Conference Chair

Welcome to IAQVEC 2026, the 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation, and Energy Conservation. As the Conference President, I am thrilled to host this gathering of brilliant minds dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and healthy built environment. Our theme, “Envisioning the Future: Innovations in Research and Technology for a Better Reality,” encapsulates our mission to explore cutting-edge solutions for a brighter tomorrow. I am excited to witness the impactful discussions, collaborations, and insights that will unfold during our time together.

I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the dedicated members of our organizing committee and board, and the scientific committee for their tireless efforts in shaping this event. Their commitment to fostering excellence in research and innovation is truly commendable. IAQVEC 2026 is more than an event; it’s a testament to our collective commitment to advancing building science, engineering, and architecture for the benefit of society and the planet.

Joon-Ho Choi (Professor, Director of the Human-Building Intelligence Center)
Building Science, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, California, US

Venue Chair

Jiachen Zhang
University of Southern California, US

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to IAQVEC 2026 at the University of Southern California. As the Venue Chair, I am especially proud to host this year’s conference here in Los Angeles, a city whose challenges and innovations in air quality, energy, and climate resonate deeply with the themes of IAQVEC. My own research explores the connections between urban climate, air quality, and human well-being, and I see this conference as a unique opportunity to bring together perspectives from around the world to advance healthier and more sustainable built environments. Having you all here at USC is both an honor and an inspiration!

I would also like to take a moment to recognize the tremendous support that has gone into making this event possible. The USC facilities staff, as well as many colleagues and students across the university have worked tirelessly to ensure a welcoming and well-equipped venue for your discussions and collaborations. Their efforts, alongside those of our organizing and scientific committees, make it possible for us to focus on what matters most—sharing knowledge, forging new partnerships, and envisioning solutions for the future. I hope you find the program stimulating, the venue supportive, and your time in Los Angeles both rewarding and memorable.

Organizing Committee

Local Steering Committee

Douglas Noble
University of Southern California

Marc Schiler
University of Southern California

Karen Kensek
University of Southern California

Gideon Susman
WSP, Inc.

Pablo La Roche
California State University

Local Steering Committee

Douglas Noble
University of Southern California

Marc Schiler
University of Southern California

Karen Kensek
University of Southern California

Gideon Susman
WSP, Inc.

Pablo La Roche
California State University

Program Operation and Proceedings Committee

Yunjeong (Leah) Mo
Chair
Iowa State University

Xiang (Jason) Zhang
Member
Arizona State University

Farzad Hashemi
Member
University of Texas at San Antonio

Marketing, Communications, and Award Committee

Soowon Chang
Chair
Purdue University

Claudio Martani
Member
ETH Zürich

Deniz Besiktepe
Member
Purdue University

Design and Publications Committee

Soomeen Hahm
Chair
University of Southern California

Igor Pantic
Member
Studio Igor Pantic Ltd.

Charles Allen
Member
Williams Blackstock Architects
Samford University

Topical Chairs

Dongwoo (Jason) Yeom
Topical Chair Lead / Conference Steering Chair
Clemson University

Lexuan Zhong
Indoor air quality and Ventilation
The University of Alberta

Adrian Chong
Building technology and performance
National University of Singapore

Sasan Sadrizadeh
Thermal comfort
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Rahman Azari
Energy efficiency, conservation, renewable energy, and embodied carbon
Penn State University

Ulrike Passe
Health, Wellbeing, and Human Behaviors in the Built Environment
Iowa State University

Mathew Schwartz
Generative AI in the Sustainable Built Environment
New Jersey Institute of Technology

Elham Fini
Sustainable Building Materials and Circular Economy
Arizona State University

Julian Wang
Visual (lighting and daylighting) quality/Acoustic quality
Pennsylvania State University

JuneYoung Park
Smart cities and green infrastructures
The University of Texas at Arlington

Zahra Jandaghian
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience, and Environmental Policy
National Research Council Canada

Mentorship Chair

Simi Hoque
Drexel University

Conference Technical
Support Lead

Saba Imani
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Student Leadership Chair

Ian Chiu
Pennsylvania State University

Student Website and Operation Committee

Yifan Zhang
University of Southern California

Ghazal Chizarian
University of Southern California

Shu Liu
University of Southern California

National Organizing Committee

Name	Affiliated Organization
Josephine Lau	University of Nebraska–Lincoln, US
Julian Wang	Pennsylvania State University, US
Lexuan Zhong	University of Alberta, Canada
Matthew Schwartz	New Jersey Institute of Technology, US
Ming Hu	University of Notre Dame, US
Rahman Azari	Pennsylvania State University, US
Seungjae Lee	University of Toronto, Canada
Simi Hoque	Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Soowon Chang	Purdue University, US
Ulrike Passe	Iowa State University, US
Wonhee Ko	New Jersey Institute of Technology, US
Zahra Jandaghian	National Research Council of Canada, Canada

International Organizing Committee

Name	Affiliated Organization
Adrian Chong Zhun Min	National University of Singapore, Singapore
Andrea Martinez	University of Concepcion, Chile
Bin Cao	Tsinghua University, China
Dolaana Khovalyg	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Dong Chen	CSIRO Energy, Australia
Gloria Pignatta	University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Jaewoon Jeong	Hanyang University, Korea
Moon Keun Kim	Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Ongun Berk Kazanci	Technical University of Denmark
Parham Mirzaei Ahranji	University of Nottingham, U.K.
Sasan Sadrizadeh	KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Sihwan Lee	Nagoya University, Japan
Taeyeon Kim	Yonsei University, Korea

Scientific Committee

Name	Affiliated Organization
Adrian Chong	National University of Singapore, Singapore
Akashi Mochida	Tohoku University, Japan
Akihito Ozaki	Kyushu University, Japan
Andrea Martinez	University of Concepcion, Chile
Andreas Wagner	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Antonio Martinez-molina	Drexel University, US
Arsen Melikov	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
Arup Bhattacharya	Louisiana State University, US
Atila Novoselac	The University of Texas at Austin, US
Aya Hagishima	Kyushu University, Japan
Bin Zhao	Tsinghua University, China
Bing Dong	Syracuse University, China
Borong Lin	Tsinghua University, China
Brendon Burley	Burdette, Koehler, Murphy & Associates, US
Byoungyong Park	Hanbat National University, Korea
Byoungyun Lee	Soongsil University, Korea
Cao Bin	Tsinghua University, China
Catherine Noakes	University of Leeds, UK
Chandra Sekhar	National University of Singapore, Singapore
Changho Jung	University of Suwon, Korea
Chao Ding	Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, US
Cheol Soo Park	Seoul National University, Korea
Chul Kim	Pukyong National University, Korea
Chungyoon Chun	Yonsei University, Korea
Daewook Shin	Kunsan National University, Korea
Dahai Qi	Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Daisuke Ogura	Kyoto University, Japan
Deokoh Woo	University of Maryland, US
Dolaana Khovalyg	Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne, Switzerland
Donghwa Kang	Chung-Ang University, Korea
Donghyun Rim	Pennsylvania State Univerisity, US
Donghyun Seo	Air Solution Laboratory, Korea
Douaa Al-Assaad	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Douglas Noble	University of Southern California, US
Ehsan Mousavi	Clemson University, US
Elhan Fini	Arizona State University, US
Enrico Fabrizio	Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Farzad Hashemi	UTSA Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design, US
Fujen Wang	National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan
Geunyoung Yoon	Kyung Hee University, Korea
Go Iwashita	Tokyo City University, Japan
Guangyu Cao	Norway University, Norway
Guoqiang Zhang	Hunan University, China
Gupyo Hong	Kangwon National University, Korea
Gwangho Lee	Korea University, Korea
Gyunam Lee	Pukyong National University, Korea
Gyuyeob Jeon	Jeju National University, South Korea
Hideki Tanaka	Nagoya University, Japan
Hiroshi Yoshino	Tohuku University, US
Hong Chen	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Hongshan Guo	The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hua Ge	Concordia University, Canada
Huijeong Kim	University of Kansas, US
Hyoungwook Ahn	Ajou University, Korea
Hyunwoo Lim	Konkuk University, Korea
Iason Konstantzos	University of Nebraska–Lincoln, US
Igor Pantic	University of Belgrade, Serbia
Ivo Martinac	Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Jae Yong Suk	University of California, Davis, US
Jae-Weon Jeong	Hanyang University, Korea
Jaehan Lim	Ewha Womans University, Korea
Jaewan Joe	Inha University, Korea
Janghoo Seo	Kookmin Univ., South Korea
Jarek Kurnitski	Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
Jay Zhao	Delos Lab, US
JeeHee Lee	Chung-Ang University, Korea
Jensen Zhang	Syracuse University, US
Jiachen Zhang	University of Southern California, US
Jian-lei Niu	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Jihyun Park	Ewha Womans University, Korea
Jinkyoon Cho	Hanbat National University, Korea
Jinwoo Moon	Chung-Ang University, Korea
John Zhai	University of Colorado Boulder, US
Jongwon Lee	Keimyung University, Korea
Jongyun Lim	Kangwon National University, Korea
Joon-Seok Park	Hanyang University, Korea
Josephine Lau	University of Nebraska–Lincoln Directory, US
Joud Al Dakheel	BUILDERS École d’ingénieurs, France
Joyce Kim	University of Waterloo, US
Juwook Kim	Chosun University, Korea
Kazuhide Ito	Kyushu University, Japan
Kazuyo Tsuzuki	Kansai University, Japan
Kenichi Hasegawa	Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Kwok wai Tham	National University of Singapore, Singapore
Kyeongsuk Lee	West New England University, US
Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue	University of Turin, Italy
Lexuan Zhong	University of Alberta, Canada
Liangzhu Leon Wang	Concordia University, Canada
Lidia Morawska	Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Liu Shichao	Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US
M.C. Jeffrey Lee	National Taichung University of science and technology, Taiwan
Madhavi Indraganti	Qatar University, Kuwait
Manoj Kumar Singh	Shiv Nadar University, India
Marcel Schweiker	RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Marco Perino	Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Maria Ferrara	Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Marianne Touchie	University of Toronto, Canada
Masanori Shukuya	Tokyo City University, Japan
Masaya Okumiya	Nagoya University, Japan
Mathew Schwartz	New Jersey Institute of Technology, US
Mazdak Nik-Bakht	Concordia University, Canada
Menghao Qin	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
Mengtao Han	Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Ming Hu	University of Notre Dame, US
Minhwi Kim	Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea
Minjae Shin	Hanyang University, Korea
Minki Sung	Sejong University, Korea
Miriam Bahrar	Université de Lyon, Fance
Mohamed EL Mankibi	Université de Lyon, France
Mohammad Kamal	Aligarh Muslim University, India
Mojtaba Parsaee	Mississippi State University, US
Moonkeun Kim	Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
Morteza Hosseini	Aalborg University, Denmark
Nan Wang	Northwestern University, US
Naoki Kagi	Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Nari Yoon	Ajou University, Korea
Ongun Berk Kazanci	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
Pablo La Roche	California State University, US
Patrice Blondeau	La Rochelle Université, France
Pawel Wargocki	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark
Peng Du	Thomas Jefferson University, US
Per K. Heiselberg	Aalborg University, Denmark
Philomena Bluyssen	Delft University of Technology, Netherland
Qingyan Chen	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Qiuhua (Lisa) Duan	University of Alabama, US
Rahman Azari	The Pennsylvania State University, US
Richard de Dear	University of Sydney, Australia
Ruchi Choudhary	University of Cambridge, UK
Ruifeng Zheng	Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China
Ryuichiro Yoshie	Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan
Sanghoon Park	Incheon National University, South Korea
Sangtae No	Korea National University of Transportation, South Korea
Satoru Iizuka	Nagoya University, Japan
Satoru Takada	Kobe University, Japan
Sayaka Kindaichi	Hiroshima University, Japan
Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Shaikh Salim	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Shi-Jie Cao	Southeast University, China
Shinji Yoshida	Nara Women’s University, Japan
Shiva Pooladvand	Arizona State University, US
Sihwan Lee	Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Somayeh Azadi	University of Virginia, US
Soomeen Hahm	University of Southern California, US
Stefano Schvion	University of California, Berkeley, US
Sumin Kim	Yonsei University, Korea
Sungjin Chang	Gyeongsang National University, Korea
Sungmin Yoon	Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Sungrok Do	Hanbat National University, Korea
Sunhye Moon	University of Seoul, Korea
Taeyeon Kim	Yonsei University, Korea
Taro Mori	Hokkaido University, Japan
Tengfei Zhang	Tianjin University, China
Tomonobu Goto	Tohoku University, Japan
Tomonori Sakoi	Shinshu University, Japan
Tomoyuki Chikamoto	Ritsumeikan University, Japan
Toshiharu Ikaga	Keio University, Japan
Tsay Yaw-Shyan	National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Umberto Berardi	International Association of Building Physics, Italy
Weili Xu	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
Weiron Zhang	Beijing University of Technology, China
Wilmer Pasut	Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Wonjun Choi	Chonnam National University, Korea
Wooyoung Jung	University of Arizona, US
Xiang (Jason) Zhang	Arizona State University, US
Xianting Li	Tsinghua University, China
Xiaofeng Li	Tsinghua University, China
Xiaohua Liu	Tsinghua University, China
Xu Han	University of Notre Dame, US
Xudong Yang	Tsinghua University, China
Yanxiao Feng	New Jersey Institute of Technology, US
Yasunori Akashi	University of Tokyo, Japan
Yinping Zhang	Tsinghua University, China
Yong Chao Zhai	Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China
Yoshihide Tominaga	Niigata Institute of Technology, Japan
Yoshihisa Momoi	University of Fukui, Japan
Younghum Cho	Yeungnam University, Korea
Youngjin Hwang	Illinois Institute of Technology, US
Youngsu Kim	Chung-Ang University, Korea
Yuguo Li	The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yujin Nam	Pusan National University, South Korea
Yukihiro Masuda	Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Yun-Shang Chiou	National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Yunkyu Yi	University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, US

Call for Abstracts Deadline EXTENDED!

Committee

Conference Chair

Venue Chair

Local Steering Committee

Local Steering Committee

Program Operation and Proceedings Committee

Marketing, Communications, and Award Committee

Design and Publications Committee

Topical Chairs

Mentorship Chair

Conference TechnicalSupport Lead

Student Leadership Chair

Student Website and Operation Committee

National Organizing Committee

International Organizing Committee

Scientific Committee

Conference Technical
Support Lead