Dolaana Khovalyg

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor

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EPFL Laboratoire d'ingénierie du confort intégré
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Administrative data

Fields of expertise

  • Thermal engineering and thermodynamics
  • Energy performance of buildings (HVAC, DHW)
  • Human thermal comfort
  • Personalized comfort systems

Awards

2021 : Best Conference Paper Award : Best Paper Award at the International Building Physics Conference 2021 (IBPC 2021) for the paper "Towards Multifunctional Building Elements: Thermal Activation of a Composite Interior GFRP Slab"

2022 : Best Journal Paper Award : Best Paper Award from journal "Building and Environment" for the paper "Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: Critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations"

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Civil Engineering

PhD Students

Liang Yan, Liu Tianqi, Sabit Fariza, Saini Maitreyee,

Past EPFL PhD Students

Chatterjee Arnab , Heidari Amirreza , Rahiminejad Mohammad ,

Courses

Urban Thermodynamics

The course analyzes urban neighborhoods from a thermodynamics perspective, focusing on heat exchange among buildings, vegetation, water, ground, environment, and people. Agroup project highlights the Urban Heat Island effect and mitigation strategies for human comfort and building performance

Thermodynamics of comfort in buildings

This course provides an integrated approach to analyzing indoor human thermal comfort by examining the correlation between the outdoor environment, thermodynamic processes in buildings, human thermoregulation, and the local thermal sensation of occupants.

Energy and comfort in buildings

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.