ETHOS Lab

(Civil) Engineering and Technology for Human-Oriented Sustainability

We use data, engineering, and design to advance social and environmental sustainability in cities.

Best paper at Buildsys '23

Published:21.11.23 — The best paper at Buildsys 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey was awarded to ETHOS's collaborative work with the Intelligent and Connected Systems Lab at Columbia University and the Intelligent Mobile and Embedded Computing Lab at Northwestern University.

Paper presented at Buildsys '23

Published:20.11.23 — Our paper, "OccuVAE: Integrating unsupervised occupancy inference in data-driven energy modeling for human-centric operation" was presented at the Cyber-Physical-Social Infrastructure Systems workshop at Buildsys '23. Congrats to Yufei who led this work!

New paper on walkability in cities

Published:13.09.23 — Our new paper, "Rethinking walkability: Exploring the relationship between urban form and neighborhood social cohesion," published in Sustainable Cities and Society, sheds light on the link between the form of the city and our social experiences.

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