https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ The Human Building Synergy Laboratory (HUBS) at the University of Arizona studies Human–AI–Building Interaction — how occupants, agentic AI, and physical building systems sense, reason, act, and collaborate with one another. en-us https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-07-1 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new journal article, titled Large Language Model-Driven Context-Aware Eco-Feedback Generation and Evaluation, is accepted and published by Energy and Buildings! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-07-2 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prosper's third, first-authored journal article has been accepted by Building and Environment: Assessing Indoor Heat Strain through Occupant Language: A Framework for Building Thermal Resilience. Congrats! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-06-3 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung participated in Buildsys26, presented four papers, and won a 3rd Best Paper from Socialsys26! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-06-4 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The HUBS lab successfully led another Summer Engineering Academy activity to represent Architectural Engineering! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-06-5 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The HUBS lab visited the SRP headquarter to deliver its final presentation for the 2-year SEP research project! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-05-6 Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung participated in IAQVEC 2026 and successfully delivered five presentations, Yay! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-05-7 Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prosper has successfully finished his comprehensive exam! He is now a PhD candidate! Big congrats! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-05-8 Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new journal article, titled Adoption, use, and perception of room and personal comfort systems in U.S. households is accepted and published by Journal of Building Engineering! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-03-9 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new journal article, titled Multi-Agent Home Energy Management Assistant (HEMA) is accepted and published by SoftwareX! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-03-10 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A new journal article, titled Understanding smart thermostat adoption: Housing, HVAC, and socio-economic traits in the U.S. gets accepted and published by Energy Reports! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-03-11 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung serves as technical committee & best paper committee of Buildsys 2026 https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-03-12 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT A total of five papers were accepted by IAQVEC 2026! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2026-03-13 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung serves as a reviewer for i3ce 2026 https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-12-14 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Congrats to Prosper who published his second journal paper, titled: Personalized Building Thermal Resilience Assessment Under Future Climate Scenarios, in Building and Environment https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-12-15 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited Yonsei University to give a seminar titled: Towards Human-Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Building Collaborations, invited by Prof. Chungyoon Chun! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-12-16 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited Seoul National University of Science and Technology to give a seminar on "Demand Response Strategies and Research in the U.S. Residential Sector", invited by Dr. Jimin Kim! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-12-17 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung will serve as a reviewer for the ISARC 2026 conference. https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-12-18 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung will serve on the technical program committee for the ACM Buildsys 2026 https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-11-19 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung participated in the 11th International Conference on Construction Engineering and Project Management (ICCEPM 2025) and presented his research: Smart Thermostat Adopters Through the Lens of Diffusion of Innovation Theory. https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-11-20 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung participated in the Fall annual conference, organized by the Korean Institute of Architectural Sustainable Environment and Building Systems. https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-11-21 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited KonKuk University to give a seminar on "Career Pathways: Building Science Track." https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-10-22 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited Ajou University to give a seminar on "Why do we need EnergyPlus and what do we use it for?" https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-10-23 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited the Building Information Science & Technology (BIST) Lab, directed by Dr. Sungmin Yoon at Sungkyunkwan University! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-10-24 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung served as a reviewer for CI & CRC Joint Conference 2026. https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-10-25 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited the Human-centered Smart & Sustainable Construction Management (HSSCM) Lab, directed by Dr. Kwangbok Jeong at Sejong University! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-09-26 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited the Incheon National University Graduate School of Logistics to give a seminar "Understanding the State of the Art in Any Field" https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-09-27 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited the Hyper-Intelligent Built Environment (HIBE) Lab, directed by Dr. Youngsu (Micheal) Kim at Chung-Ang University! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-09-28 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung visited the Building Informatics Group at Yonsei University for a brownbag seminar "Surviving as an Assistant Professor in the U.S." https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-08-29 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The HUBS lab won an NSF grant, entitled: "Collaborative Research: Empowering STEM Education by Creating Benchmarking Models for GenAI Learning Assistants!" We appreciate this great collaborative opportunity with Dr. Namgyun Kim and other Co-PIs at TAMU and look forward to making a significant impact! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-08-30 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The HUBS lab won AZTI SPR-804: Potential Revenue Generation Through the Commercialization of Arizona Rest Areas as a Co-PI! We look forward to collaborating with Dr. Ali Shamshiripour (the PI), other team members, and ADOT officers! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-07-31 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT A new journal article, titled Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS): A systematic review of performance evaluation methods for Thermal Comfort, Air Quality and Energy, gets accepted and published by Building and Environment! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-07-32 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT A new journal article, titled Streamlining occupant-centric HVAC operations through multi-modal infrared array sensing technology, gets accepted and published by Energy and Buildings! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-07-33 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The HUBS lab will continue the 'Benefits of Smart Electric Panels for SRP Sustainability Goals' project as it has been funded in the second year! We appreciate this continued support from SRP! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-06-34 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Congrats to Prosper for his first journal article — published in Energy and Buildings — with the HUBS lab! Keep up your good work! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-05-35 Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Our SRP project, titled "Benefits of Smart Electric Panels for SRP Sustainability Goals", was once again awarded! We are excited about this opportunity! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-04-36 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT One conference paper was accepted by the ASHRAE Annual Conference 2025! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-04-37 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung will serve as a scientific committee member for IAQVEC 2026! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-04-38 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Three conference proceedings were accepted by CSCE/CRC 2025 conference! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-03-39 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Congrats to Prosper who won the Carson Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year! https://hubs.engr.arizona.edu/news/ hubs-2025-03-40 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Jung serves as a reviewer for the CRC/CSCE 2025 conference!