معرفی
Elie Azar is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, actively teaching courses including Introduction to Building Performance Simulation (ACSE 3201) and Research Methods in Building Engineering (BLDG 5103) for the 2025-2026 academic year, alongside previous instruction in Green Building Design and Engineering Economics.
Education:
- B.Eng. from Polytechnique Montréal
- MSc. and Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests:
- Human-centered building design and operation
- Urban sustainability and resilience
- Energy efficiency and sufficiency
- Occupant comfort and behaviour modeling
- Building performance simulation techniques
- Agent-based modeling for urban systems
- Data-driven machine learning applications
His publication trends (2023-2025) reveal consistent use of agent-based modeling and machine learning surrogates to address building energy retrofits, urban energy communities, and occupant behavior challenges. Key focus areas include Gulf region carbon neutrality, energy poverty disparities in Canada, and resilience during heat waves/power outages.
Scientific Awards:
- No awards listed in provided information
Advising and Grants:
While specific students and grants aren't detailed in the text, Azar's extensive publication record on occupant behavior databases and international collaborations (e.g., UAE, Kuwait, Switzerland) indicates active research leadership. His work on the Scales Project and Eastern Mediterranean/Middle East Climate Change Initiative demonstrates cross-border team coordination.
Labs and Teams:
Though no dedicated laboratory is mentioned, his publications on immersive virtual environments and multi-domain studies suggest involvement in computational research groups focused on building-human interaction modeling.
