Jérôme Henri Kämpf
Nationality: Swiss
Expertise
Modelling, simulation and optimisation, Urban Physics
Education
PhD
| On the Modelling and Optimisation of Urban Energy Fluxes
2009 – 2009
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Directed by
Prof. Dr Jean-Louis Scartezzini, LESO-PB
MER Dr Darren Robinson, LESO-PB
Master
| Pedagogics2005 Р2005 Haute Ecole P̩dagogique Lausanne
Master
| Computer Science2003 – 2003 University of Lausanne
Master
| Physics2001 – 2001 University of Lausanne
Professionals experiences
PhD student
Post-doc
Team leader "Sustainable Urban Development"
Scientific consultant and lecturer
Team leader "Urban Systems Simulation"
Professor of Building Energy Efficiency
Senior Research Scientist in Energy Informatics
Selected publications
Study of the detection efficiency of the small animal PET camera Quad-HIDAC
JH Kaempf
Published in Diploma thesis, University of Lausanne, March 2001 in
Normalisation of listmode data with application to the HiDAC PET scanner
K Thielemans, C Morel, MW Jacobson, JH Kaempf, S Mustafovic
Published in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Nov 2001 in
Assessing daylighting performances of electrochromic glazings coupled to an anidolic device
J Page, J Kaempf, N Morel, J-L Scartezzini
Published in ISES Solar World Congress 2003 in
Les algorithmes �volutionnistes cellulaires avec repr�sentation r�elle
JH Kaempf
Published in Licence thesis, University of Lausanne, August 2003 in
Integration of BT(R)DF Data into Radiance Lighting Simulation Programme
JH Kaempf, J-L Scartezzini
Published in Technical Report, Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory, EPFL, 2004 in
Infoscience
Shading device
EP3827153 ; CN116044301 ; CN112513400 ; EP3827153 ; US2021140232 ; CN112513400 ; WO2020021347 . 2020.Performance assessment of the BTDF data compression based on wavelet transforms in daylighting simulation
Solar Energy. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2019.07.096.Daylighting simulation for external Venetian blinds based on HDR sky luminance monitoring with matrix algebraic approach
2019. The 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2018), Hong Kong, China, August 22-25, 2018. p. 2677 - 2682. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.021.Design and Validation of a Compact Embedded Photometric Device for Real-time Daylighting Computing in Office Buildings
Building and Environment. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.11.016.Automated Daylighting Control System based on Sky Luminance Monitoring and Lighting Computing
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9498.Lighting simulation for External Venetian blinds based on BTDF and HDR sky luminance monitoring
2018. 7th International Building Physics Conference (IBPC2018), Syracuse, NY, USA, September 23-26, 2018. p. 1019 - 1024.Cooling potential of greening in the urban environment, a step further towards practice
Sustainable Cities and Society. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.scs.2018.01.019.Sky Monitoring System
US11747517 ; EP3662655 ; EP3662655 ; CN111052721 ; US2021149080 ; EP3662655 ; CN111052721 ; WO2019030639 . 2018.Thermal Comfort Maps to estimate the impact of urban greening on the outdoor human comfort
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.ufug.2018.08.007.Comfort Map, a dynamic visualization of children’s thermal sensation in the outdoor environment
2017. 21st International Congress of Biometeorology, Durham, UK, September 3-7, 2017.Integrating urban energy simulation in a parametric environment: a Grasshopper interface for CitySim
2017. PLEA 2017 Edinburgh - Design to Thrive, Edinburgh, July 3-5, 2017.The Integration of Outdoor Thermal Simulation Tools in Architectural Design
2017. International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Edinburgh, July 3-5th, 2017.Bioclimatic Design of Sustainable Campuses using Advanced Optimisation Methods
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7756.Passive House Optimization for Portugal: Overheating Evaluation and Energy Performance
Energy and Buildings. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.02.034.Annual Performance Assessment of Complex Fenestration Systems in Sunny Climates Using Advanced Computer Simulations
Journal of Daylighting. 2015. DOI : 10.15627/jd.2015.6.A verification of CitySim results using the BESTEST and monitored consumption values
2015. Building Simulation Applications BSA 2015, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, 4th – 6th February 2015. p. 215 - 222.Evapotranspiration model to evaluate the cooling potential in urban areas - A case study in Switzerland
2015. 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, December 6-9, 2015.Evaluation and optimization of renewable energy in the Quartier Nord : objective zero-power
2015. CISBAT 2015, EPFL, Lausanne, September 9-11th, 2015. p. 705 - 710. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-cisbat2015-705-710.The EPFL campus in Lausanne: new energy strategies for 2050
2015. 6th International Building Physics Conference, IBPC 2015, Torino, Italy, June 14-17, 2015.Urban energy simulation based on a new data model paradigm: the CityGML Application Domain Extension Energy. A case study in the EPFL campus of Lausanne
2015. 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, BS 2015, Hyderabad, India, December 7-9, 2015.Multi-scale modelling to improve climate data for building energy models
2015. 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Hyderabad, India, December 6-9, 2015.Evaluation of building energy use: from the urban to the building scale
2015. 9th International Conference on Urban Climate, Toulouse, France, 20th-24th July 2015.Outdoor human comfort and climate change. A case study in the EPFL campus in Lausanne
2015. 9th International Conference on Urban Climate jointly with 12th Symposium on the Urban Environment, Toulouse, France, July 20-24, 2015.The EPFL Campus in Lausanne: New Energy Strategies for 2050
Energy Procedia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.776.A multi-layer ground model to simulate outdoor surface temperature at urban scale
2014Improving outdoor comfort and energy consumption of a city district in a desert area
2014. The 5 th International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification Healthy Lands - Healthy People, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research Sede Boqer Campus of Ben-Gurion University, Israel, November 17-20, 2014.On advanced daylighting simulations and integrated performance assessment of complex fenestration systems for sunny climates
Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6425.A framework to model and simulate the disaggregated energy flows supplying buildings in urban areas
Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6102.Ground temperature modelling: The case study of Rue des Maraîchers in Geneva
2014. Eurographics Workshop on Urban Data Modelling and Visualisation, Strasburg, France., April 6, 2014. p. 1 - 6. DOI : 10.2312/udmv.20141072.Simulation of Urban Energy Flow: A Graph Theory Inspired Approach
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 1071 - 1076.Urban Form Optimization for the Energy Performance of Buildings Using Citysim
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 915 - 920.Simulating Daylight Propagation through Complex Fenestration Systems in a Urban Context Using Variable Sampling Subdivision Scheme
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 353 - 358.Design in the desert. A bioclimatic project with urban energy modelling
2013. 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, 26-28 August 2013. p. 129 - 134.Air-Conditioning Energy Production through a Building Shape Optimization
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 103 - 108.Modelling the urban microclimate and its impact on the energy demand of buildings and building clusters
2013. 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Chambery, France, 26-28 August 2013. p. 3483 - 3489.Modelling the Urban Microclimate and its Influence on Building Energy Demands of an Urban Neighbourhood
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 867 - 872.Urban Energy Simulation of a Social Housing Neighbourhood in Bogota, Colombia
2013. CISBAT 2013, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 4-6, 2013. p. 873 - 878.Designing in the desert. A bioclimatic approach at the urban scale
2012. UAE-Swiss Research Day. Frontiers in Water, Energy and Sustainability, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 11-12, 2012.CITYSIM simulation: the case study of Alt-Wiedikon, a neighbourhood of Zürich City
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, September 14-16, 2011. p. 937 - 940.Daylight optimization of buildings and application of advanced daylighting systems in Central Mexico
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, September 14-16, 2011. p. 397 - 402.Ray-tracing simulation of complex fenestration systems based on digitally processed BTDF data
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, September 14-16, 2011. p. 349 - 354.Optimisation of Urban Sustainability
Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design; Earthscan, London, Washington, DC, 2011. p. 203 - 258.Comparison of objective and subjective visual comfort and associations with non-visual functions in young subjects
2011. CISBAT 2011, Lausanne, September 14-16, 2011. p. 361 - 366.Computer Modelling for Sustainable Urban Design
Computer Modellling for Sustainable Urban Design; Earthscan, London, Washington, DC, 2011. p. 113 - 147.Optimisation of solar energy utilisation potential in the urban context
2010. SEUS - Solar Energy at Urban Scale, Compiègne, France, May 25-26.Optimisation of building form for solar energy utilisation using constrained evolutionary algorithms
Energy and Buildings. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.11.019.Ray tracing study for non-imaging daylight collectors
Solar Energy. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2010.03.008.A comparison of global optimisation algorithms with standard benchmark functions and real-world applications using EnergyPlus
Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 2010. DOI : 10.1080/19401490903494597.Optimisation of Urban Energy Demand Using an Evolutionary Algorithm
2009. Eleventh International IBPSA Conference, Glasgow, Sctotland, July 27-30, 2009. p. 668 - 673. DOI : 10.26868/25222708.2009.0668-673.From the neighbourhood to the city : resource flow modelling for urban sustainability
2009. CISBAT 2009, Lausanne, September 2-3, 2009. p. 445 - 450.A hybrid CMA-ES and HDE optimisation algorithm with application to solar energy potential
Applied Soft Computing. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.asoc.2008.09.009.Optimisation of buildings solar irradiation availability
Solar Energy. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2009.07.013.On the modelling and optimisation of urban energy fluxes
Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4548.Optimisation de la forme urbaine pour une meilleure utilisation de l'énergie solaire
2008. IBPSA France 2008, Lyon, 6 & 7 novembre 2008.Towards comprehensive simulation and optimisation for more sustainable urban design
2008. PLEA 2008, Dublin, 22-24 October.Towards an evolutionary model of city sustainability
2007. Holcim Forum, Beijing, China, 17-24 April 2007.A simplified thermal model to support analysis of urban resource flows
Energy and Buildings. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.09.002.Optimisation of Buildings Daylight Availability
2007. CISBAT 2007, Lausanne, 4-5 September 2007. p. 469 - 473.Teaching & PhD
PhD Students
Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector
Diane Perez, Chantal Basurto Dávila, Silvia Coccolo, Yujie Wu