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Ali Razban

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1990
Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationSmart Grid Energy ManagementEnergy Efficiency and ManagementRefrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesPiezoelectric Actuators and Control

Publications

63

Citations

997

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
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Ali Razban's research focuses on making buildings, especially heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, more energy-efficient and comfortable using data-driven and machine learning methods. His work covers topics like predicting occupancy and thermal comfort, optimizing ventilation and demand response, and applying model predictive control (a technique that uses forecasts to make real-time adjustments) to reduce energy use in commercial and educational buildings. He also explores privacy-preserving approaches to data collection and forecasting, such as federated learning applied to solar energy prediction.

Building energy efficiency and HVAC controlOccupancy and thermal comfort prediction using machine learningDemand-controlled ventilation and indoor air qualityModel predictive control and fault detection in HVAC systemsPrivacy-preserving sensing and forecasting

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, peaking around 2019 and 2021, with a somewhat slower but steady pace of about 3-5 papers per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 9 publications9192020: 6 publications202021: 9 publications9212022: 2 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×6
  • Building and Environment×3
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics×3
  • Journal of Building Engineering×2
  • Applied Energy×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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