Collaboration & Research Funding

Working Together on Reseach & Innovation

I actively collaborate with academic, industry, and public‑sector partners on projects that advance building performance analysis, thermal/energy performance, building performance simulation, and digital methods for evaluating buildings in use. My collaborations span Europe, the UK, Asia, and North America, and include both fundamental research and applied, practice‑oriented innovation.

Areas if Collaborative Interest

• Building performance analysis and evaluation

• Building performance simulation and modelling

• Thermal building physics and climate‑responsive design

• Performance gaps between predicted and measured performance

• Monitoring, data analysis and intelligent computing

• Building operation under changing environmental conditions

• High‑performance buildings and retrofit strategies

• Digital twins and data‑driven building operation

• Decision‑support methods for architecture and engineering

Experience with Research Funding and Consortia

Track Record as Principal Investigator (Selection)

• RSE Saphire Grant – Occupant Behavioural Freedom (2023–2024)

• SBRI Healthcare – PredictOR Carbon Analytics (2022–2023)

• Innovate UK Smart Grant – HOSP: Hospital Operations for Sustainable Productivity (2020)

• British Council Newton Fund – High Performance Buildings (2020)

• EPSRC eViz – Energy Visualisation for Carbon Reduction (Joint PI)

• EPSRC First Grant – Thermal Performance Risks Under Climate Change

• Royal Academy of Engineering / Leverhulme Trust – Senior Research Fellowship

• EU ESF–CUC – Thermography for Thermal Assessment

• Multiple Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs)

Track Record as Co‑Investigator (Selection)

• UL Research Institutes – Sustainable and Fire Resilient Built Environment (SAFR‑BE)

• Energimyndigheten – openBIM to BEM (oBtoB)

• EU Horizon 2020 EnerGAware – Energy Behaviour in Social Housing

• UK DECC – Smart Heating Controls & Thermal Imaging Projects

• Industry‑focused R&D collaborations with energy, housing, and manufacturing partners.

Funding Bodies and Agencies

I have experience with (and have reviewed proposals for) many major funding bodies internationally, including:

• UK funding bodies: EPSRC, NERC, AHRC, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society

• European funding bodies: ERC, EU Horizon, EU FP7, EU ESF

• Nordic/European science foundations: RCN, FWF, GACR, FWO, Academy of Finland

• Asian and Middle‑Eastern agencies: ISF, QNRF, South Korea research programmes

• North American agencies: NSERC, Canada Foundation for Innovation

• Specialist innovation schemes: Innovate UK, DECC, KTP programmes

Forms of Collaboration

I am particularly interested in 

• Joint research proposals (Horizon Europe, Formas, other Swedish national and international calls)

• Collaborative PhD supervision

• International research consortia

• Practice‑based research with industry and public partners

• Any project in the realm of building simulation, modelling, and evaluation

What I bring to Collaborative Projects

• Methodological depth in simulation, monitoring, and analysis

• Experience leading complex multi‑partner projects

• Strong publication and dissemination record

• Cross‑disciplinary collaboration skills

• International research networks

• Experience in research impact and knowledge exchange

How to Initiate a Collaboration

To start a conversation, please include:

• A brief description of the idea or challenge

• Funding call and deadline (if known)

• Envisaged roles (e.g., Co‑I, WP Lead, Steering Group member)

• Disciplines and other partners involved

• Expected timelines