Educational Background
- 2010 Doctor of Engineering, TU Berlin, Germany
- 2003 Diploma of Architecture, TU Berlin, Germany
- 2000 Interim Exam of Philosophie, TU Berlin, Germany
- 1997–2003 Studies of Architecture, TU Berlin, Germany
- 1997–2000 Studies of Philosophy, TU Berlin, Germany
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
- Member of the International Building Performance Simulation Association
- Chair of the European Group of Intelligent Computing in Engineering (eg-ice)
- Member of Leibniz Forschungszentrum Energie 2050 (LiFE 2050)
Professional Experience
- 2022 - current
Heisenberg professor, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Head of the Sustainable Building Services group
- 2019 - 2021
Visiting professor, TU Berlin, Germany
Head of the chair Digital Architecture und Sustainability
- 2014 - 2019
Assistance professor, KU Leuven, Belgium
Architectural Engineering Group
- 2013 - 2014
Scientific director of the Centre for Urban Ecology and Climate Adaptation, TUM
Area Building Stock and Climate Change Adaptation
- - 2007
Visiting researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Shape Grammars (multiple visits)
- 2003–2010
PhD Researcher, TU Berlin
Chair of Structural Design and Construction, Institute of Architecture
Research or Project Interests
Digitalization and sustainability
- Systems Engineering for energy efficiency and sustainability
- Innovative systems and energy simulation
- Digital modelling and Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Computer assistance in the built environment
- AI as assistance for decision making
- Modelling and simulation in design, planning and operation
- Multidisciplinary design optimization
Professional Achievements or Awards
- 2021 Heisenberg Grant of Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
- 2020 Watt d'Or Award of the Swiss Federal Office of Energy