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Aikaterini Chatzivasileiadi M.Arch, MSc, PhD

Dr Aikaterini Chatzivasileiadi

M.Arch, MSc, PhD

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Available for postgraduate supervision

Teams and roles for Aikaterini Chatzivasileiadi

Overview

I am a Senior Lecturer at the Welsh School of Architecture and Deputy Chair of BSc Year 2 with an expertise in electrical energy storage technologies in buildings. Over the past few years, my research has focused on digital twins, the use of computational methods in architectural design, building performance simulation and digital fabrication using sustainable materials. I am module coordinator for Architectural Technology 2, dissertation supervisor for PGT and and MArch, while contributing to other UG and PGT modules.

External activities

IET Standards technical committee member - for the Code of Practice for electrical energy storage systems (2024, 3rd ed).

Advisory Board committee member in the H2020 ‘MiniStor’ project, led by IERC, Ireland.

Woodknowledge Wales consultation team member for the Building Performance Evaluation Guide for homes (in collaboration with Cardiff Metropolitan University).

Editor of the 6th issue of the ArchiDOCT e-journal, on Eco-Architecture.

Publication

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Thesis

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Research

 

Research interests

My research interests span over the following areas:

  • Energy use in buildings and communities
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy storage in the built environment
  • Building performance simulation
  • Use of digital methods in architectural design

Happy to supervise PhD students in the above areas.

Current and recent projects

  • Cardiff and Wyoming Collaboration for Advancing Modern Practices in Urban Sustainability (CAMPUS): Integrating digital twins and energy models for resilient communities. (Cardiff PI, Cardiff-Wyoming seed grant, UoW PI: Dr Aysha Demir).
  • Assessing the kitchen ventilation strategies in the context of net zero homes. Nexus between user behaviour and indoor air quality (Co-I, EPSRC-DTP PhD studentship, PI: Dr Satish BK)
  • Integrating digital twins and energy models in teaching and learning (PI, Cardiff University Summer LTA internship)
  • Analytical Modelling and Machine Learning for Sustainable Construction in the Built Environment (Co-I, EPSRC IAA follow up fund, PI: Prof Wassim Jabi)
  • Analytical Modelling and Machine Learning for Sustainable Construction in the Built Environment (Co-I, EPSRC IAA, PI: Prof Wassim Jabi)
  • Enhancing the representation of architectural space in 3D modelling environments (Research Associate, The Leverhulme Trust, PI: Prof Wassim Jabi, Co-I: Dr Robert Aish, Co-I: Dr Simon Lannon, Cardiff University and University College London)
  • Computing craft: manufacturing of cob structures using robotically controlled 3D printing (Research Associate, Connected Everything (Industrial Systems in the Digital Age) - EPSRC via University of Nottingham, PI: Prof Wassim Jabi, Co-I: Dr Alejandro Veliz-Reyes, Cardiff University and the University of Plymouth)
  • Smart Operation of Low Carbon Energy Regions (SOLCER) (Research Assistant, PI: Prof. Phil Jones, Co-I: Dr Jo Patterson)
  • Smart Grid Training and Application Resource Center (GridSTAR Center) (Visiting Researcher, PI: Prof. David Riley, PennState University)
  • The choice and architectural implications of battery storage technologies in residential buildings (PhD Thesis, Cardiff University).
  • Investigating the synergy of non-manifold topology and machine learning in BIM-based design development (PI, Cardiff University summer internship).
  • Enhancing the representation of architectural entities through non-manifold topology (PI, Cardiff University summer internship).
  • Modular cob bricks for small-scale robotic fabrication: design, manufacturing and testing (PI, Cardiff University summer internship).
  • The potential of non-manifold topology applications in architectural design: applications in spatial reasoning and structural analysis (PI, Cardiff University summer internship).

 

 

Teaching

I'm currently leading the Architectural Technology 2 module (BSc Year 2).

I am the Deputy Chair for BSc Year 2. I am also providing technical lectures at undergraduate and postgraduate level and I supervise MArch, PGT dissertations and doctoral research relevant to my research subject areas.

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

 

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer at the Welsh School of Architecture (WSA), Cardiff University, UK. I hold a PhD in Architecture and an MSc in Environmental Design of Buildings, both from the WSA, Cardiff University, as well as an MArch from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. I have practiced architecture at A. Tombazis and Associates Architects in Greece and have worked on national and international projects.

Prior to becoming a Lecturer, I was a Research Associate at the WSA. My research there focussed on two projects; the first one was an inter-disciplinary project in collaboration with UCL on enhancing the representation of architectural space in 3D modelling environments. It was funded by the Leverhulme Trust and one of the outcomes of this research is a software development kit and plug-in that enables logical, hierarchical and topological representation of spaces and entities, called 'Topologic'. Check out the project's website here: www.topologic.app. The second project, in collaboration with the University of Plymouth, was on the 3D printing of sustainable earthen materials, namely cob, and was funded by the EPSRC.

My PhD research was on the integration of battery storage technologies in residential buildings. In line with my research and sitting in the IET technical committee, I have been collaborating with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), contributing to the development of a Code of Practice on the integration of battery storage technologies in buildings, which was published in 2017. During my PhD, I also worked in the Solcer project on the analysis of monitoring data from retrofitted dwellings with PV and integrated battery storage technologies. I also served as a visiting researcher at PennState University, US, where I investigated a demand response use case for the Li-ion battery in the zero net-energy research home of the GridSTAR Center.

Honours and awards

  • First prize in the Innovation Challenge competition, within Cardiff University and regionally, Cardiff University Enterprise (2013)
  • Regional finalist of Wales and South West of England, FameLab (2013)
  • First prize for the best waterwheel design, BRE PhD Open Days Conference (2012)

Professional memberships

  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers member
  • Institution of Engineering and Technology member
  • World Society of Sustainable Energy Technology member
  • Registered architect in the Technical Chamber of Greece

Academic positions

  • 2019 - present: Lecturer, WSA, Cardiff University
  • 2016-2019: Research Associate, WSA, Cardiff University
  • 2015 - 2016: Tutor, MSc Sustainable Mega-buildings, WSA, Cardiff University
  • 2014 - 2015: Research Assistant, WSA, Cardiff University
  • 2014: Visiting researcher, PennState University, US

Committees and reviewing

  • Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) technical committee member
  • Peer reviewer in Energy and Buildings
  • Peer reviewer in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Peer reviewer in Architectural Science Review

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the following areas:

  • Energy use in buildings and communities
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy storage
  • Building performance simulation
  • Use of digital methods in the architectural design process

Current supervision

Scott Harper Harper

Scott Harper Harper

Weronika Tadrak Tadrak

Weronika Tadrak Tadrak

Contact Details

Email [email protected]
Telephone +44 29208 70633
Campuses Bute Building, Room 1.36, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3NB

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