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Dr. Cynthia Hou was invited as the panel speaker for the RICS Hong Kong Conference 2024 @ Kerry Hotel
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Invited speaker for Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch Annual Conference
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Dr. Hou and her PhD student - Lan Haifeng attended and presented at the 57th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ASA) at Griffith University.
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Dr. Hou presented at the KCE2024 Conference in Korea
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Dr. Hou is funded by Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF)
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EURO FM 2023
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Dr. Hou was invited by HKIE to give a speech at the HKIE-BSE Division One-day Seminar
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Research on Students' Perception of Classroom Indoor Environment with VR Technology
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Introducing an Interactive VR Experience for Education on Thermal Comfort
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Experiments on Thermal Comfort (Taking Thermal Images for Data Collection)
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Developing Flipped Micro-module to Facilitate Sustainable Engineering Education
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Green Building 360 VR Tour
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Smart HVAC Controller
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Binocular Computer Vision-based Human Dynamic Detection in Classroom
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Machine Learning-led Investigation on Human-environment Interactive Effect on Classroom Thermal Comfort
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Dr. Cynthia HOU giving a talk at Wuhan University
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Enhancing Indoor Thermal Comfort Education: A Virtual Reality Platform Introducing Fanger’s Model
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![Dr. Hou is funded by Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f5802d94b2ad48243ee826/1713114922616-WSWIF58O5QGNXDZYO9OB/Screenshot%2B2024-04-15%2Bat%2B1.14.33%2BAM.jpg)
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![Introducing an Interactive VR Experience for Education on Thermal Comfort](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f5802d94b2ad48243ee826/6e8607ec-8853-4a21-a3e1-7c41704b8c2c/Interactive+VRE.png)
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![Green Building 360 VR Tour](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f5802d94b2ad48243ee826/eb691b54-3da2-4c70-b2be-4392d9f30179/360+VR.png)
![Smart HVAC Controller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64f5802d94b2ad48243ee826/b305d66e-7466-40db-ab20-b8601ccc3d6d/Smart+HVAC+Controller.png)
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rESEARCH aREAS
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sUSTAINABLE eNGINEERING eDUCATION
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cOMPUTER vISION-BASED hvac SYSTEM
Evaluating the Effects of Greenery on Human Thermal Comfort in University Campus Open Spaces: An Augmented Reality (AR) Approach
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VR Platform For indoor THermal Comfort Education
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CONtact
Address:
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Phone: +852 2766 5836
Email: cynthia.hou@polyu.edu.hk