Farzam Sepanta
Breakthrough Program Participant
Farzam Sepanta is a researcher at Carleton University. He is a member of the Human Building Interaction Lab (HBI) and his research focuses on the comprehensive assessment of the energy impact of teleworking in different domains of transportation, residential buildings, offices, and information and communication technologies (ICT). With a specialization in decarbonization and human building interaction, he has authored more than 15 publications on energy optimization, occupant behavior, daylighting and optimum lighting, multi-objective optimization, and the intersection of virtual reality and education in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. As a teaching assistant, he received an honorable mention for the Outstanding TA Award. Additionally, he has won multiple first-place awards in various competitions from Professional Engineers Ontario, the University of Toronto, and other organizations. He currently works as the course instructor for “Architecture and Environment” at Carleton University.