Nabil Nassif

Post-doctoral fellow : Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada Las Vegas NV, USA, 2007 (HVAC System)

Post-doctoral fellow : Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2006 (Building Energy System)

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering: Quebec University École de technologie supérieure Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2005 (HVAC system)

• HVAC systems and refrigeration systems
• Heat pumps for buildings and high-temperature industrial applications
• Modeling, analysis, optimization and control of HVAC Systems
• Sustainable built environment, artificial intelligence applications and smart capabilities in building energy systems,
• Energy efficiency and technologies in buildings
• Fault detection and diagnosis of cooling and heating energy systems
• Continuous and retro-commissioning of HVAC systems

07-2016 -08-2017 Associate Professor , Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University

08-2010 -07-2016 Assistant Professor , Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University

06-2014 -09-2014 Visiting Research Faculty , Oak Ridge National Lab ORNL, TN

08-2009 -08-2010 Research Faculty , Florida Solar Energy Center FSEC, University of Central Florida

11-2007 -08-2009 Director of Engineering , Building Energy Solutions & Technology, San Jose, California, USA

07-2006 -11-2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow , Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA

07-2005 -07-2006 Postdoctoral Research Fellow , Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Quebec, Canada

08-2017 -08-2026 Associate Professor , Department of Civil, Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA

09-2026 -To Present Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Grant: #NIST 60NANB14D319 Investigators:Nassif, Nabil 10-10-2017 -10-10-2018 National Institute of Standards and Technology Developing an Assessment, Control, and Optimization Tool for HVAC Systems Role:PI $135,297.97 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #ODHE RAPIDS 4 Investigators:Nassif, Nabil 12-19-2018 -12-31-2021 Ohio Department of Higher Education RAPIDS Smart Building Automation Project Role:PI $279,075.00 Awarded Level:State of Ohio

Grant: #Grant # KAIT Investigators:Nabil Nassif 2014 -2017 Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement Development of the BEMS (Building Energy Management System) Software Based on the Korean Standard. Role:PI $101,000 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #NSF #1560385 Investigators:Bala Ram, Marcia Williams 2017 -2020 NSF REU-Engineering Modeling and Computational Research, Role:Co-PI $359,979 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #Grant# Investigators:Nabil Nassif 2015 -2016 Michelin Americas Research Company A Comprehensive Energy Assessment for the Michelin Building Role:PI $5,289 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: ##0NANB14D319 Investigators:Nabil Nassif 2014 -2017 National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST Developing an Assessment, Control, and Optimization Tool for HVAC Systems- Phase-1. Role:PI $253,480 Type:Grant

Grant: ## Investigators:Nassif Nassif 2013 -2016 NCAT Facility Department, North Carolina State Energy office Investment Grade Energy Audit for 17 Buildings. Role:PI $151,275 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: ## Investigators: H Singh, Nabil Nassif 2013 -2015 North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources NCDENR Center for Energy Research and Technology. Role:Co-PI $408,636 Completed Type:Grant Level:State

Grant: ## Investigators:H Singh, Nabil Nassif 2011 -2013 North Carolina Department of Commerce (NCDOC) Center for Energy Research and Technology. Role:Co-PI $316,242 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: ## Investigators:Nabil Nassif 2010 -2011 City of Satellite Beach Energy Audit and Energy Efficiency Implementation for the City of Satellite Beach, Role:PI $33,322 Completed Type:Grant

Grant: #SES-2026594 Investigators:Bhiwapurkar, Pravin; Black, Ann; Fry, Michael; Harfmann, Anton; Linders, Annulla; Nassif, Nabil; Rebola, Claudia; Tang, Ming; Wendell, David 01-01-2021 -12-31-2021 National Science Foundation Future of Work: Understanding the interrelationships between humans and technology to improve the quality of work life in smart buildings. Role:Collaborator $149,720.00 Awarded Level:Federal

2022 -2023 Michelman Green, Clean and Sustainable Technology Research Innovation Program Cost-Effective Solutions to Achieve High-Efficient and Affordable Clean Building Energy Systems. Role:PI 35,000 Completed

2022 -2023 iAIRE, Inc., Testing and Measuring the Performance of Solar-based Residential Split System Heat Pump. Role:PI 36,192

Grant: #ASHRAE Undergraduate Program Equipment Grant Investigators:Nassif, Nabil 08-01-2020 -07-31-2021 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Condition Integrated Variable Air Volume and Terminal VAV Box Control with BACnet DDC, Matlab-Based Monitoring, and Simulation Systems Role:PI $4,800.00 Awarded Level:Private Non-Profit

Grant: #1895-RP Investigators:Nassif, Nabil; Wang, Jun; Wu, Tianren 12-01-2026 -11-30-2028 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Condition Effect of penetration through particle pre-filters on the performance of gas filters- INTERNAL 5/23 - Project 2 Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Grant: #DE-EE0011194 Investigators:Nassif, Nabil 02-01-2024 -01-31-2027 Department of Energy Cost-Effective Integration of PCM Thermal Energy Storage and Wet Compression for High-Temperature Industrial Heat Pumps Role:PI $1,800,000 Active

Grant: #1895-RP Investigators:Nassif, Nabil; Wang, Jun; Wu, Tianren 12-01-2026 -11-30-2028 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Condition Effect of penetration through particle pre-filters on the performance of gas filters- INTERNAL 5/23 - Project 2 Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Non Profit

Peer Reviewed Publications

Nassif

Elwardany M.; Reddy Y.S.K.; Nassif N.  (09-01-2026). Water (R-718) as a refrigerant for high-temperature heat pumps: opportunities, challenges, and futur. Applied Thermal Engineering, 304More Information

Elwardany M.; Turja A.I.; Hasan M.M.; Nassif N.  (07-01-2026). High-temperature heat pumps for industrial decarbonization: Technologies, integration strategies, an. Chemical Engineering and Processing Process Intensification, 225More Information

Elwardany M.; Nassif N.  (06-01-2026). Thermodynamic performance analysis of low-GWP refrigerants in high-temperature heat pumps. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 74More Information

Siva Kumar Reddy Y.; Elwardany M.; Nassif N.  (06-01-2026). Thermodynamic, techno-economic, and emissions assessment of a dual-condenser R718 heat pump for dair. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 90More Information

Elwardany M.; Kumar Reddy Y.S.; Nassif N.  (06-01-2026). Thermodynamic and exergy analysis of high-temperature heat pump systems for sustainable industrial h. Progress in Engineering Science, 3 (2) More Information

Kumar Reddy Y.S.; Dharmasena P.; Nassif N.  (02-15-2026). A novel R718 two-stage wet-compression industrial heat pump integrated with thermal energy storage f. Energy Conversion and Management, 350More Information

Dharmasena P.; Nassif N.  (01-01-2026). Integration of Heating and Cooling Water Loops with a Dual-Mode Coil Configuration to Enhance HVAC E. ASHRAE Transactions, 132 (1) , 751-759More Information

Hasan M.M.; Dharmasena P.; Nassif N.  (01-01-2026). Dynamic Multi-Output Stacked-Ensemble Model with Hyperparameter Optimization for Real-Time Forecasti. Energies, 19 (1) More Information

Dharmasena P.; Nassif A.; Eid K.; Nassif N.  (01-01-2026). Comparative evaluation of machine learning models for predicting residential split-system heat pump . Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 32 (6) , 713-729More Information

Kumar Reddy Y.S.; Nassif N.  (09-01-2025). Thermodynamic analysis of wet vs. Dry compression in R718 heat pumps: Operating cost and environment. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 65More Information

Jaber Y.; Dharmasena P.; Nassif A.; Nassif N.  (08-01-2025). Hyperparameter Optimization of Neural Networks Using Grid Search for Predicting HVAC Heating Coil Pe. Buildings, 15 (15) More Information

Nassif A.; Dharmasena P.; Nassif N.  (05-01-2025). Application of Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting Heating Coil Performance in Building Heati. Energies, 18 (9) More Information

Dharmasena P.; Nassif N.  (02-01-2025). Development and Optimization of a Novel Damper Control Strategy Integrating DCV and Duct Static Pres. Buildings, 15 (4) More Information

Nassif N.  (10-01-2024). Enhancing Efficiency & Flexibility in Dual-Duct VAV Systems. ASHRAE Journal, 66 (10) , 40-46

Dharmasena P.; Nassif N.  (09-01-2024). Testing, Validation, and Simulation of a Novel Economizer Damper Control Strategy to Enhance HVAC Sy. Buildings, 14 (9) More Information

Ebrahimi P.; Ridwana I.; Nassif N.  (05-01-2023). Solutions to Achieve High-Efficient and Clean Building HVAC Systems. Buildings, 13 (5) More Information

Ridwana I.; Nassif N.  (01-01-2023). Energy and cost assessment of the proposed dual vav system. ASHRAE Transactions, 129, 160-168

Nassif N.  (04-01-2022). Chilled-Water VAV System Configuration And Design. ASHRAE Journal, 64 (3) , 12-18

Nassif N.; Tahmasebi M.; Ridwana I.; Ebrahimi P.  (03-01-2022). New Optimal Supply Air Temperature and Minimum Zone Air Flow Resetting Strategies for VAV Systems. Buildings, 12 (3) More Information

Nassif N.  (01-01-2022). Optimal Zone Minimum Airflow Set Point for Multi-Zone VAV Air-Handling Unit. ASHRAE Transactions, 128, 483-491

Nassif N.  (01-01-2022). Field and Simulation Testing and Improvement of ASHRAE Guideline 36 Duct Static Pressure Resetting A. ASHRAE Transactions, 128, 253-260

Ridwana I.; Nassif N.  (01-01-2022). Simulation and Field Experiments for Various VAV System Controls and Configurations. ASHRAE Transactions, 128, 325-333

Nassif N.; Ridwana I.  (01-01-2022). New Configuration and Control for Dual VAV Systems to Achieve Better Building Energy Efficiency. ASHRAE Transactions, 128, 562-578

Ebrahimi P.; Nassif N.; Ridwana I.  (01-01-2022). LCC Analysis of New Configurations for Chilled Water VAV system with Air-Cooled Chillers. ASHRAE Transactions, 128, 317-324

Talib R.; Nassif N.  (10-01-2021). “Demand Control” an Innovative Way of Reducing the HVAC System’s Energy Consumption. Buildings, 11 (10) More Information

Nassif N.; Ridwana I.  (10-01-2021). Improving building energy performance using dual vav configuration integrated with dedicated outdoor. Buildings, 11 (10) More Information

Nassif N.  (04-01-2021). Increasing efficiency by using four-pipe water source heat pumps. ASHRAE Journal, 63 (4) , 24-31

Nassif N.  (11-01-2020). Using dual-duct, dual-VAV to reduce cooling & heating loads. ASHRAE Journal, 62 (11) , 14-21

Ridwana I.; Nassif N.; Choi W.  (11-01-2020). Modeling of building energy consumption by integrating regression analysis and artificial neural net. Buildings, 10 (11) , 1-14More Information

Talib R.; Rodrigues A.; Nassif N.  (01-01-2020). Energy recovery equipment and control strategies in various climate regions. Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems, 5 (4) , 47-53More Information

Nassif N.; Airaees N.; Al Rifaie F.  (01-01-2019). Two-objective genetic algorithm optimization of chilled water plant design. ASHRAE Transactions, 125, 80-82

Nassif N.; Hamoush S.; Yoon D.  (01-01-2019). Building energy modeling using non-linear auto regression neural networks. Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Icai 2015 Worldcomp 2015, 765-769

Tahmasebi M.; Nassif N.; Eaton K.; Talib R.  (01-01-2019). Smart integrated optimization technique for large chilled water systems. ASHRAE Transactions, 125, 83-86

Eaton K.; Nassif N.; Rai P.; Rodrigues A.  (01-01-2019). Linear and classification learner models for building energy predictions and predicting saving estim. Simulation Series, 51 (8) , 269-275

Nassif N.  (01-01-2018). Modeling and testing of a single-speed DX air-conditioning system. ASHRAE Transactions, 124, 44-51

Nassif N.  (01-01-2018). Regression and artificial neural network models with data classifications for building energy predic. ASHRAE Transactions, 124, 52-60

Long D.; Nassif N.; Ours A.S.  (01-17-2017). Prediction of energy consumption in buildings by system identification. Ftc 2016 Proceedings of Future Technologies Conference, 701-705More Information

Ours A.S.; Nassif N.; Long D.  (01-17-2017). Forecasting savings of building energy systems using artificial neural networks. Ftc 2016 Proceedings of Future Technologies Conference, 862-867More Information

Nassif N.; Gooden J.  (01-01-2017). Development and validation of a heat pump system model using artificial neural network. Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems, 2 (3) , 182-185More Information

Nassif N.; Airaees N.; Airifaie F.  (01-01-2017). Optimizing the design of chilled-water plants for commercial building energy systems. ASHRAE Transactions, 123, 64-71

Tesiero R.C.; Nassif N.; Gokaraju B.; Doss D.A.  (01-01-2017). Intelligent approaches for modeling and optimizing HVAC systems' energy use. ASME 2017 11th International Conference on Energy Sustainability Es 2017 Collocated with the ASME 2017 Power Conference Joint with Icope 2017 the ASME 2017 15th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science Engineering and Technology and the ASME 2017 Nuclear ForumMore Information

Nassif N.  (06-01-2014). Modeling and optimization of HVAC systems using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm. Building Simulation, 7 (3) , 237-245More Information

Lin Y.; Nassif N.; Liu M.  (06-01-2014). Implementation of energy efficiency measures in a semiconductor building. Energy Engineering Journal of the Association of Energy Engineering, 111 (4) , 34-58More Information

Nassif N.; Hall C.; Freeland D.  (01-01-2014). Optimal design and operation of ice thermal storage system for a typical chilled water plant. ASHRAE Transactions, 120 (PART 1) , 248-255

Choi W.; Nassif N.; Whitley N.; Oh S.H.  (01-01-2014). Comparison of temperature and humidity in three types of outdoor farrowing huts. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 30 (2) , 241-247More Information

Nassif N.  (08-01-2013). Single and multivariate regression models for estimating monthly energy consumption in schools in ho. Energy Engineering Journal of the Association of Energy Engineering, 110 (5) , 33-54More Information

Nassif N.  (12-01-2012). The impact of air filter pressure drop on the performance of typical air-conditioning systems. Building Simulation, 5 (4) , 345-350More Information

Nassif N.  (02-01-2012). A robust CO 2-based demand-controlled ventilation control strategy for multi-zone HVAC systems. Energy and Buildings, 45, 72-81More Information

Nassif N.  (01-01-2012). Impacts of air filters on energy consumption in typical HVAC systems. ASHRAE Transactions, 118 (PART 2) , 74-81

Nassif N.  (01-01-2012). Regression models for estimating monthly energy consumptions in schools in hot and humid climates. ASHRAE Transactions, 118 (PART 1) , 225-232

Nassif N.  (01-01-2012). Supply air CO2-based demand-controlled ventilation for multi-zone HVAC systems. ASHRAE Transactions, 118 (PART 2) , 300-307

Nassif N.  (01-01-2012). Modeling and optimization of HVAC systems using artificial intelligence approaches. ASHRAE Transactions, 118 (PART 2) , 133-140

Nassif N.; Moujaes S.  (06-01-2011). Improved Delta-Q measurement technique for estimating the total and local leakages in residential bu. Journal of Energy Engineering, 137 (2) , 76-87More Information

Nassif N.  (07-01-2010). Performance analysis of supply and return fans for HVAC systems under different operating strategies. Energy and Buildings, 42 (7) , 1026-1037More Information

Nassif N.; Moujaes S.; Gundavelli R.; Selvaraj D.; Teeters K.  (02-24-2009). Measurement techniques for estimating local and total duct leakages in residential buildings. Journal of Energy Engineering, 135 (1) , 3-11More Information

Nassif N.; Moujaes S.  (08-25-2008). Development and validation of a new field measurement technique for estimating the local and total a. Journal of Energy Engineering, 134 (3) , 87-94More Information

Nassif N.; Moujaes S.; Zaheeruddin M.  (06-02-2008). Self-tuning dynamic models of HVAC system components. Energy and Buildings, 40 (9) , 1709-1720More Information

Nassif N.; Moujaes S.  (05-01-2008). A cost-effective operating strategy to reduce energy consumption in a HVAC system. International Journal of Energy Research, 32 (6) , 543-558More Information

Nassif N.; Moujaes S.  (01-01-2008). A new operating strategy for economizer dampers of VAV system. Energy and Buildings, 40 (3) , 289-299More Information

Nassif N.; Zaheer-uddin M.  (08-23-2007). Simulated performance analysis of a multizone VAV system under different ventilation control strateg. ASHRAE Transactions, 113 PART 1, 617-629

Nassif N.; Kajl S.; Sabourin R.  (12-01-2005). Simplified model-based optimal control of VAV airconditioning system. Ibpsa 2005 International Building Performance Simulation Association 2005, 823-830

Nassif N.; Kajl S.; Sabourin R.  (01-01-2005). Ventilation control strategy using the supply CO2 concentration setpoint. HVAC and R Research, 11 (2) , 239-262More Information

Nassif N.; Kajl S.; Sabourin R.  (01-01-2005). Optimization of HVAC control system strategy using two-objective genetic algorithm. HVAC and R Research, 11 (3) , 459-486More Information

Nassif N.; Kajl S.; Sabourin R.  (10-07-2004). Two-objective on-line optimization of supervisory control strategy. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 25 (3) , 241-251More Information

Nassif N.; Kajl S.; Sabourin R.  (01-01-2004). Evolutionary algorithms for multi-objective optimization in HVAC system control strategy. Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society NAFIPS, 1, 51-56More Information