Dusan Licina
EPFL Smart Living Lab HOBEL
HBL 2 4C (Halle Bleue)
Pass. du Cardinal 13b
1700 Fribourg
+41 21 695 72 14
Office:
HBL 2 4C
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EPFL Smart Living Lab HOBEL
HBL 2 4C (Halle Bleue)
Pass. du Cardinal 13b
1700 Fribourg
+41 21 695 72 14
EPFL › VPA › VPA-AVP-DLE › AVP-DLE-EDOC › EDCE-GE
Website: https://go.epfl.ch/phd-edce
Expertise
Building ventilation and environmental control
Continuous IAQ/IEQ sensing and performance-based assessment
Energy–IAQ trade-offs and nexus
Health-oriented building standards and certifications
Mission
Dusan holds MSc. and BSc. degrees in mechanical engineering (University of Belgrade). He completed his joint Doctorate degree at the National University of Singapore and Technical University of Denmark, followed by a postdoctoral appointment at the University of California Berkeley. Prior to joining EPFL, he also served as the director of the Standard Development team at the International WELL Building Institute.
Dusan is the recipient of several honors and awards, including Yaglou award by the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) for significant research accomplishments on sustainable healthy buildings, and Ralph G. Nevin's award by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) given in recognition of significant accomplishment in the study of human response to the environment. He is editorial board member of the highly acclaimed Indoor Air journal. He is passionate about raising awareness about the air quality issues worldwide and developing buildings that are not only energy efficient, but that also contribute to «Michelin Star» indoor air quality.
Awards
Yaglou award
International Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate (ISIAQ)
2022
Ralph G. Nevins Physiology & Human Environment Award
2018
Journal articles
Teaching & PhD
PhD Students
Taylor Oran Medina, Tianqi Liu, Khadija Sharaf Din, Ruijie Zhu, Enes Gusinjac, Maria Loizou, Hui Dong
Past EPFL PhD Students
Evangelos Belias, Maria Viviana Gonzalez Serrano, Seoyeon Yun, Joan Rey, Han-Yun Jhang
Courses
Energy and comfort in buildings
CIVIL-407
The course presents the fundamentals of energy demand in buildings while emphasizing the need for the comfort and well-being of occupants. In addition, prioritizations and trade-offs between energy and comfort are discussed.
Fundamentals of indoor climate
CIVIL-212
The indoor climate impacts building performance and human well-being. This course covers fundamental knowledge of indoor air quality and thermal environment, with their assessment methods. It also outlines strategies for creating comfortable, healthy, and energy-efficient spaces.
Indoor air quality and ventilation
CIVIL-460
This course covers the fundamentals of indoor air quality and ventilation strategies for optimal building air quality. Through lectures, discussions, modeling software, a hands-on group project, students explore indoor air pollutants, their properties, emission sources, and control mechanisms.