Regular biography
Dolaana Khovalyg is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in the Department of CE at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Her research interests include thermal engineering, thermodynamics, energy performance of buildings, HVAC, DHW, human thermal comfort, and personalized comfort systems. She teaches courses such as Energy and Comfort in Buildings, Thermodynamics of Comfort in Buildings, and Urban Thermodynamics. Khovalyg has received awards for her research, including the Best Conference Paper Award and Best Journal Paper Award. She is also involved in PhD programs and serves on the PhD program committee for Energy.
Scholar-generated biography
Dolaana Khovalyg is a researcher at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) specializing in Thermal Engineering for the Built Environment. Her work focuses on improving indoor thermal environments through advanced control strategies, occupant-centric systems, and energy-efficient building technologies. She has published extensively on topics such as occupant behavior in building energy performance, dynamic thermal environments, and the integration of machine learning for energy systems. Her research also explores the role of occupants in energy use, ventilation standards, and the application of reinforcement learning for optimizing heating and hot water systems. Khovalyg's contributions emphasize the intersection of thermal comfort, energy efficiency, and occupant behavior in building systems.