Developing frameworks to quantify the operational and environmental performance of energy systems within the context of climate change 

Linear free energy relationships for transition metal chemistry: case study of CH activation 

High temperature latent heat thermal energy storage to augment solar thermal propulsion for microsatellites 

Microclimate and building energy performance 

Integrating systems of desalination and potable reuse: reduced energy consumption for increased water supply 

Advancing ab initio QM/MM free energy calculations: refining, validating and quantifying the reference potential approach 

Smart buildings: employing modern technology to create an integrated, data-driven, intelligent, self-optimizing, human-centered, building automation system 

SLA-based, energy-efficient resource management in cloud computing systems 

Night flushing and thermal mass: maximizing natural ventilation for energy conservation through architectural features 

Development of data-driven user-centered building façade design guideline models: machine learning-based approaches to predict user preferences 

USC Computer Science Technical Reports, no. 942 (2014) 

Energy conservation and the home energy comfort machine 

Studies in preliminary design of fenestration: balancing daylight harvesting and energy consumption 

Onshore wind power systems (ONSWPS): a GIS-based tool for preliminary site-suitability analysis 

Why go green? Cities' adoption of local renewable energy policies and urban sustainability certifications 

Plasmonic enhancement of catalysis and solar energy conversion 

Two-dimensional metal dithiolene metal-organic frameworks as conductive materials for solar energy conversion 

Robust routing and energy management in wireless sensor networks 

Intelligent adaptive automation: activity-driven and user-centered building automation 

Post occupancy energy evaluation of Ronald Tutor Hall using eQUEST; computer based simulation of existing building and comparison of data 

Energy savings by using dynamic environmental controls in the cavity of double skin facades 

"Watts per person" paradigm to design net zero energy buildings: examining technology interventions and integrating occupant feedback to reduce plug loads in a commercial building 

USC Computer Science Technical Reports, no. 927 (2012) 

Energy consumption and lifetime/reliability improvement of computing systems using voltage overscaling (VOS) approximation technique 

Learning personal thermal comfort and integrating personal comfort requirements into HVAC system control loop