Publications

Year 2024Title (+DOI link) Ten questions concerning statistical data analysis in human-centric buildings research: A focus on thermal comfort investigationsPublication Building and EnvironmentAuthors Matteo Favero, Salvatore Carlucci, Giorgia Chinazzo, Jan Kloppenborg Møller, Marcel Schweiker, Marika Vellei, Andrew SontaType JournalCode Quarto
Year 2024Title (+DOI link) A multi-task deep reinforcement learning-based recommender system for co-optimizing energy, comfort, and air quality in commercial buildings with humans-in-the-loopPublication Data-Centric EngineeringAuthors Stephen Xia, Peter Wei, Yanchen Liu, Andrew Sonta, Xiaofan JiangType JournalCode
Year 2024Title (+DOI link) Mind the hazard: Modeling and interpreting comfort with personalized sensingPublication BuildSysAuthors Yufei Zhang, Matteo Favero, Patrick Chwalek, Sailin Zhong, Denis Lalanne, Joseph A Paradiso, Clayton Miller, Andrew SontaType ConferenceCode
Year 2024Title (+DOI link) A data-driven framework for occupant-centric demand flexibility potential evaluation at scalePublication BuildSysAuthors Yufei Zhang, Yang Deng, Rui Liang, Yaohui Liu, Dan Wang, Andrew SontaType ConferenceCode
Year 2024Title (+DOI link) Understanding mobility behaviour in large housing estates: A critical application of the 15-minute city conceptPublication AESOP Annual Conference ProceedingsAuthors Sandra Treija, Alisa Koroļova, Uģis Bratuškins, Andrew Sonta, Stefanie Rößler, Robert Hecht, Melinda Benkő, Thomas Verbeek, Elena DimitrovaType ConferenceCode
Year 2023Title (+DOI link) Rethinking walkability: Exploring the relationship between urban form and neighborhood social cohesionPublication Sustainable Cities and SocietyAuthors Andrew Sonta, Xiaofan JiangType JournalCode Github
Year 2023Title (+DOI link) OccuVAE: Integrating unsupervised occupancy inference in data-driven energy modeling for human-centric operationPublication BuildSysAuthors Yufei Zhang, Andrew SontaType ConferenceCode
Year 2023Title (+DOI link) RECA: A multi-task deep reinforcement learning-based recommender system for co-optimizing energy, comfort and air quality in commercial buildingsPublication BuildSysAuthors Stephen Xia, Peter Wei, Yanchen Liu, Andrew Sonta, Xiaofan JiangType ConferenceCode
Year 2023Title (+DOI link) Detailed case studiesPublication Occupant-Centric Simulation-Aided Building DesignAuthors Tareq Abuimara, Attila Kopányi, Jean Rouleau, Ye Kang, Andrew Sonta, et al.Type Book ChapterCode
Year 2022Title (+DOI link) A global building occupant behavior databasePublication Scientific DataAuthors Bing Dong, …, Andrew Sonta, et al.Type JournalCode
Year 2021Title (+DOI link) Magic wallsPublication JouleAuthors Andrew SontaType JournalCode
Year 2021Title (+DOI link) Data-driven optimization of building layouts for energy efficiencyPublication Energy and BuildingsAuthors Andrew Sonta, Thomas Dougherty, Rishee JainType JournalCode
Year 2021Title (+DOI link) Data-driven simulation of room-level building energy consumptionPublication International Conference on Computing in Civil EngineeringAuthors Andrew Sonta, Peter Wei, Yanchen Liu, Xiaofan JiangType ConferenceCode
Year 2021Title (+DOI link) Intelligent network topology based post-pandemic reintroduction policies for officesPublication BuildSysAuthors Thomas Dougherty, Andrew Sonta, Rishee JainType ConferenceCode
Year 2020Title (+DOI link) Simulation-aided occupant-centric building design: A critical review of tools, methods, and applicationsPublication Energy and BuildingsAuthors Elie Azar, …, Andrew Sonta, et al.Type JournalCode
Year 2020Title (+DOI link) Integrating social and environmental perspectives in building design and operationPublication Stanford UniversityAuthors Andrew SontaType Doctoral DissertationCode
Year 2020Title (+DOI link) Learning socio-organizational network structure in buildings with ambient sensing dataPublication Data-Centric EngineeringAuthors Andrew Sonta, Rishee JainType JournalCode DOI
Year 2019Title (+DOI link) Building relationships: Using embedded plug load sensors for occupant network inferencePublication IEEE Embedded Systems LettersAuthors Andrew Sonta, Rishee JainType JournalCode
Year 2019Title (+DOI link) Optimizing neighborhood-scale walkabilityPublication ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil EngineeringAuthors Andrew Sonta, Rishee JainType ConferenceCode
Year 2019Title (+DOI link) Data-driven building layout optimization for energy efficiencyPublication International Conference on Applied EnergyAuthors Andrew Sonta, Rishee JainType ConferenceCode
Year 2018Title (+DOI link) Inferring occupant ties: Automated inference of occupant network structure in commercial buildingsPublication BuildSysAuthors Andrew Sonta, Rishee JainType ConferenceCode
Year 2018Title (+DOI link) Understanding building occupant activities at scale: An integrated knowledge-based and data-driven approachPublication Advanced Engineering InformaticsAuthors Andrew Sonta, Perry Simmons, Rishee JainType JournalCode Github
Year 2017Title (+DOI link) OESPG: Computational framework for multidimensional analysis of occupant energy use data in commercial buildingsPublication Journal of Computing in Civil EngineeringAuthors Andrew Sonta, Rishee Jain, Rimas Gulbinas, Jose Moura, John TaylorType JournalCode
Year 2017Title (+DOI link) Towards automated inference of occupant behavioral dynamics using plug-load energy dataPublication ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil EngineeringAuthors Andrew Sonta, Perry Simmons, Rishee JainType ConferenceCode