Sergio Altomonte

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About Sergio Altomonte

Dr Sergio Altomonte is Full Professor of Architectural Physics (Professeur Ordinaire en Physique appliquée au domaine de l'Architecture) at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium), where he is the Head of the Louvain research institute for Landscape, Architecture, Built environment (LAB) and the Director of the research group Architecture et Climat. He has been a fully-registered Architect since He fluently speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish. His research expertise lie at the intersection between architectural design, indoor environmental quality, human psychophysics, and sustainable development, aiming at the development and testing of strategies and solutions that enhance user comfort, health, and well-being, support energy performance, and improve the spatial qualities of buildings’ design. He has considerable experience in qualitative and quanittative experimental studies, statistical modelling, and environmental simulation. He is author of over 70 research outputs, including a single-authored monograph, chapters in books, edited scientific publications, and papers in peer-reviewed international journals and proceedings. He has contributed to establish a research portfolio in excess of £ 4 Million, collaborating with experts, academia, and industry in UK, Europe, Asia, Australia and USA. His current research include: • Indoor environmental quality and occupant comfort, health, and well-being • Discomfort glare, and human physio-psychological responses to visual stimuli • High-performance building envelopes and control strategies • Education for sustainable environmental design • E-learning, m-learning and interactive pedagogical tools See links below: & hl=en