Ali Ghahramani

I’m a scientist at UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment and I love digging into data to develop solutions for human-centered smart, resilient, and sustainable systems. I have great experience in modeling the dynamics of human-in-the-loop systems and capturing the time-variant behaviors of both cyber-physical systems and their users. I have developed data cleaning, signal processing, machine learning, and control tools leading to various hardware or software products.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of Southern California (2012 — 2017)
• Master's Degree University of Southern California (2013 — 2015)
• Master's Degree University of Southern California (2013 — 2015)
• Master's degree University of Southern California (2011 — 2013)
• Bachelor's degree Shiraz University (2007 — 2011)

Companies

• Presidential Young Professor National University of Singapore (2020)
• Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Berkeley (2017 — 2020)
• Lecturer University of California, Berkeley (2017 — 2020)
• BIM Specialist University of Southern California (2012 — 2012)

Research Interests

• Human Thermal Comfort
• Humans Thermoregulation System
• Uncertainty in Human Comfort
• Building HVAC System Operation Optimization and Control
• Human Building Interactions for Energy Efficiency and Comfort
• Building Energy Management Systems

Awards and Honors

• Researcher of the Year (2015-2016) Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Sept 2016
• APSIH Outstanding Achievement in Doctoral Education in Civil and Environmental Engineering May 2016
• MEPC Finalist, Maseeh Entrepreneurship Competition Finalist and Awarded $2.5 March 2016
• Researcher of the Month (April) Award in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, April 2015
• Won the 2nd prize in ESRN (Environmental Sustainability Research Network) poster workshop, May 2014
• Provost's Ph.D. Fellowship, the most prestigious Ph.D. fellowship at University of Southern California, Aug 2013
• Ranked 17th in 16th National Civil Engineering Olympiad for University Students, July 2011
• First Class Academic Award, Graduated with 2nd highest GPA among more than 50 Students, May 2011
• Won the 2nd prize in “4 dar 4” contest (Iran engineering schools’ contest), Jan 2011
• Ranked 684th among more than 250,000 Students in Iran’s Nationwide University Entrance Exam, Aug 2007
• Awarded to Study in NODET School (National Organization for Development Exceptional Talents) for High School and Junior School, 2003 & 2000