01LuxRest
A field-ready measure-to-action system connecting near-eye circadian-light sensing with personalized feedback.
- Field-deployed prototype
- 18 operational records · 14 completers
- Wearable-to-cloud feedback pipeline
ENGINEERING · RESEARCH · DESIGN
Engineering researcher with a design background.
Architectural Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
Ramyar Tajik
Ramyar Tajik connects environmental measurement, building performance, computation, and spatial design. His work turns sensing and simulation into systems that can be tested, interpreted, and used by people.
02 / 05Signature case studies
Selected work
The Spotlight
Field deployment, intelligent systems, whole-building performance, implementation detail, and spatial design.
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02Circadian-Supportive Lighting Triad
A three-domain framework connecting biological response, light-exposure systems, and occupant engagement across 647 qualified publications representing 583 study families.
- First author and project lead
- 647 qualified publications
- 583 independent study families
03Intelligent Shading System
A user-specific kinetic façade workflow joining parametric geometry, performance simulation, optimization, and control.
- Peer-reviewed case study
- Parametric-to-control workflow
- NSGA-II multi-objective optimization
04Indoor Air Quality in Low-Income Housing
A 54-household Philadelphia field program showing how community partnerships, privacy, connectivity, monitor selection, and deployment logistics determine the quality of residential IAQ evidence.
- First-author conference paper
- 54-household recruitment frame
- 11 installations · 5 usable datasets
05ET4WIBE Roadmap
A 17-author roadmap for moving enabling technologies for wellbeing-oriented intelligent buildings from isolated components toward usable, interoperable systems.
- Lead author and framework developer
- 17-author research roadmap
- Public SSRN preprint
03 / 05Working method
From evidence to action
Measure, model, interpret, act.
A single workflow connects field evidence, computational analysis, engineering implementation, and human use.
- 01Measure
Personal light, indoor air, building conditions, and participant experience.
- 02Model
Energy, daylight, airflow, adaptive systems, and predictive relationships.
- 03Interpret
Time series, mixed methods, evidence synthesis, and uncertainty.
- 04Act
Dashboards, controls, design decisions, and occupant-facing feedback.
04 / 05Three perspectives
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Shared projects. Different evidence.
Each perspective opens the same body of work through the questions most relevant to that audience.
01 / Research
Ask, measure, interpret.
Human-subject studies, environmental sensing, mixed methods, evidence synthesis, and decision frameworks.
02 / EngineeringModel, integrate, verify.
Building systems, simulation, controls, computation, sensing architecture, and performance analysis.
03 / DesignFrame, organize, communicate.
Architecture, urban systems, adaptive reuse, interiors, and human-centered technical interfaces.
05 / 05Profile
Across evidence, systems, and space
A building-science practice shaped by engineering rigor and design judgment.
Graduate research at Drexel University builds on architectural and building-engineering training at Politecnico di Milano and the University of Guilan.