellow at the Department of Built Environment, NUS, working in the Lab of Integrated Data, Energy Analysis + Simulation (IDEAS), led by Dr. Adrian Chong. Before NUS, I did a MS in Advanced Infrastructure System at Carnegie Mellon University and a BS in Energy and Environment Systems Engineering at Zhejiang University.
My work is centered around buildings, which hosts over 90% of our daily lives and has considerable potential of carbon reduction. Pursuing a more comfortable, intelligent, and energy-efficient built environment, my research interest lies in the intersection of building science and cutting-edge computational technology, including machine learning, physics-based modeling, and optimization. I specifically emphasize on the practical value of research outcomes, and closely collaborate with our industrial partners, such as Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Kajima Technical Research Institute, and Johnson Controls.
Outside of the built environment, I am an enthusiast for basketball and wild nature. I explore the earth by photography, mountaineering, and scuba diving.