• Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London (2007)
• Engineering Doctorate in Systems from the University of Bristol, UK (2012) jointly with Buro Happold Ltd. as a research engineer
• Post-doc at the Laboratory for Building Science and Technology, Empa & Dept of Architecture, ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2014-2014)
• Group leader at the Urban Energy Systems Laboratory, Empa, Switzerland (2014-2016)

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• 25 years’ engineering experience in energy and buildings systems design, economics and public policy.
• Expertise in public utility regulation, government policy and legislation, energy efficiency and demand-side management, building and safety standards, renewable energy and decarbonization of buildings and energy systems.
• Commissioner with the BC Utilities Commission, 2021-present.
• Former Executive Director, BC Building and Safety Standards Branch, 2017-2021.
• Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering with Environmental Engineering Option and Minor in Peace and Conflict Studies – University of Waterloo, 1994.
• Masters of Resource Management; Energy and Materials Research Group – Simon Fraser University, 1997.

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Mohammad Haris Shamsi earned a Master of Science degree in Energy Technologies in 2016 under a dual-degree mobility program organised by the company KIC InnoEnergy from Instituto Superior Tecnico and Uppsala University. Haris is an electrical engineer with a specialization in energy engineering and management.    Haris was awarded a PhD in 2020 under the supervision of Dr. James O’Donnell at University College Dublin. His research focused on the formulation of reduced-order models to estimate the integrated end-use demand. Over the course of his PhD research, Haris extensively collaborated in different projects that focused on urban building stock modeling, data-driven building energy modeling, PV system optimization for neighborhoods, development of a DESTEST framework and district scale energy systems modeling. His research interests include building energy modeling, grey-box models, data-driven models, machine learning, system identification and uncertainty analysis.

Education Background:

• B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University (India)
• M.Eng, Energy Systems, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)

After completing his masters education, Rajeev worked at an energy efficiency consortium consisting of gas and electric utilities, followed by an operations role with a community solar administrator in the Northeast United States. Rajeev’s research is focused on exploring data-driven building energy solutions to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption, thereby increasing their resilience to climate change. When not studying, Rajeev loves to photograph landscapes and wildlife, hike mountains, and play computer games when the former activities become undoable.   Research Interests: 

• Renewable energy systems
• Building energy modeling
• Data analysis
• Carbon emissions reduction

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UBC (2016)

• Industry Experience:

  • Energy Modelling
  • Building Performance
  • Mechanical Design - Research Interests:
  • Robust Building Design
  • Archetype Modelling
  • Effective Data Communication

Education:

• PhD Candidate in Civil Engineering, University of Victoria
• Masters in Energy and Architecture, University of Tehran (Honor student with outstanding student project award)
• Bachelor’s in Architectural Engineering, National University of Iran

Work experiences:

• Energy Specialist and Assistant Architect (2013-2021)
• Lecturer in Sustainability and Building Simulation (2014-2021)

Research interest:

• Life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Building Energy Simulation
• Artificial Intelligence in Architecture
• Low-carbon Architecture

• Bachelor of Engineering from UVIC (2020)

  • Major in Civil Engineering
  • Minor in Computer Science

• Research Interests:

  • Building and Energy System Simulation and Optimization
  • Machine Learning

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from UVic (2021)
• Work Experience:
  • Various co-op positions as a software developer programming mainly in web technologies
  • Many years in the hotel industry, mostly as a banquet server/supervisor
  • A few years as an audio/visual tech working at hotels around Victoria

In his spare time, Bryan plays ice hockey, volunteers at the Victoria Humane Society because he loves animals, and enjoys a round of disc golf with his friends when he can. Bryan is always looking to learn new programming and system administration skills.

• Education:
  • Masters of Liberal Arts, in Social Justice and Community Engagement
• Research Interests
  • Community Efforts to a Sustainable Future
  • Just Transitions

In her spare time Jessica spends much of her time outside, hiking, rock climbing, snowboarding, or paddling. An avid reader and life long learner Jessica is always eager for a new opporunity to learn, connect and grow.