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• PI and Co-PI, National Science Foundation (NSF) grants
• PI, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant
• PI and Co-PI/Co-I, China’s National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) grants
• PI, industry (Autodesk, Inc.) grants
• PI, Texas A&M University grants
• Co-PI/Co-I, ASHRAE, US Department of Energy (DOE, through Idaho National Laboratory) grants
• Senior Personnel and Steering Committee Member, NSF Research Coordination Network: Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems
• Best Paper Prize, International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, 2006
• College of Architecture Publication Prizes, 2016
• American Institute of Architects (AIA) Latrobe Prize Finalist, 2013
• Keynote Speaker and Invited Speaker sponsored by international conferences
• Guest Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Fall 2012
• Visiting Professor, Stanford University, Fall 2012
• Certificate of Science and Technology Achievement, Municipal Science and Technology Commission of Tianjin, China, 1999
Grants / Funded Projects
PI, WP-BIM V2: Web-based Parametric BIM for Online Collaborative Design and Optimization – Second Phase (Version 2). Autodesk Forge Research Grant, Autodesk, Inc. $5,000. Grant Period: 2017-2018.
Presidential Impact Fellow, Texas A&M University, $75,000. Funding period: 2017-2019.
PI，Parametric BIM-based Building Energy Optimization System, with Yang, W. (Co-PI), Hou, Dan (Ph.D. Researcher), Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese Scholars and Scholars in Hong Kong and Macao, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), RMB180,000 ($26,968), Award Number: 51628803. Grant Period: 1/2017-12/2018.
PI, A Web-based Parametric BIM Viewer for Online Collaborative Parametric Design Presentation and Optimization, with Mohammad Rahmnai Asl (Consultant). Autodesk Forge Research Grant, Autodesk, Inc. $5,000. Grant Period: 2016.
PI, Analyzing and Documenting BIM-based Building Performance Analysis Software & Building Performance Analysis and Optimization, with Mohammad Rahmnai Asl (Graduate Researcher). Autodesk, Inc. $114,502. Grant #467061. Grant Period: 2013-2015.
Senior Personnel (Overseas Expert), PROJECT 111: "Low-carbon City and Architecture", Tianjin University, China. 9.0 Million RMB ($1.45 Million), funded by Ministry of Education, China and Tianjin University. Grant Period: 2013-2017.
Co-I, Design Theory and Methodology of Public Building Space with Low Energy Consumption in Cold Climate Region, with: PI: Zhang, Q., and Co-PIs: Zhu, N., Liu, C., Wang, L., Gao, H., Liu, Y., Gao, Y., Huang, Q., Liu, G., and Hu, W. Tianjin University. Key Research Project, National Natural Science Foundation, China (NSFC). Award Number: 51338006. RMB 3,000,000 ($491,931), 2014-2018.
PI, Physical Building Information Modeling for Solar Building Design and Simulation, with Clayton, M. (Co-PI) and Haberl, J. (Co-PI). Environmental Sustainability Program, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET), National Science Foundation (NSF), $300,000. Award#0967446. Grant Period: 2010-2015.
PI, Physical Building Information Modeling for Solar Building Design and Simulation, with Clayton, M. (Co-PI) and Haberl, J. (Co-PI). Supplemental Grant - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Environmental Sustainability Program, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET), National Science Foundation (NSF), $16,000. Grant Period: 2013-2015.
Co-PI, Research on Simulation of Fire Evacuation in the High-Speed Railway Station Based on BIM Technology, with PI: Li, H., and Co-PIs: Zhang, H., Yuan, Y., Sheng, Q., Wu, C., and Li, X. Young Investigator Grant, National Natural Science Foundation, China (NSFC). Award Number: 51308377. RMB250,000 ($40,846), 2014-2016.
Senior Personnel and Steering Committee Member, RCN-SEES: Predictive Modeling Network for Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE), with PI: Tao, Y., Co-PIs: Zhu, Y., Cartes, D., Tolone, W., and Lam, K.P., and Senior Personnel: Hadzikadic, M., Feiock, R., Thompson, R., Spiegelhalter, T., Menassa, C. and D’Souza, D. National Science Foundation (NSF), $652,846.00. Award#1338851. Grant Period: 2013-2018.
Co-PI, Enabling Partnerships to Enable Science ("TOOLS"): anyFish: a User-Friendly Software Package for Creating Realistic Animations for Animal Behavior, with Rosenthal, G. (PI) and Johnson, J. (Co-PI). Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Program, Division of Biological Sciences (BIO), National Science Foundation (NSF), $300,000. Grant Period: 2010-2012.
Co-PI, Development of a Reference Building Information Model (BIM) for Thermal
Model Compliance Testing, with Clayton, M. (PI) and Haberl, J. (Co-PI). The American Society Of Heating, Refrigerating, And Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), $175,311. Grant Period: 2009-2011.
PI, Design and Analysis of Ice Thermal Storage Buildings Using Building Information Modeling, $60,000. (Subcontract of project: Use of Ice Thermal Storage Systems to Improve LWR Plant Efficiency and Relieve the Cooling Water Requirement, Zhao, H. (PI), Zhang, H. (Co-I), and Yan, W. (Co-I). U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Lab Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Grant, Idaho National Laboratory, $200,000.)
Grant Period: 2009.
PI, High Dynamic Range Imaging for Preserving the Chromaticity Information of Architectural Heritage, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Humanities Start-Up Grant, $30,000. Grant Period: 2007-2009.
PI, Integrating Video Tracking and Virtual Reality in Environmental Behavior Study: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Program to Enhance Scholarly and Creative Activities, Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University, $10,000. Grant Period: 2006-2007.
PI, High Dynamic Range Imaging for Preserving the Chromaticity Information of Architectural Heritage, College Research and Interdisciplinary Council (CRIC) Grant, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, $8,000. Grant Period: 2007.
Other Projects
Participant, New generation computational tools for building and community energy systems based on the Modelica and Functional Mockup Interface standards, International Energy Agency (IEA) EBC Annex 60, with PI: Wetter, M., and other participants.
Refereed publications
Yeon, J., Kang, J. and Yan, W., 2018. Spall damage repair using 3D printing technology. Automation in Construction, 89, pp.266-274.
Talele, S., Traylor, C., Arpan, L., Curley, C., Chen, C., Day, J., Feiock R., Hadzikadic, M., Ingman, S., Karaguzel, O., Lam, K., Menassa, C., Pevnitskaya, S., Spiegelhalter, T., Tolone, W., Yan, W., Yeatts, D., Zhu Y., and Tao, Y., Energy Modeling and Data Structure Framework for Sustainable Human- Building Ecosystems (SHBE) - A Review, Frontiers in Energy, Springer, ISSN 729399831. 2018.
Yousif, S., Clayton, M., and Yan, W., Towards Integrating Aesthetic Variables in Architectural Design Optimization, the Proceedings of ACSA 106 – Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Conference, March 15-17, 2018, Denver.
Yousif, S., Yan, W., Clustering Forms for Enhancing Architectural Design Optimization,
Proceedings of the 23th Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Beijing, China, 2018.
Yousif, S., Yan, W., and Culp, C., Incorporating Form Diversity into Architectural Design Optimization, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA), Boston, MA, November 2-4, 2017.
Yousefi, F., Gholipour, Y., and Yan, W., A Study of the Impact of Occupant Behaviors on Energy Performance of Building Envelopes Using Occupants’ Data, Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, Volume 148, 2017, pp. 182–198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.04.085
Al-Qattan, E. and Yan, W., A Framework for Creating Design Intent in Computational Models Using Tangible Computing, Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September, 2017.
Yan, W. WP-BIM: Web-based Parametric BIM for Collaborative Design and Optimization, Proceedings of the 35th eCAADe Conference, Rome, Italy, 20-22 September, 2017.
Al-Qattan, E., Beltrán, L. and Yan, W., SimAUD 2017, Hybrid Workstation: Establishing Interactive and Responsive User-Interfaces for Daylight Applications, 2017 Proceedings of Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD), May 22-24, 2017. Toronto, Canada.
Al-Qattan, E., Yan, W., and Galanter, P., A Method to Establsih Parametric Relationships Through Physical Interaction with Design Objects, Proceedings of the 22th Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Suzhou, China, 2017.
Al-Qattan, E., Galanter, P. and Yan, W., Developing a Tangible User Interface for Parametric and BIM Applications Using Physical Computing Systems. Proceedings of the 34th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, 22-26 August 2016, pp. 621-630.
Du, J., Shi, Y., Mei, C., Quarles, J., and Yan, W., Communication by Interaction: A Multiplayer Virtual Reality Environment for Building Walkthrough, Proceedings of the 2016 Construction Research Congress Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 31-June 2, 2016.
Altabtabai, J., Mansour, N., and Yan W., Parametric Design Review 2.5: A Prototype for Real-Time Experiential Daylighting Evaluation, 2016 Proceedings of Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD), May 16-18, London, UK, pp 85-91.
Ingley, S., Rahmani Asl, M., Wu, C., Cui, R., Gadelhak, M., Li., W., Zhang, J., Simpson, J., Hash, C., Butkowski, T., Veen, T., Johnson, J., Yan, W., and Rosenthal, G., anyFish 2.0: An Open-Source Software Platform to Generate and Share Animated Fish Models to Study Behaviour. SoftwareX, Elsevier. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2015.10.001
Rahmani Asl, M., Zarrinmehr, S., Bergin, M., and Yan, W. , BPOpt: A framework for BIM-based performance optimization, Energy and Buildings, Elsevier, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.09.011
Su, Z. and Yan, W. (2015). A Fast Genetic Algorithm for Solving Architectural Design Optimization Problems. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing (AIEDAM), vol. 29, pp. 457-469. Cambridge University Press. http://journals.cambridge.org/repo_A99jKeN8TvpQgs
Su, Z. and Yan, W. (2015). Creating and Improving a Closed Loop: Design Optimization and Knowledge Discovery in Architecture, International Journal of Architectural Computing. Volume 13, No. 2. pp. 123-142. Multi Science Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/1478-0771.13.2.123
Dixit, M. K., Yan, W., "Building-integrated photovoltaic prototype for calculating the solar orientation and global solar insolation", Building Simulation 2015, 14th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, December 7-9, 2015, Hyderabad, India. In press.
Yan, W., Rahmani Asl, M., Su, Z., and Altabtabai, J., Towards Multi-Objective Optimization for Sustainable Buildings with both Quantifiable and Non-Quantifiable Design Objectives, First International Symposium on Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems, Pittsburgh, PA, National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Coordination Network (RCN) on Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems (SHBE), Carnegie Mellon University, October 5-6, 2015.
Barekati, E., Clayton, M., and Yan, W., A BIM Compatible Schema for Architectural Programming Information, CAAD Futures, 2015. Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Kim, H., Rahmani Asl, M., and Yan, W., Parametric BIM-based Energy Simulation for Buildings with Complex Kinetic Facades, Proceedings of the Conference of Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), 2015, Vienna, Austria.
Rahmani Asl, M., Stoupine, A., Zarrinmehr, S., and Yan, W., Optimo: A BIM-based Multi-Objective Optimization Tool Utilizing Visual Programing for High Performance Building Design, Proceedings of the Conference of Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), 2015, Vienna, Austria.
Rahmani Asl, M., Wu, C., Rosenthal, G., and Yan, W., A New Implementation of Head-Coupled Perspective for Virtual Architecture, Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, 2015.
Wu, C., Li, H., and Yan, W., Fatal Fire Risk Checking for Residential Building Design, Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, 2015.
Altabtabai, J. and Yan, W., A User Interface for Parametric Architectural Design Reviews, Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea, 2015.
Jeong, W., Kim, J., Clayton, M., Haberl, J., and Yan, W. (2015). A Framework to Integrate Object-Oriented Physical Modelling with Building Information Modelling for Building Thermal Simulation, Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401493.2014.993709
Kim, J., Jeong, W., Clayton, M., Haberl, J., and Yan, W. (2015). Developing a Physical BIM Library for Building Thermal Energy Simulation, Automation in Construction, Elsevier. Volume 50, February 2015, pp 16–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2014.10.011
Kota, S., Haberl, J. S., Clayton, M. J., & Yan, W. (2014). Building Information Modeling (BIM)-Based Daylighting Simulation and Analysis. Energy and Buildings, Elsevier. Volume 81, October 2014, pp. 391-403. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.06.043
Jeong, W., Kim, J., Clayton, M., Haberl, J., and Yan, W. (2014). Translating Building Information Modeling to Building Energy Modeling Using Model View Definition, The Scientific World Journal, vol. 2014, Article ID 638276, 21 pages, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/638276
Su, Z., Yan, W. (2014) Improving Genetic Algorithm for Design Optimization Using Architectural Domain Knowledge, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
(ACADIA), October 23-25, 2014. Los Angeles, California.
Rahmani Asl, M., Bergin, M., Menter, A., and Yan, W., BIM-based Parametric Building Energy Performance Multi- Objective Optimization, Proceedings of the Conference of Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), 2014, Northumbria University, UK.
Wu, C., Clayton, M., and Yan, W. (2014). Implementing Behaviors for Generative Pattern Design. 2nd International Conference on BioDigital Architecture & Genetics, UIC Barcelona, Spain, June 2-6, 2014.
Jeong, W. and Yan, W., A Web-based Communication Platform for Building Information Models, M. A. Schnabel and J-Y Tsou (eds.), Cutting Edge in Architectural Science: Proceedings of the 47th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association, 13th-16th November, 2013, The Architectural Science Association.
Rahmani Asl, M., Zarrinmehr, S., and Yan, W., Towards BIM-based Parametric Building Energy Performance Optimization, Proceedings of The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
(ACADIA), October 24-27, 2013. Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Jeong, W., Kim, J., Clayton M., Haberl, J., and Yan, W., Visualization of Building Energy Performance in Building Information Models, Proceedings of The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
(ACADIA), October 24-27, 2013. Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Yan, W., Clayton, M., Haberl, J., Jeong, W., Kim, J., Kota, S., Bermudez Alcocer, J., and Dixit, M., "Interfacing BIM with Building Thermal and Daylighting Modeling". 13th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), August 25-28, 2013. Chambery, France.
Veen, T., Ingley, S., Cui, R., Rahmani Asl, M., Simpson, J., Zhang, J., Li, W., Hash, C., Johnson, J., Yan, W., Rosenthal, G. "anyFish: Open-source Software to Generate Animated Fish Models for Behavioural Studies". Journal of Evolutionary Ecology Research. 2013.
Kim, J., Clayton, M., and Yan, W., Parameterize Urban Design Codes with BIM and Object-Oriented Programming, in Open Systems: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). Singapore 15-18 May 2013, pp. 33-42.
Zarrinmehr, S., Rahmani Asl, M., Yan, W., Clayton, M., "Optimizing Building Layout to Minimize the Level of Danger in Panic Evacuation Using Genetic Algorithm and Agent-Based Crowd Simulation". 20th International Workshop: Intelligent Computing in Engineering 2013.
Zhao, H., Zhang, H., Sharpe, P., Hamanaka, B., Yan, W., Jeong, W., "Ice Thermal Storage Systems for Nuclear Power Plant Supplemental Cooling and Peak Power Shifting", Journal of Energy Engineering, ASCE. Vol. 139, Issue 1, pp 41-47. March 2013.
Dixit, M. and Yan, W., BIM-Based BiPV Prototype for the Solar Insolation Calculation, Proceedings of ISARC2012 International Symposium of Automation and Robotics in Construction,
TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2012. International Journal on the Fundamental Aspects of Technology to Serve the Ageing Society: Gerontechnology 2012; 11(2):162 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4017/gt.2012.11.02.539.00
Yan, W., "Integrated BIM and Parametric Modeling: Course Samples with Multiple Methods and Multiple Phases", the Proceedings of ACSA 100 - Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Annual Conference 2012, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, March 1-4, 2012.
Kim, J, Clayton, M, and Yan, W., "Parametric Form-Based Codes: Incorporation of land-use regulations into Building Information Models", the Proceedings of ACADIA 2011 Regional Conference: Parametricism: Student Performance Criteria (SPC), University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Yenerim, D. and Yan, W., "BIM-Based Parametric Modeling: A Case Study", Proceedings of MSV'11 - The 2011 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Methods, Las Vegas, NV, 2011.
Yan, W., Culp, C., and Graf, R., "Integrating BIM and Gaming for Real-Time Interactive Architectural Visualization", journal of Automation in Construction, Elsevier. Volume 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-458.
Butkowski, T., Yan W., Gray, A. M., Cui, R., Verzijden M. N., Rosenthal G. G., "Automated Interactive Video Playback for Studies of Animal Communication", Journal of Visual Experiments, http://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?id=2374, doi: 10.3791/2374.
Yan, W. "Teaching Building Information Modeling at Undergraduate and Graduate Levels", the Proceedings of Conference of Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), Zurich, Switzerland, 2010. pp. 91-99.
Caffey, S., Graf, R., Culp, C., Yan, W., Barekati., E., and Marshall, M., "Reconstructing the Music Hall Rotunda Annex at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens c. 1764", Proceedings of Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2010), London, UK, July, 2010. pp. 332-338.
Yan, W., Behera, A., and Rajan, P., "Recording and Documenting the Chromatic Information of Architectural Heritage", Journal of Cultural Heritage, Elsevier. Vol. 11, Issue 4 (2010) pp. 438-451.
Zhao, H., Zhang, H., Sharpea, P., Hamanakab, B., Yan, W., Jeong, W., "Ice Thermal Storage Systems for LWR Supplemental Cooling and Peak Power Shifting", Proceedings of the 2010 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP '10), San Diego, California, USA, June 13-17, 2010. pp. 2249-2257.
Zhao, H., Zhang, H., Szilard, R., and Yan, W. "Use of Ice Thermal Storage Systems to Address LWR Cooling Issues", American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting "Advancing Nuclear Technology for a Greater Tomorrow", 2009. American Nuclear Society Transactions, Vol. 100. pp. 103-104.
Rajan, P and Yan, W. "Cast Shadow Removal Using Time and Exposure Varying Images", Proceedings
of The 7th International Conference for Advances in Pattern Recognition (ICAPR), Kolkata, India. 2009. pp. 69-72.
Yan, W. and Rajan, P. "Towards Digitizing Colours Of Architectural
Heritage", Proceedings
of The Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (VSMM) '08: Dedicated
to Digital Heritage, October 20 - 25th, 2008,
Limassol, Cyprus. pp. 238-245.
Yan, W. "Environment-Behavior Simulation: from CAD to
BIM and Beyond", Proceedings of The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture
(ACADIA) 2008, Minneapolis, MN. pp. 478-487.
Graf, R. and Yan, W. "Automatic Walkthrough Utilizing Building
Information Modeling to Facilitate Architectural Visualization", Proceedings
of Conference of Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural
Design in Europe (eCAADe) 2008, Antwerp Belgium. pp. 555-560.
Yan, W. and Liu, G. "BIMGame: A New Way to Enhance
Sustainable Design and Education", Chinese translation: Chuanfei
Yu, in journal of New
Architecture, 03/2008, Vol.118, Special Issue in Digital Architecture,
pp 28-31. ISSN 1000-3959 CN 42-1155/TU, Huazhong University
of Science and Technology, China, 2008.
Yan, W. and Liu, G. "BIMGame:
Integrating Building Information Modeling and Games to Enhance Sustainable
Design and Education",
in the Proceedings of Conference of Education and Research in Computer
Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) 2007, Frankford, Germany. pp. 211-218.
Yan, W. and He, W. "Interpreting Architectural Space through Camera
Movement", in Proceedings of Computer-Aided Architectural Design
Futures (CAAD Futures) 2007, Sydney, Australia. pp. 525-539.
Yan, W. "Design Thinking Visualization", in the Proceedings
of Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 2007,
April 19-22, 2007, Nanjing, China. pp. 210-217.
Yan, W. "Integrating Video Tracking and Virtual Reality
in Environmental Behavior Study", in the Proceeding
of The ACADIA (The Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture)
2006 International Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, October 12-15,
2006. pp. 210-217.
Yan, W. and Kalay, Y.E. "A Usability-Based Building
Model for Environmental Behavior Simulation", in the Proceeding
of the Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design
in Europe (eCAADe 2006) , Volos , Greece , September 6-9, 2006. pp. 90-97.
Yan, W. and Kalay, Y.E. "Geometric,
Cognitive, and Behavioral Modeling of Environmental Users",
in Design Computing and Cognition 2006 by Springer, for the
Second International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC'06), 10-12
July 2006, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands. pp. 61-79. Best
Paper Prize.
Yan, W. "Balancing Freedom and Control for Walkthrough in Virtual Architecture: A Smart and Comprehensive Navigation System", in the Proceeding of Computer-Aided Architectural Design in Asia (CAADIA) 2006 , March 31-April 2, 2006, Kumamoto , Japan. pp. 387-396.
Yan, W. and Forsyth, D. "Learning
the Behavior of Users in a Public Space through Video Tracking",
in Proceedings
of IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) , 2005,
Breckenridge Colorado. pp. 370-377.
Yan, W. and Kalay, Y.E. "Simulating
Human Behavior in Built Environments", CAAD Futures 2005,
Vienna , Austria. pp. 301-310.
Yan, W. and Kalay, Y.E. "Simulating the Behavior
of Users in Built Environments", in Journal of Architectural
and Planning Research (JAPR) 21:4, winter 2004. Locke Science Publishing
Company, Inc. pp. 371-384.
Book / Book Chapters
Yan, W. and Jeong W., Chapter 5 - Streamlining Parametric Modeling, BIM, and Building Energy Modeling, in Analytics for Building-Scale Sustainable Ecosystems, Tao, Y. X. and Jiang, Y. (Eds.) Begell House, New York. Connecticut. USA. 2016. ISBN: 978-1567002799.
Sequin, C., and Yan, W., Proceedings Chairs and Foreword, Hyperseeing Spring 2012, Special Issue on Proceedings of SMI 2012 Fabrication and Sculpting Event, The International Society of the Arts, Mathematics, and Architecture (ISAMA).
Yan, W., Chapter 5 - Parametric BIM SIM: Integrating Parametric Modeling, BIM, and Simulation for Architectural Design, in Building Information Modeling: BIM in Current and Future Practice, Eds. Karen Kensek, Douglas Noble, Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, pp. 59–77. 2014. ISBN 978-1118766309
Posters
Ingley, S., Wu, C., Rahmani Asl, M., Gadelhak, M. S. A., Cui, R., Simpson, J., Johnson, J., Yan, W., and Rosenthal, G., anyFish: a free, open-source software platform for generating animated fish models to study behavior, Evolution 2014, joint annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB), and the American Society of Naturalists (ASN). Raleigh, North Carolina, June 20-24, 2014
Yan, W. and Forsyth, D. "People Tracking in
a Public Space: A Novel Application of Computer Vision in Evaluating
Architectural
Design", poster, CAAD Futures 2005 , Vienna , Austria.
Software development/Releases
Integrated Building Information Modeling and Game (BIM-Game) for Architecture Visualization
Optimo (BIM-based Multi-Objective Optimization Tool)
Dissertation and theses
2005 - Dissertation for Ph.D. in Architecture, "Simulating
the Behavior of Users in Built Environments ", Department of Architecture,
University of California , Berkeley. Supervisor: Prof. Yehuda Kalay. Committee Members: Prof. Galen Cranz (Architecture),
Prof. Jitendra Malik (Computer Science),
Prof. Jean-Pierre Protzen (Architecture), Prof. Peter Bosselman (Architecture and Urban Planning).
2004 - Project Report for M.S. in Computer Science, "Learning the Behavior of Users in a Public Space through Video Tracking" , Computer
Science Division, University of California , Berkeley. Supervisor: Prof.
David Forsyth. Committee Member: Prof. Jitendra Malik.
1999 - Thesis for Nachdiplomstudium (Postgraduate Studies) in Architecture
and Computer-Aided Architectural Design, "Navigation in Virtual
Architectural Space", Chair of Architecture and Computer-Aided Architectureal Design (Prof. Gerhard
Schmitt and Prof. Maia Engeli), Faculty of Architecture, Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). Supervisors: Prof. Maia Engeli and Prof. Leandro Madrazo.
(Score: 6/6)
1996 - Thesis for M.E. in Architectural Science and
Technology, "Lighting CAD and Visualization", Department of
Architecture, Tianjin University, China. Supervisor: Prof. Tianxing Shen.
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