Gregory Pavlak

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering

Research Summary

Pavlak’s research interests focus on increasing the intelligence and autonomy of building energy systems and generation technologies.

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Projects

Recent Publications

Implementing dynamic subset sensitivity analysis for early design datasets

Hinkle, L. E., Pavlak, G., Curtis, L. & Brown, N. C., Feb 2024, In: Automation in Construction. 158, 105198.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Site suitability analysis for implementing solar PV power plants using GIS and fuzzy MCDM based approach

Almasad, A., Pavlak, G., Alquthami, T. & Kumara, S., Jan 1 2023, In: Solar Energy. 249, p. 642-650 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Analyzing Harmony and Discord Among Optimal Building Controllers Responding to Energy, Cost, and Carbon Reduction Objectives

Li, L. X. & Pavlak, G. S., Feb 1 2023, In: Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities. 4, 1, 011002.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Predicting uncertainty of a chiller plant power consumption using quantile random forest: A commercial building case study

Salimian Rizi, B., Pavlak, G., Cushing, V. & Heidarinejad, M., Nov 15 2023, In: Energy. 283, 129112.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Evaluating optimal control of active insulation and HVAC systems in residential buildings

Sepehri, A. & Pavlak, G. S., Feb 15 2023, In: Energy and Buildings. 281, 112728.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Tradeoffs in optimization of Active Insulation Systems and HVAC: A case study in residential buildings

Sepehri, A. & Pavlak, G., 2023, In: Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 29, 9, p. 927-935 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Collective comfort optimization in multi-occupancy environments by leveraging personal comfort models and thermal distribution patterns

Topak, F., Pavlak, G. S., Pekeriçli, M. K., Wang, J. & Jazizadeh, F., Jul 1 2023, In: Building and Environment. 239, 110401.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Risk-aware sizing and transactive control of building portfolios with thermal energy storage

Yu, M. G. & Pavlak, G. S., Feb 15 2023, In: Applied Energy. 332, 120474.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Model-Based Testbed for Uncertainty Quantification in Building Control Systems with Advanced Sequences of Operation

Abdel Haleem, S. M., Pavlak, G. S. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Jun 1 2022, In: Journal of Architectural Engineering. 28, 2, 04022007.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

An optimization framework for the network design of advanced district thermal energy systems

Allen, A., Henze, G., Baker, K., Pavlak, G. & Murphy, M., Aug 15 2022, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 266, 115839.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

DYNAMIC SUBSET SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR DESIGN EXPLORATION

Hinkle, L., Pavlak, G., Brown, N. & Curtis, L., 2022, In: Simulation Series. 54, 1, p. 107-118 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalConference articlepeer-review

Extracting interpretable building control rules from multi-objective model predictive control data sets

Yu, M. G. & Pavlak, G. S., Feb 1 2022, In: Energy. 240, 122691.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Quantifying the Value of Stochastic Supervisory Controller for Building Thermal Energy Storage Aggregators in Two-Settlement Grid Markets

Yu, M. G. & Pavlak, G. S., Aug 1 2022, In: Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities. 3, 3, 031002.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Uncertainty-aware optimal dispatch of building thermal storage portfolios via smoothed variance-reduced accelerated gradient methods

Yu, M. G., Pavlak, G. S. & Shanbhag, U. V., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 51, 104405.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Impact of control loop performance on energy use, air quality, and thermal comfort in building systems with advanced sequences of operation

Abdel Haleem, S. M., Pavlak, G. S. & Bahnfleth, W. P., Oct 2021, In: Automation in Construction. 130, 103837.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review