Publications

Publications from our group, newest first.

Publications from our group, newest first. Each link goes to the publisher or archive record. Large consortium papers are shortened with et al.; Arsalan Heydarian is an author on each.

2026

  • Nikkhah, A. F., Kim, K. Y., Zheng, Z., Lakshmi, V., & Heydarian, A. (2026). Unified framework for cross-modal alignment and thermal analysis of UAV-acquired RGB-thermal imagery for building inspection. Automation in Construction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2026.107168
  • Bataynah, R., Alnusair, S., Heydarian, A., & Asadi, S. (2026). Human-centered energy modeling: Integrating occupant behavior in simulation workflows. Energy and Buildings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2026.116977
  • Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M., & Heydarian, A. (2026). Enhancing building ventilation through demand-driven strategies: Balancing indoor air quality and ventilation rate. Building and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.114134

2025

  • Zheng, Z., Nabaei, S. H., Asadi, S., Campbell, B., & Heydarian, A. (2025). A vision-language model agent for building code compliance. BuildSys 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3736425.3770118
  • Nabaei, S. H., Zheng, Z., Campbell, B., & Heydarian, A. (2025). Poster abstract: Cyber building system with smart plant sensing. BuildSys 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3736425.3772116
  • Nabaei, S. H., Lenfant, R., Govinda Rajan, V., Chen, D., Timko, M. P., Campbell, B., & Heydarian, A. (2025). Detecting plant VOCs with indoor air quality sensors. Indoor Air. https://doi.org/10.1155/ina/7134467
  • Nabaei, S. H., Zheng, Z., Chen, D., & Heydarian, A. (2025). Multimodal foundation models for zero-shot water stress forecasting in precision agriculture. ICMLA 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMLA66185.2025.00204

2024

2023

  • Li, B. E., Tavakoli, A., Wang, A., Kaur, N., Barnes, L. E., Doryab, A., & Heydarian, A. (2023). Measuring success, one sensor at a time: A sensing infrastructure for longitudinal workspace behavior monitoring. BuildSys 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3600100.3626344
  • Le, T., Wang, A., Yao, Y., Feng, Y., Heydarian, A., Sadeh, N., & Tian, Y. (2023). Exploring smart commercial building occupants' perceptions and notification preferences of Internet of Things data collection in the United States. IEEE EuroS&P 2023. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuroSP57164.2023.00064
  • Wang, A., Campbell, B., & Heydarian, A. (2023). Building performance simulations can inform IoT privacy leaks in buildings. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34450-y
  • Li, B. E., Tavakoli, A., & Heydarian, A. (2023). Occupant privacy perception, awareness, and preferences in smart office environments. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30788-5

2022

  • Becerik-Gerber, B., Lucas, G., Aryal, A., Awada, M., Bergés, M., Billington, S. L., et al. (2022). Ten questions concerning human-building interaction research for improving the quality of life. Building and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109681
  • Becerik-Gerber, B., Lucas, G., Aryal, A., Awada, M., Bergés, M., Billington, S., et al. (2022). The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25047-y
  • Jacoby Cureau, R., Pigliautile, I., Pisello, A. L., et al. (2022). Bridging the gap from test rooms to field-tests for human indoor comfort studies: A critical review of the sustainability potential of living laboratories. Energy Research & Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102778
  • Arpan, L. M., Rissetto, R., Yan, Z., Roetzel, A., Azar, E., Jazizadeh, F., Morandi, F., Zhu, Y., et al. (2022). The hopeful expect to be comfortable: Exploring emotion and personal norms related to sustainable buildings in the United States. Energy Research & Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102846
  • Wang, A., Chang, F. Y., Yousefi, S., Li, B. E., Campbell, B., & Heydarian, A. (2022). The Hitchiker's guide to successful living lab operations. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2212.00008
  • Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M., Heydarian, A., & Jazizadeh, F. (2022). Using statistical models to detect occupancy in buildings through monitoring VOC, CO2, and other environmental factors. Computing in Civil Engineering 2021. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483893.087
  • Caruso, M., Jabbour, J., Neale, C., Summerville, A., Walters, A., Heydarian, A., Small, A. A., & Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M. (2022). Developing a dynamic control algorithm to improve ventilation efficiency in a university conference room. SIEDS 2022. https://doi.org/10.1109/SIEDS55548.2022.9799313

2021

  • Pisello, A. L., Pigliautile, I., Andargie, M., Berger, C., Bluyssen, P. M., Carlucci, S., et al. (2021). Test rooms to study human comfort in buildings: A review of controlled experiments and facilities. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111359
  • Wu, T., Aldeer, M. M. N., Chowdhury, T., Haynes, A., Nikseresht, F., Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M., Gao, J., et al. (2021). The smart building privacy challenge. BuildSys 2021. https://doi.org/10.1145/3486611.3492234
  • Rantas, J., Wang, D., Jarrard, W., Sterchi, J., Wang, A., Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M., & Heydarian, A. (2021). A user interface informing medical staff on continuous indoor environmental quality to support patient care and airborne disease mitigation. SIEDS 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/SIEDS52267.2021.9483774

2020

  • Wang, A., Su, J., Heydarian, A., Campbell, B., & Beling, P. A. (2020). Is my sensor sleeping, hibernating, or broken? BuildSys 2020. https://doi.org/10.1145/3408308.3427625
  • Heydarian, A., McIlvennie, C., Arpan, L., Yousefi, S., Syndicus, M., Schweiker, M., Jazizadeh, F., Rissetto, R., et al. (2020). What drives our behaviors in buildings? A review on occupant interactions with building systems from the lens of behavioral theories. Building and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106928

2019

  • Wang, A., & Heydarian, A. (2019). Exploring the effects of lighting brightness and color on occupancy and emotions. Computing in Civil Engineering 2019. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482445.001
  • Carneiro, J. P., Pahlavikhah Varnosfaderani, M., Balali, V., & Heydarian, A. (2019). Comprehensible and interactive visualizations of spatial building data in augmented reality. Computing in Civil Engineering 2019. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784482421.011