Paper by BSE PhD Student Wins at International Conference

Mr Maomao HU, a PhD student in the Department of Building Services Engineering (BSE) supervised by Dr Linda XIAO, has won the 1st place and US$1,000 in a Student Paper Competition at the 5th International High Performance Buildings Conference held in Purdue University, USA, from 9 to 12 July 2018. Mr HU’s paper was entitled “Model Predictive Control of Inverter Air Conditioners Responding to Real-Time Electricity Prices in Smart Grids.”

Held every two years, this international conference provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners from all over the world to discuss current engineering advances, problems and solutions for high performance building technology.