Please help me congratulate the newest PhD, Dr. Manal Anis!
Manal successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, titled “Developing a surrogate-based methodology for rapid daylight and outdoor view prediction for adaptive shading system,” delivering an outstanding presentation of her research. It has been a true honor to advise her throughout this journey.
A heartfelt thank you to her dissertation committee— Professor Kathryn Anthony, Professor Nishant Garg, and Professor Niloufar Emami —for their rigorous review and thoughtful guidance that elevated this work.
Huge congratulations to Dr. You-Jeong Kim for successfully defending her PhD dissertation!
Watching her journey and seeing her hard work culminate in such an impactful defense has been incredibly rewarding. She has a bright future ahead in the field, and I couldn’t be prouder as an advisor.
I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to our esteemed committee members—Professor Rick Strand, Professor Bill Braham, and Professor Hadi Meidani—for their invaluable insights, time, and dedication to guiding this research.
Professor Yi gave a speak on “Surrogate Building Energy Modeling of Uncertainty,” host by Eco-Friendly Building Division, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul, South Korea (April 3rd, 2024)
Professor Yi gave a lecture on “Performance + Computation: How Artificial Intelligence Tools Impact Architecture,” host by Department of Architecture & Architectural Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea (May 1st, 2024)
Professor Yi gave a lecture on “Age of Synthesis: Performance + Computation,” BrainKorea21 Seminar Series, host by Department of Urban & Environmental Engineering, UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology), Ulsan, South Korea (April 1st, 2024)
Professor Yi gave a lecture on “Performance + Computation: How Artificial Intelligence Tools Impact Architecture,” at Inha Lecture Series, host by Division of Architecture, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea (April 15th, 2024)
Professor Yi gave a lecture “Performance + Computation: How Artificial Intelligence Tools impact of design/studio,” at KIA annual conference, Korea Institute of Architects Jeju section, Jeju, South Korea (June, 2023).
Professor Yi, lectured on “Integrating Pix2pix with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to Predict Indoor Airflow,” at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, JeJu National University, Jeju, South Korea. (June, 2024)
Member Award for James E. Simon Fund, School of Architecture, College of Fine and Applied Art, UIUC
TITLE: Advanced stud system design and installation
The project aims to support the ongoing wind pavilion project, which is intended to provide both shelter and generate electricity. The goal of this specific project is to design and construct the supporting structure for the pavilion.
This project utilizes advanced computational design tools to design and build a complex structure with CNC roll-formed steel studs. In collaboration with STUD-IO (https://studio-construction.com/), the project will manufacture a customized stud system to structurally support the wind pavilion.
Computation tools will be used to analyze each angle of the pavilion panels and find the custom size of structural studs. This customized design will be passed to a CNC roll-forming machine to manufacture each stud.
Member Award for Binfield Endowment, School of Architecture, College of Fine and Applied Art, UIUC
TITLE: Developing a dynamic shading system and evaluating its performance through advanced daylight modeling
The research involves investigating the temperature responsiveness of Nitinol coil springs and developing a method to incorporate them into commercially available window blinds through a responsive shading system. This system will allow the blinds to spontaneously rotate open at higher temperatures and return to their initial position when the temperature decreases, with the aim of improving indoor daylight levels for occupant health and wellbeing.
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
