Kavan Javanroodi is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Building Physics, LTH, Lund University since 2023. He completed his Ph.D. in High-Performance Buildings from Tarbiat Modares University, Iran in Oct 2018, after which he continued his research work as a Researcher at Lund University and later as a Postdoctoral fellow at the Chalmers University of Technology (2019-2020). Prior to his current position, he also served as a Postdoc Scientist at LESO-PB Lab, EPFL in Switzerland (2020-2022). Dr. Javanroodi has a keen interest in research and teaching, and his research interests include:

-Urban Physics (microclimate conditions, UHI, urban health/comfort)

-High-Performance Buildings (hygrothermal performance/energy efficiency)

-Extreme climate events (i.e. heatwaves, cold snaps),

-Climate-resilient urban energy infrastructure

-Urban Energy Systems (UES) and Urban Building Energy Models (UBEMs).