Assoc. Prof. MUHYIDDINE JRADI

Energy Engineering 

Center for Energy Informatics 

University of Southern Denmark，Denmark

Research Interests

Energy efficient systems, Sustainable energy technologies, Energy digitalization, Building management systems, Building energy modelling and simulation, Thermal comfort and indoor air quality, Cogeneration and Tri-generation systems, Energy systems numerical modelling and simulation, HVAC Systems, Energy Storage, Systems control and optimization.

Current Projects

As an Associate Professor of Energy Engineering at the Center for Energy Informatics at the University of Southern Denmark, I am currently taking part in the three research projects below:

·  Automated Auditing and Continuous Commissioning of Next Generation Building Management Systems, funded by EUDP, (DKK 5,051,602), October 2019-September 2022. I am serving as the Principal Investigator of the project. In addition to project management, I am leading WP2 on building automation systems auditing and WP5 on project results dissemination. 

·  Next Generation Ventilation - NeGeV, funded by EUDP, (DKK 15,012,344), April 2018-April 2021. I am serving as the Deputy Principal Investigator of the project. In addition to being the Deputy Principal Investigator, I am leading WP2 on energy modelling and WP6 aiming to develop and test the PCM-based ventilation system prototype.

·  IEA EBC Annex 83 - Positive Energy Districts, funded by EUDP, (DKK 4,074.624), July 2029-June 2024. I am serving as the Project Manager from SDU. I am leading the work on Subtask B, dealing with the development and demonstration of innovative methods, tools and technologies for realizing Positive Energy Districts

Recent completed projects include:

·  ICT-driven Coordination for Reaching 2020 Energy Efficiency Goals in Public and Commercial Buildings (COORDICY), funded by Innovation Fund Denmark, (DKK 42.5 Million), March 2015-February 2019. I have led WP7, regarding buildings energy renovation in collaboration with large Danish Municipalities, in addition to WP2 regarding Building Modelling and Simulation, and WP4 on buildings fault detection and diagnostics.

·  Demand-Response Capacity Management in Commercial Buildings, funded by Energiteknologisk udvikling og demonstration (EUDP), (DKK 8,762,889), February 2015-April 2018. I have led WP3 regarding Modelling of Building Energy Consumption for Load Prediction.

·  Vejen til Termonettet, funded by Innovationsnetværket Smart Energy, (DKK 934,392), June 2017-December 2018. I have served as a Deputy Principal Investigator and have led the work on modelling, simulation, verification and analysis of the proposed thermal system.

Awards

-   A certified building management systems auditor by the European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac) Jan 2019.

-   Appointed as a member of the International Scientific Committee for the 16^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2017), Bologna, Italy, July 2017, and the 17^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2018), Wuhan, China, August 2018.

-   Appointed as a member of the International Scientific Committee for the 14^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2015), Nottingham, UK, August 2015, and the 15^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2016), Singapore, July 2016.

-   Appointed as a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, 2015.

-   The Best Paper Award for the paper entitled:” Numerical and Experimental Analysis of a Dew-Point Cooling System with a Psychrometric Energy Core” presented at the 12^th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, Hong Kong, August 2013.

-   The Dean of Engineering Research Scholarship for International Excellence from the Engineering faculty at the University of Nottingham for PhD studies (2011-2014), including full tuition fees and stipend. This highly competitive, prestigious scholarship is to recognise and reward applications from outstanding international students registering on engineering research degree programmes at The University of Nottingham.

-   Nominated and appointed as a GEO fellow and reviewer for the Global Environmental Outlook 5 by the UNEP-2011.

-   The Sakkal Renewable Energy Graduate Thesis Award 2010-2011 at the American University of Beirut. The award grant is offered as a cash prize to a mechanical engineering graduate student at AUB pursuing or completed a master thesis in the field of renewable energy.

-   Engineering Full Scholarship for Master’s studies at the American University of Beirut for outstanding students at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (2009-2011).

-   The Dean of Engineering Award for the best thesis in the field of renewable energy solutions at the Lebanese University 2009.