Researcher in smart buildings and energy flexibility and application of distributed intelligence (Swarm Intelligence, Collective Intelligence, Multi-Agent systems) for energy management.

Appointed as associate professor and as head of Energy Management and Efficiency Research Group (EMERGE).
Amin Moazami received a Ph.D. degree in building energy performance from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2019. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering at NTNU. He has strong experience in building performance simulation, energy flexibility, climate robustness and resilience in buildings, occupant behaviour, etc. He is the coordinator of COLLECTiEF project and was actively involved in several national and international projects. In 2019, he has been awarded an innovation grant (innovasjonsstipend 2019) for the proposal “A simulation-based tool for development of Collective Intelligence (CI) at urban scale to mitigate the impacts of extreme climate conditions”, focusing on developing a new solution for increasing the energy demand flexibility of urban areas.

Christos Tzouvaras is a graduate of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, where he received his integrated MSc degree in the field of electrical energy. He is currently working at Watt+Volt participating in European research projects in the energy sector while completing his MSc in artificial intelligence and intelligent computer systems.

Associate Professor Michal Pomianowski has 10 years’ experience in building energy modeling and laboratory measuring techniques. He is one of the first scientists to determine the thermal properties of combined concrete and phase change materials. He has also documented research focus on building ventilation, heating and cooling and, most recently, building energy renovation strategies. Over the last 6 years he has participated in Horizon 2020, EUDP, PSO and IEA 59 and 62 EBC Annex projects developing methodologies and systems related to energy efficiency, ventilation, building energy renovation, heat storage and efficient heating and cooling systems. He is author of 47 scientific publications and technical reports. He is actively contributing to scientific publications by reviewing multiple publications. Was nominated as outstanding reviewer by Energy and Buildings Journal and recognized reviewer by Construction and Building Materials Journal. In 2018 he was granted prize of the Teacher of the year at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aalborg University.

Project Manager at EDP NEW, Master in engineering of Energy and Environment (2012) and PhD in Energy and Sustainable Development from Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University(2016), where he developed research work on modellings and dynamic simulation tools in buildings, specialized in the area of natural ventilation, HVAC systems and energy flexibility.

From 2016 till 2018 he worked as a researcher and assistant professor at Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, focusing on areas of energetic flexibility and energetic systems for buildings. Afterwards, he collaborated at ADENE (2018-2021) as specialist in energy performance certification, H2020 projects and having coordinated the transposition of the latest EPBD (Energy Performance Buildings Directive) to Portugal.

At the end of 2021, he joined EDP NEW as a Project Manager in the Energy Positive Communities area to coordinate the H2020 Smart2B project, which aims to increase the smartness of existing buildings.

Dr. Alain ZARLI is Managing Partner at R2M Solution and Secretary General of ECTP, the European Construction Technology Platform. He was formerly Head of the “Innovation Numérique pour la Construction” division at the Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB) in the “Technologies de l’Information et Diffusion du Savoir” department (Sophia-Antipolis – FRANCE), and European Affairs manager in CSTB.

His main fields of interest are Information and Communication Technologies (including programming languages and compilation, semantic modelling, rule-based languages and knowledge-based systems, distributed architectures, software components, and technologies for smart constructions) and their broad application to the Built environment and the Construction industry, in particular BIM and Digital Twin technologies. He has been the Project Coordinator of various European collaborative FP5, FP6, FP7 and H2020 projects.

He is in support since a long time of ECTP initiatives (the E2B cPPP, the “Energy & Efficient Buildings”, “Active Ageing & Design”, “Infrastructures & Mobility” and “Digital Built Environment” Committees) in roadmapping and impact assessment, and is now responsible for the development of the Built4People Partnership under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme too. He is acting expert for the review of European R&D projects on behalf of the European Commission and has been participating in the European Commission Advisory group for ICT Infrastructure for energy-efficient buildings and neighbourhoods for carbon-neutral cities. He has been acting as leader of the “Open Data” Action Group in the European Innovation Partnership Smart Cities and Communities (EIP SCC), and has contributed as expert to the EIP SCC Operational Implementation Plan, in particular in the “Sustainable District and Built Environment” Action Cluster. He is the organisers of various conferences in the past and present, including IEEE/ICE, CIB W78, ECPPM, as well as the series of ECTP conferences.

Stavros is a Project Manager at the Horizon Europe Energy Unit of CINEA. Stavros has 5-years of experience managing EU funding programs mostly on Energy Efficiency and Digitalisation. Prior to joining the Agency, Stavros worked for 15 years in the area of smart buildings and building management systems. Stavros is an Electrical & Computer Engineer and has a Masters in Energy and Environmental Management.

Guilherme Carrilho da Graça completed his PhD in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in 2003 from the University of California San Diego Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, MSc. in Building Technology in 1999 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BSc. in Technological Physics Engineering in 1995 from the University of Lisbon Instituto Superior Técnico and BSc. He is Assistant Professor at the University of Lisbon Instituto Geofísico do Infante Dom Luiz. He has published 28 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has participated in 3 events. Supervised 4 PhD theses and 1 joint supervision. Supervised 3 MSc dissertations. Has received 3 awards and/or honors. He participates and/or participated as Investigator in 2 projects and is the Principal Investigator in 1 project.

Head of Communication & Dissemination for European Projects in Day One, Fulvio Bernardini has experience in the field of scientific communication and he is publishing expert with long-standing experience in the geospatial and scientific fields. He obtained a degree in communication at the Sapienza University of Rome with a thesis in semiotics and cartographic communication. As an author, he has published numerous articles on topics ranging from geospatial technologies, sustainable development, theoretical cartography and music. Enrolled in the special list of the Order of Journalists of Rome, he is currently the editor-in-chief of a scientific journal.