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Associate Professor

Szu-Cheng CHIEN

Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Dr. techn.) in Architecture , Vienna University of Technology, Austria
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Engineering
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Biography

Dr. CHIEN Szu-Cheng is a building scientist and educator working in the fields of lighting for built environment and urban farming. He is Associate Professor at Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). Before joining SIT, he was a visiting scholar in UC Berkeley in 2016.  He had worked with Nanyang Technological University and NRF CREATE SinBerBEST Program (Singapore) as a research fellow from 2011 to 2016. Previously in Austria, he was a senior researcher in TU Vienna and visiting researcher in Austria Institute of Technology from 2009 to 2011. He has led and participated in a variety of research and design activities related to the topics of lighting, visual comfort, urban farming, sustainable/ intelligent buildings in Austria (FWF), Singapore (MOE, SFA, LTA, NRF, BCA), USA. He works closely with Singapore’s government agencies and various industry collaborators on exploring the best practices of visual performance, human-centric and horticulture lighting in tropical built environment. His research team has received NMRC Clinician Innovator Development Award (CIDA) in Singapore in 2021. He is the members of Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Committees, namely i) Daylighting and ii) Aged and Partially Sighted Lighting.He is a certified BIM professional and Green Mark Manager in Singapore. His professional affiliations include membership in several international associations, including IES, IBPSA, WSSET, and APEC Lighting Working Group.

SIT Appointments

  • Associate Professor
    – Present
  • Assistant Professor
    –

Education

  • Ph.D. (Dr. techn.) in Architecture
    Vienna University of Technology , Austria
  • Master of Fine Arts in Architecture
    Tainan National University of the Arts , Taiwan
  • Bachelor of Science in Architecture
    National Cheng-Kung University , Taiwan

Achievements

  • Best paper of Sustainable Building (SB) 2013 Singapore conference
  • The Postdoctoral Research Abroad Program scholarship (NSC, Taiwan)
    –
  • Taiwan Merit Scholarships, 2006-2008
    –
  • FWF (The Austrian Science Fund) scholarship for Research Project
    –
  • Second place, Taiwan Pavilion Competition- Venice Architecture Biennale, the 9th International Architecture Exhibition, Italy
  • Third place, Web Design Competition- Coast Guard Administration, Taiwan
  • Excellent Prizewinning Work, Design Review 2001- Annual Competition of Japanese Institute of Architect, Japan

Professional Certification

  • Singapore BCA Certified Building Information Modelling Professional (BIMP)
  • Singapore BCA Certified Green Mark Manager (GMM)

Professional Memberships

  • Member of IES committees: 1) Daylighting, 2) Energy Management Lighting Controls
  • Member of IES (Illuminating Engineering Society), IBPSA (International Building Performance Simulation Association), WSSET (World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies), ACM SIGCHI (The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction), and S
  • Member of BCA Green Mark Taskforces

Corporate Experience

  • Strategic partner of Singapore Lighting Technology and Design Center (SLTDC)
    Present
  • Peer Review for international conferences as PLEA, ACM CHI, ACM IUI, ACM EICS, IEEE ICSET, CIB W78
  • Local organizer of CAAD Futures 2005, BauSim 2010 conference;
  • Judge of IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) Illumination Awards

Research Interests

  • Human-centric lighting
  • High performance building design and diagnostics
  • BIM-based Management System
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Urban agriculture

Current Projects

  • Intelligent and Sustainable Container-Based Aquaponics System, MOE Translational R&D and Innovation Fund (TIF) Grant
    – Present
  • Human-Centric Lighting Automated Control System for Light Optimization (HALO) at a Community Hospital, Clinician Innovator Award - NMRC MOH
    – Present
  • Urban-metabolic Farming-module (UmFm): a novel farming module towards eco-resilient megacity farmscape in 2030, SFA SINGAPORE FOOD STORY (SFS) R&D PROGRAMME
    – Present
  • Multi-Criteria Design Assessment Tool towards Human-Centric Building Façade System, MOE-SIT Ignition Grant
    – Present
  • Extensible Emergency Preparedness platform, MOE-SIT Ignition Grant
    – Present
  • Energy-Efficient LED lighting for Health and Well-being in Healthcare Facilities in the Tropics, BCA Green Buildings Innovation Cluster R&D
    – Present
  • Vulnerability Assessment and Orchestration Platform for Building Management System, MOE-SIT Ignition Grant
    – Present

Past Projects

  • Understanding the Transmission Risks of SARS CoV-2 and the Fundamental Rethinking of HVAC System Design in the Post-Pandemic World, funded by MOE AcRF Tier 2
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  • Subtropical Performance-Testbed for Innovative Energy Research in Buildings (SPINLAB), MOST Taiwan Grant
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  • Study on the Acceptable Reflectance Level of Paintwork on Road Vehicles – Objective Measurement, LTA fund
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  • A pilot study of enhancing indoor farming system performance in Tropics, SIT Seed fund
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  • A Pilot Study of Human Centric Lighting in Nursing Homes, SIT internal fund | PI (2017-2018)
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  • BCA ZEB Plus Retrofitting, SinBerBEST internal fund | PI (2016), Collaborator
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  • Circadian Adaptive Lighting, SinBerBEST internal fund | Team Lead (2016), Collaborator
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  • Sky Luminance Mapping, SinBerBEST internal fund | Team Lead (2016)
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  • Online Real-time Condition Monitoring and Health Prognosis of Power Grids in the Built-Environment with Distributed Generation and Energy Storage Components, Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) fund
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Journal Papers

  • Chien S.-C, Chuang T.-C.,Yu H.-S., Han Y.,Soong B. H. Soong, Tseng K. J., (2017), “Implementation of Cloud BIM-based Platform Towards High-performance Building Services”, Procedia Environmental Sciences(In press)

  • Parrish K., Singh R., Chien S.-C., (2015), “The role of international institutional partnerships in delivering low-energy building design: a case study”; Sustainable Cities and Society. Vol. 14, pp.383-389.2015

  • Chien S.-C., Tseng K. J., (2014), “Assessment of Climate-Based Daylight Performance in Tropical Office Buildings- A Case Study”; International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 9(2), pp.100-108.

  • Chien S.-C., Mahdavi A., (2009),” Requirement specification and prototyping for User interfaces of buildings' environmental controls”; Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon) Vol. 14, Special Issue Building Information Modeling Applications, Challenges and Future Directions , pp. 642-653.

  • Chien S.-C., Mahdavi A., (2008), “Evaluating interface designs for user-system interaction media in buildings”; Advanced Engineering Informatics, 22 (4), pp. 484-492.

Conferences

  • Chien, S.-C., Fujiyama M., Ishida T., Wei F., Shwe H. Y., Tseng K. J., (2016), “User interface model for microgrid systems monitoring: from user needs to design requirements”, 5th International Conference on Renewable Power Generation, London, UK, Sep 21-23, 2016.

  • Wu X., Chien, S.-C., M. M. Dhanya, J. Dauwels, (2016), “Evaluation and Prediction of Operating Carbon Emissions in a Tropical University Campus”, 15th International Conference on Sustainable Energy technologies, Singapore, July 19 - 22, 2016.

  • Wu X., Chien, S.-C., M. B. Sapa, Zhang Z., (2016) “Assessment of Natural Ventilation Performance of High-rise Residential Buildings in Tropical Climate”, CLIMA 2016, Aalborg,Denmark, May 2016

  • Chew S.H., Chan Y.W.E., Ardiyanto N.H., Sum Y.L., Chien S.-C., Soong B.H., Tseng K. J.,(2015),“Design Considerations for ELVDC Power Distribution System Integrated Directly with DC Energy Sources for LED Lighting in High-Rise Built Environment”, INTELEC 2015, Osaka, Japan, 2015.

  • Chien, S.-C., Sum, Y.L., Chan, Y.W.E, Chew S. H., Soong, B.H., Tseng, K.J., (2015) “An integrated cyber-physical model towards high-performance lighting systems operation”, CIE 2016, Melbourne, AU, March 2016

  • Chan, Y.W.E., Chew, S.H., Nguyen, H.T., Chien, S.-C., Sum, Y.L., Soong, B.H., Tseng, K.J.“Pilot Study of LVDC-Based Led Lighting System in Residential Buildings in Singapore”, 28th CIE Session conference, Manchester, UK, 28 June- 4 July, 2015

  • Sum, Y.L., Chien, S.-C., Chan, Y.W.E, Soong, B.H., Tseng, K.J., (2015) “High accuracy and resolution illuminance sensing for intelligent energy management”, INTELEC2015, Osaka, Japan, October 2015.

  • Sum Y. L., Chien S.-C., E. Chan, Tseng K. J., Soong B. H., “High Performance Illuminance Monitoring for Built Environment”, 28th CIE Session conference, Manchester, UK, 28 June- 4 July, 2015

  • Chien S.-C., Tseng K. J., (2014), “The Effects of Light Shelf on Climate-based Daylight Performance in Tropics- A Case Study”, World Sustainable Building (World SB) 2014 conference, Barcelona, Spain, Oct 28-30, 2014.

  • Chan E., Chien S.-C., Soong B.H., Tseng K.J., (2014), “WSN-based Intelligent Visual Performance Management in Tropical Buildings”, International Conference on Intelligent Green Building & Smart Grid 2014, Taipei, Taiwan, April 23-25, 2014.

  • Chien S.-C., Tseng K. J., (2013), “Performance-based assessment of daylight on tropical buildingsa case Study”, Sustainable Building (SB) 2013 Singapore conference, Singapore, September 9-10, 2013.

  • Chien S.-C., Tseng K. J., (2013), “Simulation-assisted daylight performance analysis in a high-rise office building in Singapore”, CIB W78 conference on IT in Construction 2013, Beijing, China, October 9-12, 2013.

  • Wu X.Y., Chien S.-C., Li H., (2013),“Assessment of natural ventilation potentials on free-form architecture design using CFD simulations: a Learning Hub building in Singapore”, Sustainable Building (SB) 2013 Singapore conference, Singapore, September 9 - 10, 2013.

  • Chien S.-C., Maurath D.F., Soon J.Y., Tan Y.K., (2013), ”WSN-based IEQ monitoring system: data acquisition, processing, and visualization in built environment”, CIB W78 conference on IT in Construction 2013, Beijing, China, October 9-12, 2013.

  • Seshadri B., Jadhav N. Y., Sapar M.B.H., Boranian A.P., Griego D.M., Wu X.Y., Chien S.-C.,Narendra K. I., Österreicher D., Brychta M., Stift F., Popovac M., Singh R., and Parrish K., (2013), "High-performance building design in Singapore: Scientific planning and support", Sustainable Building (SB) 2013 Singapore conference, Singapore, September 9-10, 2013.

  • Chien S.-C., Tseng K. J., (2013), “Evaluation of Climate-Based Daylight Performance in Tropical Office Buildings- A Case Study”, 12th International Conference on Sustainable Energy technologies, Hong Kong, August 26 - 29, 2013.

  • Chien S.-C., Zach R., Mahdavi A., (2011), “Developing User Interfaces For Monitoring Systems In Buildings” ”, Proceedings of the IADIS International Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2011, Rome, Italy, 24-26 July 2011

  • Lee C.Y., Su Y.H., Jiang J.A., Chiang C.M., Chien S.-C., A. Mahdavi, (2011), “A MEMS-Based Gas Chromatography Column Integrated with Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Systems Integration 2011, Dresden, Germany, 22-23 March 2011

Books

  • Chien S.-C., (2006), “Design Formula & Incubator - The Perspectives of Architectural Making from the Design Studios in Vienna”, in Chiu ML (ed.),Re-imaging: architectural design studios. Taipei: Archidata. pp. 292-311.

  • Chien S.-C., (2001), “Anti-utopia House”, in Ishida T (ed.), Living Conditions - Design Review 2001. Fukuoka: Eexct. pp.152-157.