Thermal Sleeping Environments : Control and Optimization

• Includes the latest research developments focused on indoor thermal environments and their optimization for sleep
• Offers applicable guidance to control indoor thermal environments for quality sleep, bridging the gap between research and practice
• Contributes to an interdisciplinary investigation that has generated much interest in both academic and industry research contexts

Shiming Deng is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Qatar University. Prior to this, he worked at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 1992 to 2021. His research interests include controlling thermal sleeping environments and air source heat pumps, among others, with a total of more than 300 publications in international journals.

Zhongping Lin received his PhD from the Department of Building Services Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2005 and is currently a Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University. His research interests include controlling indoor air quality, thermal environments, pollutant control, and clean air technology. He is also a member of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Clean Rooms and Related Controlled Environments.

Dongmei Pan is currently a Lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, South China University of Technology. Her research interests include controlling thermal sleeping environments and building energy savings, among others, with a total of more than 40 publications in international journals.

Ning Mao is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Pipeline and Civil Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China). His current research work is related to building envelopes for energy saving, phase-change materials, heat pumps, indoor thermal environment (including sleeping thermal comfort and ventilation), and multi-objective optimization, among others.

Jing Du is currently a Lecturer at School of Construction Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic University. Her research interests include sleeping thermal comfort, indoor thermal environment simulation, and many others.