Greg A. Jamieson  (University of Toronto)

Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
Clarice Chalmers Chair of Engineering Design
web: Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (CEL)

Research areas:  Human interaction with automation; analysis of work in complex systems; design of interfaces; cognitive engineering applications in process control; energy systems; other emerging areas.

Biosketch:  Greg A. Jamieson is Associate Professor and Clarice Chalmers Chair of Engineering Design in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Psychology (with Distinction) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Masters of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Human Factors Engineering from the University of Toronto. He Directs the Cognitive Engineering Laboratory, which conducts applied human factors engineering research in the natural resource and energy industries.

Edward Lank (University of Waterloo)

Associate Professor, Cheriton School of Computer Science
Associate Director of the School of Computer Science
web: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~lank/

Research:  My research group consists of two post-doctoral fellows and nine graduate students that I supervise or co-supervise. Currently, we pursue a variety of research projects in the areas of intelligent user interfaces, persuasive technology, multi-touch and mobile interaction, and powerwall design.

In particular, my research focuses on:

• Intelligent User Interfaces
• Mobile/Multi-Touch Interaction
• Territoriality Around Large Displays
• Sketch/Drawing Input and Recognition

Liam O’Brien  (Carleton University)

Assistant Professor in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering
web: http://carleton.ca/hbilab/

Research areas:

•  Building performance simulation-supported design
• Low-energy solar buildings
• Visualization of building performance and complex data to support design
• Daylighting and solar control
• Occupant behaviour and its impact on building performance
• Urban form and solar energy access
• Green roof performance
• Demand response controls to reduce peak loads

Biosketch: Liam (William) O’Brien, PhD is an Assistant Professor and Program Advisor for Carleton University’s new Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering program. He is researching design processes and energy simulation for high-performance solar buildings.  For his PhD, he developed a design tool for solar houses that enables efficient and highly-visual exploratory design of both passive and active solar systems. The tool is directly inspired by some of his professional consulting experience. This work was a major task within the NSERC Solar Buildings Research Network, a $6-million nationwide strategic network. He is currently a Subtask Co-leader of International Energy Agency Solar Heating and Cooling Programme Task 40: “Towards net-Zero Energy Solar Buildings”. For the Task, he is co-editing a book titled “Design and Modelling of Net-zero Energy Buildings”.

Stacey D. Scott  (University of Waterloo)

Assistant Professor, Systems Design Engineering
Cross Appointment, English Language and Literature
web: http://www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~s9scott/

Research areas:

• Interface and interaction design for large-format interactive digital displays (e.g. interactive tabletops and walls),
• Investigations of the use of large-format interactive digital displays for different types of tasks and in the context of task settings,
• Collaborative and communication practices related to technology use,
• Collaborative gaming technologies and impact of gaming technologies on collaboration and socialization practices.

Biosketch: I am an Assistant Professor of Systems Design Engineering, with a cross appointment in English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo. I am also the Director of the Collaborative Systems Laboratory and Associate Director of University of Waterloo’s Games Institute. My research and teaching specialty is in human-computer interaction and computer-supported collaboration, with a special interest in developing technology that enhances human-human interaction in face-to-face environments. My particular area of specialization is in the development of digital tabletop computer technology for supporting various face-to-face collaborative and social endeavors, including both serious pursuits such as military command and control and emergency response, and more playful pursuits such as board gaming.

Ravi Seethapathy (University of Toronto)

Adjunct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
P.Eng, MBA, FCAE

Biosketch: Ravi Seethapathy, is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto, Director Smart Grid Canada and an Expert Advisor in the Utilities/Power Systems area with over 30+ years of experience.

He was formerly Manager – Systems Innovation & Advanced Grid Development at Hydro One Networks prior to his retirement in April 2014. At Hydro One Networks, he led the power systems technical architecture of its Advanced Grid (Smart Grid) Pilot Project from 2009-2011, the Corporate Smart Grid Strategy Taskforce in 2008 and from 2006 the initial efforts in the integration of DER in the Hydro One Distribution System.  His 29+ years of experience at Hydro One/Ontario Hydro has been in almost all fields of electric utility business and he has progressively held leading positions in Protection & Control, Field Operations, Hydraulic Generation and Transmission Operations, Generation Performance, Distribution Strategy/ Planning, Mergers & Acquisition, Corporate Audit, Asset Management and Asset Strategies Divisions and most recently in Corporate Research.

Ravi sits as the Canadian expert on the International Energy Agency (IEA) PVPS Taskforce 14 on Large-Scale Solar Integration and on the International Micro-grid Forum. He is the Canadian Representative of CIGRE Canada on the C6 Study Committee (Dispersed Generation & Emerging Technologies); Chairs Cigre’s C6.28 WG on Hybrid and Remote Microgrids and sits on several of C6 sub-committees in Energy Storage, Rural Distribution, and Electric Vehicles. His prior professional engagements include Advisory Council of EPRI’s Power Delivery and Utilization Division (2010-2014); Governing Council, Energy Research Initiative, Semi-Conductor Research Corporation (2012-2014); CEATI’s Smart Grid Taskforce (2012-2014) and SOIG WG (2009-2011); Corporate Directorships at Ryerson University (2007-2010), TV Ontario (2001-2007), Scarborough Hospital (2002-2004) and as Chair of Engineers Without Borders (2000-2006), Canadian Club of Toronto (2003-2004) and President Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (1998-2000). He is currently a member of the Canadian Standards Association Committee on Energy Storage and is an Expert Member of IEC TC120.

He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario. He has co-authored over 45 leading technical papers in Advanced Grid systems and actively lectures at Conferences and Universities. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and was honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. He holds a B.Tech (Hons) in Electrical Power from IIT, India, an M.Eng in Electrical Power from University of Toronto and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto. He has received several citations and awards.

Li Shu  (University of Toronto)

Professor, Mechanical Engineering
web: https://www.mie.utoronto.ca/labs/bidlab/

Research areas: 

• Creativity in conceptual design
• Systematic identification and application of biological analogies in biomimetic (biologically inspired) design
• Identifying and overcoming obstacles to personal environmentally significant behavior

Biosketch:  Professor Shu obtained graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in the fields of human-computer interaction in computer-aided design (SM) and design for remanufacture as an approach to environmentally responsible product design (PhD). Since joining the University of Toronto, Professor Shu’s research focus has been on improving creativity during conceptual design, specifically using biological analogies, or biomimetic design. Another line of interest involves identifying and overcoming obstacles to personal environmentally significant behavior.

Greg A. Jamieson is Associate Professor and Clarice Chalmers Chair of Engineering Design in the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Psychology (with Distinction) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Masters of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Human Factors Engineering from the University of Toronto. He Directs the Cognitive Engineering Laboratory, which conducts applied human factors engineering research in the natural resource and energy industries.