Spring 26 update

_bibliography/theses.bib

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ @article{kastner2022decoupled
 	year         = 2022,
 	journal      = {Ph.D. Thesis --- Cornell University},
 	abstract     = {Cities will be exposed to a substantial increase in extreme weather events as global warming continues, thereby affecting the microclimate they create for their citizens. The microclimate in cities is shaped by the built environment, proposed and developed by architects and urban designers, and constrained by the zoning rules imposed by urban planners. These stakeholders go through a design process where the most impactful changes can only be made very early on; however, for those specific stakeholders, there are currently no computational tools to estimate the microclimatic impact of their designs at this crucial stage in early design. This thesis introduces a decoupled approach to simulating outdoor thermal comfort, motivated by global sensitivity analyses. For this, computational fluid dynamics and ray tracing processes are streamlined and validated, which are required to simulate the wind velocity and mean radiant temperature in urban areas. Further, a surrogate model driven by a generative adversarial network is introduced, demonstrating near-instantaneous performance feedback in very early design. In three case studies, the contributions are used in practice to (1) engage in building-scale architectural design, (2) run parametric studies and optimization for urban design, and (3) inform city-scale urban policy. In conclusion, the latest machine learning techniques and the opportunities they provide will revolutionize the way we engage with environmental performance simulation in the urban design process.},
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 	pdf          = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377874314_A_Decoupled_Framework_for_Fast_and_High-Resolution_Simulations_of_Annual_Outdoor_Thermal_Comfort},
 	selected     = {true},
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ @article{kastner2016customizing
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 	pdf          = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346967737_Customizing_OpenFOAM_to_Assess_Wind-induced_Natural_Ventilation_Potential_of_Classrooms_A_Case_Study_for_BRAC_University},
 	google_scholar_id = {hqOjcs7Dif8C},
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 }
 @article{kastner2012strukturelle,
 	title        = {Strukturelle und elektrische Charakterisierung von multikristallinem String-Ribbon Silizium f{\"u}r die Photovoltaik},
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ @article{kastner2012strukturelle
 	abstract     = {In the last decades the String-Ribbon technique has been shown as an alternative process to produce multicristalline silicon wafers for the photovoltaic industry. Different researches  showed that one can affect and control the wafer quality by varying the process parameters.  In this work, four ribbon wafers with obvious structural differences were analysed in terms of  their electrical and structural specifics. Two of the four wafers were reference samples, which  were produced with common growth parameters. In addition, one wafer with significant  large grains was investigated. The last ribbon apparently showed extensive twin regions in  the boundary areas.  The ribbons were analysed in terms of etch pit density, minority charge carrier  lifetime, grain orientation, solid/liquid interface and local thickness variations.},
 	bibtex_show  = {true},
 	pdf          = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357092181_Strukturelle_und_elektrische_Charakterisierung_von_multikristallinem_String-Ribbon_Silizium_fur_die_Photovoltaik},
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+	preview      = {bsc.jpg}
 }
 @comment{@thesis{kastner2009toxische,
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     title: Predicting Space Usage by Multi-Objective Assessment of Outdoor Thermal Comfort around a University Campus
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+    title: A Physics-informed GAN framework for Urban Wind Analysis with Arbitrary Input and Output Channels
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-    title: 'Towards auto-calibrated UBEM Using readily available, underutilized urban data: A case study for Ithaca, NY'
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+    title: 'Towards auto-calibrated UBEM using readily available, underutilized urban data: a case study for Ithaca, NY'
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-    title: Impact and Cost Analysis of Thermal Load Electrification Measures Using Automated Urban Building Energy Modeling in Ithaca, NY
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     year: '2024'
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     title: Towards High-Resolution Annual Outdoor Thermal Comfort Mapping In Urban Design
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     year: '2021'
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     title: 'From energy performative to livable Mediterranean cities: An annual outdoor thermal comfort and energy balance cross-climatic typological study'
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     title: Streamlined CFD simulation framework to generate wind-pressure coefficients on building facades for airflow network simulations
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-    citations: 1
-    title: How Much Computational Complexity is Necessary to Model Relevant Aspects in Microclimate Urban Physics?
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+    title: How much computational complexity is necessary to model relevant aspects in microclimate urban physics?
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     title: A Decoupled Framework for Fast and High-resolution Simulations of Annual Outdoor Thermal Comfort
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     title: 'Coupled urban physics in microclimate modeling: Validating and enhancing simulation tools'
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+    citations: 0
+    title: 'Comparative Modeling of Urban Microclimate and Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of Georgia Tech Campus'
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+    citations: 111
     title: A GAN-based surrogate model for instantaneous urban wind flow prediction
     year: '2023'
   XNaNgkwAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C:
-    citations: 55
+    citations: 59
     title: A cylindrical meshing methodology for annual urban computational fluid dynamics simulations
     year: '2019'
   XNaNgkwAAAAJ:dhFuZR0502QC:
-    citations: 7
+    citations: 16
     title: 'Incorporating convective heat transfer and humidity effects in urban microclimate modeling: Should we care?'
     year: '2025'
+  XNaNgkwAAAAJ:e5wmG9Sq2KIC:
+    citations: 0
+    title: 'Comparative Modeling of Urban Microclimate and Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of Georgia Tech Campus'
+    year: '2025'
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+    citations: 26
     title: 'Surfer: A fast simulation algorithm to predict surface temperatures and mean radiant temperatures in large urban models'
     year: '2021'
   XNaNgkwAAAAJ:hFOr9nPyWt4C:
-    citations: 3
+    citations: 7
     title: A bottom-up urban building energy model for evaluating thermal load electrification measures
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+    year: '2026'
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     citations: 5
     title: 'Customizing OpenFOAM to Assess Wind-Induced Natural Ventilation Potential of Classrooms: A Case Study for BRAC University'
     year: '2016'
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+    citations: 0
+    title: 'Comparative Modeling of Urban Microclimate and Outdoor Thermal Comfort: A Case Study of Georgia Tech Campus'
+    year: Unknown Year
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+    citations: 0
+    title: 'Machine Learning for Urban Wind Simulation: A Comprehensive Review'
+    year: '2026'
   XNaNgkwAAAAJ:mB3voiENLucC:
     citations: 0
     title: Understand Urban Building Energy Consumption with Explainable Machine Learning Approaches
@@ -110,11 +130,11 @@ papers:
     title: Reimagining Chinese Garden Design
     year: Unknown Year
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-    citations: 1
+    citations: 2
     title: Solving Thermal Bridging Problems for Architectural Applications with OpenFOAM
     year: '2020'
   XNaNgkwAAAAJ:roLk4NBRz8UC:
-    citations: 38
+    citations: 43
     title: Modeling outdoor thermal comfort along cycling routes at varying levels of physical accuracy to predict bike ridership in Cambridge, MA
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_data/repositories.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
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-  - SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-IBPC2024-Humidity-Case
-  - SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-IBPC2024-UMCF-Case
-  - SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-SIGRADI2024-Assessing-Solar-Potential-of-Buildings-Using-LiDAR-and-Footprint-Data
-  - SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-GNI2024-Symposium-Enriching-geospatial-building-datasets
-  - SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/NREL-PSM3-2-EPW
-  - Eddy3D-Dev/Plot-OpenFOAM-Residuals
+  - id: Eddy3D-Dev/Eddy3D-BatchRunner
+    description: "A tool for running Eddy3D simulations in batch."
+  - id: RhinoPackages/RhinoPackages.github.io
+    description: "The RhinoPackages website."
+  - id: SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-IBPC2024-Humidity-Case
+  - id: SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-IBPC2024-UMCF-Case
+  - id: SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-SIGRADI2024-Assessing-Solar-Potential-of-Buildings-Using-LiDAR-and-Footprint-Data
+  - id: SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/CP-GNI2024-Symposium-Enriching-geospatial-building-datasets
+  - id: SustainableUrbanSystemsLab/NREL-PSM3-2-EPW
+  - id: Eddy3D-Dev/Plot-OpenFOAM-Residuals

_includes/repository/repo.liquid

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-{% assign repo_url = include.repository | split: '/' %}
-{% if site.data.repositories.github_users contains repo_url.first %}
-  {% assign show_owner = false %}
-{% else %}
-  {% assign show_owner = true %}
-{% endif %}
+{% assign repository = include.repository.id | default: include.repository %}
+{% assign repo_url = repository | split: '/' %}
+{% assign show_owner = false %}
 
 {% assign lang = site.lang | split: '-' | first %}
 
@@ -32,15 +29,15 @@
 {% endif %}
 
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-  <a href="https://github.com/{{ include.repository }}">
+  <a href="https://github.com/{{ repository }}">
     <img
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-      alt="{{ include.repository }}"
+      alt="{{ repository }}"
       src="https://github-readme-stats.vercel.app/api/pin/?username={{ repo_url[0] }}&repo={{ repo_url[1] }}&theme={{ site.repo_theme_light }}&locale={{ lang }}&show_owner={{ show_owner }}&description_lines_count={{ max_lines }}"
     >
     <img
       class="only-dark w-100"
-      alt="{{ include.repository }}"
+      alt="{{ repository }}"
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+          {% assign entry_path = entry.preview | prepend: '/assets/img/publications/' %}
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_layouts/page.liquid

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ layout: default
     <p class="post-description">{{ page.description }}</p>
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_news/announcement_12.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inline: false
 
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_news/announcement_13.md

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_news/announcement_14.md

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_news/announcement_15.md

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_news/announcement_19.md

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_news/announcement_20.md

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