Publications
Mohammadi, S., Monsalvete ÁLvarez De Uribarri, P., & Eicker, U. (2021). Decentral energy generation potential of anaerobic digestion of black water and kitchen refuse for Eco-District planning. Energies, 14(10), 2948.
Seyedabadi, M. R., Eicker, U., Karimi, S. (2021). Plant selection for green roofs and their impact on carbon sequestration and the building carbon footprint. Environmental Challenges, 4.
Shirzadi, N., Nizami, A., Khazen, M., & Nik-Bakht, M. (2021). Medium-Term Regional Electricity Load Forecasting through Machine Learning and Deep Learning. Designs, 5(2), 27.
Ziter, C.D., Buxton, R. T., Bennett, J. R., Reid, A. J., Shulman, C., Cooke, S. J., Francis, C. M., Nyboer, E. A., Pritchard, G., Binley, A. D., Avery-Gomm, S., Ban, N. C., Beazley, K. F., Bennett, E., Blight, L. K., Bortolotti, L. E., Camfield, A. F., Gadallah, F., Jacob, A. L., . . . Smith, P. A. (2021). Key information needs to move from knowledge to action for biodiversity conservation in Canada. Biological Conservation, 256, 108983.
Hussain, S., El-Bayeh, C. Z., Lai, C., & Eicker, U. (2021). Multi-Level Energy Management Systems Toward a Smarter Grid: A Review. IEEE Access, 9, 71994–72016.
Bergmann, M., Schäpke, N., Marg, O., Stelzer, F., Lang, D. J., Bossert, M., Gantert, M., Häußler, E., Marquardt, E., Piontek, F. M., Potthast, T., Rhodius, R., Rudolph, M., Ruddat, M., Seebacher, A., & Sußmann, N. (2021). Transdisciplinary sustainability research in real-world labs: success factors and methods for change. Sustainability Science, 16(2), 541–564.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., Alzaareer, K., Aldaoudeyeh, A. M. I., Brahmi, B., & Zellagui, M. (2021). Charging and Discharging Strategies of Electric Vehicles: A Survey. World Electric Vehicle Journal, 12(1), 11.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., Alzaareer, K., Brahmi, B., Zellagui, M., & Eicker, U. (2021). An original multi-criteria decision-making algorithm for solar panels selection in buildings. Energy, 217, 119396.
Bambara, J., Athienitis, A. K., & Eicker, U. (2021). Residential Densification for Positive Energy Districts. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3.
Hedman, S., Rehman, H. U., Gabaldón, A., Bisello, A., Albert-Seifried, V., Zhang, X., Guarino, F., Grynning, S., Eicker, U., Neumann, H. M., Tuominen, P., & Reda, F. (2021). IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts. Buildings, 11(3), 130.
Popović, T., & Bossert, M. (2021). Zwischen „Purpose“ und „Impact“ - Transdisziplinäre Reallabore an Hochschulen als Elemente regionaler Innovationsökosysteme. Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility, 263–285.
Samadzadegan, B., Samareh Abolhassani, S., Dabirian, S., Ranjbar, S., Rasoulian, H., Sanei, A., & Eicker, U. (2021). Novel Energy System Design Workflow for Zero-Carbon Energy District Development. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3, 23.
Zirak, M., Weiler, V., Hein, M., & Eicker, U. (2020). Urban models enrichment for energy applications: Challenges in energy simulation using different data sources for building age information. Energy, 190, 1–14.
Berquist, J., O’Brien, W., & Ouf, M. (2020). Automatic Long-term Thermal Comfort Monitoring in Buildings. ASHRAE Journal, 62(1).
Braun, R., Haag, M., Stave, J., Abdelnour, N., & Eicker, U. (2020). System design and feasibility of trigeneration systems with hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) collectors for zero energy office buildings in different climates. Solar Energy, 196, 39–48.
Rosser, A., Eicker, U., Schakib-Ekbatan, K., Weiler, V., & Lohse, R. (2020). Net zero energy strategies and planning support tools for campuses and residential neighborhoods in Germany. ASHRAE Transactions, 126, 849–856.
Zaareer, K., Al-Shetwi, A. Q., El-Bayeh, C. Z., & Taha, M. B. (2020). Automatic Generation Control of Multi-area Interconnected Power Systems Using ANN Controller. Revue D’Intelligence Artificielle, 34(1), 1–10.
Heendeniya, C. B., Sumper, A., & Eicker, U. (2020). The multi-energy system co-planning of nearly zero-energy districts – Status-quo and future research potential. Applied Energy, 267, 1–15.
Eicker, U., Weiler, V., Schumacher, J., & Braun, R. (2020). On the design of an urban data and modeling platform and its application to urban district analyses. Energy and Buildings, 217, 1–19.
Popović, T., Bossert, M., & Bronner, U. (2020). Transdisciplinary Living Labs in a Next Generation Context—Ecosystems for Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Innovations for Metropolitan Areas, 199–211.
Barco-Burgos, J., Eicker, U., Saldaña-Robles, N., Saldaña-Robles, A., & Alcántar-Camarena, V. (2020). Thermal characterization of an alkaline electrolysis cell for hydrogen production at atmospheric pressure. Fuel, 276, 1–19.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., Eicker, U., Alzaareer, K., Brahmi, B., & Zellagui, M. (2020). A Novel Data-Energy Management Algorithm for Smart Transformers to Optimize the Total Load Demand in Smart Homes. Energies, 13(18), 4984.
Bazdidi-Tehrani, F., Masoumi-Verki, S., & Gholamalipour, P. (2020). Impact of opening shape on airflow and pollutant dispersion in a wind-driven cross-ventilated model building: Large eddy simulation. Sustainable Cities and Society, 61, 102196.
Salim, F. D., Dong, B., Ouf, M., Wang, Q., Pigliautile, I., Kang, X., Hong, T., Wu, W., Liu, Y., Rumi, S. K., Rahaman, M. S., An, J., Deng, H., Shao, W., Dziedzic, J., Sangogboye, F. C., Kjærgaard, M. B., Kong, M., Fabiani, C., . . . Yan, D. (2020). Modelling urban-scale occupant behaviour, mobility, and energy in buildings: A survey. Building and Environment, 183, 106964.
El-Bayeh, C. Z. (2019). A review on charging strategies of plug-in electric vehicles. Engineering World, 1, 9–33.
Romero Rodríguez, L., Brennenstuhl, M., Yadack, M., Boch, P., & Eicker, U. (2019). Heuristic optimization of clusters of heat pumps: A simulation and case study of residential frequency reserve. Applied Energy, 233–234, 943–958.
Weiler, V., Stave, J., & Eicker, U. (2019). Renewable Energy Generation Scenarios Using 3D Urban Modeling Tools—Methodology for Heat Pump and Co-Generation Systems with Case Study Application †. Energies, 3(19), 3–19.
Verhoef, L. A., Bossert, M., Newman, J., Ferraz, F., Robinson, Z. P., Agarwala, Y., Wolff, P. J., Jiranek, P., & Hellinga, C. (2019). Towards a Learning System for University Campuses as Living Labs for Sustainability. World Sustainability Series, 135–149.
Ouf, M. M., O’Brien, W., & Gunay, B. (2019). On quantifying building performance adaptability to variable occupancy. Building and Environment, 155, 257–267.
De Rosa, M., Brennenstuhl, M., Andrade Cabrera, C., Eicker, U., & Finn, D. P. (2019). An Iterative Methodology for Model Complexity Reduction in Residential Building Simulation. Energies, 12(12), 20.
Hu, J. I. (2019). Part 2: Moral motivation and moral cultivation in Mencius—When one burst of anger brings peace to the world. Philosophy Compass, 14(8).
Hu, J. I. (2019). Part 1: Moral motivation in Mencius—When a child falls into a well. Philosophy Compass, 14(8).
Gunay, H. B., Ouf, M., Newsham, G., & O’Brien, W. (2019). Sensitivity analysis and optimization of building operations. Energy and Buildings, 199, 164–175.
Park, J. Y., Ouf, M. M., Gunay, B., Peng, Y., O’Brien, W., Kjærgaard, M. B., & Nagy, Z. (2019). A critical review of field implementations of occupant-centric building controls. Building and Environment, 165, 106351.
Ouf, M. M., O’Brien, W., & Gunay, H. B. (2019). Optimization of electricity use in office buildings under occupant uncertainty. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 13(1), 13–25.
McDonald, R. I., Mansur, A. V., Ascensão, F., Colbert, M., Crossman, K., Elmqvist, T., Gonzalez, A., Güneralp, B., Haase, D., Hamann, M., Hillel, O., Huang, K., Kahnt, B., Maddox, D., Pacheco, A., Pereira, H. M., Seto, K. C., Simkin, R., Walsh, B., . . . Ziter, C. (2019). Research gaps in knowledge of the impact of urban growth on biodiversity. Nature Sustainability, 3(1), 16–24.
Tamas, R., Ouf, M. M., & O’Brien, W. (2019). A field study on the effect of building automation on perceived comfort and control in institutional buildings. Architectural Science Review, 63(1), 74–86.
Ziter, C. D., Pedersen, E. J., Kucharik, C. J., & Turner, M. G. (2019). Reply to Drescher: Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential to understand and implement climate-resilient strategies in cities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(52), 26155–26156.
Zaareer, K., El-Bayeh, C. Z., & Salem, Q. (2019). Grid-Connected PV Systems: Impact Evaluation & Optimal Allocation and Sizing for Losses Minimization and Voltage Improvement (Jordanian Case Study). Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 12(2), 17–22.
Panchabikesan, K., Ouf, M., Eicker, U., Doma, A., & Newsham, G. (2021, February). Knowledge Discovery of Thermostat Setpoint Profiles in Canadian Households for Building Energy Codes and Standards. ASHRAE Winter Conference, Chicago, USA.
Panchabikesan, K., Ouf, M., Eicker, U., Newsham, G., & Knudsen, H. (2021). Investigating thermostat setpoint preferences in Canadian households. IBPSA USA.
Eicker, U., Schumacher, J., Dabirian, S., Shirzadi, N., & Samareh, S. (2020, October). Planning and simulation of net-zero, carbon neutral and resilient communities, CAE Roadmap to Resilient Ultra-Low Energy Built Environment with Deep Integration of Renewables in 2050. Montreal Symposium, Montreal, Canada.
Chaverri, J., Del Pino, M. A., Schmitt, K. A., & Eicker, U. (2020, September). A framework for gender equality for localizing the SDGs: A first approach from policy to implementation. 8th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD).
Calise, F., Eicker, U., Schumacher, J., & Vicidomini, M. (2020, June). Wastewater treatment plant: model of an activated sludge process for the energy demand analysis. SEED.
El-Bayeh, C. Z. (2020, March). Voltage and Congestion Control in Active Distribution Networks Using Fast Sensitivity Analysis. IEEE. International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries, Marrakech, Morocco.
Eicker, U., & Malmir, T. (2020, February). Theoretical Energy Recovery Potential from Food Waste and Yard Waste in New York and Montreal. International Conference on Food Waste Recovery Techniques and Technologies, London, United Kingdom.
Calise, F., Eicker, U., Schumacher, J., & Vicidomini, M. (2020). Wastewater Treatment Plant: Modelling and Validation of an Activated Sludge Process. Energies, 13(15), 3925.
Eicker, U., Schumacher, J., Dabirian, S., Shirazdi, N., Abolhassani, S. S., Hosseinihaghighi, R., Javadian, S., & Panchabikesan, K. (2020). Planning and Simulation of Net-Zero, Carbon Neutral and Resilient Communities. CAE Roadmap to Resilient Ultra-Low Energy Built Environment with Deep Integration of Renewables In 2050, 26–30.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., Alzaareer, K., Laraki, M. H., Brahmi, B., Kaymanesh, A., Far, S. B., Mougharbel, I., & Eicker, U. (Eds.). (2020). Installation of 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Lebanon: A Comparative Study Between Linear Fresnel and Dish-Stirling. IEEE.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., Alzaareer, K., Brahmi, B., Mougharbel, I., Saad, M., Chandra, A., & Eicker, U. (Eds.). (2020). A Novel Programmable Smart Transformer for Energy Management in Buildings. The 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., Zaareer, K., M.H., Brahmi, B., Panchabikesan, K., Venturini, W., & Eicker, U. (Eds.). (2020). A Comparison between PV and Dish Stirling Systems Towards Self-Sufficient Energy Building in Lebanon.
Lai, C., Feng, G., Li, Z., & Kar, N. C. (2020). Computation-Efficient Decoupled Multiparameter Estimation of PMSMs From Massive Redundant Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 35(10), 10729–10740.
Malmir, T., & Eicker, U. (2020). Theoretical Energy Recovery Potential from Food Waste and Yard Waste in New York and Montréal. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 14(5), 157–161.
Patel, A., Lai, C., Varaha Iyer, K. L., Schlager, G., & Kar, N. C. (2019, December). Investigations on Winding Modeling Techniques for Electrical Stress Analysis in VSI-Fed Traction Electric Machines. 2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India). IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference, India.
Eicker, U., Schumacher, J., Brennenstuhl, M., & Weiler, V. (2019, November). Renewable Energy Supply Concepts for Next Generation Cities Using the Integrated Urban Modeling Platform Insel 4D. ISES Solar World Congress 2019. Solar World Congress, Santiago, Chile.
Brennenstuhl, M., Lust, D., Yadack, M., & Eicker, U. (2019, October). Evolutionary Algorithm Based Demand Response Optimization of a Prosumer Household with Heat Pump and PV in Germany. APEEN Conference Energy Demand Side Management and Electricity Markets, Portugal.
Ge, X., Kremers, E., Yadack, M., & Eicker, U. (2019, September). Simulation-supported quantification of flexibility: assessing the potential for blocks of buildings to participate in demand response markets. 2019 16th International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM). International Conference on the European Energy Market, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
D’Ettorre, F., Brennenstuhl, M., Kathirgamanathan, A., De Rosa, M., Yadack, M., Eicker, U., & Finn, D. P. (2019, May). A set of comprehensive indicators to assess energy flexibility: a case study for residential buildings. In S. Tanabe, H. Zhang, J. Kurnitski, M. Gameiro da Silva, I. Nastase, P. Wargocki, G. Cao, L. Mazzarela, & C. Inard (Eds.), E3S Web of Conferences (p. 04044). EDP Sciences.
Mittelstädt, A., Köhler, S., Kesnar, C., Sihombing, R., Duminil, E., Coors, V., & Eicker, U. (2019). A multi-scale, web-based interface for strategic planning of low-carbon city quarters in International Conference on Urban Informatics. International Conference on Urban Informatics, Hong Kong, China.
Eicker, U., & Lust, D. (2019). Decentralized city district hydrogen storage system based on the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formate. IRES Conference, Germany.
Weiler, V., & Eicker, U. (2019). Individual Domestic Hot Water Profiles for Building Simulation at Urban Scale. Building Simulation 2019: 16th Conference of IBPSA. International Building Performance Simulation Conference, Rome , Italy.
Eicker, U., Schumacher, J., Brennenstuhl, M., & Weiler, V. (2019). Renewable Energy Supply Concepts for Next Generation Cities Using the Integrated Urban Modeling Platform Insel 4D. ISES Solar World Congress 2019.
Mittelstädt, A., Köhler, S., Sihombing, R., Duminil, E., Coors, V., & Eicker, U. (Eds.). (2019). A multi scale, web based interface for strategic planning of low carbon city quarters. ICUI. Hong Kong, China.
Köhler, S., Betz, M., & Eicker, U. (2019). Stochastic generation of household electricity load profiles in 15 minute resolution on building level for whole city quarters. “Energy Challenges for the next Decade.” IAEE European Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Eicker, U. (2020, February 1). Net Zero Energy Strategies and Planning Support Tools for Campuses and Residential Neighborhoods in Germany [Presentation]. ASHRAE Winter Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Hu, J. (2019, December 14–15). Shameless Bullies and Shameless Heroes, 1st International Society of East Asian Philosophy [Presentation]. International Society of East Asian Philosophy International Conference, Tokyo, Japan.
Eicker, U. (2019, December 6). Evaluating the Food-Energy-Water Nexus in an Urban District: Integrated urban modeling using INSEL 4D [Presentation]. American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Conference, New York City, New York, USA.
Ouf, M. (2019, September 2–4). Simulation-based approach to assess occupant-adaptability of buildings [Presentation]. IBPSA Building Simulation Conference, Rome, Italy.
Ouf, M. (2019, September 2–4). Quantifying adaptability of building operations [Presentation]. IBPSA Building Simulation Conference, Rome, Italy.
Hu, J. (2019, July 2–5). Shameless Bullies and Shameless Heroes, 21st International Conference of the International Society for Chinese Philosophy [Presentation]. CBSIG 2019 Conference, Bern, Switzerland.
Eicker, U. (2019, June 11). Renewable energy generation scenarios using the urban modelling platform Insel4D [Presentation]. Solar World Congress, Santiago, Chile.
Ouf, M. (2019, January 12–16). Optimizing Building Performance using Stochastic Occupant Models [Presentation]. ASHRAE Winter Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Léouzon, R. (2021, June 14). Planifier la recharge d’un million de véhicules électriques. Le Devoir.
Lejtenyi, P. (2021, May 3). Charging thousands of electric vehicles simultaneously will be a challenge for cities, writes Concordia researcher. TheSuburban.
Concordia University. (2021, April 19). Claude El-Bayeh on his research into charging methods for electric vehicles [Video]. YouTube.
Eicker, U. (2021, April 9). Create eco-district pilots now to show how to live, work, and play in next-generation cities. The Hill Times.
Eicker, U. (2021, April 9). Rethinking resources towards zero-carbon next-generation cities. The Hill Times.
Kline, A. (2021, April 4). The Future of Montreal. CTV News
Muschi, C. (2021, March 5). Laying the foundation for building a sustainable and resilient city. The Globe and Mail.
Freslon, C. (2021, February 3). Comment peut-on construire des villes réellement intelligentes. URelles - Cabinet conseil en équité, diversité et inclusion pour entreprises innovantes.
Akil, A. (2020, November 26). Let’s Go with Sabrina Marandola. CBC Listen.
Hanes, A. (2020, November 16). Allison Hanes: Concordia at forefront of building next-generation cities with new institute. Montreal Gazette.
Corriveau, J. (2020, November 16). Imaginer les villes du futur. Le Devoir.
Couturier, C. (2020, October 31). Ville intelligente, ville durable? Le Devoir.
Ziter, C. (2020, October 28). To all the Trees I’ve Loved Before. Plant Love Stories.
Eicker, U., Cucuzzella, C., & Athienitis, A. K. (2020, October 6). Opinion: Namur-Hippodrome project can help change how we live. Montreal Gazette.
Ouellette-Vézina, H. (2020, September 11). La pandémie n’aura que peu d’effets sur les changements climatiques. La Presse.
Eicker, U. (2020, May 21). Penser les quartiers de l’avenir. La Presse.
Morriet, O. (2020, March 11). En visant un urbanisme zéro-carbone, Ursula Eicker de l’Université Concordia construit la ville du futur. Le Lien MULTIMÉDIA.
Henrard, P. (2020). Recycling buildings pays off for Natalie Voland. GoPivot.
Descharles, M. (2019, December 6). Researchers collaborate across disciplines to fight climate change. The Globe and Mail.
Concordia University. (2019, November 22). Concordia University Conceiving the NetZero city [Video]. YouTube.
Boutros, M. (2019, October 29). La ville intelligente, levier d’une révolution sociale et écologique. Le Devoir.
Eicker, U. (2019, October 15). Cities can lead the way towards global sustainability. Concordia University Magazine.
Peltier, C. (2019, October 2). Ursula Eicker : « Il n’existe pas encore de villes intelligentes ». Le Monde.
Javadian, Sahar (M.A.Sc. Thesis, Building Engineering, Concordia, 2021): Application of machine learning and deep learning methods for load prediction in institutional buildings [PDF - 3.7 MB]
- Thesis defence: Application of machine learning and deep learning methods for load prediction in institutional buildings [PDF - 4.4 MB]
Samadzadegan, Bahador (M.A.Sc. Thesis, Building Engineering, Concordia, 2021): On the Design and Operation of Heat Pump Systems for Zero Carbon Districts [PDF - 3.9 MB]
- Thesis defence: On the Design and Operation of Heat Pump Systems for Zero Carbon Districts [PDF - 3.8 MB]
HosseiniHaghighi, SeyedehRabeeh (M.A.Sc. Thesis, Building Engineering, Concordia, 2021): Characterizing and Structuring Urban Data for Housing Stock Energy Modeling [PDF - 10 MB]
- Thesis defence: Characterizing and Structuring Urban Data for Housing Stock Energy Modeling [PDF - 16.4 MB]
Farsi, Behnam (M.A.Sc. Thesis, Quality Systems Engineering, Concordia, 2020): On short-term load forecasting using machine learning techniques [PDF - 7.5 MB]
Alzaareer, K., & El-Bayeh, C. Z. (2020, April). Steps toward Smart Energy Self-Sufficient Buildings. IEEE Smart Grid Publications.
Jarry, A. (2020). Dust Silica [Exposition]. Vivo., Arles, France.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., & Alzaareer, K. (2019, August). Energy Management in Smart Grid. IEEE Smart Grid Publications.
El-Bayeh, C. Z., & Alzaareer, K. (2019, June). Control of Smart Distribution Networks for Voltage Correction and Transmission Network Support. IEEE Smart Grid Publications.
Jarry, A. (2019). Dust Agitator 4 MUTEK_IMG. [Artistic Performances/Exhibits]. Société des arts technologiques, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Eicker, U., Noemí Terán de Lober, L., & Cuviella, C. I. (2019). Energy Consumption Reduction in Large Buildings. In A. Colmenar-Santos (Ed.), Alternative Energy Systems in Buildings (pp. 43–76). Nova Science Publishers. (ISBN: 978-1-53614-400-0)
Teran, L., Eicker, U., Cotrado, M., & de Palacio-Rodríguez, C. (2019). Novel systems and Applications in Clean Energy, Energy Science, Engineering and Technology. In Solar Thermal and PV Cooling Systems (1st ed., pp. 1–42). Nova Science Publishers. (ISBN: 978-1-53614-206-8)
Hu, J., & Marshal, C. (Eds.). (2019). Constructing Morality with Mengzi: Three Lessons on Moral Discovery and Meta-ethics. In Comparative Metaethics: Neglected Perspectives on the Foundations of Morality. Routledge. (ISBN: 978-1-03208-797-9)
