A5006160203- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Noise Effects and Management
- Color perception and design
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
- Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Multi-Criteria Decision Making
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Smart Grid Energy Management
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
- Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- IoT-based Smart Home Systems
- Educational Environments and Student Outcomes
- Energy Efficiency and Management
- Gait Recognition and Analysis
- Personal Information Management and User Behavior
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Università degli Studi eCampus
2019-2025
Marche Polytechnic University
2012-2019
Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia
2018
National University of Ireland
2018
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2018
University of Stuttgart
2014
This paper presents the results from experimental application of smartwatch sensors to predict occupants' thermal comfort under varying environmental conditions. The goal is investigate measurement accuracy smartwatches when used as be integrated into Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) control loops. Ten participants were exposed various conditions well warm - induced cold-induced discomfort tests 13 a transient-condition while network collected both parameters heart rate...
Personal comfort models (PCM) represent the most promising paradigm for human-centric thermal in buildings. Several data sources can be used to generate a PCM: environmental data, physiological occupants' response. Advances wearable sensing suggest that use of real time measurement start-up next generation building design and operation with PCMs. However, proof evidence about adoption non-invasive but accurate methods correlations between features sensation, are still required. This study...
Thermochromic (TC) glazing could provide a significant reduction of energy consumption in curtain wall buildings. However, each application requires design tailored to building's specifications. This paper proposes complete approach for designing TC glaze based on building simulation starting from the production thin thermochromic layers and measurements their optical properties by means customized spectrophotometer. The main focus this work is identify optimal response that minimises...
The assessment of the occupants' thermal sensation (TS) in a living environment is fundamental to enhance well-being and optimize building energy consumption. Machine Learning (ML)-based approaches can be adopted for TS prediction exploiting physiological environmental parameters, but identifying an optimal features subset fundamental. This work aims at assessing correlation between parameters TS, hence selecting feature ML-based prediction. A dedicated experimental campaign was designed...
A low-cost infrared measurement system has been developed to monitor in real time thermal comfort conditions indoor environments. The device employs a scanning linear array of thermopiles installed on the ceiling room and is assessed controlled by an embedded microcontroller measure surface temperatures. This feature allows evaluation mean radiant temperature (Tr), compliance with ISO 7726, for several positions inside space. Together Tr, variables required 7730 are measured calculate...
Multidomain comfort theories have been demonstrated to interpret human thermal in buildings by employing human-centered physiological measurements coupled with environmental sensing techniques. Thermal has correlated brain activity through electroencephalographic (EEG) measurements. However, the application of low-cost wearable EEG sensors for measuring not thoroughly investigated. Wearable devices provide several advantages terms reduced intrusiveness and real-life contexts. they are prone...
This study addresses a critical challenge in modern blockchain systems: the excessive size of Merkle proofs state verification, which significantly impacts scalability and efficiency. As highlighted by Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, current Patricia Tries (MPTs) are highly inefficient for stateless clients, with worst-case reaching approximately 300 MB. We present comprehensive probabilistic analysis path length distributions MPTs to optimize proof while maintaining security...
The measurement of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) requires the acquisition multiple quantities regarding thermal comfort and indoor air quality. IEQ monitoring is essential to investigate building’s performance, especially when renovation needed improve energy efficiency occupants’ well-being. Thus, data should be acquired for long periods inside occupied buildings, but traditional solutions could not adequate. This paper presents development application a non-intrusive scalable IoT...
A measurement system based on infrared (IR) thermovision technique (ITT) is developed for real-time estimation of room thermal variations and comfort conditions in office-type environment as a part feasibility study the EU FP7 project 'INTUBE'. An IR camera installed ceiling allows image acquisition post-processing performed to derive mean surface temperatures, number occupants presence other heat sources (e.g. computer) through detecting algorithms. lumped parameter model room,...
Measuring and identifying human behaviours are key aspects to support the simulation processes that have a significant role in buildings’ (and cities’) design management. In fact, layout assessments control strategies deeply influenced by prediction of building performance. However, missing inclusion component within building-related leads large discrepancies between actual simulated outcomes. This paper presents methodology for measuring specific buildings developing human-in-the-loop...
This paper presents the experimental performance assessment of a smartwatch (SW) measuring heart rate variability (HRV), compared to multi-parametric chest belt that is considered as reference sensor. HRV from can be extracted with two methods: directly internal onboard processing device or by post-processing data collected photoplethysmography signal. To evaluate uncertainty both methods, measurements were performed while users sitting at rest, wearing SW on preferred wrist and collect...
The perception of sound greatly impacts users’ emotional states, expectations, affective relationships with products, and purchase decisions. Consequently, assessing the perceived quality sounds through jury testing is crucial in product design. However, subjective nature jurors’ responses may limit accuracy reliability test outcomes. This research explores utility facial expression analysis to enhance response mitigate subjectivity. Some quantitative indicators allow hypothesis be...
Sound quality analysis and sound design are well-known human-centered strategies to evaluate the subjective perception of noise machines environments with pleasant comfortable acoustic signatures. The is conventionally measured by means metrics determined through a correlation process jury test results. exploitation electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements during for registration brain activity in response stimuli presented jurors can allow us estimate jurors’ directly from their...