Human Behavior Modeling
Model the dynamic and context-dependent behavior of building occupants in complex environments
Human-Aware Architectural Design
Simulate the behavior of building occupants to inform architectural design of complex workplaces
Building Operations Management
Optimize resource allocation of people, spaces, and equipment to optimize workplace performance
Human-Environment Co-Simulation
Co-simulate spatial, social, and environmental processes in buildings to account for their mutual impact
Interactive Visual Interfaces
Analyze space utilization scenarios to support decision-making for architects, planners, and building operators.
Hybrid Places
Couple physical and virtual environments to create hybrid interactive experiences across realities.
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Recent Publications
Human Behavior Adaptability in Responsive Buildings: An Exploratory Study in Workplace Settings
Buildings, 2024
The Adaptive Workplace: Orchestrating Architectural Services around the Wellbeing of Individual Occupants
Workshop on Workplace Wellbeing, CHI, 2024
A Simulation Framework for Space-Use Alignment in Adaptive Environments
eCAADe, 2024
The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments
Scientific reports, 2023
Ten questions concerning human-building interaction research for improving the quality of life
Building and Environment, 2023
Dynamic Building Activities Management in Healthcare Facilities: A Study in a Catheterization Lab
SimAUD Conference, 2021
Simulating Multi-Agent Narratives for Pre-Occupancy Evaluation of Architectural Designs
Automation in Construction, 2019
JOIN: An integrated platform for joint simulation of building-occupant interactions
Architectural Science Review, 2019
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Team
Dr. Davide Schaumann
Lab Director
Davide is an Assistant Professor and the Director of IPL in the Faculty of Architecture & Town Planning at the Technion. His research is focused on the convergence between Architecture, AI, and human behavior science.
Saar Ben Porat
PhD Student
Saar has a background in Psychology. He is developing agent-based models of social encounters in neighborhoods to foster social support. He is co-supervised with Arch. Shany Barath.
Eduard Haiman
Ph.D. Student
Eduard has a background in Architecture, Data Science and UX/UI. He is developing a decision-support system using reinforcement learning to optimize the design and operations of healthcare facilities.
Sivan Grodsky
Ph.D. Student
Sivan has a background in Architecture and Video Game Design and Development. She is developing a multi-agent simulation system to orchestrate the adaptation of architectural design components to improve people's health.
Michal Statman Cohen
Lab Manager
Michal has a background in Architecture and Software Development. She is developing robust data pipelines including sensor-based data collection, fusion, and interpretation to support research at the Lab.
Adir Etgar
Research Assistant
Tom Feldman
Software Developer
Tom has a background in Computer Science. He is developing software for multi-agent simulations and hybrid reality applications.
Shaked Fried (Alumna)
Master Student
Shaked has a background in Landscape Architecture and Data Science. She is using network science to analyze hospital operations. She is co-supervised with Dr. Yoed Kenett
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Research Overview at IPL
Here is a summary of our work at IPL focused on simulating human-building interactions in complex workplaces.
Multi-Agent Hospital Simulation
Simulating human behavior narratives in the cardiology unit at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Resource Allocation Optimization
Simulating the implication of alternative resource allocation strategies at the San Bernardine Medical Center, CA, US.
Intelligent Environments
Simulating Human-Building Interactions in Intelligent Environments. Outcomes of a course at the Technion in Spring 2022.
Human-Environment Co-Simulation
Co-Simulating environmental temperature, thermal comfort, and human spatial behavior in the Autodesk Offices in Toronto.
Conversational Interface
Using a natural language Interface coupled with common sense knowledge for simulation-powered occupancy analysis.
Mixed Reality for Hybrid Places
A Mixed Reality approach to visualize the behavior of virtual occupants in digitally twinned physical environments.
Designing Hybrid Places
Designing hybrid places for social interactions across physical and virtual realms. Outcomes from a Technion course in Winter 2023.
Contact
Intelligent Place Laboratory (IPL)
Faculty of Architecture & Town Planning
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Segoe Building, Room 506
d.schaumann[at]technion.ac.il