“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
— Henry Ford
 | Prof. Zoltan Nagy, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Senior Scientist, Architecture & Building Systems, ETH Zurich, 2016 Ph.D. Robotics, ETH Zurich, 2011 B.Sc/M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, ETH Zurich, 2006 |
 | June Young Park Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering M.S. Building Performance and Diagnostics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 2016 B.S. Architectural Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 2014 B.S. Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 2014 |
 | Jose Ramon Vazquez Canteli Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering M.S. Industrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas – ICAI School of Engineering, Madrid, 2016 B.S. Electromechanical Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Comillas – ICAI School of Engineering, Madrid, 2014 |
 | Megan K. McHugh, MSE Ph.D. Student in Sustainable Systems, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin M.S.E. Sustainable Systems, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, December 2018 B.S. Sustainable Built Environments, College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture, The University of Arizona, May 2017 |
 | Hagen Fritz Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering M.S. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2018 B.S. Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2016 |
 | Aysegul Demir Ph.D. Student, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering M.Sc. Structural Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, 2016 B.S. Civil Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, 2013. B.S. Environmental Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, 2013. |
| Kingsley Nweye M.Sc. Student Building Energy & Environments |
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Dung N Le, ME, Fall 2019—
Lauren, Chen, ME, Fall 2019—
Tejal Kulkarni, ECE, Fall 2019—
Cassandra Prince, GLUE student , Fall 2019—
Madeleine Montgomery, Management Information Systems, Fall 2019—
Kaylee Trevino, , Fall 2019—
Jacob Wright, CAEE, Spring 2019—
Edward Mbata, CAEE, Fall 2018—
Avinash Damania, CS, Fall 2018—
Julien Brown, Architecture, Spring 2018—
Sepehr Bastami, ME, Fall 2017—
IEL Alumni
Zhiheng Hu, Visiting MSc student, Carnegie Mellon University, Summer 2019
Negar Sheikh Mohammadi Khamseh, Visiting PhD student, Politecnico di Milano, Summer 2019
Karthik Velayutham, CS, Fall 2018
Khavvia Shanmugasundararaj, Physics, Fall 2018
Ritvik Annam, UGRA, CS, Fall 2017—Fall 2018
Stepan Ulyanin, Applied Math, Fall 2017—Fall 2018
Rachel Schutte, MS, CAEE, Fall 2017—Spring 2018
Thomas R Dougherty, ME, Spring 2017—Fall 2018
Xiya Yang, Business Analytics, NUS Singapore, Spring 2018
Ignacio Aguirre Panadero, MSc Exchange, Fall 2017—Spring 2018
Nicolas Castillo-Castejon, MSc Exchange, Fall 2017—Spring 2018
Ignacio Perez de Rojas, MSc Exchange, Fall 2017—Spring 2018
Viktor Carp, MSc Exchange, ETH Zurich, Fall 2017
Ashley Wilkes, CAEE, Bridging Disciplines Program, Spring & Fall 2017
Raghuveer Achukola, Fall 2017
Armando Espinoza Calderón, UGRA, ME, Spring 2017
Sara Caroline Kingman, UGRA, CAEE, Fall 2016
Juan L Jasso, UGRA, CAEE, Fall 2016
Sidharth Kapur, UGRA, CS, Fall 2016
Opportunities
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The Intelligent Environments Laboratory is looking for motivated, talented and exceptional students and postdocs to join our growing research team.
Successful candidates will have interest and skills in the following:
- smart environment technologies (sensing, actuation, communication, algorithms, electronics)
- building control
- occupant comfort
- human-machine-interaction
- data analytics
- sustainable building technologies (PV systems, geothermal heating, etc)
- architectural integration
- Programming skills (Python, Matlab, C/C++, Java)
- Machine learning
We regularly post opportunities for undergraduate research assistants on EUREKA. We are also happy to discuss opportunities in independent research projects (ie CE377K).
Graduate Students are expected to be able to define a research project (MSc/PhD) within the research interests of the group and actively contribute to ongoing research projects. Students that we have been working with in the past have knocked our socks of by their dedication, and result-oriented work approach. We actively encourage and support students to seek scholarship funding, further demonstrating their excellence and ability to knock off socks.
- UT Students: If you are interested in doing research in the Intelligent Environments Lab, please contact Prof. Nagy directly.
- Prospective Students: You should apply for admission to the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, and indicate that you are interested in working with Prof. Nagy. In your statement of purpose, detail how your interests and background fit within the research areas of IEL.
Post-Doctoral Researchers are expected to actively contribute to ongoing research projects, while developing their own research. We provide mentoring and opportunities to further develop teaching and grant writing skills. Potential post-doctoral researchers contact Prof. Nagy directly, with a project proposal and potential funding opportunities for it.
