International Online Summer School on Digitalisaton of Built Environment
August 13 @ 08:00 – August 21 @ 17:00
Welcome to the Dig-IT Lab international online summer school. This extensive learning package provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the digitalisation of the built environment, addressing technical, societal, ethical, and business dimensions.
Summer school participants will explore how digital technologies, data-driven methods, and AI are transforming buildings systems, and how these developments contribute to more sustainable and intelligent built environments. The programme combines lectures, hands-on sessions, and interactive group work, offering both conceptual understanding and practical skills.
Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing the summer school, participants obtained initial insights to:
- Understand key concepts and challenges in the digitalisation of the built environment
- Apply data-driven and AI-based methods (e.g., digital twins, occupant modelling, anomaly detection)
- Gain hands-on experience with Python-based tools for data analysis and system modelling
- Assess ethical, societal, and human-centric aspects of digital technologies
- Integrate technical, societal, and business perspectives in complex real-world applications
Target Audience
- PhD students
- Master’s students (advanced level)
- Early-career researchers
- Professionals in digitalisation, built environment, and related fields
Certification
A participation certificate can be obtained from the organisers for accreditation in the education program at their home institution.
Registration
Registration is open April 6 – June 20
Participants can sign up for individual modules or the full programme.
Participation is free of charge.
Programme 13–21 August
The programme is built on modules (all online).
Each module consists of 2 h lecture + 15 min break +2 h group work:
8:15–12:30 AM module
Lunch break (75min)
13:45–18:00 PM module
Download the programme as PDF
Aug 13 (Thu)
13:30–13:45: Welcome, information & organisation, Qianwen & Tobias
PM Smart microgrids for sustainable buildings, Qianwen Xu
Aug 14 (Fr)
AM Technology as a tool not a solution – Facilities Management example, Carmel Margret Lindkvist, NTNU
PM Buildings as energy storage hubs for flexible sector coupling, Saman Nimali Gunasekara
Aug 17 (Mo)
AM Data driven simulation for control or anomaly detection in smart buildings, Magnus Jansson
PM Integration of AI-based data driven Occupant Prediction Model with Digital Twins, Farzin Golzar
Aug 18 (Tue)
AM Sustainability challenges and opportunities of digitalization in buildings, Tove Malmqvist Stigell
PM Value sensitive design for ethically informed and socially sustainable technology development, Barbro Fröding
Aug 19 (Wed)
AM module Session 1 and
PM module Session 2 on Introduction to open-source interactive energy management toolbox “batem” Stephane Ploix INP Greenoble Institute of Technology, France
Students individually work per session on one lecture and workshop from lecture 1–10 : https://gricad-gitlab.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/batem/tutorials
Stephane Ploix provides study support.
Aug 20 (Thu)
AM Digital Maturity and Data-Driven Decision-Making, Agnieszka Zalejska Jonsson
PM Digital transformation in business networks, Malena Havenvid
Aug 21 (Fr)
AM Privacy-preserving synthetic data for smart buildings, Tobias Oechtering
12:30–12:45 Closing, Tobias & Qianwen
Organisers
Dig-IT Lab, Team for Internationalisation
Qianwen Xu
Tobias Oechtering
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