I am now a Lecturer at Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA). Prior to joining BUCEA, I was a Post-doc in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, supervised by Prof.Zhe Wang. I received my Ph.D. in Faculty of Architecture, Civil And Transportation Engineering at Beijing University of Technology, supervised by Prof. Wei Wang and Prof. Xiufeng Pang, in 2021. I received my B.Eng. degree in College of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Beijing University of Technology in 2015.
My current research interests lie in building energy system control and flexible energy use in buildings. My broad research interests focus on building retrofitting and energy simulation. I have published over 30 papers 
🔥 News
- $\color{#37a55a}{2022.10 – Funding:}$ 🎉🎉 I was awarded the Sub-project of National Key Research and Development Program, as the PI, working on Development of Energy Load Forecasting Models Across Multiple Time Scales for Net-Zero Carbon Buildings.
- $\color{#37a55a}{2022.08 – Funding:}$ 🎉🎉 I was awarded the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Young Scholars, as the PI, working on Hydraulic and Thermodynamic Analysis of a Multi-Source Looped District Cooling System and Its Control Methods.
📖 Educations and Working Experience
- 2024.12 - now: School of Environment and Energy Engineering, Lecturer, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
- 2022.03 - 2024.09: Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Postdoc, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
- 2021.08 - 2023.07: Building energy system automation control, Postdoc, Beijing University of Technology.
- 2015.07 - 2021.07: Heating, ventilation and Air conditioning, Ph.D., Beijing University of Technology.
- 2011.09 - 2015.07: Heating, ventilation and Air conditioning, Undergraduate, Beijing University of Technology.
📝 Publications
📚 Building System Control
ENERG BUILDINGS 2025Field demonstration of model predictive control for chiller sequencing in large-scale commercial buildings. Li, S., Li, S., Mohebi, P., Wang, D., Ma, M. N., Liu, G., & Wang, Z*.ENERG CONVERS MANAGE 2025Optimizing building energy systems for grid-interactivity, comfort and resilience. Zheng, W., Hu, Z., Wang, D., Wang, Z*.ENERG BUILDINGS 2025Impact analysis of uncertainty in thermal resistor-capacitor models on model predictive control performance. Wang, D., Zheng, W., Li, S., Chen, Y., Lin, X., & Wang, Z*.ENERG BUILDINGS 2025Coordinating variable refrigerant flow system for effective demand response in commercial buildings. Wang, D., Zheng, W., Wang, Z*., Huang, Y., Li, S., Li, D., … & Yan, R.APPL ENERG 2024Economic model predictive control for building HVAC system: A comparative analysis of model-based and data-driven approaches using the BOPTEST Framework. Zheng, W., Wang, D., & Wang, Z*.J BUILD ENG 2024Field demonstration of priority stack-based controls in an office building for demand response. Wang, D., Zheng, W., Li, S., Li, D., Li, S., Li, B., & Wang, Z*.SUSTAIN ENERGY TECHN 2024Model predictive control for thermal comfort and energy optimization of an air handling unit system in airport terminals using occupant feedback. Ma, K., Wang, D.*, Sun, Y., Wang, W., & Gu, X.J BUILD ENG 2023Comparative study of model-based and model-free reinforcement learning control performance in HVAC systems. Gao, C., & Wang, D.*ENERG BUILDINGS 2023Modelling variable refrigerant flow system for control purpose. Wang, D., Li, M., Guo, M., Shi, Q., Zheng, C., Li, D., … & Wang, Z*.ENERG 2023Optimal load dispatch of multi-source looped district cooling systems based on energy and hydraulic performances. Gao, C.#, Wang, D.#, Sun, Y., Wang, W., & Zhang, X.APPL THERM ENG 2023Comparison of reinforcement learning and model predictive control for building energy system optimization. Wang, D., Zheng, W., Wang, Z.*, Wang, Y., Pang, X., & Wang, W.ENERG BUILDINGS 2023Field test of Model Predictive Control in residential buildings for utility cost savings. Wang, D., Chen, Y., Wang, W., Gao, C., & Wang, Z*.ENERG BUILDINGS 2023Reinforcement learning control strategy for differential pressure setpoint in large-scale multi-source looped district cooling system. Wang, D., Gao, C., Sun, Y., Wang, W.*, & Zhu, S.
📚 Building Energy and Flexibility
RENEW SUST ENERG REV 2025A comprehensive review on definitions, development, and policies of net-zero carbon buildings (nZCBs). Wang, D., Lin, Y*.J ENERGY STORAGE 2025A generalized flexibility potential quantification method of active thermal energy storage system for grid-interactive efficient buildings. Fan, P., Wang, D.*, Sun, Y., & Wang, W.ENERG 2024A novel multi-energy load forecasting method based on building flexibility feature recognition technology and multi-task learning model integrating LSTM. Fan, P., Wang, D.*, Wang, W., Zhang, X., & Sun, Y.ENERG BUILDINGS 2024Quantifying the potential of load flexibility for building HVAC system using model predictive control strategy. Wang, D., Zheng, W., Wang, Z.*, Wu, Z., Shen, B., & Tian, S.BUILD SIMUL 2022Evaluation of the relative differences in building energy simulation results. Wang, D., Pang, X.*, Wang, W., Wan, C., & Wang, G.BUILD SIMUL 2020Evaluation of the dynamic energy performance gap of green buildings: Case studies in China. Wang, D., Pang, X.*, Wang, W., Qi, Z., Ji, Y., & Yin, R.APPL SCI 2019Assessment of the potential of high-performance buildings to achieve zero energy: A case study. Wang, D., Pang, X.*, Wang, W., Qi, Z., Li, J., & Luo, D.ENERG BUILDINGS 2018A study of city-level building energy efficiency benchmarking system for China. Wei, Z., Xu, W.*, Wang, D., Li, L., Niu, L., Wang, W., … & Song, Y.
📚 Building Device
SOL ENERGY 2025Precision Classification for Anomaly Detection in Photovoltaic Cells via Optimal Transport Theory. Kang, N., Hu, W.*, Wang, D., & Xu, R.J ENERGY STORAGE 2025Numerical models with an equivalent thermal conductivity approach for heat release characteristic in densely packed PCM-based finned-tube heat exchangers. Hu, W., Bai, Y., Chang, M., Du, Y., & Wang, D.*APPL THERM ENG 2025Numerical characterization of heat transfer in a convection-enhanced perforated Tube-Plate radiant heat exchanger. Hu, W., Du, Y., Hu, P., & Wang, D.*RENEW ENERG 2024Quantifying the benefits of BIPV windows in urban environment under climate change: A comparison of three Chinese cities. Chen, L., Sun, Y., Zhang, N., Yang, J.*, & Wang, D.RENEW ENERG 2022A predictive control strategy for electrochromic glazing to balance the visual and thermal environmental requirements: Approach and energy-saving potential assessment. Sun, Y., Hao, Y., Wang, D.*, Wang, W., Deng, S., Qi, H., & Xue, P.HEAT TRANSF RES 2018Semiempirical dimensionless correlations of a dynamic frosting process under practical conditions for an air source heat pump. Wang, D., Sun, Y., Wang, W.*, Guo, Q., & Liu, J.
(Updated July 2025)
🎖 Honors and Awards
💬 Invited Talks
- 2024.12: 北京能源学会“青年科技人才学术沙龙交流”活动, 基于模型预测控制的建筑需求响应技术研究
- 2024.05: Asian University Alliance (AUA) Seminar on Smart and low carbon city, Predicting building load flexibility using thermal-resistance and thermal-capacity model
💻 Teaching
- Undergraduate course, 建筑环境测试技术, Fall Semester.
- Undergraduate course, 暖通空调检测与控制, Fall Semester.